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This July 23, 2018 file photo shows packets of buprenorphine, a drug used to control heroin and opioid cravings, in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Mandatory Credit: Elise …
Published on August 7, 2023
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Black characters and stories are finally in the sci-fi and horror spotlight. It’s been a long time coming for fans
Science-fiction author N.K. Jemisin loved “The Jetsons” as a child, fantasizing about taking a flying car to school thanks to its space-age vision of the 21st century. But while watching reruns as an adult, she noticed that there was “nobody even slightly brown” and that “even the family android sounds white” in a show meant to envision the future.
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Beyoncé’s tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro hours after weather delayed show
Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour paid $100,000 to keep all 98 Metro stations in the Washington, DC, area open for an extra hour after Sunday’s show at the outdoor FedExField venue was delayed because of heavy rain and lightning, a news release from the transit authority said.
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Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick call off their engagement
Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick have ended their engagement. “The Bachelor” franchise alums took to Instagram Sunday with the news.
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GOP hopefuls raise prospect of ‘President Harris’ as way to undercut Biden
Republican presidential candidates are increasingly making Vice President Kamala Harris their prime target as they jockey for attention from voters, focusing on the No. 2 Democrat rather than President Joe Biden.
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Trump claims he can’t get a fair trial in DC as latest indictment dominates GOP primary
Former President Donald Trump, who is facing charges in Washington, DC for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, claimed on Sunday that he wouldn’t receive a fair trial in the nation’s capital as he continues to rail against his latest indictment.
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Ex-FBI counterintelligence chief in talks to plead guilty over work he did for Russian oligarch
The former head of counterintelligence at the FBI’s New York office is in talks to plead guilty to charges relating to work he allegedly did for a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving the government, according to a court order.
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Judge Cannon asks about legality of using DC grand jury in Florida-based Mar-a-Lago case
Judge Aileen Cannon is asking the Justice Department and Donald Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta to weigh in on the legality of special counsel Jack Smith’s ongoing grand jury activity in Washington, DC, which relates to the obstruction portion of the Mar-a-Lago documents case before her in Florida.
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Judge Aileen Cannon, here in 2020, is asking the Justice Department and Donald Trump co-defendant Walt Nauta to weigh in on the legality of special …
Published on August 7, 2023
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How being a ‘gray rock’ can protect you against narcissists
If you have that person in your life who drags you into their unending drama, games or conflicts, there may be an answer.
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'Horrifying': DCF called on couple after daughter's birthmarks mistaken for bruises
A Westlake couple was forced to fear having their child taken away from the state after their baby's birthmarks were mistaken for bruises.
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US economy still needs ‘multiple’ rate hikes, says top Fed official
A senior official at the Federal Reserve is pushing back against growing hopes on Wall Street that the central bank could be nearly done raising interest rates.
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One-size-fits-all blood pressure cuffs ‘strikingly inaccurate,’ study says
Dr. Georges Benjamin was shocked when he got his vitals checked before undergoing cataract surgery. His blood pressure, it seemed, had skyrocketed. But after a second check from the blood pressure machine, and taking his own blood pressure at home, it had returned to much more acceptable levels.
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Using standard-sized blood pressure cuffs, like those often included with home blood pressure monitors, can distort patients blood pressure readings, a new study finds Mandatory …
Published on August 7, 2023
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Google moves forward with plan to delete inactive accounts
Google is moving ahead with its plan to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years.
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Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd’s murder sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Tou Thao, the former Minneapolis police officer who held back a crowd of bystanders during George Floyd’s fatal arrest in May 2020, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison Monday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
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Defense secretary issues new memo on how to reshuffle Pentagon leadership roles amid Tuberville blockade
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued guidance to the military workforce for the first time about how Pentagon leadership roles will likely need to be reshuffled as a result of Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military confirmations.
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Trump pleads not guilty twice in 24 hours with plea to new charges in classified documents case
Former President Donald Trump, in a court filing Friday, pleaded not guilty to the new charges special counsel Jack Smith brought against him in the case alleging mishandling of classified documents from his time in the White House.
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US weighs whether to designate US Army soldier in North Korea a POW
The Biden administration is debating whether to designate Travis King, the US Army soldier who crossed into North Korea last month, as a prisoner of war, defense officials told CNN.
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Seen here is a picture of Travis King, the US soldier who ran across the military demarcation line into North Korea on July 18. Mandatory …
Published on August 4, 2023
