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IRS Postpones Tax Filing Deadline To May 17

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

It is the second consecutive year the agency has given taxpayers more time to file their returns because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Anti-Asian Attacks Rise During Pandemic. Read NPR's Stories On The Surge In Violence

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Hate incidents against Asian Americans have risen since the start of the pandemic, leaving Asians nationwide scared and frustrated.

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Tiger Woods 'Awake, Responsive' After Undergoing Surgery For Rollover Crash

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The legendary golfer suffered "multiple leg injuries," according to his agent. The sheriff's department said Woods was driving the only car involved in the collision.

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Austin Hostage Standoff Leaves 2 Pediatricians Dead

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Police say a doctor who was terminally ill with cancer brought a gun to a Texas pediatrician's office. The stalemate ended with both doctors killed in a murder-suicide.

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U.S. Executes Dustin Higgs In 13th And Final Execution Under Trump Administration

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Higgs had been sentenced to death for the 1996 killings of three women. His lawyers had tried to argue that his diagnosis of COVID-19 would make death by lethal injection "cruel."

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South Korean Court Orders Japan To Compensate 12 WWII Sex Slaves

Friday, January 08, 2021

The Japanese government rejected the ruling, increasing tensions between the two countries.

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Former Fashion Executive Peter Nygard Charged With Sex Trafficking

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Nygard, the former CEO of the Canada-based Nygard International, was arrested in Winnipeg on Monday on a U.S request for extradition.

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4 Stabbed, 33 Arrested After Trump Supporters, Counterprotesters Clash In D.C.

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Four weeks after a similar event in the nation's capital, some of the president's supporters who came to protest a "stolen" election clashed with counterprotesters into the night.

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David Prowse, Actor Behind Darth Vader, Dies At 85

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Audiences heard James Earl Jones' voice as the iconic Star Wars villain, but it was Prowse behind Darth Vader's mask.

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Senior Pentagon Official Anthony Tata Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Friday, November 20, 2020

Tata recently took on the duties of the undersecretary of defense for policy. He tested positive after meeting with Lithuania's defense minister.

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Trump Supporters, Counterprotesters Clash At D.C. Rally Contesting Biden's Victory

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Right-wing activists and protesters designated as hate groups echoed the president's false claims of a stolen election. As night fell, clashes between Trump fans and counterprotesters turned violent.

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U.S. Records Highest Number Of Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day Since Pandemic Began

Saturday, October 24, 2020

The 83,000 surpasses the previous record from mid-July by about 6,000. In addition, 943 people died from COVID-19 on Friday. Cases of the virus have been rising in the U.S. since mid-September.

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Trump Campaign Manager, Kellyanne Conway Are Latest To Test Positive For Coronavirus

Saturday, October 03, 2020

Stepien took over Trump's campaign in July and attended the debate on Tuesday. Although Conway no longer works at the White House, she recently attended an event at the Rose Garden.

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In A Tribute To Justice Ginsburg, Obama Calls On Senate To Delay Naming A Successor

Saturday, September 19, 2020

The former president says Republicans should "apply rules with consistency, and not based on what's convenient or advantageous in the moment."

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Bill Gates Sr., Father Of Microsoft Co-Founder, Dies At 94

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

"My dad's wisdom, generosity, empathy, and humility had a huge influence on people around the world," Gates wrote in a tribute to his father.

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2 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies Shot In Apparent 'Ambush' Near Train Station

Sunday, September 13, 2020

The deputies were able to radio for help and were transported to St. Francis Medical Center, where they underwent surgery.

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Chris Murphy Says He Still Sees Hope For Progress Around Gun Laws And Racial Justice

Saturday, August 29, 2020

In his new book, the Connecticut Democrat outlines the history of the Second Amendment and gun violence. While solutions are big and comprehensive, Murphy says the U.S. is poised to turn a corner.

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'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman Dies Of Cancer At Age 43

Friday, August 28, 2020

A statement posted to the actor's Twitter on Friday said Boseman had battled colon cancer for the last four years.

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New Zealand's Christchurch Mosque Shooter Sentenced To Life Without Parole

Thursday, August 27, 2020

The decision to imprison Brenton Tarrant for life marks the first time New Zealand has imposed such a sentence.

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Hurricane Laura Is Forecast To Hit U.S. Gulf Coast As Category 4 Hurricane

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The storm is expected to have winds of at least 130 mph — a Category 4 storm — when it makes landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border. Its storm surge could be up to 14 feet.

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