Joe Hernandez

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The 'Rust' armorer is suing the film's ammo supplier over the deadly, on-set shooting

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer and key props assistant on the movie set, said in the complaint that she bought live ammunition she believed to be dummy rounds.

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Grocery store shortages are back. Here are some of the reasons why

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Bare shelves at supermarkets are attributed to omicron, a labor shortage, climate change and other reasons. "We're really seeing the perfect storm," one industry expert told NPR.

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A potentially deadly risk to kids prompts 3 companies to recall in-home elevators

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Bella Elevator, Inclinator Company of America and Savaria Corporation recalled about 69,000 elevators that pose a risk of pinning children between the elevator car door and the exterior landing door.

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New York revises the death toll in fatal Bronx fire to 17, including 8 children

Monday, January 10, 2022

City officials had said on Sunday that 19 people perished in the fire, including nine children.

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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped in 2021, a threat to climate goals

Monday, January 10, 2022

The spike was attributed to a slew of causes, including behavior changes after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, but environmental advocates say it's worrisome.

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A fire in a Bronx apartment building leaves 19 dead, including 9 children

Sunday, January 09, 2022

One resident described seeing a wall of "thick, chalky smoke. The type of smoke you can't breathe" in the building's hallway when he tried to leave his apartment.

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Classes for Chicago students are in limbo as teachers, mayor wrangle over omicron

Sunday, January 09, 2022

Teachers began refusing to show up for their jobs in person on Wednesday amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, prompting the cancellation of classes for more than 300,000 public school students.

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All 3 white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison

Friday, January 07, 2022

Travis McMichael, who pulled the trigger, and his father, Greg, have no chance for parole. A federal hate crimes trial remains in a case widely seen as racially motivated.

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GMO is out, 'bioengineered' is in, as new U.S. food labeling rules take effect

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

A new national standard is meant to give consumers clarity about how their food was produced, but critics say the rules will introduce more confusion and don't go far enough.

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Car ads in France will soon have to encourage more environmentally friendly travel

Tuesday, January 04, 2022

The automakers' ads will suggest people consider carpooling or cycling instead of driving. The new rules, beginning in March, come as the country is trying to cut down on its carbon emissions.

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Snowfall hits the Mid-Atlantic, dropping more than a foot in some areas

Monday, January 03, 2022

A major winter storm brought more than a foot of snow to parts of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware, with heavy accumulations also seen in North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and D.C.

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The FDA authorizes a Pfizer booster shot for children ages 12 to 15

Monday, January 03, 2022

The authorization comes in the midst of an explosion of COVID-19 cases nationwide driven by the omicron variant — a surge that has brought a spike in pediatric hospitalizations.

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CDC could add a negative test to its new isolation guidelines, Fauci says

Sunday, January 02, 2022

The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation.

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Twitter bans Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account over COVID misinformation

Sunday, January 02, 2022

A spokesperson for the social media company said it had been clear that it would ban accounts for repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy.

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COVID-19 experts, athletes and Daniel Craig make the U.K.'s 'Honours List'

Saturday, January 01, 2022

The annual tradition pays tribute to people for achievements made over the previous year. The government said it was the most ethnically diverse Honours List yet.

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U.S. COVID cases continue to skyrocket and disruptions abound as 2022 begins

Saturday, January 01, 2022

The U.S. will soon mark two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, and the number of new infections has never been higher. Meanwhile, travelers are facing canceled flights.

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Food recalls have dropped off during the pandemic, but no one is entirely sure why

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

When the pandemic hit last year, restaurants closed and grocery stores struggled to keep their shelves stocked. A shift also occurred in the national food safety system.

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Virginia workers unearth a 2nd time capsule at the Robert E. Lee statue site

Monday, December 27, 2021

Last week, experts opened a box they believed to be a chest left in the plot in 1887, but the contents weren't what they were expecting. Now they may have finally found what they were seeking.

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Fauci says New York was right to ease quarantine rules for health care workers

Monday, December 27, 2021

Vaccinated health care staff and other essential workers can return to work five days — rather than the previous 10 days — after a positive COVID-19 test if they meet certain safety standards.

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The FDA has authorized Merck's COVID pill for home use — the second in two days

Thursday, December 23, 2021

The medicine, called molnupiravir, is taken twice a day for five days and works by preventing the virus from replicating. Merck says it will have 10 million packs available by the end of the month.

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