An elusive spider related to the tarantula just joined the ranks of recognized spiders. The Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider lives in the Florida Everglades and it’s a rare breed. It has only been spotted a handful of times since the 1920s and only recently did the clever arachnid get its name for the habitat it
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The Department of Education announced Monday that Richard Cordray will be the chief operating officer of federal student aid, a high-profile position within the office responsible for managing the government’s student financial assistance and loan programs. The appointment puts Cordray, a progressive ally and former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the center
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The family of Andrew Brown Jr. gathered at a church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on Monday to remember his life and call for transparency and justice in his death after the 42-year-old was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies two weeks ago. The Rev. Al Sharpton, delivering the eulogy at Brown’s funeral, likened the authorities’
Continue Reading A South Carolina man who was forced to work over 100 hours every week for years without pay and subjected to verbal and physical abuse was supposed to receive close to $273,000 in restitution after his former manager pleaded guilty. But that initial amount was too low, an appellate court ruled in April. The man
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“Saturday Night Live” has set the stage for its final hosts of the season.
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(CNN Español) –– Ray Reyes, exintegrante del grupo musical Menudo, murió este viernes, según informó su hermano Raúl Reyes en un mensaje publicado a través de su cuenta de Facebook. «Con un dolor enorme en mi alma les informo que mi amado hermano Ray Reyes falleció», escribió. La relacionista pública de Ray Reyes, Lidda García
Continue ReadingThe top US general has dropped his opposition to major policy changes on how the military handles sexual assault, acknowledging the Department of Defense has not “moved the needle” with its previous efforts. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley said he is open to the idea of changes to the Uniform Code of
Continue ReadingSen. Susan Collins is the latest Republican with an alternative suggestion for Washington, DC’s push for statehood: Join another state. “There is a way to ensure that the residents of DC have voting representation in Congress, and that is for DC to become part of Maryland, just as parts of DC became parts of Virginia
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online, an effort that would expand the government’s ability to gather intelligence but could draw criticism over surveillance of US citizens. The Department of Homeland Security is limited in how it can monitor citizens online without justification and is banned from
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Three people are dead after a suspected smuggling vessel overturned off the coast of San Diego on Sunday morning. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesperson Monica Munoz told CNN they received reports of a vessel that overturned near the Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma around 10:27 a.m. (1:27 p.m. ET). James Gartland, lifeguard chief for
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Deputies say a man is dead after losing control of his vehicle and fell into the canal last Sunday morning.
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Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, publicly rejected former President Donald Trump’s most recent false charge that he would’ve won the 2020 election if not for “fraudulent” votes, her latest rebuke of the former president that has put her at odds with many members of her own party. Cheney has repeatedly pushed
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Border Patrol agents say the meth packages have an estimated value of $185,900.
Continue Reading Two shootings in New Orleans overnight left two people dead and five others injured, police said Sunday. The first shooting happened in the city’s Fifth District shortly before midnight. Officers found five victims with gunshot wounds, the New Orleans Police Department said. All five were taken to a hospital. Late Sunday morning, police said two
Continue Reading A trial involving three major prescription opioid distributors began Monday in federal court in West Virginia, the outcome of which could set the tone for future litigation related to the nationwide opioid crisis. Cabell County and its county seat the City of Huntington say the three co-defendants — McKesson Corporation, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health —
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents say they apprehended more than 1,600 migrants over the weekend.
Continue ReadingA year after Zoom hearings became an everyday reality for much of America, technical glitches are still tripping up Congress. A hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development on Monday was interrupted and briefly recessed by audio of the Village People’s “In the Navy” and the audio of the movie “Galaxy
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Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is set to raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 this fiscal year, according to a source familiar with the discussions, after receiving swift criticism last month when President Joe Biden kept the lower Trump-era cap in place. The administration announced last month that Biden would sign an emergency determination that keeps this
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“Coronavirus, Fact vs Fiction,” the podcast I’d been hosting for the last 14 months, posted its last episode on Friday.
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