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King Charles III's coronation will feature Jews, Muslims, and other faiths too

Sunday, April 30, 2023

King Charles III, keen to show that he can be a unifying figure, will be crowned in a ceremony that will for the first time include faiths other than the Church of England.

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What's white, fluffy and has 10,000 legs?

Saturday, April 29, 2023

In Idaho, it's not unusual to see ranchers moving a bleating herd of sheep up to higher elevation at this time of year. But the sight of 2,500 trotting across a highway brought a crowd of onlookers.

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A Texas man fatally shot 5 neighbors after he was asked to stop firing in his yard

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Authorities say the suspect is not in custody and are asking for the public's help in locating him. A neighbor had asked him to stop shooting in his yard because there was an infant trying to sleep.

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Colorado governor signs 4 gun control bills after massacre

Saturday, April 29, 2023

The new laws are aimed at quelling rising suicides and youth violence, preventing mass shootings and opening avenues for gun violence victims to sue the long-protected firearm industry.

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New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations

Saturday, April 29, 2023

The GAO also said airlines are taking longer to recover from disruptions like storms. It said surges in cancellations in late 2021 and early 2022 lasted longer than they did before the pandemic.

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President Biden commutes the sentences of 31 people convicted of drug crimes

Saturday, April 29, 2023

The move came as the White House announced policy actions across 20 agencies meant to improve the criminal justice system, which disproportionately affects Black and other non-white communities.

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U.S. Army grounds aviators for training after fatal crashes

Saturday, April 29, 2023

The U.S. Army has grounded the units after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, the military branch announced Friday.

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Montana is the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

Friday, April 28, 2023

Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill on Friday, a piece of legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave "blood" on their hands.

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The Army identifies 3 soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash

Friday, April 28, 2023

Two U.S. Army Apache helicopters collided and crashed in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth. The cause of the crash was under investigation.

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On James Corden's final show: 'We are all more the same than we are different'

Friday, April 28, 2023

Corden told the audience: "There are so many people who are trying to stoke those differences and we have to try as best we can to look for the light, look for the joy. If you do, it's out there."

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Pranksters posing as Ukraine's president tricked the Fed chair into a phone call

Friday, April 28, 2023

The Fed chairperson was tricked into an extended phone call in January with Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine's president, during which the discussion focused on the impact of interest rate hikes.

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Ed Sheeran sang and played his guitar while on the stand at copyright trial

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Ed Sheeran was an hour into testimony in Manhattan federal court when his lawyer, Ilene Farkas, pressed him to tell how he came to write "Thinking Out Loud" a decade ago.

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California becomes the first state to adopt emission rules for trains

Thursday, April 27, 2023

California approved a rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state's latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.

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As E. Jean Carroll testifies for a second day, the judge has a warning for Trump

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Lawyer Joseph Tacopina irritated Carroll by using the word "supposedly" to cast doubt on her rape claim, drawing an immediate and stern rebuke from the writer. "Not supposedly. I was raped," she said.

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Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Emmett Till before he was lynched, dies at age 88

Thursday, April 27, 2023

The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died in hospice care in Louisiana, a coroner's report shows.

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San Francisco is repealing its boycott of anti-LGBT states

Thursday, April 27, 2023

San Francisco repealed a boycott that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in states including Texas, Florida and Ohio.

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At the NFL draft, players share the stage with fashion

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Wearing a track suit on NFL draft night like Deion Sanders did would be scoffed at today with top players gathering for a televised event that has become as much runway show as sporting event.

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Mississippi jail escapee is found dead after an armed standoff, police say

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Plumes of smoke emanated from the charred remains of the home in Mississippi hours after a body was recovered. Dylan Arrington, 22, perished inside the home, authorities said.

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Founder of the We Build The Wall group linked to Steve Bannon is sentenced to 4 years

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Brian Kolfage previously pleaded guilty for his role in siphoning donations a campaign that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern U.S. border.

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In a historic shift, Pope Francis allows women to vote at bishops' meetings

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Catholic women's groups that have long criticized the Vatican for treating women as second-class citizens immediately praised the move as historic in the 2,000-year life of the church.

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