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Illinois teen arrested in fatal shooting at Kenosha protest, police say
A 17-year-old Illinois resident connected to an overnight shooting during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to police in Antioch, Illinois.
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Here's a look at six generations of Americans in the 20th century: the Greatest Generation (or GI Generation), the Silent Generation, baby boomers, Generation X, millennials and Generation Z.
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Rank-and-file House members achieve rare bipartisan consensus in bid to press Hill leaders to cut stimulus deal
A bipartisan group of House members is unveiling a sweeping proposal to inject up to $2 trillion in aid to the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move aimed at jump-starting talks that have devolved into bitter acrimony and finger-pointing between the White House and Democratic leaders in the heat of this election year.
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Khashoggi killing was premeditated, Saudi attorney general says
The killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate was premeditated, the country's attorney general said Thursday, in what marks a further significant shift in the Saudi version of events.
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Three Massachusetts cities are nearing a critical first step of recovery -- ensuring homes are safe and have power -- after a deadly series of fires and explosions last week, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
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Christina Morales: Proud of Her Heritage, Proud of Her Story
Being told that you are not good enough just because of your skin color is damaging to anyone no matter their race or age. It leads to far greater issues down the line. Having pride in your cultural heritage helps to build self-confidence and self-love while also claiming ownership of your ancestry and honoring the sacrifices, work, and love of those who came before you.
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Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Restores Power After Crippling Outage
Nearly 11 hours after a power outage paralyzed the world's busiest airport, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International got its electricity back late Sunday night.
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The way Charlie Heebner remembers it, being aboard the passenger train that hurtled off an overpass in Washington state Monday morning was "like being inside an exploding bomb."
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Trump 'not happy' with deal, weighing options for building wall
President Donald Trump voiced displeasure Tuesday at a border security deal struck by congressional negotiators, hinting it may not meet his requirements for constructing a wall.
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Police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of Nipsey Hussle
Eric Holder, the man police think fatally shot rapper Nipsey Hussle on Sunday has been arrested, Los Angeles police announced on Twitter.
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Who you should root for in the NFL playoffs. Here's our handy guide.
Football lovers, welcome to the holiest time of the season: The NFL playoffs. Over the next few weeks, the postseason teams will slowly be whittled down to two, culminating in that most sacred of events on February 3: The big, long Super Bowl commercial with a football game squeezed in between.
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'We lost children, mothers, fathers, neighbors and friends,' Alabama's governor says after tornadoes
Lashawn Wilson sat crammed between her 72-year-old mother, her son and her husband in the bathroom of her mom's home.
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Jocko Sims Breaks All the Rules On NBC’s New Amsterdam
Rules were made to be followed, not broken. Someone forgot to tell the doctors at New York’s New Amsterdam Hospital, a fictional hospital that is the setting for NBC’s new medical drama New Amsterdam, who are breaking all the rules to give patients the best care possible. Dubbed as America’s oldest public hospital, no one is ever turned away regardless of finances, condition, race, gender, or anything. If you need assistance, they say “How can I help?”
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Houston Texans Hire Brian Gaine as General Manager and Extend the Contract of Head Coach Bill O'Brien
The Houston Texans have hired Brian Gaine as general manager and extended the contract of Head Coach Bill O’Brien, the team announced today. Gaine signed a five-year deal and O’Brien was extended for four years, with both deals running through 2022.
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier but these Black players still faced racism
Ernest Fann never imagined his baseball career would be tainted by racism more than a decade after Jackie Robinson's debut.
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More people looking for -- but not taking -- jobs after their unemployment benefits end early
Jason Smith thought he'd have an easier time filling jobs at his three auto repair shops after Indiana's governor announced that pandemic unemployment benefits would end in mid-June.
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China's about to administer its billionth coronavirus shot. Yes, you read that right
Within days, China will reach a staggering 1 billion doses in its Covid-19 vaccination drive -- a scale and speed unrivaled by any other country in the world.
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Sorry, but video meetings are here to stay
Some workers hope to continue the full-time telecommuting life indefinitely, pandemic or no pandemic. Brandon Penn isn't one of them.
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US troops, Afghans killed in suicide attacks outside Kabul airport
Twelve US service members and dozens of Afghans have been killed in two bombing attacks outside Kabul's airport, according to the Pentagon and Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health.
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Sharp attacks and Trump's baseless election claims dominate Georgia Senate debate
President Donald Trump's baseless claims of a rigged election loomed over a Georgia Senate debate on Sunday evening, in which Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her Democratic opponent the Rev. Raphael Warnock sharply attacked each other ahead of a pivotal runoff election next month.
