These Black nature lovers are busting stereotypes, one cool bird at a time
Everyone has the bird. Corina Newsome calls it a gateway bird, the one special species that sets an avian enthusiast on a lifetime course of…
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This man sheltered dozens of protesters in his Washington, DC, home to protect them from arrest
Dozens of protesters spent the night in a stranger’s Washington, DC, home after he opened his door to protect them from being arrested for…
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Sister texts Italia Kelly moments before she died during Sunday night violence
Click here for updates on this story Davenport, IA (WQAD) — The family of 22-year-old Italia Kelly, who was killed…
Continue Reading Protester bonds out of jail, shares her story
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — Dozens of protesters are bonding out of jail today after…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Wednesday, June 3
Latin America is in crisis. But parts of it are reopening anyway. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the region is spiking fast. The death…
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Is it safe to go to a pool, the beach or a park? A doctor offers guidance as coronavirus distancing measures lifted
Even if we escaped getting sick from the coronavirus, we are all sick of staying at home, practicing social distancing and wearing masks. While case…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 3: Protests, coronavirus, elections, Israel, RNC
Today is Global Running Day, and like so many events in 2020, it’s gone completely virtual. Well, except for the actual running part.…
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Lewis Hamilton ‘completely overcome with rage’ following George Floyd’s death
Lewis Hamilton has spoken of his anger following the death of George Floyd, which has sparked protests across the United States. Floyd died in…
Continue Reading Mars’ moons may hint that the planet once had rings
Mars has two small, funky-looking moons with strange orbits, and they may suggest that the red planet once had rings, like some of the larger planets…
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Is social distancing good for your dating life?
Nothing is certain in the world of dating. But for Poornima Ravishankar, a lawyer from northern New Jersey, the coronavirus pandemic has brought an…
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The world lost a football pitch-sized area of tropical forest every six seconds in 2019
The world lost 3.8 million hectares of tropical primary forest in 2019 — equivalent to a football pitch every six seconds — according to…
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The Latest: Embattled senator loses Democratic nomination
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the New Mexico primary election (all times local): 11:05 p.m. Embattled state Sen. Richard Martinez has lost…
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The Latest: Ex-CIA operative Valerie Plame loses N.M. race
The Latest on Tuesday’s primary elections (all times EDT): 1:05 a.m. Former CIA operative Valerie Plame has lost her race in the Democratic…
Continue Reading Video shows police pepper-spraying a protester. All he seemed to be doing was yelling
A now-viral video is causing outrage at Kansas City, Missouri, police officers after they arrested a man who was yelling during a protest of George…
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Man charged with breaking into Bishop Seitz’s residence identified by police, held on $10,000 bond
EL PASO, Texas — Police on Tuesday night identified the man accused of breaking into the residence of El Paso’s Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz and…
Continue ReadingURGENT – Steve King loses primary after racist comments
(CNN) — Nine-term Congressman Steve King of Iowa will lose his Republican primary race to state senator Randy Feenstra on Tuesday, CNN…
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Delta’s last MD-88 flight: Farewell to a Mad Dog
In normal times, special flights like Delta Air Lines’ retirement of the last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft flying scheduled…
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Yvette Herrell wins GOP nomination for southern New Mexico swing seat in Congress
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Former state Rep. Yvette Herrell has won the Republican nomination for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, setting…
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2 arrests made in Lower Valley murder that police now say was drug deal gone bad
UPDATE: Two men have been arrested in last week’s Lower Valley murder, police said Wednesday, as they also identified the victim of what’s being…
Continue Reading Omaha bar owner who shot a black protester will not be charged
The family of a black man killed by a white bar owner during protests in Omaha, Nebraska, believes a prosecutor rushed to judgment by declaring the…
Continue Reading Facebook shuts down far-right group planning to bring weapons to protests
Facebook said Tuesday that it had shut down pages and accounts associated with what it said was a hate group, whose members were discussing bringing…
Continue Reading Two young children die in fatal car crash after taking grandparents’ car out for a ride
A 7-year-old boy and his 6-year-old brother were killed in a fatal car crash after they took their grandparents’ car out for a ride,…
Continue Reading ‘Law & Order’ spinoff fires writer after he appeared to make threatening social media post
“Law & Order” boss Dick Wolf has fired TV writer Craig Gore from an upcoming spinoff series after Gore allegedly made threatening…
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Thousands are marching in cities across America calling for justice for George Floyd
They marched by the thousands in Houston. They called for a better America in Los Angeles. They sat in the streets in Chicago and in silence in St.…
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Joe Biden wins of New Mexico primary as he marches toward clinching nomination
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Democrat Joe Biden has won the New Mexico presidential primary, his latest victory in Tuesday’s voting as he marches toward…
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About 150 demonstrate in El Paso’s Aztec Park downtown seeking justice for George Floyd
EL PASO, Texas — About 150 demonstrators filled Aztec Calendar Park in downtown El Paso on Tuesday evening to protest for justice in the case of…
Continue Reading Scientists say they have found the cleanest air on Earth
Scientists believe they have identified the world’s cleanest air, free from particles caused by human activity, located over the Southern…
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Skateboarder Sky Brown, 11, hospitalized after horrific fall
British skateboarder Sky Brown says her “helmet and arm saved her life” after being involved in a horrific fall during training. The…
Continue Reading A controversial Confederate statue with its back to the north was removed in historic Old Town Alexandria
Crews in historic Old Town Alexandria quickly removed a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier named “Appomattox” on Tuesday morning. The…
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