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NFL player sues United Airlines over alleged sexual assault on flight
An NFL player claims in a lawsuit filed against United Airlines that flight staff ignored numerous complaints as he and another man were sexually…
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Some states have combined diagnostic and antibody test results, skewing their data
Health officials in at least three states have been combining Covid-19 data on diagnostic tests and antibody tests, skewing results and potentially…
Continue Reading Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe. v. Wade, said she was paid to speak against abortion
Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in the 1973 US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, says in a new documentary that she became an anti-abortion…
Continue Reading These before and after images show how much a Michigan dam failure drained a lake
Videos and images captured by witnesses show just how much water was unleashed when Michigan’s Edenville Dam failed. Officials had been warning…
Continue Reading Deputies shared images of Kobe Bryant’s crash. A new bill would fine first responders $5k for doing the same
Months after Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were accused of sharing graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed…
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14 kidnapped health workers freed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Officials in Mexico City said Wednesday that they have rescued 14 health workers who had come to the capital to help battle…
Continue Reading The University of California has fully divested from fossil fuels. It’s the largest school in the US to do it
The University of California is going green. On Tuesday, the university system announced it had divested completely from fossil fuels, becoming the…
Continue Reading Florida and Georgia facing scrutiny for their Covid-19 data reporting
Florida and Georgia, two states that were among the first to announce the reopening of businesses and public spaces, have come under scrutiny for the…
Continue Reading NASA names Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in honor of agency’s first chief astronomer
An upcoming NASA telescope has been named the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in honor of the agency’s first chief of astronomy. The…
Continue Reading The sun is experiencing a less active phase called ‘solar minimum,’ but it won’t cause an ice age
At the center of our solar system, the sun is a constant force keeping planets in orbit, providing Earth with just the right amount of light and…
Continue Reading Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls long thought to be blank contain text that’s invisible to the naked eye
For decades, fragments from the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls were stowed away at the University of Manchester, deemed largely worthless. Yes, they were…
Continue Reading When store workers are forced to turn sheriff
The incidents come with ever-increasing frequency. In Michigan, a Family Dollar security officer was shot and killed after telling a customer to wear…
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Man accused of shooting Waffle House cook after face mask dispute in Aurora
Click here for updates on this story AURORA, CO (KDVR) — A man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly…
Continue Reading State police search home of suspects in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation searched the home of two men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the agency said. The search warrant was…
Continue Reading Class of 2020 entering worst job market since Great Depression
The Class of 2020 started its senior year in a boom time, with the national unemployment rate at a near-record low of 3.7%. But in the bust driven by…
Continue Reading Mail carrier delivers his own celebration to the 2020 graduates on his route
High school graduates on Joshua Crowell’s mail route in New Hampshire are finding special letters in their mailboxes. Addressed to “2020…
Continue Reading Female Fortune 500 CEOs reach an all-time high, but it’s still a small percentage
The number of women running Fortune 500 companies has hit an all-time record of 37. Even though the number of female CEOs is up, that’s still…
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Ohio high school senior missing after heading to tanning salon
An Ohio teenager has been missing since Sunday, officials said. Madison Bell, 18, was last seen when she left home Sunday morning, telling her mother…
Continue Reading Ohio high school senior missing after heading to tanning salon
An Ohio teenager has been missing since Sunday, officials said. Madison Bell, 18, was last seen when she left home Sunday morning, telling her mother…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old girl has sent more than 1,500 art kits to kids in foster care and homeless shelters during the coronavirus pandemic
A young girl with a big heart has found just the way to cheer up other kids stuck at home during the pandemic. Chelsea Phaire, a 10-year-old from…
Continue Reading Astronomers spot ‘twist’ evidence of a baby planet in a young star system
A spiral marks the spot where a baby planet is forming around a star in a young system 520 light-years from Earth in the Auriga constellation. The…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 20: Loans, US reopening, WHO, Election 2020, Hungary
Canada, we miss you. The border between the US and its northern neighbor will stay closed to nonessential travel for at least another month,…
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6 ideas for summer fun now that camp has been canceled
By now the news likely has settled in — your best-laid plans for sending the kids to summer camp have been obliterated by the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue Reading Massive block party in Florida ended in multiple arrests and accusations of racial profiling
Law enforcement officials in central Florida have denied accusations of racism after several people were arrested when police tried to disrupt a…
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Missouri executes first US inmate put to death during coronavirus pandemic
Missouri carried out the first execution in the country Tuesday since the rapid escalation of the coronavirus outbreak in the US. Walter Barton was…
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Police attempted to use Taser on Ahmaud Arbery during a 2017 incident
Police in Glynn County, Georgia, attempted to use a Taser on Ahmaud Arbery during an incident in 2017, according to a police report and police body…
Continue Reading Police attempted to use Taser on Ahmaud Arbery during a 2017 incident
Police in Glynn County, Georgia, attempted to use a Taser on Ahmaud Arbery during an incident in 2017, according to a police report and police body…
Continue Reading A community mourns a Brooklyn physician who died fighting coronavirus
Dr. James “Charlie” Mahoney, a physician in Brooklyn for over 30 years, is another frontline casualty in the global fight against the…
Continue Reading As China faces a backlash in the West, Xi needs Africa more than ever
Chinese leader Xi Jinping made preserving diplomatic ties in Africa a centerpiece of his opening address at the World Health Assembly earlier this…
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