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The NFL and players union agreed to an updated concussion protocol

Saturday, October 08, 2022

The announcement from the NFL and NFL Players Association follows a joint investigation into the league's procedures after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered an injury last month.

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Julia hits Central America and may cause life-threatening floods

Saturday, October 08, 2022

The storm swept across Nicaragua and has emerged over the Pacific. The region was already saturated by weeks of heavy rains before Julia arrived.

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A town employee quietly lowered the fluoride in water for years

Saturday, October 08, 2022

Residents of a small Vermont community were blindsided by news that a water department official lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about children's dental health.

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10 people died in a gas station blast in Ireland. Police say it was likely accidental

Saturday, October 08, 2022

Police in Creeslough are investigating the cause of the blast that leveled the gas station building, which held the main shop and post office for the village.

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Anna Sorokin, a swindler who inspired a Netflix series, is freed but faces deportation

Saturday, October 08, 2022

Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired Inventing Anna, has been released from U.S. immigration custody to house arrest, officials and her spokesperson said.

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Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine

Saturday, October 08, 2022

The contest will be staged next May in the birthplace of The Beatles after Britain was asked to hold the event in place of war-torn Ukraine, the designated host country.

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North Korea blames the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier for latest tensions

Saturday, October 08, 2022

North Korea warned that the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a "considerably huge negative splash" in regional security.

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California looks to target oil company profits in a special legislative session

Saturday, October 08, 2022

Gas prices have recovered somewhat nationwide, but they have continued to spike in California, hitting an average of $6.39 per gallon on Friday.

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A blast hits the bridge to Crimea, a key supply route in Russia's war

Saturday, October 08, 2022

The 12-mile bridge has served as a key auto and rail supply line from Russia into Crimea. A Ukrainian official said the incident was just "the beginning," but stopped short of taking credit.

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Georgia prosecutor seeks testimony from Flynn and Gingrich in state election probe

Saturday, October 08, 2022

A Georgia prosecutor filed paperwork seeking to compel testimony from a new batch of Trump allies, including former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

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Appeals court ruling allows Arizona abortions to restart

Saturday, October 08, 2022

Abortions can take place again in Arizona, at least for now, after an appeals court on Friday blocked enforcement of a pre-statehood law that almost entirely criminalized the procedure.

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Philadelphia apologizes for experiments on Black inmates

Friday, October 07, 2022

The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s.

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Here's what to know about the Nobel Peace Prize winners

Friday, October 07, 2022

The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize are recognized, the Nobel Committee said, for years of protecting the fundamental rights of citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

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In Thailand, mourning for the children and others slain by an ex-police officer

Friday, October 07, 2022

Relatives grieving staggering loss Friday laid flowers at a day care center in rural northeastern Thailand where a fired police officer killed dozens of people, including children as young as 2.

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2 are dead and 6 are injured in stabbings along the Las Vegas Strip, police say

Thursday, October 06, 2022

An attacker with a large kitchen knife killed two people and wounded six others in stabbings along the Las Vegas Strip before being arrested Thursday, police said.

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Two Russians looking to avoid military service seek asylum after reaching Alaska

Thursday, October 06, 2022

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, a senator's office said.

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'Scrubs' producer Eric Weinberg charged with multiple sexual assaults

Thursday, October 06, 2022

The executive producer and writer for the hit TV show Scrubs and many others has been charged with sexually assaulting five women. Investigators say there may be other victims dating back to the '90s.

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More than 30, mostly children, dead in a mass shooting at a Thai child care center

Thursday, October 06, 2022

Dozens of people, primarily children, were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a child care center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said.

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Russian rockets slam into Ukrainian city near nuclear plant

Thursday, October 06, 2022

Seven Russian rockets slammed into residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia early Thursday, killing two people in the city close to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, the governor of the region said.

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A kidnapped baby, parents and uncle are found dead in California

Thursday, October 06, 2022

A baby girl, her parents and uncle were found dead in a central California orchard two days after they were kidnapped at gunpoint from their business, police said.

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