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Biden announces proposal to replace all lead service lines in US within 10 years
Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has announced a proposal to “strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems to replace lead service lines within 10 years,” the [Read More…]
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Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state and presidential adviser, dies at 100
Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. secretary of state during the Nixon and Ford administrations who was said to be one of the most influential and controversial foreign [Read More…]
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New details on Biden’s private apology to Muslim Americans for rhetoric on Palestinian civilians
Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Joe Biden tries to find a balance between supporting Israel and showing concern for the plight of Palestinian civilians, new details are emerging about how emotions spilled over [Read More…]
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If Rep. George Santos gets expelled from Congress, how will his replacement be chosen?
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. George Santos, the beleaguered Republican who represents New York’s 3rd Congressional District, may face expulsion from Congress as soon as this week over suspected ethics violations [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 11/29/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION LA Lakers 133, Detroit 107 Orlando 139, Washington 120 Toronto 112, Phoenix 105 Memphis 105, Utah 91 New Orleans 124, [Read More…]
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Gen Z, millennial women face historic headwinds when it comes to their health: Report
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Progress in women’s health since the 1960s is backsliding, with millennial and Gen Z women facing heightened risks to their physical well-being and safety compared to their moms [Read More…]
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Medical issues force Jamie Lynn Spears out of ‘I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!’
John Shearer/WireImage Jamie Lynn Spears has left the U.K. series I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! for “medical grounds,” ITV announced on Wednesday. “She’s been a fantastic campmate who has triumphed at trials and bonded well with her [Read More…]
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Mobile science program offers new ways for Massachusetts students to learn about the environment
ABC News (WOBURN, Mass.) — The classroom is coming to life for elementary students in Massachusetts, who are experiencing new ways to learn about the environment. Some students in the Bay State are now learning from [Read More…]
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Suspected victim of serial killer identified nearly 50 years after his murder, authorities say
Orange County Sheriff’s Department (LOS ANGELES) — The suspected victim of a convicted serial killer has been identified using investigative genetic genealogy nearly 50 years after his body was found near a California trail, authorities said. [Read More…]
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Maui mayor targets short-term rentals, timeshares to address housing crisis after wildfire
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WAILUKU, Hawaii) — Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen hopes to incentivize short-term rental owners to use their units as temporary housing as victims of the wildfires continue to face housing insecurity issues. His [Read More…]
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Chuck Schumer calls antisemitism a ‘crisis’ that has Jewish people living in ‘deep fear’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned about growing antisemitism in the U.S. and the “deep fear” he said Jewish people are experiencing. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in [Read More…]
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Amanda Bynes announces forthcoming podcast
Bynes in 2014 – GVK/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Amanda Bynes is back on Instagram, and she tells her followers she’s working to launch a new podcast with her best friend, biochemist Paul Sieminski. “Having his beautiful mind being a part [Read More…]
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“I’m not done with living”: Shannen Doherty gives update on stage 4 cancer
Doherty in 2019 – Rachel Luna/FilmMagic Shannen Doherty isn’t done fighting in her yearslong battle against stage 4 breast cancer. “I don’t want to die,” the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 52, told People for its [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: American among newly released hostages
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
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Attorney warned Trump ‘it’s going to be a crime’ if he didn’t comply with subpoena for classified docs: Sources
Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images (MIAMI) — One of former president Donald Trump’s current attorneys told special counsel Jack Smith’s team that, within days of the Justice Department issuing a subpoena last year for all classified documents at [Read More…]
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Trump fraud trial live blog: Deutsche Bank made money from Trump, defense emphasizes
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene repeats effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a resolution Wednesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, marking her second effort this month to impeach Mayorkas due to his handling of the southern [Read More…]
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Speaker Johnson has ‘real reservations’ as House mulls George Santos expulsion
Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he has “real reservations” about the upcoming vote to expel Rep. George Santos, citing concerns that removing a member without being convicted would [Read More…]
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Flying high: Flight attendants chase their dreams between layovers
Reese Williams (WASHINGTON) – The sky is not the limit for these flight attendants. When they aren’t flying the friendly skies, three flight attendants told ABC News they’re pursuing advanced degrees, meeting celebrities and having other [Read More…]
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Biden administration to send free COVID tests to schools nationwide this winter
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In another effort to get Americans to test for COVID-19 this winter, the Biden administration announced it would begin distributing tests for free to all school districts nationwide. Schools [Read More…]