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Cricket Wireless Now Available in U.S. Military Exchanges
Cricket Wireless services can now be found in 122 military exchanges in U.S. based military bases. This includes 83 Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) stores, 14 Marine Corps Exchanges (MCX) and 26 Navy Exchanges (NEXCOM).
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Several people injured in shooting in Bryan, Texas, police say
Police responded Thursday to the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Bryan, Texas, where they found "several victims," according to Lt. Jason James of the Bryan Police Department.
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Cassidy Hutchinson Is The Witness America Has Been Waiting For
In Cassidy Hutchinson, the House select committee on January 6 has found its most compelling witness to date.
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Florida Man Found Skinny Dipping Stranger In Backyard Pool
A man returning home from an afternoon doctor’s appointment was greeted by a naked stranger in his pool.
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Hospital employee arrested after loaded guns and ammunition found inside his backpack
Vero Beach, FL: An employee at an Indian River County medical facility was arrested.
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US Justice Department charges Iranian with trying to assassinate John Bolton
The US Justice Department announced criminal charges Wednesday against a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for allegedly trying to orchestrate the assassination of John Bolton, who served in senior national security positions during the Trump and Bush administrations.
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Three respiratory viruses could make you sick this season – but for the first time, there are vaccines against all of them
Last year’s respiratory virus season in the US was a bad one. After two years of extraordinarily light flu seasons, which infectious disease experts attributed to Covid-19 pandemic precautions like social distancing and masking, influenza came roaring back, hitting early and hard.
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Suspect in Raleigh shootings likely killed his 16-year-old brother first, according to preliminary report
Investigators believe a 15-year-old boy killed his older brother before continuing a shooting rampage that killed four others and injured two last week in North Carolina's capital, according to a preliminary report from police released Thursday.
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Marijuana smoke harms lungs in tobacco smokers, study finds
Smoking weed while being a tobacco smoker may increase damage to the respiratory system, a new study found.
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Federal investigators say they’ve identified no connection to terrorism in deadly Rochester crash
Authorities found no evidence of a connection to domestic terrorism in a deadly car crash outside a New Year’s concert in Rochester, New York, which killed two people and injured nine, officials said Tuesday.
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Five secretary of state races to watch, starting Tuesday
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Harris and Biden talk shared bond with Beau Biden during first appearance together as Democratic ticket
California Sen. Kamala Harris talked in deeply personal terms about her relationship with Joe Biden's late son Beau during their first appearance Wednesday as the Democratic 2020 ticket.
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Five Steps For Dealing With Social Isolation
In downtown Austin, a hopeful message can be seen on a movie theater marquee. It reads: “IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ALL TOGETHER, FOR NOW WE MUST REMAIN APART.”
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Here's what's in the bipartisan gun safety bill
The Senate's compromise legislation on gun safety unveiled on Tuesday, potentially the most significant new federal gun safety measure in decades, includes money for school safety, mental health, state crisis intervention programs and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which would provide a more compressive background check for those between the ages of 18 and 21 who want to buy guns.
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5 Things for September 26: Puerto Rico, NFL Protests, Health Nill, N. Korea, Francis
Good morning. There's a lot going on, so let's get straight to what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Is Harvard fair? Historic affirmative action trial begins Monday
A lawsuit against Harvard brought on behalf of Asian-American students who failed to gain admission goes to trial on Monday in one of the most consequential race cases in decades, with affirmative action policies across the country at stake.
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Cummings, Conyers, Thompson and Brady to VP Pence: Remove Kobach from Election Commission and Rescind Request for Sensitive Voter Information
Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, John Conyers, Jr., Bennie G. Thompson, and Robert A. Brady, Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Judiciary, Homeland Security, and House Administration, sent a letter to Vice President Michael Pence requesting that he ask for the resignation of Kris Kobach from his position as the Vice Chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, and that he rescind Mr. Kobach’s unprecedented request for sensitive voter information.
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Two states where Democrats are looking for a wave to crash in November
With Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Ryan Costello confirming his retirement over the weekend, there are now six Pennsylvania Republican House members who have resigned, retired or who are running for another office.
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Congress just got its secret weapon back
Buried within the 2,700-page omnibus spending bill unveiled early Wednesday that would fund the federal government through September is something called "member-directed spending." It might well be the single most important thing in the bill if you care about Congress actually passing legislation.
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METRORail Green Line Completion and Harrisburg Overpass Opening Community Celebration
East End neighbors and community stakeholders are invited to enjoy a free afternoon of fellowship, music and local barbecue to commemorate the completion of the final stops of the METRORail Green Line and opening of the Harrisburg Overpass. Regular service along the line, stretching from Magnolia Park Transit Center in the East End to downtown's Theater District Station, began last week. Building the overpass allowed METRO to add two additional stops along the Green Line that first began operations in May 2015.
