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The Nets trade Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks, reports say

Sunday, February 05, 2023

Irving's stint with the Brooklyn Nets is ending after multiple controversies, including a suspension over an antisemitic social media post and missing games because of his refusal to be vaccinated.

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Hours after its demise, the Chinese spy balloon was the star of the 'SNL' cold open

Sunday, February 05, 2023

Saturday Night Live kicked off its latest episode with an exclusive interview with the downed balloon, played by cast member Bowen Yang.

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The U.S. has downed a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina

Saturday, February 04, 2023

The suspected Chinese spy balloon was noticed in Montana and slowly crossed the U.S. China expressed its "strong dissatisfaction and protest" over the downing.

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Meteorologists are dutifully tracking the location of the Chinese balloon

Friday, February 03, 2023

While U.S. and Chinese officials are giving conflicting narratives over the balloon's purpose, it poses no safety threat to civilians. But that hasn't stopped people from tracking its route.

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Texas ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power

Thursday, February 02, 2023

About 262,000 people across the state are without power as of early Friday morning. And one major utility service in the state said it did not know when it would be able to restore power.

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College Board's revised AP African American studies course draws new criticism

Wednesday, February 01, 2023

The organization released the new curriculum for the Advanced Placement course after Florida rejected the pilot. The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.

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The zombie fungus from 'The Last Of Us' is real — but not nearly as deadly

Monday, January 30, 2023

This species of fungus, Ophiocordyceps, is known for using "mind control" on insect hosts. Humans, however, are immune.

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A NASA spacecraft discovers a formation on Mars resembling a bear

Sunday, January 29, 2023

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped the uncanny photo in December. Eyes are formed by craters. A hill with a "V-shaped collapse structure" resembles a snout.

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Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage

Friday, January 27, 2023

In Memphis, where Nichols died, protesters shut down a major highway and chanted "justice for Tyre" before later disbanding. Demonstrations across the U.S. were largely peaceful.

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Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies

Friday, January 27, 2023

"One Governor should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history," Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban the Advanced Placement course.

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High schoolers threaten to sue DeSantis over ban of African American studies course

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Attorney Ben Crump announced a potential lawsuit against the Florida governor after the state rejected a new Advanced Placement course, which the College Board now says it will revise.

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On 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Kamala Harris urges federal abortion protections

Sunday, January 22, 2023

In a speech delivered on Sunday, the vice president advocated for Congress to take action to protect abortion rights.

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Girl asks police to run DNA test on Christmas cookie for evidence of Santa Claus

Sunday, January 22, 2023

A young girl wrote to a Rhode Island police department asking them to run a DNA test on a cookie and carrots left for Santa Claus and his reindeer.

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A woman was arrested for killing her terminally ill husband at a Florida hospital

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Police said the two had made a pact weeks beforehand. She could be charged with first-degree murder.

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As prices soar, border officials are seeing a spike in egg smuggling from Mexico

Saturday, January 21, 2023

U.S. egg prices have climbed 60% in the past year, making it tempting to bring eggs over from Mexico, where prices are lower. But those who try to smuggle them risk thousands of dollars in fines.

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Actor Brandon Lee was killed by a prop gun, years before the 'Rust' shooting death

Friday, January 20, 2023

In an accident similar to Alec Baldwin's shooting of Halyna Hutchins, Lee's co-star fired a prop gun at the 28-year-old actor during filming of The Crow.

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Biden becomes the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at MLK's church

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta until his assassination.

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A USC office removes 'field' from its curriculum, citing possible racist connotations

Saturday, January 14, 2023

An office within the University of Southern California's School of Social Work said phrases such as "field work" may have meanings linked to slavery.

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Amazon loses bid to overturn historic union win at Staten Island warehouse

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Amazon should recognize its first unionized warehouse in the U.S., a federal labor official ruled.

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Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy and plans to return to tennis

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The world's highest-paid female athlete teased her return in 2024 after a hiatus. Osaka said she's looking forward to her child watching her play someday and telling someone "'that's my mom,' haha."

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