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Volunteers help search for missing 2-year-old boy, $30k reward offered by family

Las Vegas police are investigating a report of a missing 2-year-old boy last seen east of the Strip.

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More than 1 million Honda Accords may have a steering problem. The US is investigating

Federal safety regulators are investigating reports that more than 1 million Honda Accords have a steering problem that can a cause a car to veer out of its lane.

Widow not allowed to say goodbye to dying husband at hospital

A family from Greenwood is contemplating legal action after a hospital prevented a wife from saying goodbye to her husband dying of COVID-19.

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Wendy's is bringing its square burgers back to Britain after 20 years

Wendy's is returning to the United Kingdom following a two-decade hiatus, judging now the right time to take advantage of Britons' growing appetite for quick and convenient meals.

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Biden administration says it will enforce federal transgender health care protections, undoing controversial Trump-era reversal

The Biden administration will work to protect transgender Americans from discrimination in health care, undoing a controversial Trump-era decision to nix federal protections for members of the community, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.

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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There were at least 9 mass shootings across the US this weekend

A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning.

What Florida's attack on voting rights is really about

Like many other GOP-controlled states, Florida has made it even harder to vote, passing a bill to curb access to mail-in voting, implement stricter ID requirements and limit the use of ballot drop-boxes. While signing the bill into law last Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis -- barring all Florida press and making the bill signing event a Fox News exclusive -- cooed that this was an achievement for voting "integrity and transparency."

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Ernest “Ernie” Jackson, Jr. Obituary: “A Life of Community Service”

Ernest (Ernie) Jackson Jr., one of the pioneers of the historic Black radio movement in America and an award‐winning amateur photographer, recently made his heavenly transition.

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Tucker Has Breakout Game To Help The Astros Win Series Over The Blue Jays

“I figured I was getting a fastball right there because he (Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Kay) was trying to get back in the count,” said Tucker on his approach being up 3-0 in the count. “I was just getting down and getting ready for it and put a good swing on it.”

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Fans Experience Déjà Vu As Astros Lose To The Blue Jays 8-4

For lifelong Houston Astros fans, it must have been a walk down memory lane seeing the name Biggio on the back of a uniform rounding the bases at Minute Maid Park after hitting a home run. Only problem was this Biggio played for the opposite team. Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Cavan Biggio help lead his team to an 8-4 victory over the Houston Astros.

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Gurriel Continues Hot Streak At The Plate In 10-4 Victory Over Blue Jays

First baseman Yuli Gurriel tied a career high by going 4-for-4 at the plate while also driving in four runs. He has been a very steady bat in the lineup for the Astros this year as he leads the team in batting average (.342) hits (39) and RBIs (24).

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Short-Handed Rockets Fall To Bucks 141-133

No matter what team you root for in the NBA, you have to look at the Houston Rockets and imagine what the future holds for them if they are fully healthy next season. They compete at a high level against their opponents, all the while only having eight available players and most of the time two of them would still be on the injured list if the team had a full roster.

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Statement by Rev. Al Sharpton & National Action Network (NAN) on the Federal Grand Jury Indictments of 4 Ex-Officers

Statement by Rev. Al Sharpton & National Action Network (NAN) on the Federal Grand Jury Indictments of 4 Ex-Officers Involved in George Floyd’s Killing, Including Derek Chauvin Who Was Also Charged in a Second Indictment, Stemming from the Arrest and Neck Restraint of a 14-Year-Old Boy in 2017

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Federal grand jury indicts four former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd's death

A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers in connection with the death of George Floyd, alleging the officers violated Floyd's constitutional rights, according to court documents filed in federal court in Minnesota.

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What we know about the 2017 encounter that led to Derek Chauvin's second indictment

Derek Chauvin, who was convicted last month on state murder charges in the death of George Floyd, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a separate incident involving a teen in 2017.

The most absurd conspiracy theory yet in the ongoing Arizona recount

To read the daily missives being sent by former President Donald Trump, you might be led to believe that the ongoing recount of ballots in Arizona's Maricopa County is, well, a serious endeavor.

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'America is not a racist country'

“America is not a racist country.” This is quickly becoming a Republican mantra. Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, used it in his rebuttal to President Biden’s address to the Congress. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the Republican weather vane, echoed him, as did Republicans across the country. Scott went on to accuse Democrats of dividing the country by using race as a “political weapon.”

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Mental Health Is a Problem for All Not Just Some

Being imbalanced is a problem that everyone has had to deal with at some point in their life more than once and will have to deal with it again. Life is stressful and can cause anyone anxiety. Mental health surveys indicate that 60% of the American population has experienced significant levels of mental and/or emotional unwellness since the onset of the global pandemic. A 2020 Kaiser family study indicated that Texans have had an increase in their levels of anxiety and depression from an average of 37.7% before the pandemic to 40.1% during the pandemic. Difficulties are with individuals owning this as their reality as a threat to their mental health can be an even bigger problem than dealing with stress and anxiety itself.

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Altuve’s Birthday Gift To Himself Silences Yankees Stadium

I am pretty sure that Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will enjoy all the gifts he received for his 31st birthday, but none will be as gratifying as the one he gave himself in the top of the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.