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A woman who was shot in the Brooklyn subway mass shooting is suing gunmaker Glock for damages

https://ift.tt/wWxaf7S A woman who was shot in the Brooklyn subway shooting in April filed a lawsuit Tuesday against gunmaker Glock Inc. and its Austria-based parent firm, claiming the company is contributing to "creating and maintaining a public nuisance in the State of New York" and endangering the state's public health and safety. https://ift.tt/cF2Rqjz

CDC defends its authority to issue transportation mask mandate in brief arguing for reversal of ruling that blocked it

https://ift.tt/wWxaf7S The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended its authority to issue a mask mandate for domestic travelers, in a brief filed Tuesday asking an appeals court to reverse a district court's decision in April to strike down the mandate. https://ift.tt/cF2Rqjz

10 people injured, 4 critically, in downtown Charleston shooting on Monday night, police say

https://ift.tt/wWxaf7S Ten people were injured, including a 17-year-old, in a shooting in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday, police said. https://ift.tt/cF2Rqjz

After Sussmann trial defeat, what's next for the John Durham probe?

https://ift.tt/ZQOPjSb Special counsel John Durham, the Donald Trump-era prosecutor hunting for wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia investigations, came up empty Tuesday after a federal jury returned a not guilty verdict in his first major case against a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer. https://ift.tt/MwHvjVX

Airlines, travel industry push White House to end testing requirements

https://ift.tt/ZQOPjSb White House officials met Tuesday with travel industry leaders who pressed the Biden administration to end its requirements that vaccinated international travelers take a coronavirus test before flying to the United States. https://ift.tt/MwHvjVX

Biden to discuss inflation crisis with Federal Reserve chairman on Tuesday

https://ift.tt/ZQOPjSb President Joe Biden plans to discuss high inflation in a meeting on Tuesday with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, a White House official tells CNN. https://ift.tt/MwHvjVX

Norwegian settles dispute with Boeing

https://ift.tt/ZQOPjSb Norwegian Air has agreed to buy 50 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and secured options for a further 30 of the planes at an undisclosed price, ending a contract dispute between the two companies, the budget carrier said on Monday. https://ift.tt/MwHvjVX

Canned cocktails and bolder seltzers are set to dominate summer

https://ift.tt/ZQOPjSb When you crack open a cold one this summer, you may be drinking something other than beer. https://ift.tt/MwHvjVX

Stores have too much stuff. Get ready for discounts

https://ift.tt/qOgISaC Some welcome news for shoppers getting squeezed by inflation: promotions on televisions, furniture, clothing, sporting goods and other big-ticket purchases are ramping up. https://ift.tt/FQHUaOj

Hundreds of Memorial Day Weekend tubing reservations canceled

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With an above-average hurricane season forecast, a Louisiana resident is asking to be spared

https://ift.tt/qOgISaC Even two years later, Yolanda Tezeno's voice quivers as she describes the day she returned to her Louisiana home following Hurricane Laura's unyielding wrath. https://ift.tt/FQHUaOj

1 dead, another missing after boat overturns in Colorado park

https://ift.tt/qOgISaC One person is dead and another person is missing after a boat carrying more than a dozen people overturned in Lake Pueblo State Park in Colorado, park officials said. https://ift.tt/FQHUaOj

Sailors from sunken navy ship recognized as 'buried at sea' after 77 years

https://ift.tt/qOgISaC For most of his life, Edward Salinas never knew he had a great uncle who served in World War II. The 26-year-old grew up in Edinburg, Texas, just north of the border with Mexico, thousands of miles away from where his relative was a crew member on one of the Navy's most famous sunken ships. https://ift.tt/FQHUaOj

Confronting grief and calls to 'do something' in Uvalde, Biden promises, 'We will'

https://ift.tt/qOgISaC President Joe Biden on Sunday faced the grimly familiar task of comforting families after another mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Texas, as a broken community -- and a weary nation -- grappled with an endless spate of gun violence. https://ift.tt/FQHUaOj

Marcus Ericsson wins Indy 500 in two-lap sprint after late red flag

https://ift.tt/qOgISaC Marcus Ericsson of Honda survived a late challenge to win the Indy 500 on Sunday and earned the rights to the coveted Borg-Warner Trophy and to celebrate on the podium with a traditional bottle of milk. https://ift.tt/FQHUaOj

January 6 committee no longer fighting for RNC marketing data for public hearings

https://ift.tt/qOgISaC The House select committee investigating the insurrection is no longer fighting for access to Republican National Committee email marketing data in time for its public hearings next month. https://ift.tt/FQHUaOj

Opinion: The cost of Trump's chaos just keeps accumulating

https://ift.tt/qOgISaC On January 20, 2021, Donald Trump departed the White House on a helicopter that took him to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where he delivered the final remarks of his presidency to some of his supporters. Before boarding Air Force One for the flight to Mar-a-Lago, his gilded palace in Florida, Trump promised them, "We will be back in some form." https://ift.tt/FQHUaOj

Initiative tackles Mental Health in finishing trades

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15 hospitalized in Seneca boat fire

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Protests continue at NRA convention in Houston

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Body found off coast ID'd

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Two people were killed and three are missing after a boating accident in coastal Georgia county

https://ift.tt/qiULOyu Two people were killed and three others are missing after two boats collided Saturday morning on the Wilmington River, in Georgia's coastal Chatham County, officials said. https://ift.tt/agIUpMs

Truck barrels through home, leaving 2 hospitalized

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Vendor wins lawsuit against festival organizers

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Residents share homeless population concerns

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Oklahoma couple aboard cruise ship when it catches fire

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Man sentenced to prison for selling meth

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Fishing line, trash harming wildlife on shoreline

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Biden nears decision on forgiving $10K per student loan borrower as inflation mounts

https://ift.tt/V51JzxD Top White House aides have drafted the order for canceling some student loan debt, but they're still waiting for President Joe Biden to make up his mind on whether to go forward with it. https://ift.tt/vy3CQSW

Beat the Streets uses the art of wrestling to help kids

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Navy changes status of sailors who died in WWII

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BCPD: Homicide victims suffered multiple wounds

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Workers doing car registrations for money

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Exclusive: DOJ interviews Georgia Republicans about interactions with Trump campaign in fake elector probe

https://ift.tt/7l6UkvP Federal investigators have interviewed Republicans in Georgia about interactions with people in former President Donald Trump's orbit and his 2020 reelection campaign, as the Justice Department's sprawling criminal probe examines efforts to put forth alternate slates of electors to displace Joe Biden electors in battleground states Trump lost. https://ift.tt/hKt7jbg

DOJ declines for third time charges against former FBI agents who botched Nassar case

https://ift.tt/7l6UkvP The Justice Department won't bring charges against two former FBI agents accused of mishandling the sex abuse inquiry of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, the third time prosecutors have reached that conclusion. https://ift.tt/hKt7jbg

NY appeals court rules Trump, Ivanka and Don Jr. must sit for depositions

https://ift.tt/7l6UkvP A New York appeals court has ruled former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must sit for depositions in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into the Trump Organization. https://ift.tt/hKt7jbg

Officer takes down alligator in parking garage

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98-year-old veteran graduates high school with great-grandchild

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Program gives students 2nd chance at education

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Police take down meth trafficking organization

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Zoo welcomes baby South American tapir calf

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More baby formula is heading to store shelves as early as this weekend

https://ift.tt/hMRuk9f More baby formula is expected on store shelves as soon as this weekend through a variety of government efforts. https://ift.tt/5u9dVel

Baby goes into shock from formula allergy

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Paramedic killed after machine falls on her at gym

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Runner on a mission to run more than 3,000 miles

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Woman wins $111K while showing mom how to play lottery game

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Indiana lawmakers override GOP governor's veto to enact anti-trans sports ban

https://ift.tt/LhN9vp6 Indiana banned transgender women and girls from competing on public school sports teams consistent with their gender after the state's Republican-led legislature voted Tuesday to override a veto issued earlier this year by their GOP governor in order to enact the controversial law. https://ift.tt/dsv2eqU

Abbott plans to restart plant at the heart of the baby formula recall on June 4

https://ift.tt/LhN9vp6 Abbott Nutrition said Tuesday that it plans to restart work at the Sturgis, Michigan, plant at the heart of the nationwide baby formula recall on June 4, with the first batches of new formula expected to be available to consumers on or around June 20. https://ift.tt/dsv2eqU

Bengals star promotes men's health with friends

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Mother thanks good Samaritan who helped son

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Couple lands 40-pound fish on their wedding night

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Employees help get 'boutique on wheels' rolling

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California governor pleads for more water conservation, warns of mandatory statewide restrictions

https://ift.tt/d56BWYl As California stretches into its third year of drought, Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning local officials that more needs to be done to save water, and to make sure all residents realize how urgent the crisis is. https://ift.tt/HvkiWZ6

Georgia early voting is surging as voters deal with new laws

https://ift.tt/d56BWYl Early voting has surged in the Georgia primary, with a record-number ballots cast ahead of Tuesday's contests. https://ift.tt/HvkiWZ6

Jill Biden uses her soft diplomacy to make the case for partnering with the US during three-country Latin America tour

https://ift.tt/qnlAFu6 First lady Jill Biden on Monday wraps a six-day, three-country tour of Latin America with an agenda that focused -- at times with subtlety and others with direct intent -- on why a partnership with the United States has its benefits. https://ift.tt/e4D1yhg

Didi's disastrous foray onto Wall Street is nearly over

https://ift.tt/qnlAFu6 Shareholders will vote Monday on Didi's plan to quit the New York Stock Exchange less than a year after China's largest ride-hailing firm launched its $4.4 billion initial public offering. https://ift.tt/e4D1yhg

Republicans look to Georgia for path beyond Trump's 2020 grievances

https://ift.tt/qnlAFu6 Republican voters in Georgia's primary on Tuesday could move the party -- at least temporarily -- out from under former President Donald Trump's shadow. https://ift.tt/e4D1yhg

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen released from hospital after stroke

https://ift.tt/qnlAFu6 Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday he's been released from the hospital after suffering a "minor stroke" last week. https://ift.tt/e4D1yhg

Emails show GOP's push to elevate election fraud claim included landing a Trump legal adviser on a federal election board

https://ift.tt/qnlAFu6 While Donald Trump has maintained a laser focus this primary season on ousting those Republicans who crossed him over the 2020 election -- especially in Georgia on Tuesday -- the Republican effort to elevate proponents of dubious election fraud allegations in the government runs deeper than the former President. https://ift.tt/e4D1yhg

A Wisconsin couple survived after a bear charged through their window and attacked them

https://ift.tt/qnlAFu6 A couple was attacked by a bear inside their northern Wisconsin home Friday night after the animal broke through their window, authorities said. https://ift.tt/e4D1yhg

New podcast brings attention to unsolved murders

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8 airlifted to hospital after injuries

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Pennsylvania Senate candidate Fetterman released from hospital after stroke

https://ift.tt/qnlAFu6 Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the commonwealth's open Senate seat, was released from a hospital Sunday nine days after he checked in and was found to have suffered a stroke. https://ift.tt/e4D1yhg

Davos is back and the world has changed. Have the global elite noticed?

https://ift.tt/XS0zb2R The last time top politicians, CEOs and billionaires gathered in a Swiss mountain village to discuss society's biggest problems and pitch their solutions, the coronavirus outbreak in China was little more than a remote threat. The economy was humming, and a major armed conflict in Europe was on nobody's list of major risks. https://ift.tt/9Aj3lWp

J.M. Smucker is recalling some Jif peanut butter products due to salmonella

https://ift.tt/XS0zb2R J.M. Smucker is recalling certain types of Jif peanut butter in the US because of a potential salmonella contamination. https://ift.tt/9Aj3lWp

Black buyers are getting squeezed out of the hot housing market

https://ift.tt/XS0zb2R Nicosha Jones spent nearly a year trying to buy her first home. https://ift.tt/9Aj3lWp

Ginni Thomas pressed Arizona state lawmakers to upend Biden's win

https://ift.tt/XS0zb2R • Eastman says he and Trump communicated about plans to overturn the 2020 election https://ift.tt/9Aj3lWp

Customs officers in Detroit seize a ton of marijuana labeled as 'pool toys'

https://ift.tt/hEa3ovN These are not your average pool toys. https://ift.tt/XzxwThu

Opinion: Dark clouds are on the horizon for Democrats

https://ift.tt/hEa3ovN Democrats are still gearing up for a brutal midterm election. The clouds hanging over the party have only darkened in the past few weeks, increasing the chances of another "shellacking" like the one President Barack Obama described after the midterm election in 2010, when his party lost the House majority by dozens of seats. https://ift.tt/XzxwThu

Florida deputies save 9-year-old by pulling him through the window of a burning home

https://ift.tt/hEa3ovN Two Florida deputies saved a 9-year-old boy's life Thursday night, pulling him through the window of a burning home. https://ift.tt/XzxwThu

Analysis: The high-stakes Georgia primaries, by the numbers

https://ift.tt/hEa3ovN Pennsylvania may still not be done counting votes, but the next round of primaries is already fast approaching. https://ift.tt/XzxwThu

Infant formula shortage throws the West Wing into crisis mode

https://ift.tt/hEa3ovN President Joe Biden's West Wing has been thrown into crisis mode over a nationwide shortage of baby formula, with top aides undertaking efforts to restock grocery store shelves while coming under fire for a mess they didn't create and which they're still working to grasp the scope of. https://ift.tt/XzxwThu

Attempted arrest at gas station ends in inferno

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'Racing, it helps me advocate': Indiana kid teaches on and off the track

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Students punished for posting racist signs

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Siblings cut down 200-year-old black walnut tree

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Mom sent to prison after baby's drowning death

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Boeing launches Starliner astronaut capsule on uncrewed test mission

https://ift.tt/SL3O6kN Boeing will try yet again Thursday to send the capsule it designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station on a successful, uncrewed test mission. After two prior attempts to complete such a mission failed, Boeing's goal is to prove the spacecraft can dock with the orbiting outpost. It must succeed before it can move on to missions with people on board. https://ift.tt/wg0bk9V

Where members of Congress are pitted against each other in 2022 primaries

https://ift.tt/SL3O6kN It's rare for an incumbent member of Congress to lose a primary. It's even rarer for an incumbent member of Congress to lose a primary to a colleague of the same party. https://ift.tt/wg0bk9V

35 dogs confiscated in animal cruelty case

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Tulsa Race Massacre survivors get $1M donation

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Premature baby helps mom with cardiac issues

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Traveling Vietnam Wall arrives in KC

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Woman gives birth to 3rd set of twins

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Barrage of gunfire shocks elderly mother, daughter

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2-year-old orders 31 cheeseburgers to his home through DoorDash

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4 student suicides prompt mental health crisis

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Texas hospital now a breast milk collection site

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Snakes slithering on trails have hikers on alert

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Group constructs home in Michigan neighborhood

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Broken back leads to cancer discovery for veteran

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Texas high school senior fights to graduate

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Hiker dies after falling from overlook

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Companies cozy up to robots in tight labor market

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Man says he fell through pedestrian bridge

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Girl Scout troop creates new community garden

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The Orange County shooting suspect was upset over China-Taiwan tensions, investigators say

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC A suspect in a deadly shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, California, likely was politically motivated, investigators said. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

California court strikes down another law seeking to diversify corporate boards

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC California's efforts to mandate board diversity have been dealt another blow. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

Biden reverses some Trump policies related to Cuba, making it easier for families to visit relatives in country

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC The State Department on Monday announced a series of measures it said is aimed at supporting the Cuban people, including reinstating the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program and increasing consular services and visa processing. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

Wisconsin Democrats look for do-over with rural voters after Trump-era shellacking

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC It was the moment the lifeless body of a 1,500-pound steer was hoisted in the air, blood pouring from its neck, that Mandela Barnes knew he was a long way from his comfort zone. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

Renault sells Soviet-era icon Lada as it exits Russia, for now

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC Renault is selling its business in Russia, including a controlling stake in Lada, becoming the latest carmaker to exit the country over its assault on Ukraine. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

Pennsylvania US Senate candidate Fetterman suffers stroke but says he's 'well on my way to a full recovery'

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC John Fetterman, the favorite to win Pennsylvania's Democratic US Senate contest, announced Sunday that he's recovering after a stroke. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

At least 2 dead, multiple people injured in shooting at a Texas flea market, sheriff says

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC A shooting at a flea market in Harris County, Texas, Sunday left multiple people injured and at least two dead, according to a tweet from the sheriff. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC Elon Musk on Saturday tweeted that Twitter's legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for the social media platform's checks on automated users was 100. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

Progressive Democratic House candidates are being hammered by outside spenders

https://ift.tt/lUJHOoC As Democratic House members began planning their exits last year ahead of an expected midterms backlash, progressive outsiders were organizing, targeting soon-to-be open seats in traditionally blue districts. https://ift.tt/G5eZMmn

How long can retailers keep raising prices before consumers finally stop shopping?

https://ift.tt/BOVsIlc Worries about an economic slowdown are running wild on Wall Street. Despite concerns about inflation, higher interest rates from the Federal Reserve, supply chain issues and geopolitical turmoil due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Covid outbreaks in China, American consumers continue to do what they do best: shop until they drop. https://ift.tt/rZtSwox

Who's who in the Michael Sussmann trial

https://ift.tt/BOVsIlc The trial of Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann kicks off Monday in Washington, DC, and will feature a cast of characters related to the 2016 election. https://ift.tt/rZtSwox

America's response to addiction relies on fixing this website

https://ift.tt/BOVsIlc At a psychiatric hospital in Michigan, Dr. Cara Poland's patients were handed a sheet of paper to find follow-up care. The hospital had entered local ZIP codes on a website — run by the nation's top substance use and mental health agency — and printed the resulting list of providers for patients to call. https://ift.tt/rZtSwox

As water runs short in California, commission rejects $1.4B desalination plant

https://ift.tt/BOVsIlc As California battles a historic drought and a water crisis looms, the state's coastline protection agency on Thursday unanimously rejected the development of a $1.4 billion desalination plant in Huntington Beach that would have converted ocean water into municipal water for Orange County residents. https://ift.tt/rZtSwox

Fights over school boards share ballot with North Carolina's Senate primary

https://ift.tt/BOVsIlc North Carolina's Senate race is among the most competitive in the nation this year. But voters across the state are also weighing in on highly contested school board races fueled by parents who felt voiceless throughout the pandemic and a conservative focus on how topics like race and sex are taught in public schools. https://ift.tt/rZtSwox

Six people were injured when a small plane crashed into a Florida bridge, authorities say

https://ift.tt/BOVsIlc A small plane crashed into the Haulover Inlet Bridge in Florida's Miami-Dade County, Saturday, injuring six people, authorities said. https://ift.tt/rZtSwox

Opinion: Trust in the Supreme Court is grievously wounded

https://ift.tt/BOVsIlc Renowned Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. compared the peaceful ambiance of the nation's highest court to "the quiet of the storm center." As anyone who has experienced a hurricane knows, howling winds and pelting rain prevail until an eerie calm signals that the eye has arrived. Then the storm recommences when the center moves on. https://ift.tt/rZtSwox

Swollen rivers are dangerous for spring kayakers in Iowa

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Student dropped off at wrong address

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Marijuana gummies causing problems in schools

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Gov. signs retail theft bill into law

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Cars, cash, wigs and guns: How the Alabama jailbreak came to a deadly end

https://ift.tt/bOQLimB The chaotic 11-day escape started with a simple lie. https://ift.tt/4y3mDBI

DeSantis taps self-described 'Florida gun lawyer' to oversee elections

https://ift.tt/bOQLimB Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has put in charge of the state's election systems a deeply conservative state lawmaker who has championed legislation to ban so-called sanctuary cities and calls himself the "Florida gun lawyer." https://ift.tt/4y3mDBI

GOP looks to marginalize Cawthorn if he wins Tuesday primary

https://ift.tt/bOQLimB Republicans are publicly and privately rooting for Rep. Madison Cawthorn to lose his North Carolina primary race on Tuesday. But they're also preparing for an alternate scenario: how to deal with the embattled freshman if he returns to Congress after becoming a party pariah. https://ift.tt/4y3mDBI

Police close part of Route 66, chase down piglet on the loose

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Deputy killed in crash with 18-wheeler

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Jumping worms found in Iowa

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Autistic boy competing in Scrabble tournament

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High school students protest for abortion rights

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Meme mania returns. GameStop and AMC soar

https://ift.tt/LlGiuAI Apes of Reddit, rejoice! Shares of meme stock darling GameStop soared more than 20% in midday trading Thursday, prompting trades to be halted several times due to volatility. But there was no specific news to justify or explain the big pop. https://ift.tt/XIoa86D

Neighborhood trying to stop speeding drivers

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Woman wants answers in grandmother's death

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Dance team's Tik Tok video goes viral

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Tenants being forced out by investment group

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Boston Harbor to host Cliff Diving World Series

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Police officers help save life of choking baby

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'I'm not tired yet:' Family, friends celebrate Texas woman turning 105

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Police: Woman took stolen yacht on joyride

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Mother sets out on new journey as a life coach

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Police chief shot in leg during struggle w/ suspect

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Nonprofit works to help former inmates reintegrate

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Family responds with kindness after theft

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Man becomes youngest graduate from law school

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5-year-old dies after being found in creek

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Comedian celebrates frontline workers on birthday

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100-year-old honored for Red Cross service

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Veteran walking 3,000 miles to raise awareness

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This Singaporean startup has reinvented the instant noodle

https://ift.tt/G4sNB0C Hardy, drought-resistant and a natural fertilizer, the Bambara groundnut could offer a food for the future. Singapore-based food-tech startup WhatIf is using the unusual ingredient to make healthier instant noodles -- and more. https://ift.tt/6AIzZW1

China faces 'complex and grave' job market, warns Premier Li

https://ift.tt/G4sNB0C One of China's top leaders has painted a grim picture of the job market in the world's most populous nation, as widespread Covid lockdowns slam the brakes on the economy. https://ift.tt/6AIzZW1

Travel stocks are hot. But it's not all smooth sailing

https://ift.tt/G4sNB0C Summer 2022 will be huge for travel, as people in the United States and Europe dig out their swimsuits and happily set off on long-postponed vacations. https://ift.tt/6AIzZW1

Biden to announce partnership with internet providers to lower costs for low-income households

https://ift.tt/G4sNB0C President Joe Biden on Monday will announce that 20 of the nation's internet providers have committed to lowering costs for low-income households, a step the administration says will increase access to high-speed internet for 48 million households nationwide. https://ift.tt/6AIzZW1

Mississippi governor says his state isn't focused on banning certain birth control 'at this time'

https://ift.tt/uXBw46I Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday hedged when asked if his state would consider banning certain forms of birth control if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, only offering that it's "not what we are focused on at this time." https://ift.tt/O6Wb0uB

2 killed in plane crash near Golden Gate Bridge, sheriff's office says

https://ift.tt/uXBw46I A plane crash northwest of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Friday afternoon killed two people, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. https://ift.tt/O6Wb0uB

How long will inflation last? The answer lies in the past

https://ift.tt/uXBw46I The Federal Reserve's favorite inflation-related adjective used to be transitory, as in: Inflation is transitory and price increases should be temporary.  https://ift.tt/O6Wb0uB

Raleigh police shoot man suspected of using Molotov cocktails to set cars on fire and threaten an officer

https://ift.tt/uXBw46I A man who allegedly used incendiary devices to set police cars on fire at a North Carolina police station was killed after he also threatened an officer with one of the devices, the Raleigh police chief said. https://ift.tt/O6Wb0uB

The United States is in a maternal health crisis, Goldman Sachs wants to change that

https://ift.tt/uXBw46I The United States is in a maternal health crisis. https://ift.tt/O6Wb0uB

Trump's trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later

https://ift.tt/uXBw46I It's been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump -- and they remain in place despite the change in administrations. https://ift.tt/O6Wb0uB

Suspected Brooklyn subway shooter indicted on two federal counts, including terror charge

https://ift.tt/uXBw46I Frank James, the man accused of opening fire on a Brooklyn subway last month, has been indicted on two federal counts. https://ift.tt/O6Wb0uB

3 coyotes killed in Dallas after attack on 2-year-old boy

https://ift.tt/n1zEhT4 Wildlife workers have killed three coyotes in Dallas after a coyote seriously injured 2-year-old boy this week, officials said Friday. https://ift.tt/QPUYXc8

Man rescues wife from tornado debris

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Noir Bookshop, dedicated to the Black experience

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Business owner takes 2nd job to combat inflation

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New baby wallaby born at Detroit Zoo

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Toilet shattered by lightning strike at apartment

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Majority-Black town reaches agreement with Tennessee to avoid state takeover

https://ift.tt/WB4jo1i The town of Mason, Tennessee, and the NAACP reached an agreement this week with the Tennessee Comptroller's Office to settle a lawsuit filed after the state attempted to gain financial control of the majority-Black town. https://ift.tt/jP8RWYn

Department of public safety officers rescue owl stuck between 2 fences

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3 sets of twins born on same day at hospital

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Man pulls emergency exit on plane, walks on wing

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Free weekly therapy sessions help residents heal

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Dow plunges more than 1,000 points in Wall Street's worst day of the year

https://ift.tt/folumQF Wildfires and straight-line winds that have ravaged New Mexico for a month have created a major disaster, President Joe Biden declared, unlocking critical federal aid as the state continues to battle the largest wildfire burning in the United States. https://ift.tt/FjKxJ1D

Teacher 'catfished' by students, sent photos

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Family says 6-year-old ran marathon

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Officer's vest, flashlight saved life in shootout

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Rain causes problems for senior living complex

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Georgia High School Association uses new law to implement anti-trans sports ban

https://ift.tt/e5aoyIQ Transgender high school students in Georgia were banned Wednesday from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identities after the state's high school association used a controversial new law to implement the restriction. https://ift.tt/Z1rx0fd

Secretary of State Antony Blinken tests positive for Covid-19

https://ift.tt/e5aoyIQ Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. https://ift.tt/Z1rx0fd

Bar hopes to name beer after NFL draft pick

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Interactive mural created for young, creative minds

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Woman celebrates 100th birthday by skydiving

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68-year-old graduate finds direction in nursing

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Atlanta BeltLine to be completed by 2030

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3,500 books donated to Baltimore City Schools

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7-year-old completes unassisted triple play

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'Lost puppy' taken home turns out to be baby coyote

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2 cases of rare children's liver illness reported

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Alumni couple gives $1M to College of Nursing

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5 Camaros stolen from GM plant; 9 men charged

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Program aims to help expose teens to career in aviation

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The latest in the investigations and lawsuits involving Donald Trump, his company and the 2020 election

https://ift.tt/ADpZbBV The volume of investigations involving former President Donald Trump, the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the finances of the Trump Organization is staggering. https://ift.tt/jD67mlh

Grand jury selected in Fulton County probe of Trump election interference in Georgia

https://ift.tt/60jnJeH A special grand jury has been selected to hear evidence in an investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. https://ift.tt/01Z9rp5

Tennessee's governor has halted executions for an independent review into lethal injections following an inmate's last-minute reprieve

https://ift.tt/60jnJeH Tennessee's governor has announced a pause of executions in the state amid plans for an independent review into the lethal injection process. https://ift.tt/01Z9rp5

Investing ethically won't buy protection in this market

https://ift.tt/60jnJeH As the economy began bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic, interest in investment products that promoted good environmental, social and governance practices took off. https://ift.tt/01Z9rp5

Why car shopping is so bizarre in the US

https://ift.tt/60jnJeH The way we buy cars in America is just weird. https://ift.tt/01Z9rp5

EU says Apple Pay restrictions may harm competitors

https://ift.tt/60jnJeH The European Union is warning Apple about possible antitrust violations after an investigation into the iPhone maker's dominance in mobile retail payments. https://ift.tt/01Z9rp5

Xiaomi is the latest big Chinese company to face the heat in India

https://ift.tt/60jnJeH India has seized more than $700 million from one of China's biggest tech companies after accusing it of moving money out of the country illegally. https://ift.tt/01Z9rp5

A Texas school's policy has thrust the CROWN Act back into the spotlight. Here's what to know

https://ift.tt/60jnJeH A Texas high school policy banning braided or twisted hair has stopped a teenager from attending school, according to his mother, and brought renewed attention to the CROWN Act. https://ift.tt/01Z9rp5