The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals. DOD officials said …
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By TODD RICHMOND
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1/19/24
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President Joe Biden is skipping Tuesday's New Hampshire primary because the state defies new Democratic rules he championed. He isn't campaigning and his name won't be on the ballot. One of his top …
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By WILL WEISSERT
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1/19/24
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Michigan man who fell into icy lake rescued after officer uses man's dog to deliver rescue equipment
A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used the stranded man’s dog to get rescue equipment to him and drag him to safety. …
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1/19/24
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A Russian official says a Ukrainian drone has struck an oil storage depot in western Russia, causing a massive blaze. It is the latest incident in Ukrainian forces' apparently extended campaign of …
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By The Associated Press
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1/19/24
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Jan. 12-18, 2024
People across the U.S. deal with a winter storm, Iowa Republican caucus participants choose former President Donald Trump and people gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial …
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By The Associated Press
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1/19/24
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Jan. 12-18, 2024
Divas celebrate at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, Ecuadorian soldiers hunt for an escaped gang leader, Denmark celebrates King Frederik and North Korea’s officials exercise in …
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By The Associated Press
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1/19/24
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Families of the children and teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre are renewing demands for criminal charges after a scathing Justice Department report again laid bare numerous …
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By ACACIA CORONADO and JAKE BLEIBERG
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1/19/24
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The world might see its first trillionaire sooner than you think. And that adds a spotlight on today’s richest 1%. In an annual assessment of global inequalities published earlier this week, Oxfam …
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1/18/24
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California court ruling could threaten key source of funding for disputed giant water tunnel project
A California judge has ruled that the state does not have permission to borrow billions of dollars for a water project. The decision by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Kenneth C. Mennemeier could …
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By ADAM BEAM
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1/18/24
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A prosecutor says a California man acted callously in pulling out his gun and firing a shot at a car traveling on the freeway, killing a 6-year-old boy who was riding in the back in a booster seat. …
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By AMY TAXIN
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1/18/24
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A scathing Justice Department report into law enforcement failures during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, includes a minute-by-minute accounting of missteps by police at the …
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1/18/24
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood. The experiment is a step toward one day trying …
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By The Associated Press
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1/18/24
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A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000. The state health department said Wednesday that Jeanette Breen …
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By PHILIP MARCELO
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1/18/24
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Former First Lady Melania Trump remembered her mother as “a ray of light in the darkest of days” during a funeral service at a church not far from the family’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The former …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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1/18/24
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A Justice Department report details a myriad of failures by law enforcement who responded to the shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, when children waited desperately for over an hour before police …
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CLAUDIA LAUER
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1/18/24
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An estimated 320 journalists around the world were imprisoned because of their work toward the end of 2023. That's from the Committee to Protect Journalists, which on Thursday issued its annual …
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1/18/24
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in more than a year, underscoring the resilience of the labor market amid elevated interest rates. …
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By MATT OTT
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1/18/24
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Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions
Missouri activists are throwing support behind a constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights while also allowing the procedure to be restricted in later stages of pregnancy. The group …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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1/18/24
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A federal report into the halting and haphazard law enforcement response to a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is about to be released. The Department of Justice review will likely revive scrutiny …
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By ACACIA CORONADO and JAKE BLEIBERG
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1/17/24
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The South Dakota House has passed a bill that would make xylazine a controlled substance. Xylazine is a large-animal sedative that is being mixed with fentanyl and then used by some people. The …
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1/17/24
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