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Seattle police chief announces her retirement after city council votes to cut the police budget by nearly $4 million

Police Chief Carmen Best announced her retirement Monday night, shortly after the Seattle's City Council voted to cut nearly $4 million from the police department's budget.

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Derecho moves southeast after storms leave more than 1 million without power overnight

A line of severe storms that ripped through the Midwest, leaving almost 1 million customers without power in Iowa and Illinois alone, dissipated Tuesday as it headed toward the Southeast.

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The Lucid Air could be the first electric car with over 500 miles of range

Lucid, an electric vehicle company headed by former Tesla engineer Peter Rawlinson, has announced that its upcoming Lucid Air car is expected to get an EPA-rated range of at least 517 miles.

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Hertz sold $29 million in stock despite SEC questions

Hertz did raise millions of dollars through stock sales after its bankruptcy filing, after all.

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Postmarks come under scrutiny as states prepare for mail-in voting

States are bracing for controversy as they work to ensure that Postal Service postmarks and other tracking will back efforts to prove mail-in votes are sent on time. They're seeking to avoid lawsuits and other issues about unclear markings that have dogged some primaries and could mar ballot counts come Election Day.

Man's car damaged in police chase; now he awaits answers and seeks repayment

A Metro East man is searching for answers from the Dupo Police Department after his car was damaged in a police pursuit.

Stalled stimulus talks could mean thousands of furloughs and halt US immigration system

The federal agency responsible for granting citizenship, providing immigration benefits and processing visa applications could furlough two-thirds of its workforce at the end of the month after negotiations over the next stimulus package stalled.

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'Prayer Ride for Linda Stoltzfoos' draws thousands of people to Lancaster County

"I don't want to call it an event," said host Brendan Veale. "It's a prayer ride." On bikes, in cars, trucks, and emergency vehicles, and wearing or riding with something yellow, which is Linda Stoltzfoos' favorite color, thousands of people gathered in Lancaster County.

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Air passenger traffic is down 75% but TSA found 3 times the rate of guns it did in July last year

Despite a sharp decrease in air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Transportation Security Administration said the rate of guns found per passenger screened at airport security checkpoints last month was up three times over last year's figure.

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US airport traffic climbs to new pandemic-era high

Traffic at airport security checkpoints reached a new high this weekend, crossing 800,000 for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic caused passenger numbers to plummet. The Transportation Security Administration said it screen

Whale of a tale: Close encounter with humpback off Massachusetts coast

A group of friends in Massachusetts witnessed an unforgettable sight — and one of them was able to capture it on camera.

'I love cars': Meet the 77-year-old man who's been to every Street Rod Nationals event

Thousands of vintage cars are on display at the Kentucky Expo Center for Street Rod Nationals.

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Protesters gather outside Ferguson Police Department on anniversary of Michael Brown's death

Protesters demonstrated outside the Ferguson Police Department on Sunday night to mark the 6th anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown.

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Will Richard Branson ever be Richard Branson again?

Richard Branson loves a challenge. The Virgin Group founder has built a reputation, and his more than $4 billion fortune, on the back of his willingness to take bold risks and venture into new areas of business.

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Mobile Meals: Wells Fargo, Feeding America Introduce Drive-Up Food Bank Program

Wells Fargo parking lots become mobile food distribution centers this summer as the company teams with local food banks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CRUISIN’ The USA: Chevrolet To Host Week-Long Virtual Fan Experience Celebrating Past, Present Vehicles

Iconic Vehicles and Chevy Experts Make Appearances Daily

Chevrolet is reimagining summer car cruising through a weeklong virtual festival – Cruisin’ the USA in your Chevrolet – that celebrates more than a century of the brand’s automotive history. Hosted on Chevy’s social media channels from August 10-16, the event is designed to take viewers back in time to experience the brand’s rich heritage of innovation, design and passion.

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UH Medical Students to Receive First White Coats

College of Medicine Inaugural Class White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 8 to be Livestreamed

The University of Houston College of Medicine will welcome 30 newly-minted medical students to their chosen profession during a White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Hilton University of Houston. The ceremony is designed to clarify for students, prior to their entrance into the medical community, that a physician’s responsibility is to both take care of patients and also care about patients.

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Nev Schulman Takes on a Virtual Season of Catfish: The TV Show

While the world may still be socially distancing, people are online now more than ever looking for connections and answers. The eighth season of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show will go to the ends of the internet to find them. For the first time ever, Executive Producer and host Nev Schulman and co-host Kamie Crawford work together, remotely, to do what they do best: track down the truth.

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Cardi B and Houston’s Megan Thee Stallion Announce New Song and “Twerktacious’ Video That Shatters Internet

Megan Thee Stallion is back. Cardi B is back. They’re together and the music industry is about to blow up. Monday night, the two hot girls announced that they would be embark- ing on a smash new single called “Wap” together. The song is actually the first single for Cardi’s new album, whatever or whenever that may be.

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A propaganda battle is playing out in the replies to Trump's tweets

very time President Donald Trump tweets, thousands of Twitter users reply. There are all shades of comments, from effusive praise to disdain and, of course, some garden variety trolling. The replies can be a good place for users to try to get the attention of the President, who has been known to retweet many who mention him, as well as the attention of his tens of millions of followers.