California utility will not be prosecuted over the deadly 2018 Woolsey fire
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The California Department of Justice will not pursue criminal charges against utility company Southern California Edison for…
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‘Your child will wait for another child to die.’ Amid Covid-19 surge, Dallas County has no pediatric ICU beds left, county judge says
CNN, KEYE By Carma Hassan and Christina Maxouris, CNN Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are surging and in Dallas County, Texas, there are…
Continue Reading More than 470 Covid cases and 1,000 quarantined after the first week of school in a Florida county
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Just days after fall classes started for Florida’s Brevard Public Schools and after the school board voted against a…
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Mexico says 5.2 million dropped out of school in pandemic
Mexico’s president is on a drive to convince people to send their kids back to school in September, and the government has released some frightening…
Continue Reading A California teacher is hospitalized after he’s allegedly attacked by a parent over face masks on the first day of school
By Lauren M. Johnson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN An elementary school teacher in Northern California was hospitalized after being attacked by a parent…
Continue Reading ‘Your child will wait for another child to die.’ Amid Covid-19 surge, Dallas County has no pediatric ICU beds left, county judge says
By Carma Hassan and Christina Maxouris, CNN Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are surging and in Dallas, Texas, there are “zero ICU beds left…
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Residents flee another western Mexico town amid gang fights
Residents of yet another township in western Mexico have begun fleeing, after they were caught in the crossfire of turf battles between rival drug…
Continue Reading Florida woman fatally shot by toddler while on Zoom work call, police say
By Kay Jones, CNN A Florida woman died after being shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call, police say. Shamaya Lynn, 21, was on…
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This father’s 1-year-old boy is hospitalized with Covid-19. He’s pleading for you to get vaccinated
CNN By Dakin Andone, CNN An Arkansas father of a 1-year-old hospitalized with Covid-19 is telling people to get vaccinated so another parent…
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Storm-damaged Arizona highway reopens; repairs to continue
PHOENIX (AP) — An east-central Arizona highway that was closed because of extensive storm damage has been reopened. However, authorities say…
Continue Reading This father’s 1-year-old boy is hospitalized with Covid-19. He’s pleading for you to get vaccinated
By Dakin Andone, CNN An Arkansas father of a 1-year-old hospitalized with Covid-19 is telling people to get vaccinated so another parent…
Continue Reading San Francisco man loses half his savings in bank transfer scam
As we’ve reported, hackers have been stealing unemployment benefits off thousands of EDD debit cards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, scammers are…
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First live ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 spotted attacking a wasp nest in Washington
Entomologists in Washington state are setting up traps and urging people to be on the lookout after a “murder hornet” was spotted attacking a paper…
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Biden made ‘Obamacare’ cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special…
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Woman using gun’s laser sight to play with cat shoots friend
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat. A…
Continue Reading Farmers work to make sure livestock stay cool in heat wave
Local farmers are working to make sure their livestock stays cool in the heat…
Continue Reading Vaccine mandates for workers are just getting started
By Matt Egan, CNN Business A growing number of major companies are exploring vaccine mandates for their employees as the Delta variant continues to…
Continue Reading Big Tech embraced hybrid work. It’s more complicated for some startups
Starting any business is full of challenges. Starting one in the middle of a global pandemic is on a whole other level. That reality didn’t stop…
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AEG Presents will require proof of vaccination for concertgoers, staff at all U.S. venues
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – AEG Presents will require all U.S. concertgoers and event staff to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the live…
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Hydrogen-powered vehicles: A realistic path to clean energy?
By MARK GILLISPIE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, is viewed, along with…
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