Flaming van rolls downhill nearly striking man
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High school bands reducing risk of Covid-19 as the music plays on
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Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula urges Biden to call an emergency coronavirus summit
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling on US President Joe Biden to ensure vaccine equity, in an exclusive interview with…
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Hate crimes, defined by the United States Department of Justice, are crimes motivated by bias. The Justice Department clarifies that…
Continue Reading Woman gives her husband a second chance at life by donating her kidney
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Continue Reading ‘No. 765 double-clutched herself’: Condor at Oregon Zoo lays second egg as first one is hatching
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The first observed interstellar object zipped through our solar system in October 2017 — and astronomers have been trying to understand it ever…
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Continue Reading Man goes on rampage at Wingstop over botched order
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Continue Reading Robert Durst’s murder trial will resume on May 17 in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles judge announced Wednesday that the murder trial of millionaire Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary “The…
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Continue Reading Doctors say healthcare worker mom passed Covid antibodies to baby during pregnancy
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Continue Reading Holocaust survivor given key to Miami Beach as gift for her 105th birthday
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Continue Reading Guitar shop manager shocked after police officer posts bad Yelp review after being denied entry over COVID policy
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Continue Reading NYPD deploys officers to city’s Asian communities after Atlanta-area shootings
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Continue Reading Rescuers save goose impaled by hook at Sacramento’s Land Park
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Continue Reading Treasury has sent about 90 million stimulus payments
About 90 million stimulus payments, totaling more than $242 billion, have been sent as of Wednesday, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue…
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Concern is growing for the safety of residents in parts of Myanmar’s largest city after the military moved to seal off several key areas and…
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Continue Reading 24 dogs removed from ‘deplorable conditions’ in Michigan home
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Continue Reading Actors putting twist on Shakespeare play in outdoor, urban setting
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It’s been a long year for Disneyland fans, but “The Happiest Place On Earth” is finally set to reopen its doors. The Disney resort,…
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s critical work, truly tasked with stopping the…
Continue Reading It’s not Happy St. Patty’s Day, but St. Paddy’s Day. Here’s why
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Continue Reading Two jurors excused in Derek Chauvin’s trial after saying city settlement affects ability to be fair
The jurors selected so far in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd are unnamed and unseen on camera, but we do know basic details…
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Continue Reading Oily pennies used to pay former employee
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Continue Reading Cops save choking baby girl by performing CPR
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In one hour, Atlanta-area spa shootings left 8 dead, including 6 Asian women, local reports say
A string of shootings at three spas in the Atlanta area Tuesday left eight people dead — six of them reported to be Asian women, raising…
Continue Reading Chronically ill woman says TikTok is keeping her alive
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Continue Reading Family says loved one was a victim of a racist verbal assault
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Here’s a look at immigration to the United States. Legal Immigration Statistics 2019 – 1,031,765 people are granted lawful permanent…
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Here’s a look at the life of writer and activist Gloria Steinem. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1934 Birth place: Toledo, Ohio Birth name:…
Continue Reading Why so many kids cross the border alone
The statistics are staggering. More than 400,000 migrant children have crossed the US border without their parents since 2003. And each time a new…
Continue Reading Texas AG says more than $29 million in unpaid electric bills will be forgiven as he sues Griddy Energy
The Texas attorney general says a lawsuit he filed against the energy company Griddy will keep about 24,000 Texans from having to pay $29.1 million…
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Prince Harry has spoken to his brother, William, and his father, Charles, since Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the Sussexes aired, but those…
Continue Reading Will Canada use COVID-19 vaccines from Russia and China?
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Continue Reading ‘Deepfake’ videos are pushing the boundaries of digital media
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Britain’s overseas reputation has been tarnished lately, and some of it is entirely self-inflicted. From images of burly police officers…
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Continue Reading In about an hour, 8 people were killed at 3 Atlanta-area spas. One person is in custody
Six of the eight people who were shot dead at three metro Atlanta massage parlors on Tuesday were Asian women, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
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With Covid-19 vaccination production and distribution ramping up in the United States, more states are expanding who is eligible to be inoculated. On…
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US has assessed North Korea could be preparing to carry out first weapons test since Biden took office
US intelligence has assessed that North Korea could be preparing to carry out their first weapons test since President Joe Biden came into office,…
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K-pop is one of South Korea’s most popular cultural exports with a growing reach around the world — but it seems that not everyone is…
Continue Reading 8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody
Video evidence suggests “it is extremely likely” that the same person was responsible for the three deadly shootings at massage parlors…
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When Ariel saw her two young sons isolated in a Hong Kong hospital ward with Covid-19, she broke down. The brothers — age 5 and 1 and both…
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An Indianapolis man has been arrested in a quadruple homicide that followed an alleged argument over a stimulus check, according to a probable cause…
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Washington has sanctioned 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on the city, ahead of US Secretary of State…
Continue Reading Urban Land Interest donates prime office & retail space to Boys and Girls Club of Dane County
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The family of Bianca Devins, the 17-year-old internet personality whose July 2019 murder was broadcast online by her killer, confronted him in court…
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Tiger Woods is recovering at home after several weeks in the hospital following his February car crash. “Happy to report that I am back home…
Continue Reading 8 dead in shootings at three spas in metro Atlanta
Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left eight people dead and one wounded are connected.…
Continue Reading 7 dead in shootings at three spas in metro Atlanta
Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left seven people dead and two wounded are connected.…
Continue Reading Three people killed in massage parlor shooting in Atlanta suburb
At least three people were killed and two were wounded after a shooting Tuesday at a massage parlor in an Atlanta suburb, authorities said. Deputies…
Continue Reading Houston police shoot a 1-year-old child in the head while pursuing a robbery suspect
A 1-year-old boy is “fighting for his life” and struggling to breathe on his own after being shot in the head by Houston police, the…
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A 1-year-old boy is “fighting for his life” and struggling to breathe on his own after being shot in the head by Houston police, the…
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Continue Reading Mother, son receive Covid-19 vaccine together during clinic at retirement community
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Three people died, including a child who passed away at a hospital, after a single-engine plane crashed into a car on a Florida road, officials said…
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A soon-to-be high school graduate started his job search in a unique way — he wrote a candid open letter and posted it on LinkedIn. Ryan Lowry…
Continue Reading Loyola’s good luck charm Sister Jean gets her March Madness ticket after being vaccinated
In a sign that one small part of March Madness is inching back to normalcy, Chicago’s favorite basketball-loving nun will soon be in the…
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In 1838, the Jesuits who ran Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved people to pay off the university’s debts. Many of them baptized Catholic,…
Continue Reading ‘An early Christmas present’: 94-year-old husband talks about impact of allowing visitation at long-term care facilities
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Vivi Zayas remembers how relieved she felt when a woman she’d never met helped her dad sign up for a coronavirus vaccine. That moment marked…
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For many people of color, hearing Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, speak about racism within the royal family was, though shocking, not exactly…
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Continue Reading European regulator ‘convinced’ benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh risks as suspensions continue
Europe’s medicines regulator has said there’s “no indication” that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has caused blood…
Continue Reading Man confesses to killing grandfather, pulls human ears from pocket during questioning
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Continue Reading Mom, daughter reunited in-person almost 1 year later due to Covid-19 pandemic
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Continue Reading Anyone in Oklahoma can now get the Covid-19 vaccine, thanks to several Native tribes
Any resident of Oklahoma can now get the Covid-19 vaccine — but it’s not because of the state’s health department. Instead,…
Continue Reading Graffiti on Black Lives Matter marquee at middle school investigated as hate crime, officials say
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Continue Reading PD: Female jogger nearly kidnapped near park by men in minivan
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Continue Reading Coach’s family speaks up after accusations of racism
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Continue Reading Mother hailed a hero after children survive major crash on highway
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Continue Reading Women say family courts bring financial and emotional stress
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For many people of color, hearing Meghan Markle speak about racism within the royal family was, though shocking, not exactly surprising. And one of…
Continue Reading Zoo Atlanta celebrates birth of golden lion tamarin twins
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Zoo Atlanta recently celebrated the births of twin…
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After serving as a home away from home for astronauts over the last 20 years, the International Space Station has become the host for unique…
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