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SEPTA police officers suspended over Capitol riot social media posts
The suspended SEPTA employees were among seven transit police officers who traveled to the Jan. 6 Trump rally that ended with the storming of the Capitol.
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James Levine, former Met Opera music director, is dead at age 77
Levine's singular tenure at the Metropolitan Opera ended in a flurry of accusations of sexual abuse.
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Child border crossings surging, straining US facilities
The head of Homeland Security acknowledges the severity of the problem and says he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.
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Atlanta-area shootings leave 8 dead, many of Asian descent
Police arrested Robert Aaron Long and said the motive for the Tuesday night shootings wasn’t immediately known, though many of the victims were women of Asian descent.
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FBI says Luzerne County woman filmed inside Capitol on Jan. 6
Annie C. Howell of Swoyersville was charged earlier this month with trespassing, disorderly or disruptive conduct, violent entry, and obstruction of Congress.
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Sharp, ‘off the charts’ rise in alcoholic liver disease among young women
Although liver diseases still affect more men, younger women are driving the increase in deaths, a trend that began several years ago and is now supercharged by the pandemic.
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Moderna gives first vaccine shots to young kids as part of COVID-19 study
Researchers hope to learn about the effectiveness of the vaccine for kids ages 6 months to less than 12 years old. Moderna plans to enroll roughly 6,750 children in eight U.S.
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Colleges canceled spring break, but students are traveling anyway
The rise of online classes means students can now attend college from anywhere, including beachside.
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What do domestic extremists and ISIS have in common? A social media strategy
People who stormed the Capitol were radicalized by what they consumed online and in social media. That should sound familiar: Ten years ago, ISIS used a similar strategy.
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Why America is moving: Money, space, family, lifestyle …
2020 made moving a reality for millions. Some moved to be near family. Others achieved their pipe dreams of moving to distant locations in pursuit of a better lifestyle.
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The COVID-19 relief bill passed. What’s Biden’s next big move?
Democrats passed the $1.9T bill on a party-line vote, and Republicans don't appear ready to compromise on infrastructure, voting rights, minimum wage, immigration, and more.
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Little difference in vaccine hesitancy among white and Black Americans, poll finds
An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows 1 in 4 Black people do not plan to get vaccinated. Despite the attention on concern among Blacks, nearly 30% of whites feel the same way.
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No need to lose sleep over shift to daylight saving time
The annual shift comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday in most of the United States.
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Minneapolis to pay $27M to settle Floyd family lawsuit
At least three weeks have been set aside to complete a jury of 12 plus two alternates for Derek Chauvin's trial. Potential jurors' identities are being protected.
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Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping report
The top Democrat in the state Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie, on Thursday backed a plan for its judiciary committee to launch an impeachment investigation.
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