The Chinese policy that makes Uyghurs feel like hostages in their own homes
A woman raises a toast in a photo that appears to show four friends enjoying dinner together. The reality couldn’t be more different. The woman…
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4-year-old hacks mom’s Amazon Prime account and orders 51 boxes of SpongeBob SquarePants Popsicles
Four-year-old Noah Ruiz loves two things: Popsicles and SpongeBob. And when he discovered both objects of his passion had been combined into one…
Continue Reading 3 dead, suspect killed after shooting and fire in Baltimore County
Three people are dead and another was injured in a shooting and fire at a townhome Saturday morning just outside Baltimore, officials said. Police…
Continue Reading Brood X is almost here. Billions of cicadas to emerge in eastern US
Love is in the air this spring in the eastern United States, where billions of cicadas will soon appear in the biggest emergence event since 2004.…
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‘This gives us hope.’ George Floyd’s family praises federal indictment of 4 former police officers
Members of George Floyd’s family on Saturday praised the news that four former Minneapolis police officers will face federal charges in…
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2020’s most popular baby names certainly look familiar
Olivia and Liam were America’s most popular names for baby girls and boys in 2020, according to the Social Security Administration’s…
Continue Reading Lawyers for family of Andrew Brown Jr. ask district attorney to recuse himself
Attorneys for the family of a North Carolina man fatally shot by deputies have called for a local district attorney to recuse himself from the case,…
Continue Reading Louisiana unveils civil rights markers honoring the courage of activists and the places they organized and boycotted for change
“Courage over oppression” is the message the Louisiana Office of Tourism is pressing into with the installation of historical markers…
Continue Reading Georgia joins states allowing college athletes to be paid
Georgia is the latest state to allow college athletes to be paid after Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a measure that he says ensures they be…
Continue Reading Two killed, three injured in shooting at park gathering near St. Louis
Two people were killed and three others injured Friday in Missouri when gunfire erupted at a gathering in the St. Louis County city of Kinloch,…
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Africa’s oldest human burial and 5 other top space and science stories this week
Welcome to Wonder Theory, your weekly space and science digest. Each day, we’re weaving the story that will remain once we’re gone. These…
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Pope Francis backs vaccine patents waiver to enable ‘universal access to vaccines’
Pope Francis has backed growing calls for a patents waiver for Covid-19 vaccines in a video message for a “Vax Live” benefit concert…
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New York City public schools cancel snow days, citing the success of remote learning during the pandemic
The joy of snow days is no more for New York City public school students. Instead of building snowmen and finding little hills to sled down, students…
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California warehouses required to cut emissions in one of the nation’s smoggiest regions, air quality board votes
A Southern California air quality board voted Friday to require large warehouses to drastically cut diesel emissions in an apparent first-of-its-kind…
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Suspect in Minnesota bank robbery threatened hostages and wanted a ‘big show’ with the FBI, authorities say
A man who allegedly held five people captive during an eight-hour standoff at a Wells Fargo bank in St. Cloud, Minnesota, wanted a “big…
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Lunar telescope could reveal the Dark Ages of the universe
Scientists want to build a radio telescope on the far side of the moon to help pull back the curtain on the mysteries surrounding the beginning of…
Continue Reading Federal grand jury indicts four former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd’s death
A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers in connection with the death of George Floyd, alleging the officers…
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A Georgia woman was shocked to find at least 100,000 bees in her home — for the second time
A Georgia woman was shocked to find a swarm of at least 100,000 bees living in her house — for the second time. Lisa Ohrmundt has been living…
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Vans shoes co-founder Paul Van Doren dies at age 90
Paul Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans sneaker and clothing company, has died at age 90, the company announced Friday. “It’s with a heavy…
Continue Reading Police have a fresh lead in the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl in 2003 after a TikTok interview with a woman in Mexico
A TikTok video has led to fresh leads in the case of Sofia Juarez, who was abducted one day before her fifth birthday in 2003 as she walked near her…
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