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Highland Park mayor calls on Congress to pass assault weapons ban
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, FILE (CHICAGO) — Just 16 days after a man wielding an AR-15-style rifle allegedly killed seven people and injured more than 40 at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb [Read More…]
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Where wildfires are raging across Europe
JURE MAKOVEC/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Wildfires continue to rage across Europe, as an unprecedented heat wave and drought conditions threaten efforts to combat flames in some regions. In Greece, 56 forest fires occurred [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Zelenska shares slain civilians’ stories in address to Congress
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to [Read More…]
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Jamie Lee Curtis returns for her final battle in first ‘Halloween Ends’ trailer
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for dcp “Come and get me, motherf*****,” Jamie Lee Curtis‘ Laurie Strode dares Michael Meyers in the first trailer for Halloween Ends — the final showdown between the two. Halloween Ends is set four years after 2021’s Halloween Kills and [Read More…]
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Gas prices dip below $4.50 for 1st time since May
Grace Cary/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The national average price for a gallon of gas fell below $4.50 on Tuesday for the first time since the middle of May, according to AAA data. The price [Read More…]
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CDC ends COVID-19 program for cruise ships
Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has axed a program that allowed the public to view COVID-19 levels on cruise ships that sail in U.S. waters. The CDC [Read More…]
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Strangers rally to offer free mental health help after deadly Fourth of July parade attack
Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — A therapy resource for people affected by the mass shooting during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, is going viral, highlighting the [Read More…]
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‘Aftershock’ explores the high mortality rate among Black expectant mothers
Onyx Collective (NEW YORK) — Expectant mothers Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac both died from preventable childbirth complications, their families say, and the women’s deaths have had a devastating effect on their loved ones. [Read More…]
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Dad with rare cancer fights to get lifesaving treatment
Courtesy of Anthony Di Laura and Jackie Cucullo (NEW YORK) — A New York man is determined not to give up when it comes to fighting the rare disease he’s been living with the last [Read More…]
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In-clinic ‘surgical’ abortion procedures: What are they, who needs them?
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Kate Coleman found out she was pregnant, she was overjoyed, she said. She and her husband shared the happy news with family and friends. But three months later [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 7/19/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME American League 3, National League 2 WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Los Angeles 86, Indiana 79 Atlanta 92, Las [Read More…]
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Senate Democrats’ campaign arm sees Roe surge, outraises GOP counterpart in second quarter
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Democrats’ campaign arm outraised its Republican counterpart in the second quarter of 2022 amid a fierce battle for control of the upper chamber, which is split 50-50. In numbers [Read More…]
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Biden to announce executive actions on climate change that still fall short
Official White House Photo by Erin Scott (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Wednesday a few executive actions to address climate change, with a focus on helping Americans facing extreme heat [Read More…]
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‘No need’ for disinformation board at Homeland Security, panel finds
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (WASHINGTON) — There is no need for a disinformation board at the Department of Homeland Security, a DHS panel has concluded in its interim report on examining the board. “We [Read More…]
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ATF’s first Senate-confirmed chief in 7 years is sworn in: ‘Mission has never been more urgent’
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For the first time in seven years, the country’s lead agency on protecting the public from crimes involving firearms, explosives and arson has a Senate-confirmed director. Steve Dettelbach was sworn [Read More…]
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House passes bill codifying same-sex marriage right, with some Republicans joining Democrats
uschools/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to codify the right to same-sex and interracial marriage in the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade — [Read More…]
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Uvalde shooter exhibited ‘almost every warning sign,’ expert says
Obtained by ABC News (UVALDE, Texas) — The Texas House of Representatives committee report on the Robb Elementary School shooting revealed the accused school shooter exhibited many warning signs in the years, months and days [Read More…]
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Ivana Trump funeral set for Wednesday at NYC Catholic church
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The funeral for the late Ivana Trump, first wife of former President Donald Trump, will be held Wednesday at New York City’s St. Vincent Ferrer Church. Her three children [Read More…]
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Uvalde school’s alert system hampered by poor Wi-Fi and desensitized staff: Report
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Poor Wi-Fi service and a staff desensitized to alerts by frequent notifications diminished the effectiveness of Robb Elementary School’s digital emergency system during the May 24 massacre there, hampering [Read More…]
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Woman held on $1 million bail after dressing as nurse to steal baby from hospital
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (MORENO VALLEY, Calif.) — A woman is being held on $1 million bail after allegedly dressing as a nurse and gaining access to a maternity ward at a hospital in an [Read More…]