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At least one dead, several injured in on-campus shooting at Grambling State University

By Gregory Lemos, Alta Spells and Andy Rose, CNN One person has died and seven others were injured in a shooting at Grambling State University in Louisiana early Sunday morning, police and university officials said in a news conference. One person died, one is hospitalized in critical condition and six suffered non-life-threatening wounds, Louisiana State

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A dolphin’s decades-long stay made this Irish town famous. A year after he left for good, Dingle bids farewell to Fungie

By Kara Fox, CNN When Ireland entered one of the world’s most restrictive pandemic lockdowns in early 2020, Jimmy Flannery was worried how one of his best friends would cope. Fungie, a bottlenose dolphin, had been living in Dingle, in southwest County Kerry, since 1983. From the day he arrived there, Fungie set himself out

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Cities seek to loosen rules on spending federal pandemic aid

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Some cities are urging President Joe Biden’s administration to loosen its rules for spending $350 billion of coronavirus relief money directed toward state and local governments. The American Rescue Plan already provides significant leeway on spending decisions. But local governments that can show revenue losses have even greater flexibility

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Cities seek to loosen rules on spending federal pandemic aid

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Some cities are urging President Joe Biden’s administration to loosen its rules for spending $350 billion of coronavirus relief money directed toward state and local governments. The American Rescue Plan already provides significant leeway on spending decisions. But local governments that can show revenue losses have even greater flexibility

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Secuestran a 16 misioneros estadounidenses y un canadiense en Haití

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Diecisiete misioneros de Estados Unidos y Canadá, algunos de ellos menores de edad, fueron secuestrados en Haití el sábado, según la organización Christian Aid Ministries. “El grupo de dieciséis ciudadanos estadounidenses y uno canadiense incluye a cinco hombres, siete mujeres y cinco niños”, dice un comunicado emitido por la

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Buttigieg says US supply chain issues will ‘certainly’ continue into 2022

By Devan Cole, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg predicted on Sunday that supply chain issues facing the US will continue into 2022, but stressed that Congress potentially passing President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal is the best way to help alleviate those problems. “Certainly a lot of the challenges that we’ve been experiencing this year will

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