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The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes

Thursday, October 20, 2022

The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

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A jury finds that Kevin Spacey didn't molest actor Anthony Rapp in 1986

Thursday, October 20, 2022

A jury sided with Kevin Spacey in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star's career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown Broadway actors.

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A town employee who quietly lowered the fluoride in water has resigned

Thursday, October 20, 2022

The Richmond, Vt., water superintendent revealed in his resignation letter that fluoride levels have not been in the state-recommended range for over a decade — far longer than previously disclosed.

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Authorities seize thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden at Los Angeles airport

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Authorities on Wednesday seized thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Donald Trump deposed in defamation suit filed by E. Jean Carroll

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Former President Trump answered questions under oath Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist who says he raped her in the mid-1990s in a department store dressing room.

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'Swift-footed lizard' is named the Massachusetts state dinosaur

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Podokesaurus holyokensis, which lived millions of years ago in what is now Massachusetts, has been named the state's official dinosaur under legislation signed into law by Gov. Charlie Baker.

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The Sanibel Island causeway washed out by Hurricane Ian has reopened

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

The causeway linking the island to the Florida mainland reopened with temporary repairs just three weeks after it was washed out by the hurricane. The reopening will help recovery work on the island.

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Val Demings goes on attack against Marco Rubio in Florida Senate debate

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Florida went on the attack Tuesday in her first debate against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.

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Athlete Elnaz Rekabi, who competed without a hijab, returns to Iran

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi received a hero's welcome on her return to Tehran Wednesday, after competing in South Korea without wearing a mandatory headscarf required of Iranian female athletes

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A jury convicted Paul Flores of murdering college student Kristin Smart in 1996

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Kristin Smart, a college freshman, vanished from a California campus in 1996. Paul Flores was the last person seen with Smart as he walked her home from an off-campus party.

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An analyst is acquitted of lying to the FBI over the Trump-Russia 'Steele dossier'

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

A jury acquitted think tank analyst Igor Danchenko, who was accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump.

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The BBC is celebrating its 100th birthday

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The British Broadcasting Corp. was formed on Oct. 18, 1922. It's now an iconic source for news around the world.

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Runners honor a Raleigh shooting victim by finishing her last run

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Susan Karnatz died 1.9 miles short of her 7-mile goal for the day she was killed. Now, runners across the globe are finishing the final leg of the run the 49-year-old never got to complete.

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MacKenzie Scott gives the Girl Scouts nearly $85 million

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The philanthropist donation goes to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches. The funds will help the organization recover from the impact of the pandemic, which drove down membership.

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Worry grows for a female Iranian athlete who climbed without a hijab

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Media reports warned she may have been forced by Iranian officials to leave early from a competition in South Korea and could face arrest back home, which Tehran quickly denied.

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The European Union faces a battle to keep energy prices from harming its economy

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies do not further tank their struggling economies and foment unrest.

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A Russian warplane crashes near an apartment building and kills at least 13

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

A Russian warplane crashed Monday into a residential area in a Russian city on the Sea of Azov, leaving at least 13 people dead.

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Australia says it will end its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Australia's government Cabinet agreed to again recognize Tel Aviv as the capital and reaffirmed that Jerusalem's status must be resolved in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians

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Two LA city council members have lost their committee positions over race scandal

Monday, October 17, 2022

The head of the Los Angeles City Council stripped two members, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon, of much of their power Monday to pressure them to resign after a private meeting sparked a scandal.

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From the witness stand, Kevin Spacey denies sex abuse claims

Monday, October 17, 2022

Actor Anthony Rapp says he was a victim of assault and battery. Rapp says Spacey made a sexual advance on him in the 1980s when he was 14 years old.

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