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Housing advocates fear that they could see a wave of evictions in the coming months, as states end moratoriums put in place during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mask wearing, school closures and others measures to fight COVID-19 may hamper the spread of acute flaccid myelitis, a mysterious paralyzing illness.
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If the coronavirus has you reaching for hand sanitizer, don’t use one with methanol. It can be toxic if absorbed through the skin, the FDA warns.
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President Trump has signed into law legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot would be replaced by Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, an official and primary care physician in the city’s public hospital system.
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A massive explosion rocked Beirut. At least 60 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.
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European Union regulators have opened an in-depth investigation into U.S. tech giant Google’s plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit.
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Trump downplays John Lewis’ legacy in explaining why he didn’t attend Lewis’ memorial services. He adds: ‘He didn’t come to my inauguration.’
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Hundreds of thousands of essential workers have kept their kids in child care during the pandemic and, so far, these centers haven’t been big disease spreaders.
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A nurse for former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is accused of transferring millions of dollars out of the country by purchasing gold bars.
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By the summer of last year, the number of people in the U.S. under 40 rose past those older than that in a demographic changing of the guard.
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Joe Biden’s shortlist for vice president includes two prominent Californians.
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The family of a California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group-in-exile says Iran abducted him while he was in Dubai on business.
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Fresh outbreaks from Australia to Spain underscore the relentlessness of the coronavirus as infections top 18 million worldwide.
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This world’s first atomic bomb attack hit Hiroshima 75 years ago this week. Time is running out for survivors to tell their stories.
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Hurricane Isaias is downgraded down to a tropical storm after making landfall near Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina, says National Hurricane Center.
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Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos, says he is leaving Spain to live in another country amid corruption allegations.
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A New Zealand couple’s March honeymoon on the Falkland Islands turned into a 12-week coronavirus lockdown, then a monthlong boat ride home.
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Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS in the sand that was spotted from above
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Progress is coming slowly as lawmakers craft another major response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A massive explosion rocked Beirut. At least 60 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.
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As Latino COVID-19 deaths spike, a tireless stream of bodies
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Housing advocates fear that they could see a wave of evictions in the coming months, as states end moratoriums put in place during the coronavirus outbreak.
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This world’s first atomic bomb attack hit Hiroshima 75 years ago this week. Time is running out for survivors to tell their stories.
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Fresh outbreaks from Australia to Spain underscore the relentlessness of the coronavirus as infections top 18 million worldwide.
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Fifty years later, the Manson “family” murders remain seared into the collective memory of Los Angeles. The question, which persists to this day, is why?
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Charles Manson and his “family” committed heinous crimes across Los Angeles in 1969. Here is a timeline of what led up to the murders and the aftermath.
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Followers of Charles Manson were tied to the deaths of nine people in the summer of 1969.
