Republicans keep their distance from Matt Gaetz
It’s been one week since the federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz burst into the public sphere, and almost all of Gaetz’s…
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Services almost fully restored after a fire took down a local communications hub
TDS provides an update on services, following a fire.…
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A dog groomer’s call to the Nebraska Humane Society helped save pet owner’s life
After a pet owner in Omaha, Nebraska, failed to pick up his dog, a PetSmart groomer noticed something was amiss and sprang to action. The owner was…
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It’s time to face the new reality on mask wearing
Walking around my Brooklyn neighborhood as the country comes out of a long, Covid-depressed winter, I notice nearly everyone engaging in a curious…
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Would a delayed second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine end the pandemic sooner?
The race to beat the coronavirus variants, and to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible has intensified a debate in the scientific…
Continue Reading Breach continues but evacuation orders lifted near Florida reservoir
Evacuation orders near a Tampa-area reservoir where there still is a breach have been lifted, officials said Tuesday. Acting Manatee County…
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USBP: 6 arrested in Imperial Beach after four swim around border wall
Border Patrol agents arrested four undocumented immigrants who swam around the wall and two additional men who picked them up to transport…
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Siblings abandoned along the border near Jacumba
At the station, the children provided agents a handwritten note which had their mom’s name and phone number on it. The siblings also had their…
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USBP: Convicted rapist caught illegally re-entering U.S.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents say they prevented a convicted rapist from re-entering the U.S.…
Continue ReadingWhy young people are not safe from Covid-19 — Dr. Wen explains
There has been a worrisome trend emerging in recent weeks: Cases among younger people are rising. In Michigan, hospitalizations among people in their…
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USBP: Cache of drugs hidden in vehicle’s battery
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents say one man’s behind bars and nearly 10-pounds of illegal narcotics are off the streets after a bust at the…
Continue ReadingBlack adults report bias in health care at higher rates than White and Latino people, study finds
Black adults were more likely than their White and Latino/Hispanic counterparts to report having been discriminated against or judged unfairly by a…
Continue ReadingDeb Haaland creates unit to investigate killings and disappearances of Indigenous people
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced a new unit within Bureau of Indian Affairs that plans to tackle the decades-long crisis of missing and…
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Class-action federal civil rights suit filed against Rochester police and city officials alleging racism and excessive force
A class-action civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday accuses the Rochester, New York, Police Department (RPD) of racist practices and a…
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Thousand-year-old Native American rock carvings have been vandalized in the Chattahoochee National Forest
Thousand-year-old Native American petroglyphs, or rock carvings, in Georgia have been vandalized, the US Forest Service said…
Continue ReadingEverything old is new again: Repurposing drugs to treat Covid-19
The practice of finding new uses for old medications — called repurposing or repositioning drugs — is not new. The most famous (or…
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A Michigan university is offering college students a scholarship to study cannabis
Students at Lake Superior State University have had the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in cannabis chemistry since 2019. Now, they can also…
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Rapper will.i.am is selling a smart mask for $299
Rapper will.i.am wants to make face masks a high-end, high-tech statement. The Black Eyed Peas member announced this week he is teaming up with…
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Here’s how to tell if your Facebook account was one of the half billion that were breached
Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed that about half a billion Facebook users’ personal information was breached — a treasure trove of…
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Families are ‘self-separating’ in Mexico after being expelled from the US, Border Patrol says
Migrant families are “self-separating” in Mexico, sending children alone to cross into the United States after first having been…
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