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Armed men stormed her school in a kidnapping raid. Then she found her family in her captors' hideout
Habiba Iliyasu, 15, was asleep in her school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria when a group of armed men burst in and ordered her and her schoolmates out of bed.
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5 ways the Democrats' inflation bill could lower drug prices for seniors
Congress is poised to make the biggest changes to Medicare in nearly two decades.
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Advocates fear Texas and Mississippi abortion laws will worsen the Black maternal health crisis
Briana McLennan was 19 years old and at least eight weeks pregnant when she had to make a tough decision: get an abortion and continue with her plans of moving to Atlanta for college, or stay home in Texas and figure out a way to raise a baby with no job and no money.
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The race between variants and vaccines in US will be a close call, expert warns, and eased restrictions aren't helping
Experts say there's a tough race between Covid-19 vaccinations and a contagious variant that's rapidly spreading across the US, threatening another dangerous surge -- and the eased restrictions only further complicate things.
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15 Things You'll Never Buy Again
A phone hasn’t been just a “phone” for quite some time. Now, a recent survey conducted by Verizon has put a spotlight on the added functionality Americans are getting from their smartphones and other smart devices, and which once commonplace, everyday necessities are being relinquished to the history book as a result. For instance,
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‘I can’t breathe - The murder of George Floyd was a lynching in broad daylight.’
The signs say Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don’t seem to agree.
Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd’s neck. They watched for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, with Floyd unresponsive for 2 minutes and 53 seconds of that, according to the criminal complaint against Chauvin.
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'I Can't Breathe'
The murder of George Floyd was a lynching in broad daylight. Three police officers stood and watched as a fourth, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd's neck. They watched for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, with Floyd unresponsive for 2 minutes and 53 seconds of that, according to the criminal complaint against Chauvin. They did nothing to stop the murder. Their silence was as much an act of violence as Cauvin's knee. And if there were no video recording of the murder, they likely would have upheld the Code Blue loyalty, and lied about what happened.
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Kidnapped Tennessee Teen Is Withdrawn, Jittery, Family Says
Elizabeth Thomas, the Tennessee teenager kidnapped by her teacher, was withdrawn and thinner after she was rescued, family members said Monday.
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Dump the Pump with METRO and Save
METRO wants you to Dump the Pump and save. On Thursday, June 15, 2017, METRO will offer free rides on our system.
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Bank of America will hike its minimum wage to $20
Bank of America is raising its minimum pay to $20 an hour for its more than 205,000 employees.
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Cyntoia Brown Is Granted Clemency After 15 Years in Prison
Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee granted clemency on Monday to Cyntoia Brown, commuting her life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex when she was a teenage trafficking victim. Ms. Brown, 30, will be released to supervised parole on Aug. 7, said Mr. Haslam, who will leave office later this month.
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Hospitals may postpone surgeries due to reduced ICU capacities
Hospital officials continue to consider postponing non-urgent surgeries based on the limited capacity in intensive care units.
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Oklahoma Sheriff, 5 Others Indicted in Prisoner's Death
An Oklahoma sheriff and five other people have been indicted in the death of a prisoner who was held in a restraint chair more than 48 hours without adequate food, water or medical care, authorities said.
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School sends California family a hotspot after students went to Taco Bell to use their free WiFi
As millions of students are heading back to school virtually from the comfort of their own homes, two young girls in California relied on a Taco Bell's free WiFi to access their coursework from the restaurant's parking lot, according to a county official.