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2 people were killed in a rare tornado that hit northern Michigan

Saturday, May 21, 2022

The tornado that struck the town of Gaylord also left more than 40 people injured. The governor has declared a state of emergency.

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An archbishop bars Pelosi from Communion over her support for abortion rights

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said he sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter expressing his concerns after she vowed to codify the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

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At least 43 people were injured in a storm that caused 3 tornadoes in Germany

Saturday, May 21, 2022

The German Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in North Rhine-Westphalia — in Paderborn, in nearby Lippstadt, and on the edge of the town of Hoexter.

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Boeing finally docks a capsule to the space station

Saturday, May 21, 2022

With only a test dummy aboard, Boeing's astronaut capsule pulled up and parked at the International Space Station for the first time, a huge achievement for the company after years of false starts.

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Australia's prime minister concedes despite millions of votes left to be counted

Saturday, May 21, 2022

The Labor Party appeared more likely than Prime Minister Scott Morrison's coalition to form a government after Australia's election on Saturday that could result in a rare hung parliament.

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The outcome of the Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary might not be known before June

Friday, May 20, 2022

A likely recount would mean that the race between Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick might not be decided until June 8, the deadline for counties to report their results to the state.

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Red Power Ranger actor was charged with paycheck protection fraud

Friday, May 20, 2022

Jason Lawrence Geiger is one of 19 defendants named in a federal indictment, the FBI said. Acting under the name Austin St. John, Geiger played Jason Lee Scott, the Red Power Ranger.

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US forest chief calls for a pause on prescribed fire operations

Friday, May 20, 2022

The U.S. Forest Service has been facing much criticism for the prescribed fire in New Mexico that escaped its containment lines and joined with another blaze.

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Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell has died

Friday, May 20, 2022

Writer Roger Angell died Friday of heart failure, according to The New Yorker.

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Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired 'The Sound of Music,' dies at age 93

Friday, May 20, 2022

Rosmarie was the first daughter of Austrian naval Capt. Georg von Trapp and Maria von Trapp, and a younger half-sibling to the older von Trapp children portrayed on stage and in the movie.

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The Taliban say Afghan female TV anchors must cover their faces on air

Friday, May 20, 2022

The order came from the Taliban's Virtue and Vice Ministry as well as from the Information and Culture Ministry. Earlier this month, the Taliban ordered women in public to wear head-to-toe clothing.

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A shooting in Chicago leaves 2 people dead and 8 wounded

Friday, May 20, 2022

The shooting happened late Thursday a few blocks from the city's Magnificent Mile shopping district. One person was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered, police said in statement.

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Sri Lanka closes schools and limits work to combat fuel shortage

Friday, May 20, 2022

Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage during the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.

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Canada bans China's Huawei Technologies from 5G networks

Friday, May 20, 2022

Wireless carriers in Canada have been banned from installing Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks, as the country joined allies in banning the giant Chinese technology company.

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The CDC is urging a Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

Thursday, May 19, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice opens a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids — just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older.

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A former deputy gets 18 years after 2 women drowned in a locked police van

Thursday, May 19, 2022

A police van in South Carolina was swept away by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, drowning two women who were trapped in a cage in the back.

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FDA head says baby formula factory could reopen in the next week or two

Thursday, May 19, 2022

But Abbott has said that, after production resumes, it could take about two months before new formula begins arriving in stores. The company's factory has been closed due to contamination problems.

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Johnny Depp's former business manager and others chart the actor's rise and fall

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Testifying at the behest of attorneys representing Depp's ex-wife Amber Heard were a longtime agent, a former business manager and a friend of Depp's for nearly four decades.

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Twitter aims to crack down on misinformation, including misleading posts about Ukraine

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Twitter is stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories.

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A man's death shows the dangers of digging deep holes on the beach

Thursday, May 19, 2022

A town on the Outer Banks issued a public plea to beachgoers about the dangers of digging holes on the oceanfront just hours before a man died at a New Jersey beach when a hole collapsed on him.

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