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D.C. Sues Amazon, Accusing It Of Inflating Prices And Abusing Its Monopoly

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine takes issue with Amazon's policies for third-party sellers that prevent them from selling products for lower prices elsewhere.

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EU Asks All EU-Based Airlines To Avoid Belarusian Airspace After Forced Landing

Monday, May 24, 2021

The move comes a day after Belarus ordered a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk due to reports of a bomb aboard, in a ruse to apprehend an opposition activist.

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In 25 States, More Than Half Of Adults Are Fully Vaccinated

Monday, May 24, 2021

The latest CDC data shows a recent bump in the doses administered per day. New England leads the country in vaccination rates among adults.

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The Bombing Has Stopped, But Pain And Destruction Remain In Gaza City

Friday, May 21, 2021

Fully intact buildings stood right next to where others had been flattened. Families walked together in the streets, dressed-up in fancy clothes to visit relatives for Eid.

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Amazon Shuts Down A Construction Site In Connecticut After A 7th Noose Is Found

Friday, May 21, 2021

The latest noose was found hanging from a beam during a lunch break on Wednesday. Amazon says a $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the identity of the culprits.

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Expect An Above Average Atlantic Hurricane Season This Year

Thursday, May 20, 2021

The forecast calls for 3 to 5 major hurricanes. The agency also said it's revising upwards what counts as the "normal" number of storms in a season.

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Israel And Hamas Agree To A Cease-Fire In The Gaza Conflict

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Officials in Gaza say at least 230 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict. In Israel, 12 people have been killed.

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With Lethal Injections Harder To Come By, Some States Are Turning To Firing Squads

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Unable to obtain lethal injection drugs, some states have turned to outmoded alternatives, which also includes the electric chair, to execute prisoners on death row.

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Prosecutor Says Deputies Were Justified In The Fatal Shooting Of Andrew Brown Jr.

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Brown was shot and killed in his car by Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff's deputies as they arrived to carry out warrants last month. His family called his death an "execution."

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What The New Mask Guidance Means For Unvaccinated Kids — And Their Parents

Friday, May 14, 2021

I'm fully vaccinated, but my kids aren't. Can I safely take off my mask? Do my unvaccinated kids have to keep masking in public?

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Here's What Is (And Isn't) Changed By The New CDC Mask Guidance

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.

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Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Biden says, "Today is a great day for America and our long battle with coronavirus. ... It's been made possible by the extraordinary success we've had in vaccinating so many Americans so quickly."

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CDC Says Kids As Young As 12 Should Get The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The White House has been urging family doctors to encourage vaccination of adolescents and the CDC director said "providers may begin vaccinating them right away."

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Judge Finds Aggravating Factors In Chauvin Case, Paving Way For Longer Sentence

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The judge found that Chauvin abused a position of trust, treated George Floyd with "particular cruelty," committed the crime as part of a group, and the offense occurred in front of children.

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A Reckoning After Morehouse Withdraws From Debate Tournament, Citing 'Anti-Blackness'

Friday, April 30, 2021

"This tournament was a culmination of years of innate and not-so-well concealed racism within the debate community that came to a head," says Daniel Edwards, the Morehouse College team captain.

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FDA Moves To Ban Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Menthol has been the last allowable flavor in cigarettes, and the FDA says marginalized communities are far more likely to use these products.

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Columbus Mayor Requests DOJ Review Of Racial Bias In Police Force

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

"We want to be partners with the DOJ to bring about meaningful, sustainable and significant reforms," the mayor's letter says. It comes a week after 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant was killed by police.

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N.C. Judge Delays Public Release Of Bodycam Footage Of Andrew Brown Jr.'s Death

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Judge Jeffrey Foster ordered law enforcement to disclose videos to Brown's family within 10 days but blocked public release until an investigation of the shooting is complete in 30 to 45 days.

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Georgia Sheriff Indicted On Federal Charges That He Used Restraint Chair To Punish

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

An indictment describes four instances last year in which Sheriff Victor Hill ordered detainees restrained in a chair for hours, though the men had offered no resistance.

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Apple Rolls Out Major New Privacy Protections For iPhones And iPads

Monday, April 26, 2021

Users will now encounter pop-ups asking whether they want to allow their data to be shared with third parties. That little question could have a big impact on advertising companies like Facebook.

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