Mars helicopter achieves fastest, furthest flight yet
The Ingenuity helicopter has successfully flown for the third time on Mars in a week. This time, the helicopter logged a flight that was faster,…
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Are we numb? Handling the collective trauma of police violence, mass shootings and a pandemic
A reckoning with the deaths resulting from institutionalized racism, a resurgence of almost-daily gun violence and 3.1 million pandemic deaths…
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At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire, ministry says
At least 82 people died in a huge hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Sunday.…
Continue Reading Officials say the US is getting closer to the ‘finish line’ for coronavirus. What does that mean?
Everybody is talking about the “finish line.” After more than a year of trauma and heartbreak, state and local officials are pointing to…
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Trial for former officer charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s shooting pushed to 2022
The trial for a former Louisville police officer charged in connection with Breonna Taylor’s shooting has been pushed back to February 1, 2022,…
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Derek Chauvin’s conviction is progress but not ‘true justice’ for people of color facing police violence, activists say
While the family of George Floyd, supporters and civil rights activists celebrated a Minneapolis jury’s decision to convict Derek Chauvin of…
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New Milky Way map reveals a wave of stars in our galaxy’s outer reaches
A new map reveals the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy, including a wave of stars disturbed by a small galaxy on a collision course with our own.…
Continue ReadingThe US may have more vaccines than people who want them by mid-May. Here’s why that’s a big problem.
The US will likely soon come up against a significant obstacle in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic — more doses of the vaccines than…
Continue Reading A man lost 150 pounds in lockdown. Now he’s chasing a number not measured in pounds
When Kyle White of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and his wife began working from home last year, they, like many Canadians, turned to Netflix and takeout…
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SDSU Imperial Valley campus gets a whole new makeover
San Diego State University (SDSU) Imperial Valley campus announced Friday that come Fall 2021, students will be met with the faces of new staff and…
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Natural Resources Committee gears up for full week of hearings
The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed hearings next week to discuss public lands accessibility, wildlife trafficking and…
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Andrew Brown Jr.’s family met with the sheriff, but were not shown bodycam footage of his death
The family of Andrew Brown Jr. said they met with the Pasquotank County sheriff on Friday but were not shown the body camera footage of his death…
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18-year-old faces murder charge in connection with shooting death of 7-year-old Chicago girl
Chicago police on Saturday announced the filing of than a dozen criminal charges, including first-degree murder, against an 18-year-old in connection…
Continue ReadingIndia sets world record for coronavirus infections third day in a row
According to government and scientific tallies, India reported 346,786 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday.…
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AZ529 provides scholarship opportunity to 5th graders
The Office of the Arizona State Treasurer is currently accepting submissions for the AZ529 Essay Writing Contest till 11:59 p.m. Saturday, May…
Continue ReadingThe Los Angeles Dodgers, other California teams debut fully vaccinated seating section for home games
Fully vaccinated baseball fans won’t have to maintain social distancing this weekend at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers, reigning World…
Continue ReadingAn unarmed man was shot by a Virginia deputy while on the phone with 911
An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia sheriff’s deputy while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher, according to authorities and 911 audio…
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Department of Corrections administers more than 25,000 vaccines
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines to inmates at state and private prison…
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Narcotics Task Force busts couple for meth, finds equipment to distribute
On Friday morning at approximately 6:32, the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) served a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the 1700…
Continue Reading Blood banks phase out collecting convalescent plasma, but fear a US blood shortage
In the early months of the pandemic, blood donation centers around the country rushed to collect convalescent plasma as it was seen as a potential…
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