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Continue Reading California law school, named for a man who funded the killing of Native Americans, moves to change its name
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Continue Reading Within minutes, the Astroworld Festival turned deadly. Here’s what we know about the show’s timeline
At least eight people are dead and many others were injured after the crowd surged forward as rapper Travis Scott was on stage at the Astroworld…
Continue Reading Within minutes, the Astroworld Festival turned deadly. Here’s what we know about the show’s timeline
Video shows rapper Travis Scott pausing his performance as an ambulance approached the crowd. At least eight people died and many others were injured…
Continue Reading At least 8 dead and many injured after crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, officials say
By Jason Hanna, Maya Brown and Rosa Flores, CNN Members of a densely packed crowd surged toward a stage and were crushed against each other at a…
Continue Reading 2 high school students, an engineering student and a man who was trying to save his fiancée are among the Astroworld Festival victims
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Continue Reading Wife pesters husband to buy lottery ticket. It hits for $2.4 million
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Continue Reading 2 students are charged with first-degree murder in death of Spanish teacher who taught at their Iowa school
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Continue Reading Ahmaud Arbery’s mother wept as body cam video played during the first day of trial
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Continue Reading Nurse faces involuntary manslaughter charge for death of a prison inmate
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Continue Reading Scuba divers thought it was just a log in a lake. Turns out they discovered a 1,200-year-old canoe
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Continue Reading Scuba divers thought it was just a log in a lake. Turns out they discovered a 1,200-year-old canoe
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Continue Reading Woman battling cancer survives a bear attack in her Lake Tahoe cabin
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Continue Reading Woman battling cancer survives a bear attack in her Lake Tahoe cabin
After a man was mauled by a bear, he has focused his purpose on working with families dealing with…
Continue Reading Woman battling cancer survives a bear attack in her Lake Tahoe cabin
A woman is recovering and says she feels lucky to be alive after being mauled by a black bear that broke into her Lake Tahoe cabin and rummaged…
Continue Reading A 14-year-old left home to go to a local deli more than 20 days ago. She hasn’t been seen since
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Continue Reading ‘A jury should reflect the community:’ The racial breakdown of the jury for the trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
By Nicole Chavez and Brandon Tensley, CNN The possibility that three White men accused of chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery may be acquitted had…
Continue Reading University of Florida reverses decision, will allow professors to testify as paid experts in voting rights case
By Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt, Maria Cartaya and Tina Burnside, CNN The University of Florida on Friday announced that it will now allow three…
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