St. Patrick’s Day parties are ripe for spreading coronavirus. Don’t let that happen
St. Patrick’s Day was the first major holiday of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, and we’ve learned sobering lessons since then. Young,…
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Why so many kids cross the border alone
The statistics are staggering. More than 400,000 migrant children have crossed the US border without their parents since 2003. And each time a new…
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Texas AG says more than $29 million in unpaid electric bills will be forgiven as he sues Griddy Energy
The Texas attorney general says a lawsuit he filed against the energy company Griddy will keep about 24,000 Texans from having to pay $29.1 million…
Continue ReadingHow to assess safety of in-person school and summer camp for your child. Dr. Wen’s advice
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in mid-February released guidelines for a safe return to school. The agency emphasized five ways to…
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Prince Harry has had ‘unproductive’ conversations with William and Charles since Oprah interview
Prince Harry has spoken to his brother, William, and his father, Charles, since Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the Sussexes aired, but those…
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Boris Johnson’s boast of a ‘Global Britain’ is taking a pounding amid series of crises
Britain’s overseas reputation has been tarnished lately, and some of it is entirely self-inflicted. From images of burly police officers…
Continue ReadingNASA names 27 asteroids after African American, Hispanic and Native American astronauts
Your name up in the sky and among the stars. Sounds like something out of a glamorous Hollywood movie, but it’s a reality for 27 space…
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Former Nogales mayor to run for Arizona governor
“As governor I won’t work for the president, I’ll work for the people of Arizona,” Marco Lopez…
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In about an hour, 8 people were killed at 3 Atlanta-area spas. One person is in custody
Six of the eight people who were shot dead at three metro Atlanta massage parlors on Tuesday were Asian women, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
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San Diego crash: Suspected DUI driver kills three men ages 40 to 65 in homeless camp
The tragedy illustrates the inherent danger California’s homeless population faces living on the…
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Arizona: More than 1M people in state now fully vaccinated
“Every dose of the COVID-19 vaccine administered to an Arizona resident represents an essential step forward in our fight against COVID-19,” says…
Continue ReadingMississippi is the second state to open up vaccines for all residents 16 and up. Here’s what other states are doing
With Covid-19 vaccination production and distribution ramping up in the United States, more states are expanding who is eligible to be inoculated. On…
Continue ReadingHow to assess safety of in-person school for your child. Dr. Wen gives advice
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in mid-February released guidelines for a safe return to school. The agency emphasized five ways to…
Continue Reading Top secret Cold War project turned up plants that once thrived beneath mile-deep Greenland ice
The ice sheet that covers the northernmost reaches of our planet has expanded and shrunk over the past 2 million years — but it was thought…
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5 things to know for March 17: Spa killings, Covid-19, 2020 election, Cuomo, Japan
A PSA from the Irish on this St. Patrick’s Day: It’s Paddy, never Patty. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…
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US has assessed North Korea could be preparing to carry out first weapons test since Biden took office
US intelligence has assessed that North Korea could be preparing to carry out their first weapons test since President Joe Biden came into office,…
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St. Patrick’s Day parties are ripe for spreading coronavirus variants. Don’t let that happen
St. Patrick’s Day was the first major holiday of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, and we’ve learned sobering lessons since then. Young,…
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8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody
Video evidence suggests “it is extremely likely” that the same person was responsible for the three deadly shootings at massage parlors…
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Stories of children separated from parents highlight the price of Hong Kong’s coronavirus success
When Ariel saw her two young sons isolated in a Hong Kong hospital ward with Covid-19, she broke down. The brothers — age 5 and 1 and both…
Continue Reading Four people were shot dead — including a 7-year-old — after an argument over a stimulus check, officials say
An Indianapolis man has been arrested in a quadruple homicide that followed an alleged argument over a stimulus check, according to a probable cause…
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