The debate over masks today is a lot like the decades-long fight to mandate seat belts
Buckling up is second nature for most Americans. It took us over 60 years to get to that point, though. The US doesn’t have 60-plus years to…
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El Paso’s virus death toll reaches 280; hospitalizations see big drop
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced two new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday morning. El Paso County’s…
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Covid-19 rates are significantly higher among minority children and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, study finds
Covid-19 rates are significantly higher among minority children and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, according to a new study. The study…
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Tulsa will move forward with removal of ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Okla. (Tulsa World) — The city will remove the “Black Lives Matter”…
Continue Reading Resident describes vicious dog attack to city commissioners
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Ga. (Albany Herald) — The wife of a man mauled by two dogs in August 2019…
Continue Reading Wedding venue abruptly closes leaving couples out thousands in deposits
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The Franklin Room announced it’s closing its doors…
Continue Reading Police: 5-year-old boy dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) — A 5-year-old Mid-Michigan child is dead of a…
Continue Reading Family of victim speaks out after couple is charged in stabbing attack
Click here for updates on this story WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WDJT) — A married couple has been charged in connection to a…
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‘Who’s the Boss?’ reboot confirmed by Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano
We are waiting on you, Judith Light. Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano have confirmed that a reboot of “Who’s the Boss?” is in the…
Continue Reading A rare winter wonderland blanketed Tasmania, and residents couldn’t get enough
A rare event this week kept residents in northern Tasmania, Australia, up all night: snowflakes falling. Kiani Chippendale, 26, told CNN she’d…
Continue Reading One pilot brings the world to Iceland
Ancient tales of trolls and magic live on in Iceland, an island nation of volcanoes, lava fields, glaciers and ice caves. To fully explore every…
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Girl in famous surrogacy case dies at age 8
Seraphina Harrell, a little girl who received national attention because the surrogate who gave birth to her had refused to have an abortion, has…
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Second grader tests positive for coronavirus after attending the first day of school in Georgia
A Georgia second grader tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the first day of school, the school district told CNN. Sixes Elementary in the…
Continue Reading How safe is a road trip home to see the family?
“I didn’t look at our drive as a vacation or a trip,” says Christy Frank, who drove 10 hours with her three children from Copake,…
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Google Doodle promotes mask wearing and social distancing practices
Google is chiming into the Covid-19 discourse using a “Google Doodle” to emphasize the importance of wearing a mask. Their homepage is…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 5: Beirut, coronavirus, election, airlines, Taiwan
Yes, members of Congress are still trying to see eye to eye on a new stimulus agreement. They’re hoping to reach a decision by next week, but…
Continue Reading Trump’s demand that the US get a cut of TikTok’s sale could set a dangerous precedent
TikTok is up for grabs. But while the popular short-form video app likely won’t lack for suitors, President Donald Trump says the US government…
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Megan Rapinoe says ‘we all have a responsibility to make the world a better place’
Megan Rapinoe has always been about goals, both the scoring and achieving of them. On the football field, the 35-year-old forward has plundered them…
Continue Reading South Korean authorities encourage men to marry foreign women. But their brides often become victims of abuse
Trinh met her murderer through a matchmaker. She was 29 years old and her future husband was in his 50s, court documents show. She only spoke…
Continue Reading How ‘gym rat’ Brooks Koepka is bucking golf’s trends
“He loves working out; He’s a gym rat; He hits the ball a mile,” are some of the ways Brooks Koepka has been characterized by a…
Continue Reading India’s Narendra Modi lays foundation stone at divisive Ayodhya temple despite rise in coronavirus cases
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid a foundation stone for the construction of a Hindu temple at a holy site that’s been at the center…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods confident of adding to major tally at PGA Championship
Asked if he could win the PGA Championship, golf’s first major of the calendar year amid a disrupted season, a smiling Tiger Woods had a simple…
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Rafa Nadal will not defend US Open title in New York
Citing the “complicated” nature of the world under the pandemic, Rafael Nadal has opted not to defend his US Open title later this month…
Continue Reading Satellite imagery reveals new penguin colonies in Antarctica
Satellite imaging has revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. However, while the…
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Massive blast in Beirut, Lebanon leaves over 100 dead, 4,000 hurt
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Lebanese Red Cross official said at least 100 people have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded in a huge explosion that…
Continue Reading US health chief to make most senior visit to Taiwan in decades
United States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will lead a delegation to Taiwan, his office announced Tuesday, in a high-level trip that…
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We Build the Wall’s Kris Kobach loses Republican U.S. Senate primary in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Republicans have nominated Rep. Roger Marshall for the U.S. Senate instead of polarizing conservative Kris Kobach of…
Continue Reading Operation Warp Speed adviser says media criticism slows coronavirus fight
Critical media reporting about Operation Warp Speed, the federal government’s effort to speed development of drugs, vaccines and other measures…
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Proposals to disclose Covid-19 infections in businesses, public facilities fail during El Paso council meeting
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include more specific information on each vote. EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council rejected several…
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