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‘Mega comet’ discovered flying into solar system: scientists
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The comet, known as 2014 UN271, was first discovered by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) – an international collaborative project started in 2013 that is listed as working at Chile's Victor Blanco Telescope and was found...
Sen. Mike Crapo: IRS data breach – trust makes this tax system work. Here’s what happens if that is lost
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Voluntary compliance is a bedrock of our tax system, and is dependent on taxpayer trust that laws are equitable, equally applied, administered fairly, and administered without penalty for timely compliance. Voluntary...
NYC business owner doubts criminals who looted her store will be punished: ‘The system has failed us’
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"The system has failed us," Jessica Betancourt, the owner of Bronx Optical Center, told host Steve Doocy, reacting to reports that district attorneys in Manhattan and the Bronx have dropped looting charges against hu...
First on CNN: Biden administration moves to make gender confirmation surgery available through Veteran Affairs health care system
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is moving to make gender confirmation surgery available to transgender veterans through Veterans Affairs health care coverage, according to a VA department spokesperson. M...
Tropical system expected to bring heavy rainfall, flooding to northern Gulf Coast
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TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT AS STORM BARRELS TOWARD GULF COAST A tropical storm warning was in effect for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida — extending from Intracoastal City, La., to the Okal...
NYC Board of Correction votes to end solitary confinement in city’s jail system
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With the move, the city is going further than any other jail system in the nation in banning solitary confinement. "Through our work with our Board of Correction, we have found a plan that will provide a safe and hu...
Rep. Brady on border crisis: Harris in denial; influx of migrant kids making foster care system strained
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Brady called out the Biden Administration – especially Vice President Kamala Harris – for ignoring how the surge of migrants across the border is straining states like Texas that deal with the aftermath. "The proble...
Bipartisan House lawmakers urge US to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system
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At least 50 House members, both Democrats and Republicans, wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday urging the Pentagon to quickly work with Congress on fulfilling any request to restock Israel's supply o...
FBI agent charged with the attempted murder of man onboard Washington, DC-area subway system
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An FBI agent, who shot a fellow passenger onboard a Washington, DC, Metro train line in December, was arrested on Tuesday for attempted murder, prosecutors announced. Eduardo Valdivia was indicted with second-degree...
Ana forms in Atlantic, becomes first named system of 2021
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the system was located around 200 miles northeast of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. HURRICANE FORECAS...
Montgomery County schools awarded $450,000 contract for ‘anti-racism system audit’
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The figure came as part of a trove of public records released on Wednesday by the conservative nonprofit Judicial Watch. One document showed that the school board approved the $ 454,000 award during a meeting on Nov...
Bernie Sanders says US should revisit foreign aid to Israel, part of which funds Iron Dome defense system
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"The devastation in Gaza is unconscionable. We must urge an immediate ceasefire. The killing of Palestinians and Israelis must end," the self-proclaimed democratic socialist tweeted Sunday. "We must also take a hard ...
University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT scores for admission after settlement reached
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The University of California system will no longer require SAT and ACT scores for admission after reaching a settlement agreement, a statement from the UC system said. UC first announced the new policy on April 1, 2...
First tropical system of 2021 in Western Hemisphere could form by next week
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THE 2021 HURRICANE SEASON NAMES AND DATES: WHAT COULD BE NEXT FOR EAST COAST? Accuweather reported on Thursday that an area of low pressure was being monitored a few hundred miles south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec and...
The foster care system is failing Black children and the death of Ma’Khia Bryant is one example, experts and attorney say
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Ma'Khia Bryant was charging at two young women with a knife, police body camera video footage shows, when an officer arrived and fatally shot her outside the foster home she had been living in for about two months. ...
‘The ocean is our life-support system’: Kerstin Forsberg on why we must protect our seas
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Editor's Note: Call to Earth is a CNN initiative in partnership with Rolex. Kerstin Forsberg is a Rolex Award Laureate. Ever since she was a child, Kerstin Forsberg has been fascinated by the ocean. After finishi...