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Two special prosecutors have been appointed in case of Casey Goodson Jr. fatal police shooting

The Franklin County, Ohio, Prosecuting Attorney’s office announced Tuesday it filed the necessary documents to appoint two special prosecutors to assist in its investigation and prosecution involving the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson, Jr., and other cases involving law enforcement use of force. Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in December by

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Democrats fear Biden’s agenda may be squandered as they pressure key moderates to abandon Senate GOP

Senate Democrats, growing impatient as they watch their ambitious agenda imperiled in the evenly divided chamber, are prepared to go it alone on President Joe Biden’s sweeping infrastructure package — and pressure Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema into backing a Democratic-only approach. At a closed-door lunch on Tuesday, Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, informed her

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Terry McAuliffe wins Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia, CNN projects

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will be the commonwealth’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, CNN projected on Tuesday, besting four other primary challengers as he seeks to become the first person in decades to serve multiple terms as top executive of a commonwealth that bars governors from consecutive terms. McAuliffe’s win sets a general election between the

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Employees protest against Houston hospital’s policy that all staff must be vaccinated against Covid-19

A group of Houston Methodist Hospital workers protested on Monday the health care system’s requirement that staffers be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to ABC affiliate KTRK. Employees had to get the Covid-19 vaccine by June 7, according to Houston Methodist. More than 100 staffers at Houston Methodist filed a lawsuit on May 28 against the

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Estudio sugiere que las personas con diabetes y problemas de sueño tienen un mayor riesgo de muerte prematura

(CNN) — Las personas con diabetes que duermen mal tienen un mayor riesgo de morir prematuramente, según un estudio. Las personas con diabetes que tenían problemas para conciliar o mantener el sueño tenían un 87% más de probabilidades de morir por cualquier causa en los nueve años siguientes que las personas sin diabetes ni problemas

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Infecciones por VIH en EE.UU. han disminuido un 73% desde que alcanzaron su punto máximo a mediados de la década de 1980, según los CDC

(CNN) — Han pasado cuarenta años desde que se identificaron los primeros casos de VIH, el virus que causa el sida. Desde entonces, se estima que se han producido 2,2 millones de nuevas infecciones en Estados Unidos entre personas de 13 años o más. Usando datos del Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia del VIH para estimar

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Terry McAuliffe, former Virginia governor and longtime Democratic fixture, wins party nomination in quest for 2nd term

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has won the Democratic Party’s nomination in his quest for a second term in office. Tuesday’s victory means the longtime fixture of Democratic politics will go on to face GOP political newcomer Glenn Youngkin in November. McAuliffe held office from 2014 to 2018 but governors in

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El Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil evaluará solicitud para suspender la celebración de la Copa América en el país

(CNN) — El Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil programó una sesión de emergencia el jueves para considerar la posible suspensión de la Copa América. El presidente y juez del Tribunal, Luiz Fux, programó la sesión de emergencia el martes luego de las solicitudes realizadas por el Partido Socialista Brasileño (PSB) y la Confederación de Trabajadores

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