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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/15/maine-man-locks-horns-dmv-and-wins/95488884/
Maine man locks horns with DMV — and wins
Maine man locks horns with DMV — and wins Yarmulkes, hijabs, wigs, turbans and habits are all religious head coverings allowed for wear in U.S. driver’s license pictures. Add “horns of power” to the list. A Maine man named Phelan MoonSong is now the proud carrier of a state-issued driver’s license that shows his bespec...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/26/reports-mall-disturbances-light-up-social-media/95859862/
Reports of mall disturbances light up social media
Reports of mall disturbances light up social media A flurry of reports of mall melees and disturbances rippled across social media Monday on a day Americans swarmed shopping hubs for post-holiday bargains. Disturbances that led to some malls being evacuated included reports from Elizabeth, N.J.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Eas...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/28/obama-names-2-new-national-monuments-utah-nevada/95932862/
Obama names 2 new national monuments in Utah, Nevada
Obama names 2 new national monuments in Utah, Nevada SALT LAKE CITY — President Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flash points over use of public land in the U.S. West, marking the administration’s latest move to protect environmentally sensitive areas in...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/29/suicide-kills-more-us-troops-than-isil-middle-east/95961038/
Suicide kills more U.S. troops than ISIL in Middle East
Suicide kills more U.S. troops than ISIL in Middle East WASHINGTON — Suicide — not combat — is the leading killer of U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East to fight Islamic State militants, according to newly released Pentagon statistics. U.S. casualties have been relatively low since the U.S.-led war effort began wit...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/04/lirr-commuter-train-derails-brooklyn-76-injured/96148988/
'Total chaos': 100 hurt in LIRR train crash in Brooklyn
'Total chaos': 100 hurt in LIRR train crash in Brooklyn More than 100 people were injured Wednesday when a Long Island Rail Road train crashed through a bumper at the end of the line during morning rush, authorities said. The most severe injury appeared to be a possible broken leg; no injuries were life-threatening, Go...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/05/now-hear-stop-cleaning-your-ears/96193598/
Now hear this: Stop cleaning your ears!
Now hear this: Stop cleaning your ears! (NEWSER) – There's a reason Q-tips come with a warning to never use them in your ears —and it's about time we heeded the advice, says the American Academy of Otolaryngology. The academy's new guidelines for dealing with earwax, the first in almost a decade, stress that the wax is...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/09/mammograms-lead-unneeded-treatment-some-breast-cancers/96367604/
Mammograms lead to unneeded treatment for some breast cancers
Mammograms lead to unneeded treatment for some breast cancers One in three women with breast cancer detected by a mammogram are treated unnecessarily, according to a Danish study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine, which has renewed debate over the value of early detection. The women didn’t need treatment,...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/14/ringling-bros-circus-close-after-146-years/96606820/
Ringling Bros. circus closing after 146 years
Ringling Bros. circus closing after 146 years The "Greatest Show on Earth" is getting its curtain call. Feld Entertainment, owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said in a statement that the show will end is 146-year run in May. The iconic circus declined in recent years due to high operating costs and...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/15/circus-closing-major-victory-animal-rights-activists/96614184/
Animal rights activists claim major win in Ringling Bros. closing
Animal rights activists claim major win in Ringling Bros. closing Animal rights activists claimed a major victory Sunday after Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said it would halt its show in May after 146 years. The move came as circuses and animal-performance shows across the country have struggled with decli...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/aclu-fundraising-records-muslim-immigrant-ban/97218098/
Outrage over Trump's immigrant ban helps ACLU raise more money online in one weekend than in all of 2016
Outrage over Trump's immigrant ban helps ACLU raise more money online in one weekend than in all of 2016 The American Civil Liberties Union shattered fundraising records this weekend after taking the White House to court over President Trump's executive order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from ent...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/colossal-crowds-pack-american-streets/97218668/
Once again, images show colossal crowds taking to the streets against Trump
Once again, images show colossal crowds taking to the streets against Trump For now at least, this might be our new normal. One week after a massive Women's March on Washington and similar marches across the world in defiance of President Trump and concerns over a rollback of rights, a rising tide of outrage again sent...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/02/statue-liberty-modeled-after-arab-woman/97387944/?utm_source=related_stories&utm_medium=Presto&utm_campaign=PVs
The Statue of Liberty was modeled after an Arab woman
The Statue of Liberty was modeled after an Arab woman As Americans grapple with President Trump's ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, it's a good time to point out a little-known irony. The Statue of Liberty — that symbol of American freedom and diversity that has greeted immigrants for generations —...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/11/yale-drops-slavery-proponent-calhoun-college-name/97790734/
Yale drops slavery supporter Calhoun from college name
Yale drops slavery supporter Calhoun from college name Yale University is stripping the name of a 19th-century alumnus who was an ardent supporter of slavery from one of its residential colleges and renaming it for a more recent graduate, pioneering computer scientist and Navy Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper. The chan...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/13/fake-news-101/97846922/
Can 'only education' solve the fake news problem?
Can 'only education' solve the fake news problem? WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news — and why they should care that there's a difference. As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and oth...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/16/president-trump-immigration-raids-target-fewer-criminals/97988770/
Trump immigration raids show greater focus on non-criminals
Trump immigration raids show greater focus on non-criminals The first major immigration raid under President Trump shows a clear shift in the federal government’s deportation strategy, focusing more on undocumented immigrants without criminal records than under President Obama. Of 678 people rounded up in 12 states dur...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/23/gamer-dies-22-hours-into-marathon-live-stream/98292922/
Gamer dies 22 hours into marathon live stream
Gamer dies 22 hours into marathon live stream (NEWSER) – It started as just another day at the office for Brian "Poshybrid" Vigneault, a 35-year-old gamer known to spend multiple days in a given week live-streaming himself playing the game World of Tanks for 20-plus hours straight. This time, however, the Virginia Beac...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/24/lent-turns-digital-churches-try-facebook-live-videos-instagram-hashtags/98362412/
Lent turns digital: Churches try Facebook Live videos, Instagram hashtags
Lent turns digital: Churches try Facebook Live videos, Instagram hashtags For centuries during Lent, Christians have sought to grow closer to God through praying, fasting and giving to the poor. Now they can also mark the 40-day period of penitence that precedes Easter by posting pictures to Instagram, reading a regula...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/27/latest-wave-threats-vandalism-rocks-jewish-community/98477568/
Jewish sites reported 31 threats Monday; more than 100 in '17
Jewish sites reported 31 threats Monday; more than 100 in '17 Desecration of grave sites at cemeteries in Philadelphia and outside St. Louis. Swastikas etched on cars in Miami Beach. Bomb threats forcing evacuation of Jewish community centers. Another wave of intimidation targeting Jewish communities swept across the n...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/03/07/wikileaks-says-has-published-cia-hacking-codes/98844256/
WikiLeaks: CIA can hack into phones, TVs — everything
WikiLeaks: CIA can hack into phones, TVs — everything Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified to whom Edward Snowden released classified government information in 2013. Snowden gave the documents to multiple media outlets. The crusading website WikiLeaks published thousands...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/03/08/police-ambush-killing-trial-pennsylvania-eric-frein/98911422/
Eric Frein, who led police on a weeks-long manhunt in the Poconos, goes on trial in ambush killing of a Pennsylvania trooper
Eric Frein, who led police on a weeks-long manhunt in the Poconos, goes on trial in ambush killing of a Pennsylvania trooper MILFORD, Pa. - Bryon and Darla Dickson long to see their son walk through the door. But they know that can’t happen, not in this lifetime. Not after Eric Frein, according to prosecutors, ambushed...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/03/15/red-cross-urging-kids-ready-tornadoes/98860994/
'Monster Guard': The app the Red Cross really wants your kids to play
'Monster Guard': The app the Red Cross really wants your kids to play The 2017 tornado season is off to an unusually violent start, and emergency officials say it's time to be prepared — especially children. As of March 15, there have been 364 reports of tornadoes in the U.S. this year, which is more than double the Ja...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/03/20/colorado-wildfire-likely-caused-humans-officials-say/99402704/
Back home again: Evacuations end, but Colorado fire still burns
Back home again: Evacuations end, but Colorado fire still burns BOULDER, Colo. — Residents of almost 500 homes forced to flee a wildfire burning in mountains within a mile of downtown were allowed to return home Monday, authorities said. Boulder County Sheriff's Cmdr. Mike Wagner said the fire remained 50% contained Mo...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/03/23/utah-adopting-nations-toughest-drunken-driving-law/99541252/
Utah is adopting the nation's toughest drunken driving law
Utah is adopting the nation's toughest drunken driving law Utah is moving toward adopting the nation’s strictest drunken-driving law under a measure to be signed by Gov. Gary Herbert. The legislation lowers the standard from the current 0.08 blood-alcohol content level — used nationwide — to 0.05 BAC. The drop means so...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/03/29/watch-update-russia-investigation-senate-intelligence-committee-leaders/99784248/
Watch: Senate hearing on Russian interference in election
Watch: Senate hearing on Russian interference in election The Senate Intelligence Committee has been gathering information on Russia's interference in the 2016 elections. They've also been seeking testimony from a roster of prospective witnesses, including Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior White House advise...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/03/30/north-carolina-bathroom-bill-deal/99811894/
North Carolina lawmakers announce deal to repeal state's controversial 'bathroom bill'
North Carolina lawmakers announce deal to repeal state's controversial 'bathroom bill' RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced via Twitter that a compromise had been reached to repeal the state's controversial "bathroom bill." Late Wednesday, Cooper tweeted, "I support the House Bill 2 repeal compromis...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/11/united-ceo-employees-followed-procedures-flier-belligerent/100317166/?hootPostID=536ede26a5957219e8a4379ef5b39fb8
United Airlines says controversial flight was not overbooked; CEO apologizes again
United Airlines says controversial flight was not overbooked; CEO apologizes again The CEO of United Airlines apologized again Tuesday amid a global uproar sparked when a passenger was dragged screaming from his seat on a flight that, it turns out, wasn't even overbooked. "I continue to be disturbed by what happened on...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/19/marijuanas-big-day-here-420-celebrations-ready-roll/100663642/
Marijuana's big day is here: '420' celebrations ready to roll
Marijuana's big day is here: '420' celebrations ready to roll DENVER — Christmas is coming for the nation’s legal marijuana stores. Well, not just Christmas but also Independence Day and Black Friday and Cyber Monday, all rolled into one smoky celebration known as 420 on Thursday. “It’s my job to get you high,” yells m...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/19/young-americans-census-report-millenials/100640966/
Millennials differ from other generations in almost every regard. Here's the data
Millennials differ from other generations in almost every regard. Here's the data There is nothing new about comments on how "kids these days" are different from the generations that came before them. In the case of Millennials, the U.S. Census Bureau has some data to back those observations up. "Today’s young adults l...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/25/california-judge-blocks-trump-order-sanctuary-city-money/100897066/
Federal judge blocks Trump plan to punish ‘sanctuary cities’
Federal judge blocks Trump plan to punish ‘sanctuary cities’ A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday partially blocked President Trump's attempts to withhold federal grant money to punish "sanctuary cities" that do not fully comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts. U.S. District Judge William Orrick rul...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/01/fire-chief-2-year-old-among-14-killed-storms-floods-south-and-midwest/101143180/
Violent storms roll East as death toll hits 15
Violent storms roll East as death toll hits 15 A storm system that killed at least 15 people across a wide swath of the nation over the weekend brought more weather havoc to the East on Monday afternoon and evening. Strong winds and hail battered portions of Ohio and Pennsylvania on Monday, the Storm Prediction Center ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/01/stress-negativity-mindfulness/100989170/
Stressed? Who isn't? Here's how to conquer it
Stressed? Who isn't? Here's how to conquer it Americans are reporting record levels of stress. and it's doing a number on our brains, says the author of a new book. Psychologist Melanie Greenberg, author of The Stress-Proof Brain, says changing the way you think about stressors can eliminate this phenomenon. She joined...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/05/new-york-cafe-says-starbucks-stole-its-unicorn-drink/101319072/
Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino sued by NYC cafe in trademark case
Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino sued by NYC cafe in trademark case A small New York City cafe is taking on coffee giant Starbucks in a legal war of the unicorns. The End Brooklyn in a new lawsuit accuses Starbucks of trademark infringement, arguing that the color-changing "Unicorn Frappuccino" recently introduced by the ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/11/north-carolina-naacp-leader-william-barber-stepping-down-to-channel-mlk/101542708/
North Carolina NAACP leader William Barber is stepping down to channel MLK
North Carolina NAACP leader William Barber is stepping down to channel MLK RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. William Barber, who led the state NAACP in blocking North Carolina’s attempts to limit voting rights and fiercely supported gay rights, said he’s stepping down as state chapter president and will focus on a poor peo...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/15/penn-state-horrific-death-pledges-family-sue-fraternity/101710090/
Penn State 'horrific' death: Pledge's family to sue school, fraternity
Penn State 'horrific' death: Pledge's family to sue school, fraternity Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the university's statement on its attendance at a vigil for Timothy Piazza. A representative of Penn State attended the vigil, the statement said. The father of a Pe...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/17/chelsea-manning-prison-release/101783186/
Chelsea Manning, who leaked 700,000 documents to Wikileaks, released from prison
Chelsea Manning, who leaked 700,000 documents to Wikileaks, released from prison Pvt. Chelsea Manning was released from Fort Leavenworth military prison Wednesday after serving seven years of a 35-year sentence for leaking thousands of diplomatic cables and other secret documents to WikiLeaks. The transgender soldier, ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/17/georgia-execution-death-penalty/101782078/
Georgia carries out its first execution in 2017
Georgia carries out its first execution in 2017 JACKSON, Ga. - Georgia carried out its first execution of the year early on Wednesday, putting to death a man convicted of killing a 73-year-old neighbor in 1992. J.W. Ledford Jr., 45, was pronounced dead at 1:17 a.m. at the state prison in Jackson, more than six hours af...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/17/texas-man-sues-his-date-texting-during-guardians-galaxy-vol-2/101786452/
Texas man sues his date — for texting during 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2'
Texas man sues his date — for texting during 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2' You know those little pre-movie segments where they ask you to turn off or silence your cellphone and not to talk or text? Well this guy REALLY takes them seriously. A Texas man is suing his date for texting while they were watching a 3D sho...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/19/general-robert-lee-statue-monument-new-orleans/101866558/
New Orleans removes Gen. Robert E. Lee statue, its last Confederate-era monument
New Orleans removes Gen. Robert E. Lee statue, its last Confederate-era monument NEW ORLEANS — The 16-foot-tall bronze statue of Robert E. Lee in New Orleans was removed Friday from its perch high above St. Charles Avenue where the Confederate general had stood watch for 133 years. The removal of the last, and perhaps ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/24/christian-school-defends-decision-deny-pregnant-teen-graduation-walk/102112558/
Christian school defends decision to deny pregnant teen graduation ‘walk’
Christian school defends decision to deny pregnant teen graduation ‘walk’ Countering criticism even from conservative Christians, the principal of a Christian school in Maryland invoked its moral code in defense of a decision to forbid a pregnant student from crossing the graduation stage. “Maddi is being disciplined, ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/26/texas-officials-apologize-for-terrorist-award-given-student/102185486/
Teachers give 'Most Likely to Become a Terrorist' award to 13-year-old girl
Teachers give 'Most Likely to Become a Terrorist' award to 13-year-old girl CHANNELVIEW, Texas — A number of teachers in a Texas school district are being disciplined after naming a student "most likely to become a terrorist." Lizeth Villanueva, a seventh grader, received a certificate during a mock awards ceremony Tue...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/31/did-kathy-griffin-break-law-her-photo-decapitated-trump/356840001/
Did Kathy Griffin break the law with her photo of a decapitated Trump?
Did Kathy Griffin break the law with her photo of a decapitated Trump? Kathy Griffin sparked outrage across the political spectrum Tuesday when a photo surfaced of the edgy comedian holding aloft the bloody head of a dummy made to look like President Trump. Much of the outcry on social media called for the Secret Servi...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/01/good-states-lgbt-advocates-say-there-work-done/102387378/
Even in 'good' states, LGBT advocates say there is work to be done
Even in 'good' states, LGBT advocates say there is work to be done Even in states with LGBT protections on the books, activists say there is more work to be done in the quest for equal rights. Fifteen states and Washington, D.C., are ranked as “high equality” by the Movement Advancement Project, a think tank that resea...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/01/onslaught-anti-lgbt-bills-2017/102110520/
Onslaught of anti-LGBT bills in 2017 has activists 'playing defense'
Onslaught of anti-LGBT bills in 2017 has activists 'playing defense' Nearly halfway through 2017, LGBT activists say they have weathered a blitz of bills in statehouses that has many in the LGBT community feeling — for the second straight year — that they have a bull’s-eye on their backs. More than 100 anti-LGBT bills ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/08/chocolate-trafficking-shulaya-mob-crimes-brooklyn/379940001/
More than 30 charged with mob crimes, including trafficking in, yes, chocolate
More than 30 charged with mob crimes, including trafficking in, yes, chocolate Drugs. Guns. Bribery. Robbery. Sex. Shakedowns. Gambling. Murder plots. Identity theft. Now add chocolate trafficking to the list of criminal enterprises allegedly carried out by suspected mobsters. On Wednesday, federal authorities charged ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/12/2016-deadliest-year-lgbtq-pulse/373840001/
2016 was the deadliest year on record for the LGBTQ community
2016 was the deadliest year on record for the LGBTQ community The gruesome attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando a year ago was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Yet even without those 49 victims, 2016 was the deadliest year on record for the LGBTQ community, according to a report released Monday by the National ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/15/e-cigarette-use-among-youth-drops-1st-time-6-years/102885184/
E-cigarette use among youth drops for 1st time in 6 years
E-cigarette use among youth drops for 1st time in 6 years E-cigarette use among youth dropped for the first time in six years, driving a significant decrease in overall tobacco consumption among middle and high school students, according to a survey published Thursday. The number of students in grades 6-12 using e-ciga...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/16/philando-castiles-mother-reacts-not-guilty-verdict/102936184/
'Mad as hell,' Philando Castile's mother reacts to not guilty verdict
'Mad as hell,' Philando Castile's mother reacts to not guilty verdict After a jury found the Minnesota police officer who killed Philando Castile not guilty on Friday, Castile's mother Valerie pushed back against the decision. "People have died for us to have these rights and now we're devolving. We're going back down ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/17/texting-suicide-verdict-could-set-bad-precedent-legal-experts-say/102956784/
Texting suicide verdict could set bad precedent, legal experts say
Texting suicide verdict could set bad precedent, legal experts say SAN FRANCISCO — The day after a juvenile court judge in Massachusetts convicted Michelle Carter of killing boyfriend Conrad Roy III with her words, some legal and cyber issues experts cautioned that the punishment may not fit the crime. “I draw a line b...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/21/california-earthquake-twitter/103092826/
Massive Calif. quake turns out to be a false alarm
Massive Calif. quake turns out to be a false alarm It was an earthquake felt on Twitter — and nowhere else. A report of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara, Calif. turned out to be a false alarm. An automatically generated report went live on Wednesday based on a quake that happened in th...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/26/after-heroic-rescue-question-remains-how-safe-amusement-park-rides/427855001/
After heroic Six Flags rescue, question remains: How safe are amusement park rides?
After heroic Six Flags rescue, question remains: How safe are amusement park rides? The heroic actions of an amusement park patron in Upstate New York two days ago may have saved the life of a 14-year-old girl and revived a question almost as old as summer: Just how safe are those wild rides? Matthew Howard was at a Si...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/06/27/3-chicago-cops-charged-conspiracy-obstruction-laquan-mcdonald-shooting/103233878/
3 Chicago cops charged with conspiracy, obstruction in Laquan McDonald shooting
3 Chicago cops charged with conspiracy, obstruction in Laquan McDonald shooting Three current or former Chicago Police officers have been indicted on state charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and misconduct for allegedly trying to "conceal the true facts" in the fatal police-involved shooting death of Laquan ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/06/mom-has-carry-boy-flight-after-united-takes-his-seat-and-resells/454585001/
United Airlines forces woman to hold 2-year-old on lap during flight
United Airlines forces woman to hold 2-year-old on lap during flight Another United Airlines debacle left a Hawaii mother holding her 2-year-old son in her lap for a more than three hour flight, despite paying nearly $1,000 for his seat. Last week’s incident came after the airline sold her son’s seat to a standby passe...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/jet-drone-too-close-comfort-above-newark-n-j/524598001/
Drone, jet too close for comfort above Newark, N.J.
Drone, jet too close for comfort above Newark, N.J. The FAA is investigating after air traffic controllers saw a drone near a jet that was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. United Airlines Flight 135 was descending near the airport Sunday when air traffic control alerted the crew about a drone "in the vi...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/manhunt-underway-after-mass-jailbreak-alabama/524709001/
Alabama jailbreak: Inmates used peanut butter to fool guard
Alabama jailbreak: Inmates used peanut butter to fool guard A group of Alabama inmates escaped a county jail by covering the numbers of an outside door with peanut butter, leading a new jail employee to believe it was a door leading to cells, a sheriff told reporters. "He thought he was opening the cell door for this m...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/marijuana-district-of-columbia-cookies/507025001/
In politically charged D.C., cannabis is a cottage industry
In politically charged D.C., cannabis is a cottage industry WASHINGTON — Stuck between Congress and voters' will, residents of this politically charged town are becoming urban gardeners, turning closets and living rooms into tiny cannabis farms while politicians dither over whether it ever will be legal to sell marijua...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/marijuana-maine-delivery/506978001/
In Maine, the marijuana comes to you
In Maine, the marijuana comes to you PORTLAND, Maine — Logan Martyn-Fisher checks his phone's GPS one more time and pulls up at the Portland Amtrak station, thousands of dollars of marijuana concealed in a pair of colorful beach totes sitting on the back seat of his BMW SUV. He’s looking for a guy who’s looking for pot...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/marijuana-oakland-california-shop-owners/507008001/
California city to use pot shops to fight racial inequities
California city to use pot shops to fight racial inequities OAKLAND, Calif. — Convicted marijuana dealers are getting help to go legal under a precedent-setting system here. The city’s “Equity Applicant” system aims to help poor, longtime Oakland residents — including those with convictions for illegally selling mariju...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/01/nuclear-labs-radioactive-mail/104058890/
Nuclear labs endanger public with radioactive mail
Nuclear labs endanger public with radioactive mail While the materials were not ultimately lost, the documents reveal repeated instances in which hazardous substances vital to making nuclear bombs and their components were mislabeled before shipment. That means those transporting and receiving them were not warned of t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/03/calif-town-may-going-pot-firm-trying-create-marijuana-mecca/538168001/
Calif. town may be going to pot: Cannabis firm trying to create marijuana mecca
Calif. town may be going to pot: Cannabis firm trying to create marijuana mecca NIPTON, Calif. — A cannabis investment firm is moving to buy a tiny town in the Mojave Desert outside Las Vegas, imagining a self-sustaining marijuana mecca where public pot smoking is welcome and entrepreneurs face fewer regulations. The b...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/10/hurricane-andrew-florida-building-codes-weakened/490364001/
Hurricane Irma could test Florida's Hurricane Andrew-inspired building codes
Hurricane Irma could test Florida's Hurricane Andrew-inspired building codes Before Hurricane Irma roared into the South Florida hurricane zone this week, there was Hurricane Andrew. That intense Category 5 hurricane, a compact buzz saw that ripped the roofs off thousands of South Florida homes 25 years ago, was so cat...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/12/social-media-reacts-charlottesville-protests/562461001/
'Not what I fought for': Social media reacts to Charlottesville protests
'Not what I fought for': Social media reacts to Charlottesville protests At least one person is dead and 19 more injured after a car rammed into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday. After violence broke out at the "Unite the Right" rally many took to social media ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/14/james-alex-fields-jr-charlottesville-car-attack-suspect-faces-hearing-today/564002001/
No bail for Charlottesville car attack suspect James Fields
No bail for Charlottesville car attack suspect James Fields CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A judge denied bail Monday to an Ohio man accused of slamming his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing one of them, during a white nationalist rally. James Alex Fields Jr., 20, appeared in Charlottesville General District Cour...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/18/aging-healthy-and-happy-during-your-greater-years/579280001/
Aging healthy and happy during your greater years
Aging healthy and happy during your greater years Lucy Rose Fischer spent much of her life studying aging, but not even decades of academic research fully prepared the retired gerontologist for getting older herself. “Theoretically, I knew that people were living longer,” she says. “But what’s really amazing to me is t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/23/white-nationalist-christopher-cantwell-says-hell-turn-himself/592770001/
White nationalist Christopher Cantwell turns himself in, report says
White nationalist Christopher Cantwell turns himself in, report says A white nationalist turned himself in Wednesday after police had issued a warrant for his arrest, alleging he had committed crimes on the University of Virginia's campus one day before the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Va., according to The Daily P...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/26/flooding-hurricane-harvey-now-category-1-could-leave-communities-underwater-days/604677001/
Two dead, at least 30 unaccounted for as Harvey slams Texas
Two dead, at least 30 unaccounted for as Harvey slams Texas CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As residents of the Texas Gulf Coast braced for days of "catastrophic" flooding from a weakened tropical storm Harvey, a law enforcement official confirmed the state's first fatality, a man trapped in his burning house during the height...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/27/rockports-most-vulnerable-hardest-hit-harvey/606051001/
Rockport's most vulnerable are the hardest hit from Harvey
Rockport's most vulnerable are the hardest hit from Harvey ROCKPORT, Texas — As Hurricane Harvey grew and menaced from the nearby Gulf, Barry Skipper knew he should probably leave. He had been through close calls before and knew he was vulnerable in this seaside community. But he lacked the money to leave so he and his...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/27/spencer-says-department-has-high-water-vehicles-and-airboats-but-certainly-not-enough-he-says-offici/606113001/
Harvey will drive 30,000 to shelters, FEMA says
Harvey will drive 30,000 to shelters, FEMA says HOUSTON — More than 30,000 people are going to need shelters as a result of the unrelenting rains and flooding of Tropical Storm Harvey overwhelming Texas, FEMA Administrator Brock Long said Monday. "The sheltering mission is going to be a very heavy lift," Long said in a...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/29/hurricane-harvey-shark-photo-fake-and-part-bigger-problem/612601001/
Hurricane Harvey: That shark photo is fake — and part of a bigger problem
Hurricane Harvey: That shark photo is fake — and part of a bigger problem Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the role of the Fox News employee fooled by the shark photo. He is a host. As a captivated nation watches a historic storm ravage the Texas coast, people around the countr...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/31/weary-firefighters-begin-block-by-block-hunt-harvey-survivors/619603001/
Drinking water issues, fire intensify Harvey crisis
Drinking water issues, fire intensify Harvey crisis HOUSTON — Floodwaters knocked out the water system in Beaumont and prompted a chemical fire in Crosby as weary Southeast Texas struggled Thursday to regain some form of normalcy almost a week after Hurricane Harvey roared into the region. In Houston, firefighters bega...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/01/daca-immigrants-terrified-president-trump-decides-their-fate/625619001/
DACA immigrants terrified as President Trump decides their fate
DACA immigrants terrified as President Trump decides their fate Leezia Dhalla is spending her days glued to the news, anxiously waiting for President Trump finally to announce whether he will kill the program that has protected her and nearly 800,000 other young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump is consid...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/05/hurricane-irma-what-we-know-now/632372001/
Hurricane Irma: What we know now
Hurricane Irma: What we know now Hurricane Irma is spinning angrily in the Atlantic Ocean, a Category 5 monster with sustained winds of 185 mph roaring west toward islands in the northern Caribbean and, possibly, Florida. The storm is one of the strongest ever in the Atlantic. Here is what we know about Irma right now:...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/07/conversation-campus-rape-so-much-bigger-than-title-ix/632803001/
The conversation about campus rape is so much bigger than Title IX
The conversation about campus rape is so much bigger than Title IX America just entered a new era in the campus rape debate. In a speech at George Mason University on Thursday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she is rolling back Obama administration rules on investigating campus sexual assaults, which she said cre...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/07/how-protect-your-pets-during-hurricane-irma/637736001/
How to protect your pets during Hurricane Irma
How to protect your pets during Hurricane Irma Don't forget the dog dish, the cat's meds and crickets for the gecko. These are the urgent messages veterinarians, animal shelter operators and other animal advocates are promoting as hundreds of thousands of Floridians flee the angry approach of Hurricane Irma. Gov. Rick ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/08/gander-newfoundland-september-11-terror-attacks-kindess-come-from-away/631329001/
An oasis of kindness on 9/11: This town welcomed 6,700 strangers amid terror attacks
An oasis of kindness on 9/11: This town welcomed 6,700 strangers amid terror attacks GANDER, Newfoundland — They still don't know what all the fuss is about. Sixteen years ago, this small Canadian town on an island in the North Atlantic Ocean took in nearly 6,700 people – almost doubling its population – when the Sept....
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/08/hurricane-irma-fliers-miami-airport-some-depart-others-stranded/646402001/
Wait and see for fliers at Miami airport: Some depart, others stranded for Irma
Wait and see for fliers at Miami airport: Some depart, others stranded for Irma MIAMI — As anxious fliers waited to see if their planes would depart, hundreds of others with already canceled flights evacuated Miami International Airport for hurricane shelters Friday. Many of the stranded travelers who didn't get out in...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/11/hurricane-irma-how-you-can-help/653373001/
Hurricane Irma: How you can help
Hurricane Irma: How you can help Many relief organizations are doing double duty responding to the whammy of Hurricane Harvey and Irma in a two-week time frame. On Monday, as the now-Tropical Storm Irma continued its perilous trek northward — and a third hurricane was lurking near Turks and Caicos — jurisdictions begin...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/20/aclu-sues-michigan-over-religious-exemptions-adoptions/682065001/
ACLU sues Michigan over religious exemptions for adoptions
ACLU sues Michigan over religious exemptions for adoptions The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit Wednesday challenging Michigan's practice of allowing adoption agencies to spurn potential LGBT parents under the guise of religion. Religious exemption laws let people, churches and sometimes corporations cite reli...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/20/frustrations-boil-over-miami-following-hurricane-irma/685262001/
Frustrations boil over in Miami following Hurricane Irma
Frustrations boil over in Miami following Hurricane Irma MIAMI — Ten days after Hurricane Irma made landfall on the west side of the Florida peninsula, residents on the east side are growing increasingly frustrated that government and power officials haven't yet gotten the region completely up and running. After threat...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/22/ex-baylor-president-some-women-willingly-make-themselves-victims-sexual-assault/694376001/
Ex-Baylor president: Some women 'willingly' make themselves victims of sexual assault
Ex-Baylor president: Some women 'willingly' make themselves victims of sexual assault WACO, Texas (AP) — A court filing this week reveals that the former interim president of Baylor University referred to some women who said they had been sexually assaulted as willing victims, amid lingering allegations that the nation...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/25/hurricane-irma-shuts-door-keys-most-affordable-housing-rvs-and-trailer-parks/697097001/
Hurricane Irma shuts the door on Keys' most affordable housing -- RVs and trailer parks
Hurricane Irma shuts the door on Keys' most affordable housing -- RVs and trailer parks BIG PINE KEY, Fla. — As Hurricane Irma bore down as a Category 4 behemoth, Kevin McNamara evacuated his trailer home on this island in the Florida Keys. The storm passed, but a frantic text message rolled in. There was a letter tape...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/27/mosquito-coast-hurricane-irma-still-has-lots-bite-left/705702001/
Mosquito coast: Hurricane Irma still has lots of bite left
Mosquito coast: Hurricane Irma still has lots of bite left CUDJOE KEY, Fla. — Hurricane Irma has come and gone, but the massive storm left behind a looming public safety threat: mosquitoes. Officials throughout South Florida are always fighting the never-ending battle against mosquitoes in this hot, humid region sandwi...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/28/fatberg-grease-wipes-blamed-baltimore-sewer-overflow/711574001/
'Fatberg' of grease, wipes blamed in Baltimore sewer overflow
'Fatberg' of grease, wipes blamed in Baltimore sewer overflow A "fatberg" made up of grease, fat, wet wipes and other garbage that slowly grew in a Baltimore sewer main is the culprit of the release of more than 1 million gallons of sewage into a Maryland stream last week. The Baltimore public works department says the...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/09/30/puerto-rico-by-the-numbers/720731001/
By the numbers: More than half of Puerto Rico still without drinking water
By the numbers: More than half of Puerto Rico still without drinking water SAN JUAN — Access to drinking water has been restored to 45% of Puerto Rico — but more than half of the U.S. territory of 3.4 million is still going without. The statistics come as a war of words between President Trump and the mayor of Puerto R...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/02/victims-identified-las-vegas-shooting/723126001/
'I felt him get shot in the back': Victims identified in Las Vegas shooting
'I felt him get shot in the back': Victims identified in Las Vegas shooting When the bullets started raining down on the crowd at a Las Vegas country music festival on Sunday, Sonny Melton's first reaction was to protect his wife. "He saved my life," Heather Melton said. "He grabbed me from behind and started running w...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/04/las-vegas-shooting/730489001/
Vegas killer's girlfriend: He was 'a kind, quiet caring man'
Vegas killer's girlfriend: He was 'a kind, quiet caring man' The girlfriend of the man behind the Las Vegas bloodbath that killed 58 innocent people said Wednesday that the man she knew was a kind person who gave no hint of his oncoming murderous rampage. “I knew Stephen Paddock as a kind, quiet caring man,” Marilou Da...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/05/las-vegas-survivors-ptsd/726748001/
Las Vegas survivors have been through hell. And it's not over.
Las Vegas survivors have been through hell. And it's not over. Now is about the time you've got Las Vegas fatigue. For the sake of your sanity, you turn your attention to other things, lighter things. Now is about the time survivors of that attack are beginning to feel the shock subside and an onslaught of emotions — a...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/05/navy-vet-las-vegas-victim-christopher-roybal-survived-combat-tour-afghanistan/734081001/
Navy vet who died in Las Vegas shooting had survived combat tour in Afghanistan
Navy vet who died in Las Vegas shooting had survived combat tour in Afghanistan Navy veteran Christopher Roybal survived combat in Afghanistan and had recently moved with his wife to Colorado for a new job before he was killed in Sunday's attack at a Las Vegas country music festival. Roybal, 28, served from 2007 to 201...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/05/rotc-teen-challenges-transgender-military-ban/733117001/
ROTC student takes on transgender military ban: 'I still want to fight for my country'
ROTC student takes on transgender military ban: 'I still want to fight for my country' A passion for patriotism has been a constant coursing through Dylan Kohere’s short life. When he was in the sixth grade, dreams of a military career started to crystallize. In high school, he weighed enlisting after graduation. The M...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/06/las-vegas-shooting-victim-fallen-officer-honored-charleston-hartfield/738500001/
Las Vegas officer Charleston Hartfield gave his 'life protecting others'
Las Vegas officer Charleston Hartfield gave his 'life protecting others' LAS VEGAS — He wore an oversized cowboy hat and a black shirt with cut-off sleeves while his police uniform mostly likely lay neatly folded at home. It was a yearly tradition for Las Vegas Metropolitan Officer Charleston Hartfield, 34, to attend t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/06/organ-donors-save-lives-tragedies-like-vegas-shooting/736663001/
Organ donations from Las Vegas victims may help those in need
Organ donations from Las Vegas victims may help those in need The Las Vegas massacre that killed 58 and wounded hundreds is a ghastly tragedy, but there's a sliver of light amid all the darkness: extending the lives of people desperately needing organ donations. Organ donations often are borne out of tragic circumstanc...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/12/trump-warning-we-cant-keep-fema-puerto-rico-forever/756926001/
With 80% of Puerto Rico still without power, Trump says FEMA can't stay 'forever'
With 80% of Puerto Rico still without power, Trump says FEMA can't stay 'forever' President Trump warned Thursday that FEMA and the U.S. military can't provide aid to Puerto Rico "forever," even as the hurricane-battered island struggles to provide power, water and other basic services three weeks after the devastation...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/20/halloween-best-state-trick-or-treat/759707001/
Here's the best state to trick-or-treat in this Halloween
Here's the best state to trick-or-treat in this Halloween Hope you have a sweet tooth, Oregon. A recent analysis of Halloween candy purchases found that Oregon tops the list of best states to go trick-or-treating in based on how much money residents spend on candy, with 3 Musketeers as the favorite there. Trailing in s...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/23/storm-whipped-puerto-rico-power-restoration-plagued-problems-after-maria/792376001/
Five weeks after Maria most of Puerto Rico remains an island in the dark
Five weeks after Maria most of Puerto Rico remains an island in the dark SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — They're still in the dark. Lady Lee Andrews doesn't know how much longer she can keep her Poet's Passage souvenir shop afloat without electricity — or tourists. Sonia Rodriguez relies on a generator to power the elevator in...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/25/brother-las-vegas-shooter-arrested-child-porn-charges/798888001/
Brother of Las Vegas shooter arrested on child porn charges
Brother of Las Vegas shooter arrested on child porn charges A brother of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested Wednesday in Los Angeles on child pornography charges, authorities said. Bruce Paddock, 59, was taken into custody at an assisted living facility in North Hollywood. A criminal complaint filed by pros...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/26/navy-rescues-2-americans-and-their-dogs-who-were-lost-sea-months/803593001/
Navy rescues 2 Americans and their dogs who were lost at sea for months
Navy rescues 2 Americans and their dogs who were lost at sea for months A perilous journey for two Americans lost at sea for five months after their boat lost power in a Pacific Ocean storm has ended with the rescue of the women and their dogs, the Navy said Thursday. "They saved our lives," Jennifer Appel said after t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/04/legal-experts-bowe-bergdahl-judge-weighed-complex-leniency-factors/833439001/
Legal experts: Bowe Bergdahl judge weighed complex leniency factors
Legal experts: Bowe Bergdahl judge weighed complex leniency factors FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s brutal five years of captivity by Taliban allies carried significant weight in an Army judge’s decision to spare him prison time for leaving his post in Afghanistan in 2009, legal experts said. Criticis...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/05/gunman-opens-fire-texas-church/833960001/
Gunman opens fire at Texas church, kills 26
Gunman opens fire at Texas church, kills 26 A black-clad gunman opened fire Sunday at a rural church outside San Antonio, killing at least 26 — including several children — and wounding at least 10, law enforcement officials said. The killer, pursued by a good Samaritan with a gun, was found fatally shot a short time l...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/07/harrowing-moments-inside-texas-church-gunman-shouted-everybody-die-fired-crying-children/840109001/
Harrowing moments inside Texas church: Gunman shouted 'everybody die,' fired at crying children
Harrowing moments inside Texas church: Gunman shouted 'everybody die,' fired at crying children The gunman who killed 26 people at a rural Texas church targeted churchgoers who made noise and shot crying children at point-blank range, survivors say. Roseanne Solis told KSAT-TV in San Antonio that Sunday's service at th...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/14/museum-of-the-bible-dc-readies-for-opening/861705001/
In the Capitol’s shadow, massive Museum of the Bible readies for opening
In the Capitol’s shadow, massive Museum of the Bible readies for opening WASHINGTON (RNS) — In the new Museum of the Bible is a room full of Bibles, color-coded to show the more than 2,000 languages into which the holy book has been at least partially translated — and the similar number for which translation has “not y...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/15/escaped-psychiatric-patient-flew-to-california/865502001/
'Violent psychopath' caught by police in California after escaping Hawaii mental hospital
'Violent psychopath' caught by police in California after escaping Hawaii mental hospital Police in Northern California on Wednesday arrested a “violent psychopath” accused of murder who had escaped a Hawaiian psychiatric hospital earlier this week. Randall Saito, 59, was arrested after Honolulu police received a tip t...