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At a town hall, angry Ohio residents confront railroad over health fears

Thursday, March 02, 2023

Residents who say they're still suffering from illnesses nearly a month after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio confronted the railroad's operator Thursday at a town forum.

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A scan discovers a sealed, 30-foot-long hallway inside a Giza pyramid

Thursday, March 02, 2023

The corridor is perched above the ancient wonder's main entrance, authorities said. The function of the chamber is unknown, although such corridors often lead to further archaeological discoveries.

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Two Native Hawaiians get prison in a crime that exposed the state's racial complexity

Thursday, March 02, 2023

The victim, who was brutally attacked after he tried to move into their remote village on Maui, wouldn't have been beaten if he wasn't white, a U.S. judge said in sentencing two men for a hate crime.

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A man is charged for allegedly trying to bring explosives in his suitcase on a flight

Thursday, March 02, 2023

A Pennsylvania man is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport and possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, according to a criminal complaint.

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Delta Air Lines pilots approve contract to raise pay by more than 30%

Thursday, March 02, 2023

Pilots at Delta Air Lines approved a new contract that will raise their pay by more than 30% over four years and likely lead to similar agreements covering union pilots at other major U.S. airlines.

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Georgia football star Jalen Carter is charged in a crash that killed two people

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Carter, projected as one of the top players in next month's NFL draft, was charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunction with the crash that killed a teammate and a recruiting staff member.

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Eli Lilly cuts the price of insulin, capping drug at $35 per month out-of-pocket

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face annual costs of more than $1,000 for insulin they need in order to live.

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Nissan recalls over 800K SUVs because a key defect can cut off the engine

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Nissan says the SUVs have jackknife folding keys that may not stay fully open. If driven with the key partially folded, a driver could touch the fob, inadvertently turning off the engine.

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Kobe Bryant family settles the helicopter crash photos lawsuit for $28.5 million

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

The figure includes a newly agreed upon payment from the county of $13.5 million along with the $15 million a federal jury awarded Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, at a trial in August.

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A fiery Greece train collision kills dozens and injures more than 80

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The government has declared three days of national mourning after a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train killed at least three dozen people and injured some 85.

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A man charged with killing 3 officers was found dead in his jail cell

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The shooting was one of the deadliest for law enforcement officers in Kentucky's history.

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Former NFL star and CBS sports anchor Irv Cross had the brain disease CTE

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Cross died in 2021.

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Citing security concerns, Canada bans TikTok on government devices

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government's ban of TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices might be a first step to further action or that it might be it.

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One of the last places to have a COVID mask mandate says it will lift it Wednesday

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The city's chief executive said the mask requirement will end outdoors and indoors, but some high-risk premises including hospitals and elderly homes can still require people to wear masks.

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Terry Holland, who transformed Virginia basketball, dies at 80

Monday, February 27, 2023

Terry Holland elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach from 1974 to 1990.

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Tens of thousands protest Mexico's electoral law changes

Monday, February 27, 2023

Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City's vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electoral law changes they say threaten democracy.

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Ex-husband and relatives charged in killing of Hong Kong model after body parts found

Monday, February 27, 2023

Police in Hong Kong filed murder charges against the former husband, father-in-law and brother-in-law of a model and influencer after they found what they believe to be parts of her dismembered body.

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Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment will resume

Sunday, February 26, 2023

The news follows the Environmental Protection Agency order to pause shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight about where waste was shipped.

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Israelis and Palestinians meet for talks on how to de-escalate recent wave of attacks

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Sunday's meeting followed the killing of two Israelis in the occupied West Bank, the latest violence in a wave of fighting that has has left dozens dead on both sides of the conflict in recent months.

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The rights to a famed PSA of a crying Native American now held by an Indigenous group

Sunday, February 26, 2023

The anti-pollution ad debuted in 1971 and showed a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of pollution over a once unblemished landscape.

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