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At least 9 GOP-led state legislatures want to restrict or criminalize drag shows

Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Lawmakers in Tennessee are advancing a bill that would restrict drag show performances in the state. This bill and others like it threaten the LGBTQ community as well as businesses, critics say.

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The Dallas Zoo saga serves as a reminder to remain vigilant, national accreditor says

Thursday, February 02, 2023

The disappearance of two emperor tamarins was the culmination of suspicious events at the Dallas Zoo in recent weeks. The CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums calls it a learning moment.

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7th officer relieved of duty and 3 first responders fired after Tyre Nichols' death

Monday, January 30, 2023

Nichols, 29, was pulled over on Jan. 7 for what police said was reckless driving. After trying to flee on foot, Nichols was severely beaten by police. He died in a hospital days later.

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The city of Memphis releases videos of Tyre Nichols' arrest and beating

Friday, January 27, 2023

In the videos released by the city, officers are shown aggressively dragging Nichols from his car. Later, they are seen beating and kicking Nichols as he lies on the ground.

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At least 18 dead in 3 days after mass shootings in California devastate 2 communities

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

The shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, two towns just hundreds of miles apart in California, share devastating similarities.

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A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch

Monday, January 23, 2023

Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York office, allegedly worked with Oleg Deripaska, who has been on the U.S. sanctions list since 2018.

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New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern is resigning. Is there a lesson for other politicians?

Sunday, January 22, 2023

Political experts say that other global leaders can learn from Ardern's moment of gracefully bowing out while keeping reputations largely intact.

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Bank of America says the problem with Zelle transactions is resolved

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

The website Downdetector reported spikes in outages involving Bank of America and payment platform Zelle starting Wednesday morning.

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A Colorado library is closed after meth contamination. What will it take to clean it?

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

The Englewood Public Library is the second library in Colorado to have to close its doors due to meth contamination.

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'Rick and Morty' co-creator Justin Roiland faces felony domestic violence charges

Friday, January 13, 2023

The 2020 case came to light as pretrial hearings began recently. Roiland's lawyer says he is innocent.

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A Maryland TikToker raised more than $140k for an 82-year-old Walmart worker

Friday, January 13, 2023

Rory McCarty used his TikTok community to raise almost $150,000 for 82-year-old Warren "Butch" Marion. Strangers just a month ago, the two have become close friends.

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Here's the latest on the NOTAM outage that caused flight delays and cancellations

Thursday, January 12, 2023

The Federal Aviation Administration said late Wednesday that early work traced the blackout to a "damaged database file."

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A damaged file may have caused the outage in an FAA system, leading to travel chaos

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Departures across the U.S. were halted for two hours Wednesday morning after the agency's system for alerting pilots and airports of real-time hazards went dark, frustrating thousands of travelers.

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Coinbase lays off around 20% of its workforce as crypto downturn continues

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

This latest round of job cuts, around 950, comes after the company laid off about 1,100 people back in June.

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The ozone layer is on track to recover in the coming decades, the United Nations says

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

The ozone layer is a thin shield in the stratosphere that protects humans and the environment from harmful levels of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

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How reparation efforts in Barbados found an international spotlight

Saturday, January 07, 2023

The online buzz over high profile Britons' ties to the trans-Atlantic slave trade put attention on the ongoing reparations push in Barbados, and other Caribbean nations.

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Jen Shah, 'Real Housewives' star, sentenced to 6 1/2 years for telemarketing fraud

Friday, January 06, 2023

Shah was also ordered to pay more than $6 million in restitution.

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California's 'Pineapple Express' relents, with some areas starting cleanup efforts

Thursday, January 05, 2023

Another huge winter storm has slammed California's coastal and inland areas with strong winds and heavy rain and snow. It has downed power lines and closed roads and is linked to at least two deaths.

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Rick Singer, head of the college admissions bribery scandal, gets 42 months in prison

Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Prosecutors had sought six years for his role in the scheme to get the children of wealthy parents into universities. He was also ordered to pay more than $19 million in restitution and forfeitures.

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Brooklyn pastor claims innocence while facing federal fraud and extortion charges

Thursday, December 22, 2022

In July, Lamor Whitehead and his wife were robbed of $1 million in jewelry after armed gunmen entered their church during a live-streamed service.

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