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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/17/americans-agree-sexual-harassment-problem-they-just-dont-always-agree-what/864621001/
Americans agree sexual harassment is a problem. They just don't always agree on what it is
Americans agree sexual harassment is a problem. They just don't always agree on what it is Over the years, sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape are topics that Americans have far too often tried to sweep under the rug, but issues of sexual misconduct have now taken center stage as allegations have begun to bring ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/17/top-20-onshore-oil-and-gas-spills/876390001/
Top 20 onshore U.S. oil and gas spills since 2010
Top 20 onshore U.S. oil and gas spills since 2010 The spill of an estimated 210,000 gallons of crude oil in South Dakota on Thursday from TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline is one of the 20 largest onshore oil or petroleum product spills since 2010. Here are the top 20 spills during that period as reported to the U.S. Dep...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/20/could-happen-here-how-churches-preparing-mass-shooting/882698001/
Could it happen here? How churches are preparing for a mass shooting
Could it happen here? How churches are preparing for a mass shooting SCOTTS, Mich. (RNS) — Did they know how many rounds a gunman fired into First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas? Did they know how many little boys and girls he killed? Did they know there was a second violent church attack that same day in ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/27/hawaii-eyeing-north-korea-readies-nuclear-war-sirens/898505001/
Hawaii, eyeing North Korea, readies nuclear war sirens
Hawaii, eyeing North Korea, readies nuclear war sirens In a throwback to the days of the Cold War with Russia, Hawaii on Friday will begin testing a warning siren to prepare for the possibility of nuclear attack, state officials say. Vern Miyagi, administrator for the state emergency management agency, said the sirens ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/29/hey-kids-you-can-soon-have-low-fat-flavored-milk-your-school-lunch/905553001/
Hey kids! You can soon have low-fat, chocolate milk with your school lunch
Hey kids! You can soon have low-fat, chocolate milk with your school lunch Lunchroom bosses across the nation are getting a bit more flexibility in what they serve under a new federal rule unveiled Wednesday amid criticism that easing restrictions means less healthy young Americans. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue c...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/11/30/nazi-next-door-says-new-york-times-profile-cost-him-job-home/908317001/
'Nazi next door' says 'New York Times' profile cost him job, home
'Nazi next door' says 'New York Times' profile cost him job, home An Ohio white supremacist who rocketed to infamy after a controversial profile in The New York Times says he lost his job and home in the aftermath of his widely publicized ideological reveal. Tony Hovater says he, his wife, Maria, and her brother were f...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/07/when-hanukkah-and-what-does-celebrate/930184001/
When is Hanukkah and what does it celebrate?
When is Hanukkah and what does it celebrate? When is Hanukkah this year? The eight-day Jewish celebration begins on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 12, and ends on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 20. Jewish holidays begin at sundown. What does Hanukkah celebrate? Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah, as well as several other va...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/10/retirements-revolving-door-why-some-workers-cant-call-quits/926793001/
Retirement’s revolving door: Why some workers can’t call it quits
Retirement’s revolving door: Why some workers can’t call it quits In his view, Tim Franson utterly failed at retirement. After 20 years as a high-ranking vice president at drugmaker Eli Lilly, Franson and his wife, Chris, a successful real estate agent, thought they were quietly retiring nearly a decade ago to Bonita S...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/12/new-york-subway-blast-suspect-facing-terror-charges/943553001/
New York subway blast suspect in Facebook post before detonating bomb: 'Trump, you failed to protect your nation'
New York subway blast suspect in Facebook post before detonating bomb: 'Trump, you failed to protect your nation' NEW YORK — Bangladesh native Akayed Ullah taunted President Trump in a Facebook post minutes before igniting bedlam with a botched bombing in New York City's crowded Times Square transit hub at rush hour, a...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/15/r-c-sproul-theologian-and-religious-broadcaster-dies-78/955229001/
R.C. Sproul, theologian and religious broadcaster, dies at 78
R.C. Sproul, theologian and religious broadcaster, dies at 78 Theologian R.C. Sproul, who founded Florida-based Ligonier Ministries and authored dozens of books, has died at age 78. Sproul died Thursday at an Altamonte Springs, Fla., hospital, his ministry announced. He was hospitalized with severe respiratory problems...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/31/houston-man-found-guns-ammunition-downtown-hotel-room/993235001/
Man found with guns, ammunition in Houston hotel room
Man found with guns, ammunition in Houston hotel room HOUSTON — Police on Sunday arrested a man they say was found with several guns and ammunition in his Hyatt Regency hotel room downtown. Houston Police confirmed Sunday Russell Lawrence Ziemba, 49, was questioned by investigators. He told police he was a guest at the...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/01/chicago-ends-2017-650-murders-grim-sign-improvement/994281001/
Chicago ends 2017 with 650 murders, a grim sign of improvement
Chicago ends 2017 with 650 murders, a grim sign of improvement CHICAGO—The nation’s third-largest city ended 2017 with 650 murders, about 15% fewer homicides than a year earlier but still an unusually high number of killings during a period when other big cities have seen a reduction in violence, according to police da...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/03/washington-state-sues-motel-6-giving-guest-info-immigration-authorities/1002485001/
Washington state sues Motel 6 for giving guest info to immigration authorities
Washington state sues Motel 6 for giving guest info to immigration authorities SEATTLE — The Washington attorney general announced Wednesday the state is suing hotel chain Motel 6 for providing guest lists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for at least two years without the guests' knowledge or c...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/04/drawing-today-decide-virginia-state-house-race-majority-party/1002910001/
And the winner is... Republican wins after name drawn from a bowl in Virginia House race
And the winner is... Republican wins after name drawn from a bowl in Virginia House race The winner of a crucial Virginia House of Delegates race was decided for the GOP candidate by lot Thursday after judges rejected a Democratic challenge of one vote that could have broken a tie. Republican incumbent David Yancey was...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/11/numbers-tell-tragic-tale-deadly-california-mudslides/1024179001/
30 square miles. 17 dead. More than 400 homes damaged. The tragic tale of deadly California mudslides
30 square miles. 17 dead. More than 400 homes damaged. The tragic tale of deadly California mudslides MONTECITO, Calif. — The numbers are horrific and just begin to tell the tale of tragedy unfolding in this quaint coastal hamlet overwhelmed by walls of debris, mud and water where rescuers Thursday continued the onerou...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/15/hawaii-worker-who-pushed-button-reassigned-after-bungled-missile-alert/1033421001/
Hawaii worker who pushed button reassigned after bungled missile alert
Hawaii worker who pushed button reassigned after bungled missile alert A Hawaii emergency management employee was reassigned and the state agency he works for has received death threats amid fallout from the botched ballistic missile alert that triggered panic across the island paradise, officials said Monday. The 10-y...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/16/officers-shot-during-search-suspect/1035282001/
4 South Carolina police officers shot during search for suspect
4 South Carolina police officers shot during search for suspect YORK, S.C. — Four South Carolina law enforcement officers were shot early Tuesday while responding to a domestic violence call late Monday. By the time the officers arrived at the home outside of York, S.C., the suspect fled on foot from the home. Official...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/29/no-suspects-quadruple-shooting-pennsylvania-home/1075922001/
No suspects in quadruple shooting in Pennsylvania home
No suspects in quadruple shooting in Pennsylvania home READING, Pa. — Authorities said Monday that they have no suspects in the shooting deaths of four men in a Pennsylvania home. Police said 20-year-old Jarlyn Lantigua-Tejada, 23-year-old Juan Rodriguez and 20-year-old Joshua Santos were found dead after a wave of gun...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/14/ar-15-mass-shootings/339519002/
Why the AR-15 keeps appearing at America's deadliest mass shootings
Why the AR-15 keeps appearing at America's deadliest mass shootings A Las Vegas concert. An Orlando nightclub. An elementary school in Newtown, Conn. A Texas church. And now a high school in Parkland, Fla. America's most popular weapon was there for all of them. AR-15-style rifles have increasingly appeared in American...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/15/fox-news-anchor-shepard-smith-emotionally-lists-all-25-fatal-school-shootings-since-columbine/340108002/
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith emotionally lists all 25 fatal school shootings since Columbine
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith emotionally lists all 25 fatal school shootings since Columbine Fox News host Shepard Smith, as he was anchoring coverage of the high school massacre in Parkland, Fla., in which at least 17 were killed, emotionally listed every fatal U.S. school shooting since Columbine in 1999. “Since Col...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/15/how-florida-school-shooting-unfolded/344040002/
Inside the deadly day: A minute-by-minute account of the Florida school shooting
Inside the deadly day: A minute-by-minute account of the Florida school shooting Police arrested Nikolas Jacob Cruz, 19, for the shooting deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Wednesday. He is being held without bail. An arrest affidavit says Cruz has confessed to the shootings....
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/20/video-gun-owner-destroying-ar-15-goes-viral/354003002/
Video of gun owner destroying AR-15 goes viral
Video of gun owner destroying AR-15 goes viral A heartfelt video of a gun owner who destroyed his AR-15 rifle with a circular saw "to make sure this weapon will never take a life" has gone viral, with more than 16 million views by Tuesday morning. Scott Pappalardo posted his Facebook video entitled "My drop in a very l...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/21/billy-graham-hailed-man-passion-faith/858930001/
'Boy, he delivered a powerful sermon': Billy Graham wowed those who witnessed him
'Boy, he delivered a powerful sermon': Billy Graham wowed those who witnessed him Billy Graham is being remembered, mourned and celebrated around a world to which he unflaggingly preached Christ's gospel with every communications technology he could tap, with a peerless evangelistic organization, and with an eloquence ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/21/shame-you-florida-shooting-survivors-confront-lawmakers-capitol-tallahassee/358264002/
'Never again!' Florida shooting survivors confront lawmakers; protests gain steam nationwide
'Never again!' Florida shooting survivors confront lawmakers; protests gain steam nationwide TALLAHASSEE – Scores of students from Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School rallied alongside hundreds from other schools Wednesday as their fervent demands for safe schools and an end to gun violence gained momentum a...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/26/flood-battered-cities-brace-more-damage-after-deadly-storms/372201002/
More storms threaten sodden central U.S., where at least 70 rivers are in flood stage
More storms threaten sodden central U.S., where at least 70 rivers are in flood stage A new storm is expected to bring additional weather misery this week to areas struggling to recover from a relentless series of weekend storms and tornadoes. On Tuesday, downpours and gusty thunderstorms will drench areas from central...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/27/west-virginia-teachers-packed-lunches-their-needy-students-before-going-strike/377591002/
West Virginia teachers packed lunches for their needy students before going on strike
West Virginia teachers packed lunches for their needy students before going on strike West Virginia teacher Kevin Green wants to make sure that none of his students go hungry just because he is on strike. Green, who teaches at River View High School in Bradshaw, was among 20,000 teachers across the state who walked out...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/02/28/idaho-officer-hurt-suspect-killed-shootout/380294002/
Idaho officer hurt, suspect killed in shootout
Idaho officer hurt, suspect killed in shootout COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a police officer was wounded and a suspect died after a shootout in Coeur d'Alene. Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference that preliminary information indicates officers made contact with a person at about 7 p.m. Tuesda...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/06/international-womens-day-thursday-heres-what-you-need-know/399925002/
International Women's Day 2018 theme is #PressforProgress
International Women's Day 2018 theme is #PressforProgress International Women's Day lands Thursday in a year that saw women from all walks of life rise up in protests, power building and advocacy over issues of equality and harassment. Organizers of International Women’s Day 2018 hope to ride that wave of activism with...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/06/tentative-deal-reached-end-west-virginia-teacher-strike-governor-says/398850002/
West Virginia teacher strike ends, some schools to reopen Wednesday
West Virginia teacher strike ends, some schools to reopen Wednesday West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed legislation Tuesday authorizing a contract agreement with the state's 20,000 teachers that will return 275,000 public school students to class as early as Wednesday. "Today is a new day in education, no more lookin...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/09/cardiologist-away-then-you-might-more-likely-survive-heart-attack-study-suggests/407739002/
Cardiologist away? Then you might be more likely to survive a heart attack, study suggests
Cardiologist away? Then you might be more likely to survive a heart attack, study suggests Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story misidentified the organization that runs the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting. The conference is put on by the Cardiovascular Research Foundat...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/13/centenarian-credits-daily-beer-and-potato-chips-her-longevity/419317002/
She's 100 years old – and credits her long life to beer and potato chips
She's 100 years old – and credits her long life to beer and potato chips No pain, no gain? That doesn’t seem to be entirely the case for centenarian Matilda Curcia of San Diego, Calif., who credits her longevity in part to imbibing a beer and three potato chips every evening. Well, maybe more than three chips, she told...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/13/idaho-teacher-investigated-after-allegedly-feeding-live-puppy-snapping-turtle-students-watched/419511002/
Idaho teacher investigated after allegedly feeding live puppy to snapping turtle as students watched
Idaho teacher investigated after allegedly feeding live puppy to snapping turtle as students watched An Idaho science teacher is under investigation after allegedly feeding a live puppy to a snapping turtle in front of students at his school. An animal rights activist, Jill Parrish, filed a police report last week afte...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/19/austin-bombings-what-we-know-now/437349002/
Austin bombings: Four explosions in a month, what we know now
Austin bombings: Four explosions in a month, what we know now Four mysterious explosions in Austin this month have killed two people and wounded four more. Police are still trying to determine if all of them are connected. Here is what we know: When did the bombings begin? The first package exploded March 2, killing An...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/21/teacher-fired-military-members-el-rancho-high-school/448209002/
California high school teacher fired for bashing military members as 'lowest of our low'
California high school teacher fired for bashing military members as 'lowest of our low' PICO RIVERA, Calif. — A history teacher who was videotaped telling his students that only dumb people join the U.S. military has been fired by the suburban Southern California school district where he has taught for more than 15 ye...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/24/parkland-survivor-throws-up-during-march-our-lives-speech-then-continued-her-incredible-speech-like/456064002/
Parkland survivor throws up, continues 'incredible speech' at March for Our Lives
Parkland survivor throws up, continues 'incredible speech' at March for Our Lives Shooting survivor Samantha Fuentes was in the middle of delivering a powerful speech at the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C., when the nerves of addressing a crowd of more than 500,000 seemed to take over. "Lawmakers and politician...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/28/judge-tosses-most-serious-charges-penn-state-fraternity-death/466601002/
Judge again tosses most serious charges in Penn State fraternity death
Judge again tosses most serious charges in Penn State fraternity death A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and many of the other most serious remaining charges Wednesday against 11 of the former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a pledge’s hazing-related death last year, the second major blow to the pros...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/28/lorraine-motel-mlk-assassination-witnesses/1071959001/
For those at Lorraine Motel when MLK was killed, what does it mean to witness martyrdom?
For those at Lorraine Motel when MLK was killed, what does it mean to witness martyrdom? MEMPHIS – Many Americans remember where they were when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel. A few were actually there. We know what became of some of them. King’s deputy Ralph Abernathy stru...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/29/ice-hold-more-pregnant-women-immigration-detention/469907002/
ICE to hold more pregnant women in immigration detention
ICE to hold more pregnant women in immigration detention Federal immigration officials have ended a general practice of releasing pregnant women facing deportation under a policy revealed Thursday by the Trump administration. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy had been that pregnant undocumented immigrant...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/29/witness-lorraine-martin-luther-king-assassination-anniversary/1071954001/
The Witness: Clara Ester, the Lorraine Motel and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Witness: Clara Ester, the Lorraine Motel and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. MEMPHIS – It’s 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968. In a minute, on a motel balcony, America’s greatest civil rights leader and most famous advocate of non-violence will be shot to death. This story is about what it was like to witness the death ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/30/stephon-clark-independent-autopsy-results-announced-friday/472507002/
Stephon Clark shot 8 times, mostly in back, independent autopsy finds
Stephon Clark shot 8 times, mostly in back, independent autopsy finds SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Unarmed Stephon Clark was shot eight times — mostly in the back — by two Sacramento police officers in his grandmother's backyard, according to an independent autopsy released Friday. Clark's death, which took up to 10 minutes, h...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/02/iconic-waterbury-vt-dairy-farm-burns-ground-killing-all-animals/477544002/
Iconic Waterbury, Vt., dairy farm burns to the ground, killing all the animals
Iconic Waterbury, Vt., dairy farm burns to the ground, killing all the animals An iconic 19th-century dairy farm whose owner invited children to the property to learn about agriculture was burned to the ground on Sunday night, killing all the animals, according to local police. The blaze, which consumed two homes on th...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/02/teacher-strikes-shut-down-schools-across-oklahoma-kentucky/478102002/
'Tired of begging': Teacher rebellion shuts down Oklahoma, Kentucky schools
'Tired of begging': Teacher rebellion shuts down Oklahoma, Kentucky schools OKLAHOMA CITY — Classes were canceled Monday for hundreds of thousands of students across two states as striking teachers rallied at capitols in Oklahoma and Kentucky to demand improved funding for education. The walkouts come less than a month...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/11/global-warming-causing-alaskan-glacier-melt-fastest-pace-400-years/506549002/
Global warming is causing an Alaskan glacier to melt at the fastest pace in 400 years
Global warming is causing an Alaskan glacier to melt at the fastest pace in 400 years One of the USA's tallest glaciers is melting at the fastest pace in 400 years, a new study reports. The study said melting on Mount Hunter in Alaska’s Denali National Park can be linked mainly to rising summer temperatures in the regi...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/13/climate-boundary-shifts-140-miles-global-warming/514911002/
A major climate boundary in the central U.S. has shifted 140 miles due to global warming
A major climate boundary in the central U.S. has shifted 140 miles due to global warming A boundary that divides the humid eastern U.S. and the dry western Plains appears to have shifted 140 miles to the east over the past century due to global warming, new research suggests. Scientists say it will almost certainly con...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/14/philadelphia-police-chief-officers-did-nothing-wrong-starbucks-arrest/518123002/
Philadelphia mayor 'heartbroken' after black men arrested at Starbucks
Philadelphia mayor 'heartbroken' after black men arrested at Starbucks The CEO of Starbucks apologized, the mayor of Philadelphia was "heartbroken" and the city police commissioner defended officers who handcuffed and arrested two black men who asked to use a restroom in the coffee shop. A cellphone video recorded the ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/17/anderson-cooper-rips-sean-hannity-trump-lawyer/523362002/
Anderson Cooper rips Sean Hannity for not revealing legal ties to Trump lawyer
Anderson Cooper rips Sean Hannity for not revealing legal ties to Trump lawyer CNN host Anderson Cooper led a charge of pundits and ethics experts ripping Fox News personality Sean Hannity for failing to disclose legal ties to Michael Cohen when reporting about President Trump's personal attorney. Hannity reported on l...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/18/california-has-eight-10-most-polluted-u-s-cities/524815002/
California has eight of 10 most polluted U.S. cities
California has eight of 10 most polluted U.S. cities Forget the Golden State. California should be called the Smoggy State. Eight of the USA's 10 most-polluted cities, in terms of ozone pollution, are in California, according to the American Lung Association's annual "State of the Air" report, released Wednesday. The L...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/18/southwest-1380-oxygen-masks-wrong/530867002/
Images from terrifying Southwest flight show passengers didn't put oxygen masks on right
Images from terrifying Southwest flight show passengers didn't put oxygen masks on right The airline safety demonstrations at the beginning of flights have become so routine for fliers that many hardly pay them any attention. But images captured on Southwest Flight 1380 before the plane made an emergency landing shows ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/24/former-miss-america-deidre-downs-gunn-marries-same-sex-partner/545086002/
Former Miss America Deidre Downs Gunn marries same-sex partner in Alabama wedding
Former Miss America Deidre Downs Gunn marries same-sex partner in Alabama wedding A former Miss America pageant winner has married her same-sex partner in a Southern-style ceremony in her native Alabama. Deidre Downs Gunn, who was crowned Miss America in 2005 and is now a doctor, walked down the aisle with her spouse, ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/25/incel-what-and-why-alek-minassian-praised-elliot-rodger/549577002/
Incel: What it is and why Alek Minassian praised Elliot Rodger
Incel: What it is and why Alek Minassian praised Elliot Rodger The day police say a 25-year-old Canadian man plowed a van into dozens of pedestrians on a downtown Toronto street, he first published a cryptic Facebook post citing an "Incel Rebellion" and showing admiration for a California mass murderer. "Incel" is a te...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/30/usas-long-battle-against-air-pollution-isnt-over-yet-air-quality-improvements-slowing-down/565139002/
The USA's long battle against air pollution isn't over yet, as air quality improvements are slowing down
The USA's long battle against air pollution isn't over yet, as air quality improvements are slowing down The USA's long battle against air pollution isn't over yet. Following five decades of progress in cleaning up our air, U.S. pollution gains have slowed significantly in recent years, a new study concludes. The surpr...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/06/parkland-prom-music-dancing-17-seconds-silence-shooting-victims/584687002/
Parkland prom: Music, dancing, 17 seconds of silence for shooting victims
Parkland prom: Music, dancing, 17 seconds of silence for shooting victims The senior prom for Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School included standard fair for such occasions. Gowns, ties, music and dancing. This prom also included 17 seconds of silence. The school in Parkland was the scene of one of the nation...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/07/hawaii-volcano-science-behind-eruption-kilauea/586268002/
Hawaii volcano: The science behind the eruption of Kilauea
Hawaii volcano: The science behind the eruption of Kilauea A treacherous lava flow erupting from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island destroyed more than two dozen homes, forced about 1,700 people to flee and upended a picturesque and peaceful community. How unusual is this? The fact that Kilauea is blowing its t...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/12/nursing-homes-senior-centers-bullying/604758002/
'It’s like ‘Mean Girls,’ but everyone is 80': How nursing homes deal with bullies
'It’s like ‘Mean Girls,’ but everyone is 80': How nursing homes deal with bullies SAN FRANCISCO – The unwanted were turned away from cafeteria tables. Fistfights broke out at karaoke. Dances became breeding grounds for gossip and cruelty. It became clear this place had a bullying problem on its hands. What many found s...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/16/kent-state-rifle-graduation-photos/616449002/
Kent State graduate celebrates by strolling campus with her AR-10
Kent State graduate celebrates by strolling campus with her AR-10 A woman's photos celebrating her recent graduation from Kent State University have stirred up a social media uproar thanks to the unusual accessory she chose for the occasion — a high-powered, semi-automatic rifle. Kaitlin Bennett, 22, wanted to make a s...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/18/texas-school-shooting-suspect-dimitrios-pagourtzis/623438002/
Texas school shooting suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis hid firearms under long coat
Texas school shooting suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis hid firearms under long coat SANTA FE, Texas —The 17-year-old suspect in Friday's Texas high school mass shooting wore a long coat to get his firearms into the school without anyone noticing and sketched out plans for the grisly attack ahead of time in his journal and ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/21/hawaii-volcano-kilauea-laze-latest-threat/628397002/
Lava, acid rain, vog, sulfur dioxide and now 'laze': New deadly threat emerges from Hawaii volcano
Lava, acid rain, vog, sulfur dioxide and now 'laze': New deadly threat emerges from Hawaii volcano First it was lava, then acid rain and vog. Now, residents near Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano confronted a new threat Monday: laze, a toxic cloud mashup of lava and haze. Laze forms when hot, 2,000-degree lava hits the...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/22/hawaii-volcano-lava-kilauea-power-plant/632294002/
New eruptions at Hawaii volcano send lava closer to power plant: 'No one has faced this before'
New eruptions at Hawaii volcano send lava closer to power plant: 'No one has faced this before' PAHOA, Hawaii - Authorities were scrambling to firm up contingency plans Tuesday as lava pouring from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano slowly encroached on a power plant on the Big Island. The lava flow entered the 800-acre...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/23/same-sex-marriage-poll-americans/638587002/
Poll: Approval of same-sex marriage in U.S. reaches new high
Poll: Approval of same-sex marriage in U.S. reaches new high More than two-thirds of Americans say they support same-sex marriage, according to a new Gallup poll published Wednesday. With 67% of Americans expressing their approval, it marks the highest level of support that the research firm has recorded in the more th...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/24/fewer-americans-believe-united-states-should-accept-refugees/638663002/
Fewer Americans believe U.S. should accept refugees
Fewer Americans believe U.S. should accept refugees Fewer Americans believe the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees, a shift that has been spurred by President Trump's efforts to limit them from entering the country, according to a poll released Thursday. More than half of Americans — 51% — still believe the U...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/25/usc-president-gynecologist-scandal/646993002/
USC president to step down amid scandal involving university gynecologist
USC president to step down amid scandal involving university gynecologist LOS ANGELES — The president of the University of Southern California has agreed to step down amid a raging sex scandal involving a university gynecologist who is accused of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, the chairman of the school’s ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/05/28/ellicott-city-maryland-flooding/649331002/
'No words to describe the devastation' after Ellicott City flooding in Maryland
'No words to describe the devastation' after Ellicott City flooding in Maryland ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Rescue personnel here were searching Monday for a man missing after rampaging waters roared like a river through the quaint, historic downtown, swallowing cars and flooding stores and homes — just two years after a simi...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/03/floods-heavy-rain-swamps-mid-atlantic/667584002/
Heavy rain, floods swamp Mid-Atlantic
Heavy rain, floods swamp Mid-Atlantic Driving rain led to dangerous floods in the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, adding to the weather misery across the sodden region. Flood warnings were in effect Sunday in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., snarling traffic and causing streams to surge out of their bank...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/06/global-warming-coastal-flooding-worsens-sea-levels-rise/677699002/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
‘Clear-sky’ flooding worsens across U.S. as sea levels rise, report says
‘Clear-sky’ flooding worsens across U.S. as sea levels rise, report says Got flippers? High-tide flooding is happening across the USA at twice the rate it was just 30 years ago, according to a new report released Wednesday. And this flooding isn't necessarily caused by a storm, but by rising seas: As ocean levels rise ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/18/detention-crisis-what-we-know-now/710718002/
Detention crisis: Trump defends 'zero-tolerance' immigration
Detention crisis: Trump defends 'zero-tolerance' immigration President Donald Trump, his attorney general and his Homeland Security chief staunchly defended a "zero tolerance" immigration policy Monday amid growing outrage over the separation of children from parents accused of illegally trying to enter the country. Th...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/18/smoking-united-states-cigarette-sales/713002002/
Smoking reaching all-time low with US adults, government report shows
Smoking reaching all-time low with US adults, government report shows NEW YORK — Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low. About 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before, government figures show. There hadn’t been much change the previous two years, but it’s be...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/18/trump-german-european-refugee-policies-have-violently-changed-culture/709849002/
Trump says crime in Germany 'way up' because of immigration. He's wrong.
Trump says crime in Germany 'way up' because of immigration. He's wrong. President Donald Trump on Monday pressed Democrats to support GOP efforts to "fix the world's worst immigration rules" and blasted German and European border security. "The people of Germany are turning against their leadership as migration is roc...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/19/akron-ohio-firefighters-accused-making-pornography-firehouse/713138002/
Firefighters accused of making pornography at Akron, Ohio, fire station
Firefighters accused of making pornography at Akron, Ohio, fire station Two Ohio firefighters have been suspended after allegedly making pornographic videos at a firehouse. Akron officials say Lt. Arthur Dean and Provisional Lt. Deann Eller were both placed on administrative leave on Monday while the city launched an i...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/20/why-immigrant-children-being-separated-your-questions-answered/717253002/
What happens next for undocumented immigrant families? All your questions answered
What happens next for undocumented immigrant families? All your questions answered President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday designed to keep the families of undocumented immigrants together while Republican congressional leaders try to come up with an immigration plan to douse a political firestorm su...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/21/crosspurpose-act-grant-recipient-works-rebuild-neighborhood-bonds/720679002/
Denver non-profit CrossPurpose seeks to rebuild neighborhood bonds
Denver non-profit CrossPurpose seeks to rebuild neighborhood bonds DENVER – Person by person, CrossPurpose is rebuilding neighborhood bonds to knit together Denver-area residents. A six-month program for participants, CrossPurpose offers both job and personal training. Participants initially receive career counseling, ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/22/girl-time-magazine-cover-never-separated-mom-father-says/725499002/
Crying immigrant girl on Time magazine cover was never separated from her mom, father says
Crying immigrant girl on Time magazine cover was never separated from her mom, father says The father of the 2-year-old Honduran girl featured on Time magazine and emblematic for the separation of immigrant children and parents, told The Washington PostThursday the young girl was never separated from her mother. Denis ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/25/immigrant-children-trump-says-legal-process-immigrants-not-way-go/729926002/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=amp&utm_campaign=speakable
Scholars, activists blast Trump tweets ripping due process for undocumented immigrants
Scholars, activists blast Trump tweets ripping due process for undocumented immigrants President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his weekend tweet suggesting that undocumented immigrants be sent home without a hearing despite intense blowback from legal scholars, activists and Democrats. "Hiring many thousands of j...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/25/noaa-wont-drop-climate-and-conservation-its-mission-agency-says/731304002/
NOAA won't drop climate and conservation from its mission, agency says
NOAA won't drop climate and conservation from its mission, agency says The United States' top weather, climate and ocean science agency – NOAA – will not drop "climate" from its mission statement nor will it de-emphasize research into climate change and resource conservation, the agency said Monday. This follows a repo...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/27/immigrant-children-deportation-court/739205002/
Immigrant toddlers ordered to appear in court alone
Immigrant toddlers ordered to appear in court alone As the White House faces court orders to reunite families separated at the border, immigrant children as young as 3 are being ordered into court for their own deportation proceedings, according to attorneys in Texas, California and Washington, D.C. Requiring unaccompa...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/28/milo-yiannopoulos-confirms-his-gunning-down-journalists-comments/743561002/
Milo Yiannopoulos called for 'gunning journalists down on sight,' says it was 'private joke'
Milo Yiannopoulos called for 'gunning journalists down on sight,' says it was 'private joke' Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos recently told at least two news outlets that he wanted vigilantes to start shooting journalists, but he insisted Thursday that he did so to taunt reporters. "I can't wait for vigilante s...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/29/capital-gazette-shooting/744864002/
Jarrod Ramos, suspect in Capital Gazette shooting, planned attack and blocked escape route
Jarrod Ramos, suspect in Capital Gazette shooting, planned attack and blocked escape route The suspect in the shooting deaths of five people at a newspaper in Maryland planned the attack with a pump-action shotgun ahead of time and barricaded a door to prevent people from escaping, authorities said Friday. Jarrod W. Ra...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/05/trump-officials-vow-reunite-3-000-migrant-children-parents/759016002/
Trump administration vows to reunite nearly 3,000 children with parents per judge's order
Trump administration vows to reunite nearly 3,000 children with parents per judge's order The Trump administration official in charge of caring for undocumented minors separated from their parents at the border said Thursday that his agency must reunite nearly 3,000 children with their parents, a sharp increase from th...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/09/trump-team-miss-deadline-reunify-young-migrant-children-families/768220002/
Trump administration will miss first deadline to reunify families
Trump administration will miss first deadline to reunify families A government lawyer acknowledged Monday that the Trump administration will miss its first court-imposed deadline to reunite about 100 immigrant children under age 5 with their parents. Department of Justice attorney Sarah Fabian said during a court heari...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/11/how-judge-can-punish-trump-administration-over-separated-families/775787002/
How a judge can punish Trump administration over separated families
How a judge can punish Trump administration over separated families A federal judge may decide this week to impose some kind of punishment against the Trump administration if he determines that it failed to meet his deadlines to reunite immigrant children separated from their parents. Though the image of Attorney Gener...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/11/immigrant-children-judge-dana-sabraw/774663002/
Who is Dana Sabraw? 5 things to know about judge who ordered reunification of immigrant families
Who is Dana Sabraw? 5 things to know about judge who ordered reunification of immigrant families The federal judge who ordered the reunification of children separated from their families along the Mexican border is the son of a Japanese immigrant. The government acknowledged it failed to meet Tuesday's deadline set by ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/12/emmett-till-justice-dept-reopens-murder-case/778053002/
Feds reopen Emmett Till murder case, family 'wants justice to prevail'
Feds reopen Emmett Till murder case, family 'wants justice to prevail' JACKSON, Miss. – The FBI is once again investigating the grisly murder of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy whose abduction lit a fire under the civil rights movement in 1955. And even after 63 years, the news couldn't come soon enough for Emmett's r...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/14/protests-breakout-chicago-after-man-shot-chicago-police-officer-dies/786067002/
Cops and protesters scuffle after man fatally shot by Chicago police officer
Cops and protesters scuffle after man fatally shot by Chicago police officer CHICAGO — Police scuffled with demonstrators Saturday evening in the nation's third-largest city, hours after a Chicago police officer fatally shot a man on the city's South Side. Officers were struck by rocks and bottles as dozens of demonstr...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/15/chicago-police-video-indicates-man-shot-officer-armed/786459002/
Chicago police: Video shows man killed by officer was armed
Chicago police: Video shows man killed by officer was armed CHICAGO – Police in the nation’s third-largest city released video Sunday that showed a man who was shot to death by an officer a day earlier had a firearm and tussled with officers before the shooting. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson decided to qu...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/16/judge-halts-deportations-parents-separated-children/788276002/
Judge temporarily halts deportations of parents separated from children
Judge temporarily halts deportations of parents separated from children U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said Monday he's become "exasperated" by the Trump administration's slow work to reunify more than 2,600 children separated from their parents, and he ordered the government to halt all deportations of parents for at...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/20/fda-warning-synthetic-marijuana-rat-poison/802585002/
FDA issues warning after synthetic marijuana tainted with rat poison sickens hundreds
FDA issues warning after synthetic marijuana tainted with rat poison sickens hundreds Federal health officials are warning the public about a version of synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison that's caused uncontrolled bleeding in hundreds of people and killed several others who have ingested the tainted products. T...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/23/east-coast-rain-forecast-floods/817844002/
At least 10 million at risk as relentless rain will bring 'dangerous, life-threatening' floods to East Coast
At least 10 million at risk as relentless rain will bring 'dangerous, life-threatening' floods to East Coast The weekend deluge was only the beginning. Several more onslaughts of heavy rain are expected in the East this week, especially in the mid-Atlantic region, leading to "potentially dangerous, even life-threatenin...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/24/nude-man-planet-fitness-its-judgement-free-zone/824898002/
Man who stripped nude at a Planet Fitness thought it was 'judgement free zone,' police say
Man who stripped nude at a Planet Fitness thought it was 'judgement free zone,' police say A Massachusetts man has been charged with stretching the spirit of the Planet Fitness “judgement free zone” slogan after allegedly stripping at the front desk of a gym and exercising in the nude. Eric M. Stagno, 34, of Haverhill,...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/24/white-nationalist-rally-charlottesville-jason-kessler/828913002/
'This isn't the end': Jason Kessler unexpectedly gives up bid for anniversary rally in Charlottesville
'This isn't the end': Jason Kessler unexpectedly gives up bid for anniversary rally in Charlottesville CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The man behind last year’s Unite the Right rally who is suing this Virginia city in an attempt to again gather with white nationalists on the anniversary of the deadly protests unexpectedly gave...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/27/grizzly-bears-hunt-fall-wyoming/848986002/
Up to 22 once-protected grizzly bears can be hunted this fall
Up to 22 once-protected grizzly bears can be hunted this fall CHEYENNE, Wyo. – International animal conservationist Jane Goodall has applied for a grizzly bear hunting permit in Wyoming amidst an increasingly bitter dispute between hunters and environmentalists over plans to let people hunt the once-protected animals. ...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/27/immigrant-children-detention-crime/853470002/
Immigrant youth shelters: 'If you’re a predator, it’s a gold mine'
Immigrant youth shelters: 'If you’re a predator, it’s a gold mine' Just five days after he reached the United States, the 15-year-old Honduran boy awoke in his Tucson, Arizona, immigrant shelter one morning in 2015 to find a youth care worker in his room, tickling his chest and stomach. When he asked the man, who was 4...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/30/carr-fire-intense-heat-firenadoes-fuel-deadly-california-blaze/862200002/
Intense heat, 'firenadoes' fuel deadly Carr Fire in California
Intense heat, 'firenadoes' fuel deadly Carr Fire in California REDDING, Calif. – Firefighters battling intense heat and strong winds struggled Monday to gain control of a deadly Northern California wildfire that has killed at least six people and destroyed more than 700 homes. The fire had burned through 150 square mil...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/30/thurman-blevins-shooting-bodycam-video-released/862043002/
Bodycam video released in fatal police shooting of Thurman Blevins, a 31-year-old black man, in Minneapolis
Bodycam video released in fatal police shooting of Thurman Blevins, a 31-year-old black man, in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS – Authorities in Minneapolis released body camera video from two police officers in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old black man, with the footage showing the man shot from behind after a frenetic fo...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/02/chicago-cook-county-jail-intensive-therapy-gun-violence/849127002/
Can you change how criminals think? Chicago hopes behavioral therapy can cut gun violence
Can you change how criminals think? Chicago hopes behavioral therapy can cut gun violence CHICAGO – The day's group therapy session for the young detainees at the county jail started with their behavioral health specialist testing them with a hypothetical scenario: They’ve cheated on a girlfriend and the other woman is...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/03/judge-says-trump-administration-100-responsible-finding-deported-migrant-parents/901050002/
Judge says Trump team '100 percent' responsible for finding deported immigrant parents
Judge says Trump team '100 percent' responsible for finding deported immigrant parents A federal judge on Friday rejected a Trump administration request to make the ACLU primarily responsible for locating migrant parents who were deported after they were separated from their children, making clear that the government b...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/09/unite-right-dc-braces-alt-right-white-nationalists-protests/944521002/
'We denounce hate': Washington, D.C., braces for 'Unite the Right' rally
'We denounce hate': Washington, D.C., braces for 'Unite the Right' rally The mayor and police chief of Washington, D.C., on Thursday promised tight security for Sunday's "Unite the Right" rally and counterprotests marking the first anniversary of a white nationalist rally that erupted in deadly violence a year ago. May...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/11/seattle-seatac-international-airport-airplane/964932002/
'Suicidal' man who stole, crashed plane ID'd as 3½-year employee without pilot's license
'Suicidal' man who stole, crashed plane ID'd as 3½-year employee without pilot's license A "suicidal" man who commandeered an empty commercial aircraft was identified Saturday as an employee who worked for the airline for 3½ years and had full credentials to be near the plane at the time when he stole it. During an aft...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/14/firefighter-dies-mendocino-complex-fire/984613002/
Firefighter dies battling Mendocino Complex blaze in California
Firefighter dies battling Mendocino Complex blaze in California A firefighter died Monday night battling the largest recorded blaze in California’s history. Six firefighters have now died tackling a series of blazes that have erupted in Northern California in recent weeks. State fire officials said the unnamed firefigh...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/15/walmart-shooting-pennsylvania/995495002/
Eight injured at Walmart in Pennsylvania after shooting in checkout lines
Eight injured at Walmart in Pennsylvania after shooting in checkout lines WYNCOTE, Pa. (AP) — A man pulled a gun during a dispute with another customer in Walmart checkout lines near Philadelphia and opened fire, leaving eight people injured before fleeing but was later arrested after crashing into a police vehicle, po...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/19/golden-girls-home-sharing/1019790002/
More renters over age 50 turning to 'Golden Girls' trend
More renters over age 50 turning to 'Golden Girls' trend After ending a romantic relationship in her 60s, Rika Mead lived alone for several years in a spacious contemporary home in Highlands Ranch, Colo. She enjoyed her privacy, but when she saw an article about a home-share matching service for older women, she decide...
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/24/iowa-murder-casts-spotlight-farms-hiring-undocumented-immigrants/1075320002/
Mollie Tibbetts case exposes farms' worst-kept secret: hiring undocumented immigrants
Mollie Tibbetts case exposes farms' worst-kept secret: hiring undocumented immigrants Correction & Clarification: A previous version of this story stated that the federal government sent only Japanese immigrants to internment camps during World War II. Most held were Japanese-Americans who were U.S. citizens. Dane Lang...