Merrit Kennedy

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In Canada, Ex-Nurse Pleads Guilty To Murdering 8 Nursing Home Patients

Thursday, June 01, 2017

Elizabeth Wettlaufer's guilty plea makes her one of the deadliest serial killers in the country's history, according to Canadian media reports. She says she injected her victims with insulin.

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Dozens Of Deaths Reported In Philippine Resort Attack

Thursday, June 01, 2017

Local media say bodies were found there after what police call a possible robbery attempt. Though ISIS claimed responsibility Friday, police continue to maintain that there's no evidence of terrorism.

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Bahrain Court Orders Dissolution Of Country's Last Major Opposition Group

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

The court order targets the secular National Democratic Action Society. Human rights groups are decrying the court order, saying it amounts to a de facto ban on all opposition in the country.

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NASA Plans To Launch A Probe Next Year To 'Touch The Sun'

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

The small spacecraft is set to hurtle toward the sun at about 450,000 miles per hour. Scientists hope it will clear up some big mysteries, such as why the sun's atmosphere is hotter than its surface.

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N.J. Town Must Pay Islamic Group $3.25 Million To Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

As part of the settlement of a separate Justice Department lawsuit, the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge will be allowed to move forward with its plans to build a mosque, ending a years-long dispute.

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Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant To Shut Down In 2019

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The company that owns the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, site of the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history, says the facility will be closed unless the state of Pennsylvania decides to bail it out.

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Mississippi Shooting Spree Kills 8, Including Sheriff's Deputy

Sunday, May 28, 2017

The rampage happened at three separate locations in the county, and suspect Willie Corey Godbolt said that he intended to commit "suicide by cop." The state's governor called it a "senseless tragedy."

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Scientists Pinpoint How A Flamingo Balances On One Leg

Thursday, May 25, 2017

What appears to be a feat actually requires almost no muscle effort from the bird. The researchers found even a dead flamingo's body will fall into a stable one-leg balance if positioned vertically.

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NBA Says 2019 All-Star Game Will Be In N.C. After Partial 'Bathroom Bill' Repeal

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

"We believe the recent legislation eliminates the most egregious aspects of the prior law," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. Some advocates for transgender rights have criticized the decision.

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UPDATE: Nepalese Officials Dispute Reports Of More Everest Deaths

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

A day after reports surfaced from Mount Everest that four climbers were found dead, Nepalese officials say other climbers would have seen the bodies and that no climbers had been reported missing.

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3.3 Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light On How The Spine Evolved

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

It's hard evidence that the type of spinal segmentation and numbering found in modern humans emerged 3.3 million years ago, the scientists say. The remarkable fossil was discovered in Ethiopia.

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'Peace Is A Choice,' Trump Says During Appearance With Palestinian Leader

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

The president provided few specifics about how a deal might be achieved in a peace process that has been stalled for years. He said it could "begin a process of peace all throughout the Middle East."

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Poll Shows Increased Support For NATO On Both Sides Of The Atlantic

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

The uptick in support, especially among U.S. Democrats, comes after the turbulent U.S. presidential race where Donald Trump called NATO "obsolete." He now says it's "no longer obsolete."

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Supreme Court Rejects 2 Congressional Districts In North Carolina

Monday, May 22, 2017

"A State may not use race as the predominant factor in drawing district lines unless it has a compelling reason," Justice Elena Kagan said in the court's opinion upholding a lower court ruling.

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Ford Replaces CEO Mark Fields In Management Shake-Up

Monday, May 22, 2017

Ford announced Monday that Jim Hackett, who has overseen Ford's efforts on autonomous vehicles, has taken over as president and CEO.

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In Saudi Arabia, Trump Says Fight Against Terrorism A 'Battle Between Good And Evil'

Sunday, May 21, 2017

In his first foreign trip as president, Trump stressed to leaders of Arab and Muslim-majority countries that "nations of the Middle East cannot wait for American power to crush this enemy for them."

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Oxfam: Combined Wealth Of 5 Richest Nigerians Could Lift Country Out Of Poverty

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Oxfam calls the level of inequality in the country "obscene." The disparity is only growing, the charity says, in light of what it describes as the misallocation of the country's resources.

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Trump Administration Says It Will Launch NAFTA Renegotiation

Thursday, May 18, 2017

The U.S. trade representative formally notified congressional leaders in a letter Thursday that the president intends to begin negotiations with Canada and Mexico "as soon as practicable."

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Tragic Love Triangle Is Sad For Lonely Rare Snail, Still Good For Science

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

A garden snail with a rare genetic condition can't mate with normal snails; scientists launch an international search for a mate; two possible mates are found. But they mate with each other instead.

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Trump Administration Upholds Iran Sanctions Waiver, Keeping Nuclear Deal Alive

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The U.S. will continue to waive some sanctions against Iran, a key aspect of the agreement negotiated by the Obama administration and other world powers.

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