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Former AG Loretta Lynch issues report on Syracuse University’s campus police after student protests
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Former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch released her final report Monday into Syracuse University's Department of Public Safety, capping a nearly yearlong inquiry into the department. University Chancellor Kent Sy...
Toro issues nationwide recall for a snow blower that carries the risk of amputation
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As winter storms sweep the US, you may be using your snow blower more than ever. And if it's made by Toro, it's time to check your model number. The company is recalling around 6,700 Toro Power Max 826 OHAE Snowthro...
CDC issues warning about ‘Hispanic-style’ cheeses such as queso fresco due to listeria
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multi-state listeria outbreak linked to fresh and soft cheeses such as queso fresco, queso blanco and queso panela. According to the CDC, the Food a...
Biden avoids contentious issues in call with Mexico’s president
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Washington When President Joe Biden spoke with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday, the most controversial issues complicating the relationship between the two countries were not on the agenda. It...
The Supreme Court’s run out of excuses to avoid controversial issues
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In the aftermath of a divisive election, a riot at the US Capitol and the unprecedented final days of the Trump administration, the Supreme Court kept many controversial issues in a holding pattern of sorts, stickin...
Trump administration issues racist school curriculum report on MLK day
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Washington A commission stood up by President Donald Trump as a rebuttal to schools applying a more accurate history curriculum around slavery in the US issued its inflammatory report on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr...
Iraqi judge issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump
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A judge in Baghdad's investigative court has issued an arrest warrant for outgoing US President Donald Trump, over the killing of an Iraqi paramilitary leader during the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleim...
Mental health is one of the biggest pandemic issues we’ll face in 2021
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With progress in efforts for Covid-19 vaccines and predictions for when the population will receive them, there seems to be a light at the end of the long, harrowing pandemic tunnel. As the physical risks are bette...
FDA issues pet food alert after 28 dogs are reported dead from toxin
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The Food and Drug Administration is alerting pet owners about high levels of aflatoxin in some pet foods after 28 dogs reportedly died and 8 others were sickened. The pet food containing the toxin has been identifie...
Fire at Russian care home kills 11 elderly residents with mobility issues
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Eleven elderly residents were killed in a fire at a care home in Bashkortostan, Russia early on Tuesday morning, according to the state-run news outlet Tass. They had mobility issues and could not be quickly evacuat...
Canada begins Covid-19 vaccinations, but officials fear supply issues due to global scramble
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Ottawa It may not have been Santa's sleigh but Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knows that for most of the country, the UPS flight was nearly as good. Within minutes of the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech va...
Pennsylvania issues blistering rebuke of Texas’ lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of votes
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Washington Pennsylvania officials on Thursday filed a blistering brief at the Supreme Court rebuking the Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn President Donald Trump's defeat in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wiscon...
GoFundMe’s biggest campaigns in history spotlight America’s most pressing issues: hunger, racism, and Covid-19
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GoFundMe released its 2020 giving report, and it is spotlighting some of America's biggest struggles: hunger, racism, and Covid-19. "Many millions of people across the US and the world are facing incredibly difficul...
Here’s what police chiefs think Biden should do to help address issues with law enforcement
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Police chiefs across the country are hoping President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration will help them address a crisis of legitimacy and focus on reform measures after a string of high-profile shootings by ...
Man experiencing mental issues dies in custody after, Houston police say, he ‘tripped and fell’
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A man "having a mental episode" died in Houston police custody early Sunday after, authorities say, he fell into drainage on his own. At 12:06 a.m. (1:06 a.m. ET), officers responded to a criminal mischief call in ...
El Paso issues a curfew ahead of Thanksgiving as it continues to fight a surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths
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El Paso County, Texas, has ordered a new curfew starting Thanksgiving eve as it continues to grapple with rising Covid-19 cases and so many deaths that 10 additional morgue units have been brought in to accommodate ...