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Most US public schools plan to keep masks optional for start of classes

Students are heading to another school year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but this time, there seem to be fewer discussions and fretting about masks and other mitigation measures -- despite a rise of infections sweeping the country.

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Travelers have a lot to say about shrinking airplane seats

Top-tier frequent flyer Rick Hubbard spends a lot of time squeezing into airplane seats and has noticed it's a tighter fit.

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Users are split over Black Twitter's chances to survive under Elon Musk

Black Twitter is mourning the possible end of the influential community they found on Twitter more than a decade ago, but users are split between finding a new app or staying put.

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Users are split over Black Twitter's chances to survive under Elon Musk

Black Twitter is mourning the possible end of the influential community they found on Twitter more than a decade ago, but users are split between finding a new app or staying put.

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Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $8.1 Million to Texas in ‘Internet for All’ Planning Grants

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Texas received its first “Internet for All” grants for deploying high-speed Internet networks and developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative. Texas is receiving $8,110,148.10 in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden, to plan for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed Internet service throughout the state.

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How you and your kids can avoid Covid-19 at playgrounds

Playgrounds seem like -- and in many cases are -- a relatively safe pandemic activity, but there are factors that can complicate the issue.

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Key GOP senators signal that raising age to buy semiautomatic weapons is off the table

The two leading GOP senators involved in gun talks on Capitol Hill signaled Monday evening that it's unlikely Congress will raise the age requirement for purchasing semiautomatic firearms to 21, instead saying they are looking at changing the criminal background check system to access juvenile records before a sale is complete.

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Supreme Court tosses Republican effort to defend Trump-era 'public charge' immigration rule

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal Wednesday brought by a group of Republican-led states seeking to intervene in a case challenging the Trump-era "public charge" immigration policy, a version of which the Biden administration has abandoned.

Making sense of calorie counts to maximize your workout burn

Forty-five percent of the world's population is trying to shed a few pounds, according to a 2020 Ipsos poll. And they prefer to do it by exercising more and eating better, not by dieting. That's essentially the well-known "calories in, calories out" method, where you try to burn more calories than you take in. There is just one problem: Nailing down your calorie burn is harder than you may think.

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All 6 victims from the Sacramento mass shooting have been identified as police hunt for the killers

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has identified all six victims who were killed in a shooting in downtown Sacramento early Sunday morning. The victims are:

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Mother’s last words inspire surprise act of compassion

Hours before her death, Rosie Minor got on the phone and called into a prayer line with friends and members of her church.

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Small business says Baltimore City owes them $247K for meals provided to the homeless

Owners of a small business that supplies meals for Baltimore City-run homeless shelters told 11 News Investigates the city owes them thousands of dollars for months of unpaid work.

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Bravo Has Just What the Doctor Ordered as 'Married to Medicine' Season 10 Premiere Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9:15 PM

“Married to Medicine” season 10 premieres Sunday, Nov. 5 at 9:15 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo, and will resume its regular timeslot at 9 p.m. ET/PT the following week. Each episode will stream next day on Peacock.

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Fears of contaminated water and air fester where a derailed train carrying a toxic chemical burned

The flames may have died down, but a cloud of anxiety now wafts through East Palestine, Ohio.

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Netanyahu rejects Hamas demands on hostage/ceasefire deal as ‘crazy’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas’ proposals for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, calling the group’s demands “crazy” in a setback to diplomatic efforts to pause the war.

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New variant EG.5 is on the rise as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations go up

There’s a new coronavirus variant topping the leaderboard in the United States: EG.5. Nationally, EG.5 is causing about 17% of new Covid-19 cases in the country, compared with 16% for the next most common lineage, XBB.1.16, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Marijuana and hallucinogen use, binge drinking reached record highs in middle-aged adults, survey finds

Last year, more middle-aged adults were binge drinking, using marijuana or consuming hallucinogens than ever before, according to a new report. Cannabis use surged among young adults under 30, alongside historic rates of vaping, as well.

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Hollandale native assumes command of USS Stout

Cmdr. Desmond Walker, a native of Hollandale, Mississippi, relieved Capt. Scott Rosetti as commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer, USS Stout (DDG 55), during a change of command ceremony recently held at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

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Body camera shows Ohio police used flash-bangs during raid of home with toddler on a ventilator

Police in Elyria, Ohio, deployed exploding flash-bangs while raiding a home last week while a toddler on a ventilator was inside, newly released body-worn camera footage shows, and the mother says her child was harmed during the incident.

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Ohio police used flash-bangs during raid of home with toddler on a ventilator inside, body camera footage shows

Police in Elyria, Ohio, deployed exploding flash-bangs while raiding a home last week while a toddler on a ventilator was inside, newly released body-worn camera footage shows, and the mother says her child was harmed during the incident.