Joe Hernandez

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Janet Yellen says the federal government won't bail out Silicon Valley Bank

Sunday, March 12, 2023

The California lender was taken over by regulators after a "run" on the bank. The Treasury secretary says the U.S. won't come to the bank's rescue like it did for others in the 2008 financial crisis.

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Pence says Trump was 'wrong' about Jan. 6 and that history will hold him accountable

Sunday, March 12, 2023

The former vice president said Trump's "reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day," in his most forceful rebuke yet of his two-time running mate.

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There are about 3 U.S. train derailments per day. They aren't usually major disasters

Thursday, March 09, 2023

The U.S. saw more than one thousand train derailments last year, but industry leaders say traveling by rail remains one of the safest methods of transportation.

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What to know about the 'red tide' hitting Florida beaches

Monday, March 06, 2023

The toxic Karenia brevis algae has returned to the Gulf Coast for another year, killing fish and causing health problems in people.

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Women's History Month grew out of a weeklong commemoration by Jimmy Carter in 1980

Thursday, March 02, 2023

The first national Women's History Week occurred in 1980. Seven years later, Congress passed a law designating March as Women's History Month.

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TikTok sets a new default screen-time limit for teen users

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

The social media giant has introduced a 60-minute daily limit and other measures aimed at users under 18, as TikTok and other tech companies face growing calls to better protect young people online.

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California and the Northeast are hit with major winter storms

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Facing a drought, California sees back-to-back snowstorms that have helped build up the Sierra Nevada snowpack. After an uneventful winter in the Northeast, snow is falling from New Jersey to Maine.

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How a new MLB rule could change baseball games this season

Monday, February 27, 2023

A pitch clock will give pitchers 20 seconds or less to throw the ball, and hitters have to be in the batter's box when the timer hits 8 seconds. It already cost one team a game in spring training.

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After a deputy shot a man, the man's family sued but the deputy got an award

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Pueblo County Sheriff's Deputy Charles McWhorter received a Purple Heart award just days before the family of Richard Ward — who McWhorter shot and killed — sued him for wrongful death.

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EPA tells Norfolk Southern to temporarily stop shipping toxic train derailment waste

Sunday, February 26, 2023

The agency heard concerns from residents and officials in Texas and Michigan, where some of the contaminated waste had already been shipped.

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The EPA steps in to take over the East Palestine train derailment cleanup

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Under the legal order, Norfolk Southern is responsible for the costs and cleanup of soil and water contaminated by the release of hazardous chemicals from its derailed train earlier this month.

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Dozens of U.K. companies will keep the 4-day workweek after a pilot program ends

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Worker satisfaction went up and revenues remained steady during the six-month trial. Now, nearly all of the 61 companies that took part say they'll continue offering the four-day workweek.

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Russia is launching a mission to give stranded space station crew members a ride home

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The Russian spacecraft that brought the three crew members to the ISS in the fall later experienced a leak in its radiator cooling loop. A replacement ship is set to be launched on Friday.

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Tributes pour in for former President Jimmy Carter after he enters hospice care

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Politicians, celebrities, organizations and more have been heaping praise on the one-term Democratic president who continued leading a life of public service long after he left the White House.

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A Catholic bishop was killed in California over the weekend, investigators say

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell was born in Ireland and served as a priest and a bishop for more than four decades. The 69-year-old was remembered as a "peacemaker."

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Lowriding was born in California but it's restricted. Lawmakers want to change that

Thursday, February 16, 2023

State law bars some modified vehicles and lets cities enact cruising bans. Lowrider advocates and Californian legislators say it criminalizes cultural traditions.

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The Buffalo Tops shooter has been sentenced to life in prison without parole

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The 19-year-old also faces 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence. He will make an appearance in federal court this week.

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A United Airlines flight took a steep dive to just 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

The airline says the two pilots of the December flight from Maui made a safety report after landing in San Francisco and are currently receiving additional training.

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A bullied N.J. student died by suicide. Now, the superintendent has resigned

Monday, February 13, 2023

Adriana Kuch, a freshman in the Central Regional School District along the Jersey Shore, died on Feb. 3. Her father says bullying led her to take her own life.

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The College Board slams Florida for what it calls 'slander' of AP Black history course

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Florida officials claimed the new AP African American Studies course has a "political agenda," but the education nonprofit says state leaders never made any concrete suggestions on how to change it.

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