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• NYC, NY Counties File Against McKinsey Over Opioid Crisis

  01-06-2021 23:59
  New York City and 21 of New York’s counties have announced a lawsuit against consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
  
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• Governor Announces Custom Gun Giveaway in Bid to Boost COVID Vaccination Rate

  01-06-2021 23:59
  
  Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia has announced that his state will attempt to boost its number of vaccinated residents in a uniquely Mountain State way. Justice said on […]
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• Rapper DaBaby Questioned in Miami Beach Shooting, Released

  01-06-2021 23:58
  
  Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released after being questioned in a shooting that wounded two people in Miami.
  
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• Chauvin Makes Appearance on Federal Charges in Floyd's Death

  01-06-2021 23:58
  
  The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in last year’s death of George Floyd has made an initial appearance in federal court for allegedly violating Floyd's civil rights.
  
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• Baker Facing Rising Criticism of Outbreak at Soldiers' Home

  01-06-2021 23:58
  
  Gov. Charlie Baker is facing increasing criticism of his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home that claimed the lives of 76 veteran residents last spring.
  
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• Jury Finds Iowa Prisons Lawyer Did Not Suffer Discrimination

  01-06-2021 23:57
  A jury has found that the longtime top lawyer for the Iowa Department of Corrections did not suffer workplace discrimination due to his age and Hispanic ethnicity.
  
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• Biden Calls Out 2 Democratic Lawmakers for Blocking Agenda

  01-06-2021 23:57
  
  President Joe Biden is calling out two fellow Democrats in explaining why he hasn’t enacted some of the most ambitious elements of his agenda.
  
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• 'Leave the Trenches Behind', Chile´s Pinera Appeals to New Constitution Architects

  01-06-2021 23:54
  
  (Amends sixth par to reflect three quarters of voters, not Chileans, supported drafting a new constitution)By Aislinn LaingSANTIAGO (Reuters) -...
  
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• Barack Obama: Joe Biden Is 'Finishing the Job' Using People from 'My Administration'

  01-06-2021 23:54
  
  Former President Barack Obama showed his support for the administration of his former vice president while speaking with The New York Times on Tuesday. The Democratic leader confirmed on “The […]
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• EU to Step up Digital Push With Digital Identity Wallet

  01-06-2021 23:50
  
  By Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will on Thursday announce plans for a digital identity wallet to allow Europeans to...
  
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• Patient Influx From Other States Increases Kansas Abortions

  01-06-2021 23:49
  The number of abortions performed in Kansas increased by 9.1% last year.
  
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• Biden Marks Tulsa Race Massacre in Emotional, Graphic Speech

  01-06-2021 23:47
  
  An emotional President Joe Biden has marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that wiped out a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  
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• Top GOP Senator: Easing Police Protections Hurts Departments

  01-06-2021 23:45
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says congressional Democrats’ efforts to make it easier to sue police officers are causing law enforcement agencies to have problems recruiting and retaining personnel.
  
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• Los Angeles County Fire Station Shooting Kills Firefighter

  01-06-2021 23:41
  
  Multiple media outlets and a Los Angeles County official say a shooting at a small Fire Department station has killed one firefighter and wounded another.
  
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• LSU Scandal Prompts Lawmakers to Back New Rules for Campuses

  01-06-2021 23:39
  Louisiana lawmakers have unanimously voted to toughen the rules for how colleges must respond to allegations of sexual assault, harassment and other misconduct.
  
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• AP Source: Embiid Doubtful for Game 5 With Knee Injury

  01-06-2021 23:38
  
  Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is doubtful for Game 5 because of a sore right knee.
  
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• Missouri Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Death Row Inmate

  01-06-2021 23:36
  The  Missouri Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of man sentenced to death for killing a central Missouri couple in 2010.
  
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• Norfolk Man Arrested in Abduction of 3-Month-Old in February

  01-06-2021 23:33
  Police say a Norfolk man has been arrested and faces multiple charges in the February abduction of a 3-month-old.
  
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• Ethanol Maker POET Buys Plants From Koch-Owned Flint Hills

  01-06-2021 23:33
  South Dakota-based ethanol company POET has purchased the biofuels assets of Flint Hills Resources, including five ethanol plants in Iowa and one in Nebraska.
  
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• Maine House Speaker Will Reappoint Lawmakers if They Mask Up

  01-06-2021 23:32
  The speaker of the Maine House has informed a group of conservative lawmakers that he is willing to consider reappointing them to committee assignments if they comply with mask rules at the Maine State House.
  
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• Amid Drought, Lehi Bans Lawn Watering on Consecutive Days

  01-06-2021 23:28
  City leaders in Lehi are warning residents they could be fined if they don’t adhere to new drought restrictions that prohibit watering lawns on consecutive days.
  
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• Montana Officials Kill 3 Grizzlies After Livestock Attacks

  01-06-2021 23:27
  Montana wildlife officials said Tuesday that state bear management specialists killed a pair of grizzly bears near Whitefish that had been involved in numerous livestock attacks.
  
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• 9 Killed in Baltimore Over Violent Holiday Weekend

  01-06-2021 23:27
  At least nine people were killed in Baltimore over Memorial Day weekend,  including three men who were killed in what the police commissioner said may have been a “running gunbattle.”.
  
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• Former Head of Arizona Guard Files Papers for Senate Run

  01-06-2021 23:26
  Retired Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire has filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Business President Resigns, Could Seek US Senate Seat

  01-06-2021 23:26
  Katie Boyd Britt is stepping down as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, a decision that comes amid speculation that she will run for U.S. Senate.
  
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• Op-Ed: The WTA's Own Rules Give Naomi Osaka a Huge Advantage if She Were to Sue

  01-06-2021 23:25
  
  After winning her first-round match on the revered red clay at Roland Garros, Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 for skipping the Women’s Tennis Association’s mandatory press conference and has been […]
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• Ecuador Launches 100-Day Vaccine Plan, President Recognizes Challenges

  01-06-2021 23:25
  
  QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador this week launched a plan to vaccinate 9 million people against the novel coronavirus in 100 days, part of recently...
  
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• The Latest: Djokovic Improves to 17-0 in French Open 1st Rd

  01-06-2021 23:24
  
  Novak Djokovic is now 17-0 in first-round matches at the French Open.
  
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• Search and Rescue Calls on the Rise in Utah's Outdoors

  01-06-2021 23:22
  Search and rescue calls are on the rise this spring along the Wasatch Front.
  
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• Officials: Woman Fleeing DUI Stop Kills Man in Head-On Crash

  01-06-2021 23:20
  Lake County officials say a woman who fled a traffic stop for suspected drunken driving in Polson ended up crossing the center line of U.S. Highway 93 south of Pablo, striking a northbound car and killing its driver.
  
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• US Formally Ends Policy for Asylum-Seekers to Wait in Mexico

  01-06-2021 23:19
  
  The Biden administration has formally ended a Trump-era immigration policy that forced asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.
  
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• 'Elvis' Has Left the Sign as Vandals Hit Singer's Birthplace

  01-06-2021 23:19
  Elvis Presley’s birthplace in Mississippi is offering a $1,000 reward to figure out who took the word “Elvis” off the landmark’s sign.
  
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• Name of WVa Suspect Found Dead After Standoff Released

  01-06-2021 23:17
  West Virginia state police have released the name of a suspect who was found dead after a standoff with officers.
  
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• City of Minneapolis Ends Mask Requirements for COVID-19

  01-06-2021 23:13
  Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city is lifting its COVID-19 mask requirement that has been in place since May 2020.
  
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• Oklahoma Republicans Name 20-Mile Stretch of Roadway the Donald J. Trump Highway

  01-06-2021 23:12
  
  Oklahoma’s President Donald J. Trump Highway is set to become the most controversial roadway in America. The newly named highway shows rural America’s ongoing support for former President Donald Trump […]
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• Major Labor Unions Back California Governor in Likely Recall

  01-06-2021 23:12
  Labor unions representing workers in manufacturing, retail, grocery stores, health care and other businesses are backing California Gov. Gavin Newsom in an expected recall election.
  
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• Zoom's Boom Continues in 1Q, Raising Post-Pandemic Hopes

  01-06-2021 23:10
  Zoom is still booming, raising prospects that the video conferencing service will be able to sustain its pandemic-fueled momentum.
  
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• Navy Man Killed in Pearl Harbor Attack Laid to Rest in Ohio

  01-06-2021 23:10
  The remains of an Ohio serviceman who died nearly 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have been brought home and laid to rest next to those of his parents and brother.
  
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• California Task Force Launches Slave Reparations Task Force

  01-06-2021 23:10
  A first-in-the-country task force in California to study and recommend reparations for African Americans is meeting for the first time.
  
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• Benson Seeks $25M to Address Backlog at Branch Offices

  01-06-2021 23:09
  Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Democratic lawmakers want $25 million to hire more staff and pay overtime to expand appointments and hours at branch offices facing a backlog of transactions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• URI Weighs Revoking Honorary Degree From Ex-Trump Adviser

  01-06-2021 23:08
  The University of Rhode Island is weighing whether to revoke an honorary degree bestowed years ago to Michael Flynn, a university alum who briefly served as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser.
  
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• Pelosi Rules Out Having Biden Create Jan. 6 Commission

  01-06-2021 23:06
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is ruling out a presidential commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
  
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• More Arrests After Man's Body Was Found at Cemetery

  01-06-2021 23:06
  Police in North Carolina have arrested two more people in the death of a man whose body was found at a cemetery.
  
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• US Lawmakers Want Ma'Khia Bryant Foster Care Journey Probed

  01-06-2021 23:04
  
  Three Democratic members of Congress are asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the foster care experience that preceded the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Ohio.
  
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• Fewer 2020 Traffic Stops in Missouri, but Disparity Remains

  01-06-2021 23:00
  Traffic stops — along with arrests resulting from those stops — declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Black motorists were still far more likely to be pulled over and arrested.
  
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• What Naomi Osaka's French Open withdrawal reveals about athletes' relationship with media

  01-06-2021 22:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  One of the best tennis players in the world is sitting out one of the most important tournaments of the year.
  
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• Feds: Seattle Man Arrested Trying to Join ISIS Terror Group

  01-06-2021 22:58
  The Justice Department says a 20-year-old Seattle man has been arrested trying to join the Islamic State terror group.
  
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• U.S. Administers 296.4 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines - CDC

  01-06-2021 22:57
  
  (Reuters) - The United States has administered 296,404,240 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed...
  
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• Excessive Heat Warning Given for Las Vegas Area

  01-06-2021 22:57
  The Las Vegas area is expected to ride an intense heat wave this week.
  
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• The Latest: Indiana University Modifies Vaccine Requirement

  01-06-2021 22:56
  
  Indiana University modified its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, making it optional that students and employees provide proof of getting the shots as school officials changed a policy that had drawn protests from many state officials.
  
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