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Tropical Storm Edouard 'significantly strengthening,' Hurricane Watch issued as it nears Texas
The National Hurricane Center warned Tuesday that Edouard could rapidly strengthen and develop into a strong tropical storm or minimal hurricane.
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1980s pop singer Lionel Richie hospitalized in ICU after St. Louis performance
Witnesses who attended the concert told TMZ that the 1980s pop star appeared to be struggling toward the end of his show and asked for a chair to sit on while he performed his final song, "All Night Long."
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Legislators, education leaders, activists weigh in on $17B Meta settlement
Leaders are weighing in after a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., over allegations that the company harmed children and teens through its social media platforms.
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NYC mayor signs tentative deal with police union
The eight-year agreement with the Police Benevolent Association includes pay increases for uniformed NYPD officers and an increase in starting salaries for newly hired officers.
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Washington state spends nearly $1.3M to stockpile three-year supply of abortion pills
The drug in question is mifepristone, the first pill in a two-drug medication abortion regimen that has been used for more than two decades.
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Gone woke? Feds create race, gender speech codes for scientists to follow
The guidance, for example, tells federal employees not to use the words "blacklist" or "whitelist" because of racial connotations.
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Study: Telehealth may help reduce fatal overdoses
In a state like Pennsylvania – where more than 5,300 people died of an overdose in 2021 – expanding telehealth to reach more people who struggle with drug addiction could save lives, researchers concluded.
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Texas Senate to vote on five election integrity bills
The election integrity bills were filed to respond to widespread failures with Harris County’s election processes in the 2020 and 2022 elections. The county is still embroiled in lawsuits over multiple election irregularities that occurred on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Tennessee Democrats face GOP-led expulsion after using bullhorn for gun control rant on House floor
"There is a proper way to handle that and a proper way not to," GOP House Speaker Cameron Sexton said.
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Critics raise concerns about Strategic Petroleum Reserve's decline
To curb rising gas prices last summer, Biden released more than 200 million barrels from the U.S. stockpile, bringing the reserves to the lowest point since 1984.
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Mike Huckabee praises daughter's leadership after Arkansas tornadoes, says Biden lacks it
Mike Huckabee said elected officials can't comprehend the impact of devastating events until they go and talk to those impacted
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Multiple people dead after Missouri tornado
The devastating tornado in Missouri comes less than a week after 26 people were killed in tornadoes across the United States.
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Train derailment one of many environmental disasters in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Beaver and Lawrence counties, across from East Palestine, aren’t the only places dealing with the consequences of pollution or chemical spills.