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• NFL proposes fix to race-norming in concussion settlement

  20-10-2021 23:35
  The new testing formula, developed during months of closed-door negotiations with players' lawyers, will remain secret until a federal judge reviews it.
  
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• Chicago sisters make history as standout kickers for high school football team

  20-10-2021 23:16
  
  Sisters Mia & Sissi Loza are kickers for the varsity and JV football teams at De La Salle Institute, Chicago's 3rd-oldest Catholic high school.
  
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• FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters

  20-10-2021 22:58
  Anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially, regulators said.
  
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• Police find personal items belonging to Brian Laundrie, apparent human remains

  20-10-2021 22:48
  The apparent human remains have not been identified, the FBI said Wednesday.
  
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• Police find apparent human remains, personal items belonging to Brian Laundrie

  20-10-2021 22:47
  The apparent human remains have not been identified, the FBI said Wednesday.
  
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• Remains found at Florida park in search for Brian Laundrie; not clear if human | LIVE

  20-10-2021 22:26
  
  The FBI said "items of interest" in connection to the search for Laundrie were found at the Carlton Reserve.
  
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• California wildfires destroy some key fire lookouts within forests

  20-10-2021 22:16
  California wildfires destroy one million acres, historical monuments, and important fire lookouts while other lookouts are being wrapped in fire-retardant for protection.
  
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• Kristin Smart case: Paul and Ruben Flores to stand trial next April

  20-10-2021 21:09
  Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, appeared in court on Wednesday for arraignment after a San Luis Obispo County judge ruled there is enough evidence for them to stand trial.
  
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• Cause of death to be revealed tomorrow in case of Mariposa Co. family found dead on hiking trail

  20-10-2021 21:04
  The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office is expected to release new information in the death investigation of a local family that was found on a hiking trail in August.
  
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• Remains found at Florida park in search for Brian Laundrie; not clear if human

  20-10-2021 21:03
  The medical examiner's office in Sarasota has been called to the preserve where the search for Laundrie is underway.
  
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• Brian Laundrie's items found in FL park; human remains detection team to assist in search

  20-10-2021 20:31
  The medical examiner's office in Sarasota has been called to the preserve where the search for Laundrie is underway.
  
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• Night sky guide: Everything to know about upcoming meteor showers, full moons, more in 2021

  20-10-2021 20:10
  Mark your calendars! Upcoming celestial shows include the "granddaddy" of meteor showers and a partial lunar eclipse.
  
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• The Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight: How to watch

  20-10-2021 20:08
  Typically, the shower produces around 20 meteors per hour, but this October, it's competing with the full Hunter's Moon.
  
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• Longtime visitors take over Bayou Wildlife Zoo from original owner

  20-10-2021 19:57
  
  This family is the real-life version of 'We Bought a Zoo'! They loved visiting the Bayou Wildlife Zoo, and bought it from the original owner
  
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• Brian Laundrie's items found in FL park; human remains detection team to assist in search: LIVE

  20-10-2021 19:10
  
  The medical examiner's office in Sarasota has been called to the preserve where the search for Laundrie is underway.
  
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• Fresno Grizzlies gearing up for 10th annual Taco Truck Throwdown happening this weekend

  20-10-2021 19:06
  Nearly two dozen taco trucks will take over Chukchansi Park this Saturday. It's the event's 10th anniversary.
  
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• 'Bachelorette' Michelle axes man on 1st night with files on how to win, get airtime

  20-10-2021 18:49
  Michelle Young is a fifth-grade teacher and this season's "Bachelorette." "How many boyfriends will you have Miss Young?" her pupil asked. Too many! Well, hopefully, she can narrow it down to one in the end. But who is there for the right reasons?
  
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• Items belonging to Brian Laundrie, boyfriend of slain traveler Gabby Petito, found during search

  20-10-2021 18:48
  The medical examiner's office in Sarasota has been called to the preserve where the search for Laundrie is underway.
  
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• Atmospheric river to bring heavy rain to Valley, snow to Sierra later this week

  20-10-2021 18:36
  An atmospheric river will move into the Valley this week. ABC30 Meteorologist Madeline Evans is tracking when rainfall will hit Central California.
  
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• Free community college proposal likely to be dropped from Biden's $2 trillion spending plan

  20-10-2021 17:33
  
  Democrats appeared ready to abandon what had been a loftier $3.5 trillion spending bill in favor of a smaller, more workable proposal.
  
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• Jan. 6 committee recommends criminal contempt charges for Steve Bannon after defying subpoena

  20-10-2021 16:37
  
  The committee report argues that Steve Bannon "had specific knowledge about the events planned for January 6th before they occurred."
  
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• Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder in 2018 massacre

  20-10-2021 16:33
  
  The guilty pleas set the stage for a trial in which jurors will determine whether Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
  
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• Scientists attached pig's kidney to a human body, watched organ function normally

  20-10-2021 16:03
  
  Experts say the test paves the way for the first experimental pig organ transplants in living people in the next several years.
  
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• CA couple arrested for trying to board their connecting flight in Switzerland during COVID

  20-10-2021 15:54
  "I was in a state of shock, in the basement, surrounded by police with giant rifles:" The couple was headed to Greece when Swiss officials refused to let them board their connecting flight -- deporting them instead.
  
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• Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz to plead guilty for 2018 massacre

  20-10-2021 15:42
  
  The guilty pleas will set the stage for a trial in which jurors will determine whether Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
  
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• Driver found dead inside crashed car near Selma, homicide detectives investigating

  20-10-2021 15:16
  Further information was not immediately available, but investigators say they do not believe the man died as a result of the crash.
  
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• Husband charged with killing Maya Millete, California mother who vanished 9 months ago

  20-10-2021 15:09
  
  Before Maya Millette disappeared, her husband opposed divorcing and hired "spellcasters" to keep her from leaving, authorities said.
  
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• US expected to authorize Moderna, J&J booster shots as soon as today

  20-10-2021 14:41
  
  Federal regulators are also expected to greenlight the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots.
  
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• NFL concussion settlement changes propose fix to race-norming in dementia testing

  20-10-2021 14:12
  The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement on Wednesday after an outcry over test score adjustments known as "race-norming," which make it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards that average $500,000 or more.
  
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• White House details plan to roll out COVID vaccines for younger kids

  20-10-2021 13:59
  The Biden administration has secured enough supply to vaccinate the 28 million children ages 5 to 11 who would become eligible for vaccination.
  
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• New York City requiring vaccine for police, firefighters, city workers

  20-10-2021 13:37
  The mandate affecting the nation's largest police department and more than 100,000 other New York City workers - including trash haulers and building inspectors - carries a Nov. 1 deadline for getting the first vaccine dose.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth II accepts medical advice to rest, cancels N Ireland trip, Buckingham Palace says

  20-10-2021 13:22
  The palace didn't offer specifics on the decision, but says the 95-year-old monarch is "in good spirits."
  
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• Hiker found safe 2 days after being separated from family in Huntington Lake area

  20-10-2021 08:14
  The Fresno County Sheriff's Search and Rescue team found a missing hiker who had been stranded in freezing conditions for two days.
  
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• Man killed in single-car crash in Fresno County, CHP says

  20-10-2021 06:51
  
  An investigation is underway after officers say a man died in a crash in Fresno County Tuesday night.
  
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• 60-year-old man dies from injuries after man allegedly plows van into Fresno taco truck

  20-10-2021 05:58
  Sabas Ruiz Galviz, one of the two people hospitalized after a man allegedly drove his van into a taco truck in east central Fresno, has died.
  
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• Files full of strategy create first night drama for Michelle on 'The Bachelorette'

  20-10-2021 04:06
  Michelle Young is a fifth-grade teacher and this season's "Bachelorette." "How many boyfriends will you have Miss Young?" her pupil asked. Too many! Well, hopefully, she can narrow it down to one in the end. But who is there for the right reasons?
  
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• This Historic Raleigh church has been supporting LGBTQ+ equality since the 1950s

  20-10-2021 03:58
  Founded in the late 1800s, Pullen Memorial Baptist is one of the first churches in Raleigh, North Carolina to embrace LGBTQ+ rights.
  
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• 14-year-old girl claims excessive force by police at Big Fresno Fair

  20-10-2021 03:47
  A Fresno police officer is accused of choking a 14-year-old Black girl, re-igniting conversations about race and use of force.
  
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• ACLU calling for action after positive COVID-19 tests at Bob Wiley Detention Facility

  20-10-2021 03:38
  Out of the more than 600 inmates at the Bob Wiley Detention Center in Tulare County, 50 of them are confirmed positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Family searching for answers 1 year after deadly shooting of 82-year-old man in Fresno County

  20-10-2021 03:36
  It's been a year since the morning when 82-year-old Merced Sanchez was killed outside his Raisin City home. His family members are still waiting for answers.
  
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• LGBTQ+ pioneers Lisa Bend, Sir Lady Java, among those featured at ONE Archives

  20-10-2021 03:35
  In the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, stories come to life.
  
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• All counties in CA now under drought emergency declaration, but no water saving mandates from Newsom

  20-10-2021 03:13
  
  This declaration comes in the wake of record-breaking heat and drought in the state for the second year in a row.
  
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• Free dump event happening this weekend in southwest Fresno

  20-10-2021 02:42
  The dumping days will be held from 6 am to 3 pm at Cedar Avenue Recycling and Transfer Station in southwest Fresno.
  
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• Yosemite Lakes Park arsonist Kenneth Jackson out on parole, prohibited from being in Madera County

  20-10-2021 02:32
  Convicted Yosemite Lakes Park arsonist Kenneth Jackson has been released on parole, the Madera County District Attorney's Office said on Tuesday.
  
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• Fresno County social workers speak out at Supervisors meeting, director of Social Services responds

  20-10-2021 02:29
  The outcry comes after social workers exposed conditions children were living in while waiting to be placed in a home, sleeping on floors and desks.
  
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• Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt after defying subpoena

  20-10-2021 02:25
  A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.
  
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• Downtown Fresno brewery partnering with family farm for latest release

  20-10-2021 02:18
  The downtown Fresno brewery synonymous with holiday and post-game celebrations is raising a glass to the Valley's bounty and the farmers who make it possible.
  
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• Guilty verdict for Madera man who hunted and killed estranged wife

  20-10-2021 02:13
  Julio Garay was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder, lying in wait, assault with a semiautomatic weapon and three counts of child abuse in connection with the death of Calley Jean Garay of Chowchilla.
  
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• 'We fiercely disagree': SF In-n-Out sends strong message against COVID vaccine mandate

  20-10-2021 02:06
  Indoor dining at the San Francisco location was shut down after not checking customers' vaccination statuses. The company responded by calling the mandate discriminatory, "offensive," and a "clear governmental overreach." Read the full statement here:
  
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• 13-year-old arrested for threatening to shoot up Tulare County school, deputies say

  20-10-2021 02:05
  
  Tulare County deputies have arrested a 13-year-old who was reportedly threatening to shoot up a school.
  
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