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WILLOW SPRINGS, IL - JUNE 11:  A cicada sits on a twig in a forest preserve June 11, 2007 in Willow...
Allen Kim, CNN

Millions of cicadas are expected to emerge after 17 years underground because, of course, it’s 2020

As if we didn't have enough to worry about with giant murder hornets invading the US and a global pandemic, millions of 17-year cicadas will emerge from the ground this year.
6 years ago
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The Associated Press

Navajo Nation has 48 new cases of coronavirus, 1 more death

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says recent data indicates the coronavirus peak for hospitalizations on the vast reservation occurred from April 21-26, a month earlier than initial projections.
6 years ago
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Lee Lonsberry

Live Mic: What would you put in the coronavirus memories museum?

Museums are now collecting memories from the coronavirus pandemic. What "artifact" from your life during COVID-19 would you have on display?
6 years ago
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JEFF AMY Associated Press

Arbery family lawyer: Feds looking into how case handled

A lawyer for the family of Ahmaud Arbery says a federal prosecutor told the slain man’s mother that federal officials are investigating potential misconduct by local officials who handled the case.
6 years ago
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Lauren Lee, CNN

A recent grad is upcycling thousands of graduation gowns to help hospitals in need of PPE

A recent grad was inspired to launch Gowns 4 Good, an initiative that gathers and repurposes graduation gowns as PPE for hospitals in need.
6 years ago
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Becky Bruce

New podcast details Venezuela imprisonment of Josh Holt

A new podcast, "Hope In Darkness," offers never-before-heard details of the arrest and wrongful imprisonment of Josh Holt in Venezuela.
6 years ago
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MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press

US faces Memorial Day like no other under virus restrictions

Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honor the nation's military dead.
6 years ago
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DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Trump doubles up on Memorial Day events

President Donald Trump silently honored the nation's war dead Monday in a wreath ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, first in a pair of public events also taking him to Baltimore, to the chagrin of the mayor.
6 years ago
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance in more than two months on Monday as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home.
6 years ago
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN

US Air Force to remove height restrictions for pilots, allowing more women to serve

The US Air Force has removed its height restrictions for prospective pilots, doing away with a barrier that had disadvantaged women.
6 years ago
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Kaya Yurieff, CNN Business

Airbnb hosts are planning to sell off their properties because of the pandemic

Airbnb hosts are planning to sell their rental properties are the pandemic continues to kill vacation and travel plans.
6 years ago
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STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press

Lock your cars! Vehicle theft spikes in COVID-19 pandemic

Vehicle theft is spiking as the coronavirus pandemic rages on and more people are inclined to stay in their homes.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Saturday, May 16, 2020, file photo, a protester with an image of Ahmaud Arbery on a ...
RUSS BYNUM Associated Press

Man who filmed Arbery shooting video charged in his slaying

The Georgia man who filmed cellphone video of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has now been charged with murder.
6 years ago
This Oct. 25, 2019 file photo shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking at the Paley Center in Ne...
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

Tech giants are embracing remote work. Others may follow

For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world.
6 years ago
Pro-China lawmakers attend a press conference in respond to a proposal to enact new Hong Kong secur...
ZEN SOO Associated Press

Hong Kong opposition slams China national security law move

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers are sharply criticizing China’s move to take over long-stalled efforts to enact national security legislation in the semi-autonomous territory.
6 years ago
The entrances to the Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi are closed following an active shooter threat...
LOLITA C. BALDOR and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

FBI says Texas naval base shooting is ‘terrorism-related’

The FBI says a shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is being investigated as “terrorism-related.”
6 years ago
FILE- In this April 17, 2020, file photo, a patient is wheeled into Cobble Hill Health Center by em...
BERNARD CONDON, JENNIFER PELTZ and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press

AP count: Over 4,300 virus patients sent to NY nursing homes

More than 4,300 recovering coronavirus patients were sent to New York’s already vulnerable nursing homes under a controversial state directive that was ultimately scrapped amid criticisms it was possibly accelerating the outbreaks.
6 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Sens Lee, Romney, concerned over PPP payments to Planned Parenthood

Utah Senators Lee and Romney want an investigation into wether PPP funds went to Planned Parenthood.
6 years ago
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HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press

2020 Teacher of The Year taught Kansas preschoolers alongside retirees

A teacher who instructed preschoolers inside a Kansas nursing home before the coronavirus pandemic has been named the nation's top educator.
6 years ago
NASA SpaceX Launch...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf

For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil.
6 years ago
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HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press

AP-NORC poll: State and U.S. government virus approval dips

Views of how government at all levels is handling the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. have deteriorated somewhat over the past month.
6 years ago
Americans feel happier...
Todd Fooks

Reopening has Americans feeling better

Americans are feeling better lately, according to a new Gallup poll. And, they're not as bored.
6 years ago
Disney Springs...
Forrest Brown, CNN

Disney World news: Disney Springs is reopening in Florida

Walt Disney World Resort's shopping, dining and entertainment complex, Disney Springs, is set to begin a phased reopening Wednesday.
6 years ago
In this photo taken from undated footage distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, an ...
ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer

Quest for ‘super-duper’ missiles pits US against key rivals

The Trump administration is pouring billions of dollars a year into the quest for hypersonic weapons. The Pentagon says its goal in pursuing what President Donald Trump calls “super-duper" missiles is "to dominate future battlefields.”
6 years ago