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What to know about the latest controversy at the 5th Circuit
The 5th Circuit is at it again. The federal appeals court that has been under fire for its handling of abortion rights, immigration and so-called social media "censorship" handed down on Wednesday a ruling that -- if adopted nationwide -- could upend the way that federal agencies for decades have enforced the law.
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How America's foreclosure capital came back from the dead
Whenever he wants to see his old house, Nezam Juman walks to the edge of his waterfront property and peers around the river's bend. He can just see the roof behind some trees. It was his dream home, paid for with a cash-out refinance just as housing prices were peaking in Fort Myers, Florida.
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Here's the next political truism that Trump might overturn
The 2020 election may test as never before one of the most enduring rules of presidential politics, the straightforward four-word maxim coined by Democratic strategist James Carville in 1992: "It's the economy, stupid."
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Everything you need to know about the updated Covid-19 boosters
There's a new kind of Covid-19 shot coming to a pharmacy or clinic near you. The US Food and Drug Administration and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on updated boosters that target the original strain of the coronavirus as well as the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. The hope is that these shots will improve protection against the currently circulating viruses that cause Covid-19.
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America's electric cars need lithium so badly it may wipe out this species
Fewer than 40 years after humans discovered Tiehm's buckwheat, a Nevada plant with yellow flowers, they may drive it to extinction in pursuit of electric vehicles, a technology widely hailed as being environmentally friendly.
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Predatory lenders are making money off rising gas and food prices
In the last few months, Yumekia Jones, a legal assistant at the Mississippi Center for Justice's Indianola office, has fielded an unusually high number of calls — a roughly 400% spike — from people in dire need of immediate financial assistance.
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America may dodge a crippling rail strike. Here's how we got here
A crippling freight railroad strike that threatened to upend the US economy now looks unlikely, as Congress votes on bills that would impose a contract on freight railroads and the unions that represent their workers.
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5 easy ways to keep your brain sharp
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They spent eight years traveling world with their kids - one thing they miss
Aside from a one-off trip to Europe, the furthest Jessica Gee ever traveled while growing up was to Walt Disney World in Florida with her family.
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Bill Cosby arrived to the first day of his trial in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on June 5, 2017. Cosby faces three counts of aggravated indecent …
Published on June 5, 2017
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President Donald Trump landed in Israel on Monday, May 22, 2017 for the second leg of his first foreign trip as president where he will …
Published on May 22, 2017
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Majory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Scott Beigel (middle) saved Kelsey Friend's (left) life when a gunman opened fire in her Parkland, Florida, High school …
Published on April 18, 2018
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Former Trump campaign national co-chairman Sam Clovis broke his silence on the possible FBI confidential source on the Trump campaign during recent appearances on an …
Published on May 22, 2018
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Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler did not voice alarm Wednesday about the dire predictions in the government's recent climate report, and instead said the …
Published on November 28, 2018
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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trumps former personal attorney, sues Attorney General William Barr for retaliation in latest attempt to get out of prison. The image …
Published on July 21, 2020
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Dr. Andrew Pastewski, the ICU medical director at Florida's Jackson South Medical Center, has been treating coronavirus patients at his hospital since the pandemic began. …
Published on July 8, 2020
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Kanye West is on the ballot in Minnesota and Tennessee but just missed the filing deadline in Wisconsin. Missouri said his petition lacked more than …
Published on August 28, 2020
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An attorney representing rapper Clifford "T.I." Harris and his wife, singer Tameka "Tiny" Harris, says the couple have not been contacted by authorities regarding an …
Published on May 18, 2021
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Rep. Liz Cheney, a top House Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump earlier this year, said April 26 that it should be up to …
Published on April 26, 2021
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Erving Goldsberry (right) kneels with his fist in the air joining demonstrators blocking bridge traffic during a protest march on April 24 in Elizabeth City, …
Published on April 27, 2021
