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FBI Director Wray says over 200 suspects identified in US Capitol riots
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Continue Reading ‘Dream Now, Travel Later’ packages aiding Nashville’s tourism economy during pandemic
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Continue Reading A Best Western hotel in London is now taking in Covid-19 patients as hospitals run out of beds
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Continue Reading Hotels open their doors to Covid-19 patients as Britain’s hospitals are stretched to the limit
The Best Western Hotel in the London suburb of Croydon would normally be packed with visiting families, out-of-town construction workers, and…
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Continue Reading Man carrying Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during riot arrested, identified as Kevin Seefried
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Continue Reading NYC sightseeing buses report increase in locals taking tours as pandemic keeps tourists away
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Continue Reading Wife of late police lieutenant shares husband’s deadly battle with Covid-19
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Continue Reading New York attorney general sues NYPD over ‘brutal’ handling of George Floyd protesters
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Continue Reading Community holds special sendoff for woman the night before her 2nd brain surgery
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Continue Reading Texas trauma surgeon says ‘post-COVID lungs look worse than any type of terrible smokers lung we’ve ever seen’
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Continue Reading North Texas gun shop owners say spike in sales not related to Capitol riot
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Continue Reading Restaurant owner regrets attending President Trump rally
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Continue Reading Prosecutors seek to modify Kyle Rittenhouse’s bond agreement after they say he displayed racist signs
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Continue Reading School staff members line up to collect late paychecks
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Continue Reading Amid California homelessness crisis, proposed tax on large corporations seeks to fund programs
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Continue Reading Two members of WHO team blocked from entering China over failed coronavirus antibody test
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Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccine security scare prompts alerts at Wisconsin hospitals
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Continue Reading Truck driver arrested overnight for threatening to “blow up” Nashville gas station
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Click here for updates on this story Moline, IA (WQAD) — Two area organizations are receiving $100,000 grants from the…
Continue Reading Girl begins clinical trial for rare brain tumor
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Continue Reading PD searching for man connected to home repair fraud
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Continue Reading Thousands of area veterans can immediately get COVID-19 vaccine through VA
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Continue Reading Owner of gift shop with ‘no mask’ policy is under investigation for altercation
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Continue Reading 9-year-old girl begins clinical trial for rare brain tumor
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Continue Reading Woman sentenced in fraud scheme targeting elderly
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Continue Reading Georgia facilities distributing COVID-19 vaccine caught holding back supply
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The COVID-19 vaccine made its way into Georgia last month and…
Continue Reading Jacob Blake’s uncle says in opinion piece that Capitol attack is another reminder the US lives under 2 justice systems
Justin Blake, the uncle of Jacob Blake, says last week’s violent mob that breached the US Capitol reminded him Americans live “under two…
Continue Reading Uber launches environmentally friendly rideshare service in Connecticut
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (Hartford Business Journal) — Rideshare company Uber…
Continue Reading Community pays tribute to police chief who passed away after battle with COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story MIDDLEBURG, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Driving under an American flag draped between…
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Continue Reading Some Pennsylvanians collecting unemployment are still waiting to receive extra $300 per week payments
Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Some Pennsylvanians on unemployment have already…
Continue Reading Two women charged in connection to baby’s 2020 overdose death
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Continue Reading Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
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Continue Reading Here’s why experts and lawmakers say you can’t compare Black Lives Matter protesters to the US Capitol mob
Hours before President Donald Trump was impeached for his role in inciting last week’s deadly attack, several lawmakers described the rioters…
Continue Reading ‘Less lethal’ police weapons tied to serious injuries during George Floyd protests, researchers say
Many people suffered “projectile injuries,” “eye trauma” and other serious wounds from weapons police used on crowds during…
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Four miles of roadway in Dallas will now bear the name of Botham Jean, the Black man who was murdered in his apartment by an off-duty police officer…
Continue Reading California expands who can get a Covid-19 vaccine. But some counties say they don’t have enough supply
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Continue Reading African Union secures 270 million extra Covid vaccine doses for the continent
The African Union has secured an additional 270 million Covid vaccines doses for African countries, but it still may not be enough to meet demand for…
Continue Reading Chinese Covid-19 vaccine far less effective than initially claimed in Brazil, sparking concerns
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Continue Reading Two members of WHO team blocked from entering China over failed coronavirus test
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Continue Reading Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci turns himself in, faces murder charge
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Continue Reading Former Michigan governor faces charges for the Flint water crisis that killed 12 people
Twelve people died and more than 80 were sickened during the Flint water crisis, and now authorities are holding two Michigan officials responsible.…
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A senior NASA scientist pleaded guilty Wednesday in a New York federal court to lying about his involvement with a program established by the Chinese…
Continue Reading South Korea’s top court upholds former leader Park Geun-hye’s 20-year prison sentence
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Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and former Flint Public Works director Howard Croft were each charged Wednesday with two counts of willful neglect…
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Continue Reading California hospital fined over $40,000 after Santa Clara County says it delayed reporting Covid-19 outbreak
A Northern California hospital was fined $43,000 after it delayed reporting a recent Covid-19 outbreak which resulted in the death of one employee.…
Continue Reading California hospital fined over $40,000 after it delayed reporting Covid-19 outbreak
A Northern California hospital was fined $43,000 after it delayed reporting a recent Covid-19 outbreak which resulted in the death of one employee.…
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A high-ranking official with the New York Police Department has been suspended without pay and is now the subject of an internal disciplinary process…
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