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Kia and Hyundai recall more than 3 million vehicles due to the risk of fire

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

More than 1.6 million Hyundais and 1.7 million Kias are at risk of engine compartment fires. Owners of the affected vehicles are urged to park them outside and away from homes and buildings.

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A Beyoncé fan couldn't fly to a show due to his wheelchair size, so he told TikTok

Friday, September 22, 2023

Jon Hetherington, 34, couldn't fly to Seattle to see Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour because his wheelchair was too tall. However, he was invited to see her Dallas show.

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There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the American Library Association.

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A NASA astronaut approaches a year in space, the longest time for any American

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Frank Rubio's first mission broke the record for longest U.S. spaceflight last week. The medical doctor is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and served as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot.

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State-run, land-grant HBCUs are owed more than $13 billion, the White House says

Monday, September 18, 2023

The government is supposed to provide equal funding to land-grant, state-run historically Black colleges and universities under the Morrill Act of 1890.

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The Rolling Stones announce 'Hackney Diamonds,' their first album in 18 years

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

The rock 'n' roll band last released an album of original music in 2005, with A Bigger Bang. Hackney Diamonds will be their 24th album and their first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts.

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2 Pennsylvania school districts cancel classes after a man escaped from prison

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced to life in prison and has been spotted six times since escaping from the Chester County Prison in late August. Police say how he got out is still under investigation.

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The USWNT's Julie Ertz, a back to back World Cup champion, is retiring from soccer

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Ertz is the only player to win two U.S. Soccer Player of the Year awards and a U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. She has won two World Cups and is a two-time Olympian.

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From stage to screen: A concert film of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour heads to theaters

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Swift's tour has bolstered economies and crashed the Ticketmaster website. AMC said it has increased its online ticket server by more than five times its normal capacity to accommodate for the demand.

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Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding

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Alabama requests a date to execute an inmate via nitrogen hypoxia for the first time

Monday, August 28, 2023

Smith was supposed to be executed in November 2022 by lethal injection, but corrections officers failed to insert an IV properly. The U.S. Supreme Court has authorized nitrogen hypoxia in his case.

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The Justice Department is suing SpaceX for allegedly not hiring refugees and asylees

Friday, August 25, 2023

The agency says SpaceX often said in its marketing materials for open jobs they couldn't hire U.S. citizens because of export control laws. But asylees and refugees are protected under those laws.

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T-Mobile is laying off 5,000 employees

Thursday, August 24, 2023

The telecommunications company said it wants to eliminate roles that are too similar to each other and don't align with the company's current priorities.

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1 in 5 women report mistreatment from medical staff during pregnancy

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

The women reported being verbally abused, having their requests for help go unanswered and having their physical privacy infringed upon, according to a CDC survey.

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A salmonella outbreak is being linked to pet turtles

Monday, August 21, 2023

Half of the people infected in the outbreak reported having contact with turtle with shells smaller than four inches wide. Owning pet turtles of that size is prohibited by federal law.

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A 4% income tax on millionaires will make lunch free for Massachusetts K-12 students

Friday, August 18, 2023

Massachusetts voters approved the Fair Share Amendment in November. It places a 4% tax on incomes above $1 million, in addition to the state's standard income tax of 5%.

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The head coach of the U.S. national women's soccer team has stepped down

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Head coach Vlatko Andonovksi and the U.S. Soccer Federation have "mutually agree to part ways," the organization said. Last week, the USWNT was knocked out of the World Cup earlier than ever before.

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Michael Oher of 'The Blind Side' says he wasn't adopted, but put in a conservatorship

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Oher alleged Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy presented him with a document establishing a conservatorship shortly after he moved in with him, and said it was "for all intents and purposes, an adoption."

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A lot is happening in Florida education. These are some of the changes kids will see

Monday, August 14, 2023

The Florida education system has been in the spotlight lately after Gov. Ron DeSantis banned diversity and inclusion programs in public colleges and approved a controversial social studies curriculum.

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There has been an 80% drop in cases of unruly airline passengers since 2021

Wednesday, August 09, 2023

The Federal Aviation Administration partnered with the FBI in 2021 to bring criminal charges more aggressively against disorderly airline passengers.

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