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New York, Hawaii, New Jersey file new lawsuit challenging Postal Service changes
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday her office has filed a federal lawsuit challenging changes to US Postal Service operations ahead of the November election.
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While nationwide surge may be slowing, officials warn of troubling Covid-19 signs across US heartland
New Covid-19 cases in the US may be on the decline, but some officials across the country's heartland reported worrisome news this week.
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This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the …
Published on August 25, 2020
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Laura is now a hurricane and is forecast to strengthen more before hitting the Gulf Coast
After battering western Cuba as a tropical storm, Laura has strengthened into a hurricane in the Gulf Coast and is expected to grow even stronger as it heads toward Texas and Louisiana.
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Democratic groups launch $7.5 million campaign to encourage voting by mail
Two Democratic super PACs are launching a $7.5 million advertising campaign on Monday to encourage voters to request mail-in ballots in several states crucial to their party's hopes of winning the White House and flipping control of the Senate.
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Muslim ICE detainees forced to choose between expired meals or eating pork, advocate groups say
Muslim detainees at a federal immigration facility in Florida have been repeatedly served pork or pork-based products, which goes against their religious beliefs, according to legal and civil rights advocates.
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California's new normal: How the climate crisis is fueling wildfires and changing life in the Golden State
The orange glow from wildfires in the evening sky is a new way of life in the Golden State.
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Confrontation caught on camera outside KU fraternity house raises concerns
A video going viral this weekend shows a Lawrence man as he says he was being harassed and having a drink thrown at his face by KU students.
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Wisconsin police shoot Black man as children watch from a vehicle, attorney says
Two Wisconsin police officers are on leave Monday as state authorities investigate why a Black man was shot multiple times in the back as he entered the driver's side door of an SUV, officials said.
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Elijah McClain died after a police encounter almost one year ago. Here's what happened since
On the night of August 24, 2019, Elijah McClain was walking home from a convenience store with an iced tea when he was confronted by three Aurora, Colorado, police officers.
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Wisconsin police shoot Black man as children watch from a car, attorney says
Two Wisconsin police officers are on leave Monday as state authorities investigate why a Black man was shot multiple times in the back as he entered the driver's side door of an SUV, officials said.
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Trump campaign has to work overtime to counter the President's message on mail-in voting
While President Donald Trump continues to attack mail-in voting, the massive political machine trying to get him reelected is working hard to assure Republican voters that mail-in ballots are safe to use this fall.
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An election worker opens envelopes containing vote-by-mail ballots for the August 4 Washington state primary at King County Elections in Renton, Washington./Credit: JASON REDMOND/AFP/Getty Images
Published on August 24, 2020
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Deputies investigating fatal wreck involving two tractor trailers
Cherokee County deputies are investigating a three-vehicle fatal accident involving two tractor trailers.
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Cherokee County deputies are investigating a three-vehicle fatal accident involving two tractor trailers. Credit: WGCL via Cherokee Co. Sheriff's Ofc
Published on August 20, 2020
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Two METRO Employees Test Positive for COVID-19
METRO has received confirmation a bus operator and a bus repairman have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of cases to 183 METRO employees and 51 contractors since March 2020.
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Instead of a crowd of 50,000, Milwaukee's streets mostly empty during DNC
Mike Atari has run the In & Out Pantry convenience store for two years at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and James Lovell Drive, a short walk from the Fiserv Forum, where the 2020 Democratic National Convention was supposed to take place this week.
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Boutique owner sees skyrocketing sales for Michelle Obama's 'VOTE' necklace
As soon as the texts started rolling in Monday evening, Chari Cuthbert knew she was on the cusp of the biggest moment of her career.
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Bill Clinton's DNC speech shows how the Democratic Party has changed
It can take Bill Clinton five minutes just to say hello. But that's all the time the 42nd President got on Tuesday to address the party that he once dominated.
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Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of August 17
The Houston Health Department and United Memorial Medical Center announce an additional free COVID-19 testing site this week.
