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Eastern Kentucky Deserves Better Leaders

The extreme weather that is savaging various parts of America hit Eastern Kentucky last week when unprecedented flash floods wiped out homes and devastated communities, taking at least 37 lives, with hundreds still missing." The region was hit by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period, what experts called a one in a thousand-year rain event. Those who escaped now struggle to survive in high heat and humidity, with roads and bridges washed out, and food and clean water hard to find. And the region is under another flood watch as this is written.

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Serena Williams announces she will 'evolve away from tennis' after upcoming US Open

Serena Williams has announced that she will "evolve away from tennis" after this year's US Open to focus on "other things that are important to me."

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Feds removed documents from Mar-a-Lago in June with grand jury subpoena

The FBI search at Mar-a-Lago this week came months after federal investigators served an earlier grand jury subpoena and took away sensitive national security documents from former President Donald Trump's property during a June meeting, people familiar with the matter tell CNN.

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Tips to fuel your vegetarian or vegan child

When pursuing a vegetarian or vegan diet, it’s important to be thoughtful about planning meals to ensure sufficient nutrient intake. Parents of vegetarian or vegan athletes should be sure to feed their children nutritious meals to fuel them for sports. A Baylor College of Medicine expert offers meal suggestions to energize vegetarian and vegan children.

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Deer Park Native Earns Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Chief Fire Controlman Christopher R. Johnson from Deer Park, Texas, earned a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for professional achievement while serving as Division Seven Warrior Challenge Program Scout for Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) San Antonio from October 2019 to August 2022. NTAG San Antonio’s Commanding Officer, CDR. Stephanie Simoni presented the award with command members present in support of Johnson.

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STEM Global Action Partners with US Embassy, Projekt Inspire to Bring STEM Education to Under-Resourced Children in Tanzania

Children in Tanzania are benefiting this summer from a partnership with STEM Global Action (SGA), which is providing teacher-training, science kits, and other resources to support a series of activities that are advancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) knowledge in the African country.

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HISD to continue operating under free and reduced-price meals Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

Houston ISD announced today it will continue its policy to operate the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the School Year 2022 - 2023. Schools qualifying to operate CEP serve breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price, and paid student meals. This approach reduces burdens for both families and school administrators and helps ensure that students receive nutritious meals.

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HISD offering free and reduced-price meals for 2022-2023 school year

Houston ISD announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the attached current income eligibility guidelines. The 9 schools that will participate in the application process will have access to the Free/Reduced Price School Meals application or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request.

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce runs world-leading 100m time, her record sixth race under 10.7 seconds this season

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a blazing, world-leading 10.62 seconds in the women's 100-meter final at the Monaco Diamond League on Wednesday.

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Tearful Serena Williams begins farewell tour as she loses at the Canadian Open

Carrying a bouquet of flowers and wiping a tear from her eye, Serena Williams waved to the raucous crowd on Wednesday a day after her announcing her forthcoming retirement from tennis.

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'It shocks the conscience.' Vanessa Bryant's lawyer says photos from Kobe's helicopter crash were shared with dozens of LA County employees

After the fatal helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others, disturbing images taken at the scene were shared among more than two dozen Los Angeles County employees, a lawyer for the NBA legend's wife Vanessa said Wednesday in her lawsuit against the county over the photos.

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Clock is ticking for Biden to make key decisions on student loans

With less than three weeks to go until the federal student loan repayment pause expires, millions of borrowers are still in the dark about whether President Joe Biden will extend the current payment moratorium or possibly forgive any of their debts.

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5 ways the Democrats' inflation bill could lower drug prices for seniors

Congress is poised to make the biggest changes to Medicare in nearly two decades.

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Yellen directs IRS not to use new funding to increase chances of audits of Americans making less than $400,000

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday directed the Internal Revenue Service not to use any of the new funding allocated in the Democrats' new health care and climate bill to increase the chances of Americans making less than $400,000 a year getting audited, according to a copy of the letter obtained exclusively by CNN.

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After the death of another mentally ill person in police custody, experts call for widespread training and health resources

When Frances Garrett lost her mentally ill daughter to police violence in 2014, she channeled her grief by demanding change.

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Moderna CEO says Covid vaccines will evolve like 'an iPhone'

Forget taking two to three Covid shots a year. Moderna hopes to roll out a single-dose annual booster to cover the coronavirus, the flu and another common respiratory virus within the next five years.

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'A lifetime to think about what he did:' NC man sentenced after smothering infant son

A man from Western North Carolina will be spending the rest of his life in prison after admitting to killing his infant son.

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This key inflation measure fell, but remains painfully high

A benchmark measure of inflation slowed in July after surging in the previous month, offering a glimmer of hope that the painful inflation Americans are facing could moderate in the coming months.

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'Silent' spread of polio in New York drives CDC to consider additional vaccinations for some people

A polio case identified in New York last month is "just the very, very tip of the iceberg" and an indication there "must be several hundred cases in the community circulating," a senior official with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN on Wednesday.

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Deshaun Watson to start Cleveland Browns' preseason opener despite facing suspension for sexual misconduct allegations

Cleveland Browns fans will get their first opportunity to see Deshaun Watson in game action on Friday after it was announced he would be starting their preseason opener, despite facing a suspension for sexual misconduct allegations.