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10 states reach Biden vaccine goal; global infections drop 14%
Ten states, mostly in the northeast, have now reached President Joe Biden's goal to vaccinate at least 70% of adults with at least…
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Will cicadas survive threats from climate change and deforestation?
Periodical cicadas date back to the time when humans split from the apes, according to researchers, making them more than…
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9th victim dies; shooter Sam Cassidy motive unknown
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A ninth victim has died in the shooting spree at Northern California light rail yard, the "last grim toll…
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GOP senators offer new counterproposal
WASHINGTON – A nearly $1 trillion transportation bill GOP senators unveiled Thursday is a significant increase from an earlier Republican proposal but…
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Could it be over someday?
The lump lodged in your throat. The tears fast and furiously flowing from your eyes. The uncomfortable crack in your…
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Earth’s temperature could pass Paris agreement limit
“Increasing temperatures mean more melting ice, higher sea levels, more heatwaves and other extreme weather." The landmark 2015 Paris climate…
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Shooter Sam Cassidy motive unknown; 9th victim dies
SAN JOSE, Calif. – A Northern California rail yard worker who gunned down nine other employees before taking his own life appeared…
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Hate crime coordinator needed at DOJ, Attorney General Garland says
Attorney General Merrick Garland is calling for the appointment of a Justice Department coordinator to oversee hate crime enforcement strategy…
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Southwest Airlines flight attendant ‘assault’: Airline bans passenger
Southwest Airlines has permanently banned the 28-year-old passenger accused of striking a flight attendant on a Sacramento, California, to San Diego flight Sunday. The…
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Louisiana troopers should face charges: activists
Speakers at a Thursday rally demanded charges be filed against Louisiana state troopers who stunned, punched, choked and dragged Ronald Greene before his…
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Utah Jazz ban three fans for verbal altercation with Ja Morant family
Three fans at Wednesday’s Utah Jazz-Memphis Grizzlies game at Utah’s Vivint Arena were banned for comments directed at Ja Morant’s…
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Aiden Fucci, 14, faces first-degree murder as an adult
A 14-year-old Florida boy was charged Thursday with first-degree murder, accused of stabbing 13-year-old classmate Tristyn Bailey 114 times and leaving her…
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Biden to boost minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour
WASHINGTON – With his campaign for a $15 federal minimum wage stalled, President Joe Biden is moving to boost the…
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