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Louisville police major relieved of command after reportedly insulting protesters in email to other officers
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Maj. Bridget Hallahan has been relieved of command of the Louisville Metro Police Department's Fifth Division two days after the Louisville Courier Journal reported that the major had insulted protesters in an Augus...
Kentucky Derby: How to watch and major storylines
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The 146th running of the Kentucky Derby, typically the first leg of the Triple Crown of horse racing, takes place this Saturday, September 5. Traditionally, the race has been held on the first Saturday of May, but t...
Buildings collapse in Arlington, Texas, as severe storms cause major damage
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Storms moving through North Texas overnight Tuesday had fire departments racing to respond to reports of damage and collapsed buildings throughout the region. Severe thunderstorm and tornado warning were in place as...
California failed to pass a major police reform bill. Here’s what experts say that could mean for the rest of the nation
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Last week, California State Sen. Steven Bradford said he was confident that "the votes were there" for his proposed bill. SB 731, introduced in July, would have made it possible to strip badges of officers convicte...
Police launch major operation in Vienna after shots fired
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Police in Vienna have launched a major operation after shots were fired in the Austrian capital. Several people have been injured in the city center amid exchanges of fire, police said on Twitter. "All possible forc...
Major indictments appear unlikely in investigation of Russia probe despite Trump pressure
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Washington President Donald Trump is demanding that Attorney General William Barr prosecute his political opponents over the FBI's Russia probe, but the string of documents declassified from the investigation led by ...
‘The Mandalorian’ keeps making major links to the past ‘Star Wars’ galaxy
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The following contains spoilers about the second season of "The Mandalorian." "The Mandalorian" continues to draw upon all the tools in the "Star Wars" arsenal, making major connections to earlier chapters in the gr...
Navy to de-commission and scrap warship USS Bonhomme Richard after major fire
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The US Navy has decided to de-commission and scrap the USS Bonhomme Richard after a damage assessment found that restoring the ship would cost billions of dollars. The amphibious assault ship was in port in San Die...
Major coronavirus outbreak hits crew of US Navy warship
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There has been a major coronavirus outbreak aboard a US Navy guided missile destroyer, the USS Michael Murphy, which has spread to nearly one-quarter of the ship's 300 strong-crew, according to two US Navy officials...
Future first dog Major Biden, adopted from a shelter, to get virtual ‘indoguration’
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President-elect Joe Biden is not the only one getting some fanfare as he enters the White House -- his rescue dog, Major, is being honored by the shelter he came from. The Bidens adopted Major, a German shepherd, i...
China has reached a major milestone in ending absolute poverty. But the Communist Party isn’t celebrating yet
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Hong Kong Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a major milestone this week in his five-year long fight to end absolute poverty across the country -- but it doesn't appear that he's celebrating yet. China was for deca...
Afghan major who helped save US pilot begs Pentagon to ‘keep their word’ to protect his family and him
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Mohammed Naiem Asadi and his wife, Rahima, haven't slept well in days. They are too nervous to eat much. They are trying to keep their fear in check for their 4-year-old daughter. But their bodies sometimes betray t...
The CEO of a major health system left the company after he said he wouldn’t wear a mask
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The CEO of a national health system abruptly left the company after telling employees he wouldn't wear a mask because he'd already had Covid-19. In an email to staff last week, Sanford Health CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft s...
More than 150,000 customers left without power in Texas and Louisiana as major snowstorm moves across the South
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More than 150,000 customers are without power across Texas and Louisiana as a powerful snowstorm moves through the southern states early Monday morning. Poor road conditions are possible across Texas and Louisiana d...
A-Lim Kim mounts incredible comeback to win the US Women’s Open and clinch her first major
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South Korea's A-Lim Kim staged an incredible final-round comeback to win the U.S. Women's Open in Houston, Texas, and claim her first major title. The world No. 94 made birdie on each of her final three holes to ear...
Deputized federal agents can now wear body cameras, with major exceptions
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Washington A sweeping and at times contentious policy barring the use of body cameras by police officers assigned to hundreds of federal investigative task forces around the nation has been largely reversed, the Just...