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The Washington Football Team is turning in their cheerleading squad for a coed dance team

Starting next season, Washington Football Team (WFT) fans will no longer see a traditional NFL cheerleading squad on the field, instead, they will be entertained by a coed dance group.

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Friends find out they're biological sisters years after they met working at the same restaurant

It started as a joke. Cassandra Madison, 32, and Julia Tinetti, 31, began telling people they were sisters not long after they met in 2013 while working at The Russian Lady restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut, but a recent DNA test confirmed that they are actually biological sisters.

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Pipe bomb found at Iowa polling location for local election

A live pipe bomb was found at an Iowa community center serving as a polling place for a special election, Ankeny police confirmed in a statement.

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New York City developer won't have to remove floors from residential building in Manhattan, court rules

A New York appeals court reversed a ruling that ordered a Manhattan high-rise construction project to dismantle multiple floors.

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At a vaccination site in Miami, some wonder whether to choose newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine or Pfizer one

Those who showed up to a Miami vaccination site on Wednesday found themselves in the rare position where they got to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they would like to get: the newly FDA-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or the Pfizer vaccine.

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Tennessee task force recovers 150 missing children

A total of 150 missing children ranging in age from 3 to 17 were recovered in January and February during a joint law enforcement operation, authorities in Tennessee said Wednesday.

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13 people were killed in horrific crash after entering US through hole in Mexico border fence, officials say

The 13 people killed when an SUV was struck by a semitruck in California's Imperial Valley are believed to be among dozens of undocumented migrants who entered the United States through a hole in the border fence with Mexico, the US Border Patrol said Wednesday.

Chicago priest Michael Pfleger faces third allegation of sex abuse

A third man has now accused Father Michael Pfleger, senior pastor of the Saint Sabina parish in Chicago, of sexual abuse, according to an affidavit provided to CNN by an attorney for two other men who have also accused the priest.

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Texas power grid CEO is fired following widespread outages during winter storms

Following widespread power outages during a series of winter storms that left many Texas residents in the dark for days, the head of the organization overseeing the state's power grid has been fired.

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With the clock ticking, Georgia lawmakers want the state to end daylight saving time

Last week, Georgia's Senate passed a bill 46-7 that would end the state's observance of daylight saving time.

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A dramatic rescue saves more than 30 crew members from a sinking ship off Nova Scotia

More than 30 crew members were rescued via helicopters and naval vessels after a fire erupted on their ship roughly 130 miles from the Canadian coastline, according to a statement from the US Coast Guard.

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Former police chief is facing charges over fires authorities say were linked to people he had disagreements with

A former Maryland police chief is facing multiple arson and attempted murder charges in connection with 11 fires spanning from 2011 to 2020, according to a news release from the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department.

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NASA astronaut launches stop for nothing -- not even a pandemic. Here's how they did it

The wonders of spaceflight never ceased in 2020, despite the pandemic's best efforts.

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Chicago mayor unveils changes to search warrant policy in the fallout of a botched raid on social worker's home

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city officials unveiled a series of proposals to reform the city's policy and procedures on search warrants in the fallout of a botched raid on the home of a social worker in 2019.

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The history of attacks against Asian Americans is complicated. Addressing it will be, too

The quote has been ringing in Jose Antonio Vargas' ears ever since he came across it.

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It's hard for homebound seniors to get vaccinated. One city found a novel solution

They are usually eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, but homebound seniors can often struggle to find a way of making the appointment to get the shots

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Student shot in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, school shooting has died

A 15-year-old boy who was shot Monday at a junior high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has died from his injuries, police said.

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Most states still require face masks to reduce the spread of Covid-19. These are the ones that don't

While health officials agree face masks help prevent the spread of Covid-19, state and local governments have varied widely on implementation of mask rules. Now, President Joe Biden wants to change that.

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Surfer Billy Kemper says he glimpsed at death after a wave broke his pelvis in half

It was a tiny error in judgement, but within seconds he realized that the consequences could be potentially life threatening.

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John Oates revives music festival to help fight pandemic-related hunger crisis

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates and his wife Aimee are reviving Oates' Song Fest 7908 to fundraise for Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization.