Authorities in Nebraska are trying to determine who released 16 million gallons of water by opening a dam on an irrigation channel one night this month — and why. The head of the irrigation …
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8/25/22
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Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona, where the former police officer convicted in …
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By GRETCHEN EHLKE
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8/25/22
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The Michigan Bureau of Elections has recommended approval of a ballot initiative that seeks to enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution after a review of the campaign's petition …
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
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8/25/22
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Boeing's first spaceflight with astronauts has been delayed until next year because of repairs that need to be made to the capsule. Liftoff of the Starliner capsule with a pair of test pilots is now …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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8/25/22
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COVID-19 vaccines tweaked to better match today’s omicron threat are expected to roll out in a few weeks but how much will they help? Also up in the air is who should get one -- and how soon. …
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD
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8/25/22
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A federal appeals court has agreed with a judge's ruling preventing the state from enforcing a ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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8/25/22
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Get ready for a sizzling future. A new study says that what meteorologists consider dangerous heat will happen at least three times more often in coming decades as climate change worsens. That means …
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BY SETH BORENSTEIN
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8/25/22
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A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its refusal to regulate some older coal ash dumps. A lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington D.C. on …
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By TRAVIS LOLLER
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8/25/22
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Oklahoma has executed a man for a 1997 killing despite a recommendation from the state’s Pardon and Parole Board that his life be spared. Fifty-year-old James Coddington received a lethal injection …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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8/25/22
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Law enforcement officers in central Mississippi carried toddlers out of a flooded day care center after storms dumped rain that caused creeks to overflow. The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department …
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By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
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8/25/22
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Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to stand out as one of the strongest segments of the U.S. economy. Applications for jobless aid for the week …
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By MAE ANDERSON
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8/25/22
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A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing, has pleaded guilty to federal charges. Jose Manuel Perez of Oxnard …
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8/24/22
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An uncle of Jacob Blake filed a federal lawsuit alleging sheriff’s deputies in Wisconsin unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the 2020 Kenosha police shooting of his nephew. …
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8/24/22
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is calling for a political cooling-off after two men were convicted of plotting to kidnap her. But experts say that appears unlikely. A federal jury found Adam Fox and …
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By JOHN FLESHER
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8/24/22
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A South Dakota ethics board’s finding that Gov. Kristi Noem may have engaged in misconduct by intervening in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license isn’t likely the last …
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By STEPHEN GROVES
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8/24/22
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A strike by teachers in Ohio's largest school district is continuing for a third day on the first day of school for its 47,000 students. The Columbus School District and the union resumed bargaining …
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By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON
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8/24/22
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NASA's new moon rocket makes its debut next week in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top. The 322-foot rocket will attempt to send an empty crew capsule into a far-flung lunar …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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8/24/22
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A psychologist who treated Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz when he was 8 years old testified that Cruz was a “peculiar child” who had many behavioral and developmental issues. Frederick …
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By TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO
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8/24/22
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A new study adds evidence that a fossil species from Africa could be our earliest known ancestor. Researchers examined arm and leg bones linked to a 7-million-year-old skull that was found two …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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8/24/22
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Drummer Jerry Allison, who played and co-wrote songs with rock pioneer and childhood friend Buddy Holly and whose future wife inspired the classic “Peggy Sue,” has died. He was 82. Holly’s …
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By KRISTIN M. HALL
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8/24/22
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