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Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings
President Joe Biden is calling for a war crimes trial against Russian President Vladimir Putin and says he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.
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Arrest made in connection with Sacramento mass shooting
Sacramento police have announced an arrest connected with the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California’s capital city.
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These second-graders helped shelter pups find their forever homes
A second-grade class wrote persuasive letters on behalf of shelter dogs, urging folks to adopt the animals. So far, the young writers have been successful.
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Efforts to ban books jumped an ‘unprecedented’ four-fold in 2021, ALA report says
Book banning is not new — in the U.S. alone the practice goes back to Puritan times.
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Russia faces global outrage over bodies in Ukraine’s streets
European leaders and the United Nations human rights chief condemned the bloodshed, some of them also branding it genocide.
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Study finds 1 in 5 N.J. drivers distracted ahead of new awareness campaign
A new study from Rowan University found that 1 in 5 state drivers are distracted. It comes ahead of a new awareness campaign.
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Meet the three talented students repping Philly in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year
Would you have been able to spell “liaise”?
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Ukraine accuses retreating Russians of civilian massacre
Ukrainian troops are finding brutalized bodies and widespread destruction in the suburbs of Kyiv, sparking calls for a war crimes investigation and sanctions against Russia.
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California mass shooting: 6 dead, 12 injured in Sacramento
Police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday that claimed six lives and left 12 other people injured.
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Stop doing ‘breaking news’ for more accurate gun violence coverage, panel says
One solution: Build relationships to restore trust in local media.
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How Montgomery County hopes to entice workers in a competitive market
Caseworkers, 911 telecommunicators, correctional officers, workers in congregate care settings, public defenders are among the help wanted.
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How is Montgomery County preparing for future floods?
The county is now acquiring land where three homes were damaged by Hurricane Ida along the Perkiomen Trail in Perkiomen Township, on a flood plain.
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The oldest park ranger, who told the stories of Black women in WWII, retires at 100
Betty Reid Soskin shaped World War II history exhibits to highlight the segregation Black people faced.
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Official: 4 men, 2 women died in I-81 crash of 80 vehicles
Authorities say the six people killed during an 80-vehicle pileup on a Pennsylvania interstate during a snow squall earlier this week included four men and two women.
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Navy will name ship after the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The ship is part of the John Lewis class of replenishment oilers, which are named in honor of people who fought for civil and human rights, the Navy says.
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