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Jan 10 2024
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Police say home's heater was found to measure 1,000 degrees where elderly couple was found dead
An elderly couple was found dead inside their South Carolina home and police say that the heater was measured to be about 1,000 degrees. A report from the Spartanburg Police Department said that the couple's family asked them on Saturday to perform a welfare check at their house after not hearing from them since Wednesday. When police went to the home on Woodview Avenue at about 6 p.m. they
The BlazeDec 31 2023
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Buses of migrants boarding trains from NJ to NYC, officials say
“Our Administration has tracked the recent arrival of a handful buses of migrant families at various NJ TRANSIT train stations,” Murphy spokesperson Tyler Jones said in a statement to POLITICO. “New Jersey is primarily being used as a transit point for these families — all or nearly all of them continued with their travels en route to their final destination of New York City. We are closely
PoliticoFeb 02 2024
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Misinformation Watch: Israel-Gaza Conflict
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, Hamas launched attacks against Israel that many media outlets referred to as “unprecedented” and “historic.” The devastating attacks caught Israel entirely off guard, killing over a thousand civilians, including over 260 at a music festival. The scale and severity of the attacks led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare the country at war, and retaliate
Andy GorelApr 28 2015
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What Happens at the Supreme Court Today Could Define the Future of Gay Marriage in America: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday for Obergefell v. Hodges, a same-sex marriage case whose outcome could have profound implications for the definition of marriage across America and the ability of states to handle the rules and regulations surrounding matrimony as they see fit.
The justices will assess whether states should be permitted to ban gay marriage — or
The BlazeOct 19 2022
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Lockdowns May Have Caused ‘Baby Bump’ As Young Women Start Families And More Mothers Work From Home
Government lockdowns enacted in response to the spread of COVID may have caused the “first major reversal” in nearly two decades for American fertility rates, according to a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
The analysis, written by economists Martha Bailey, Janet Currie, and Hannes Schwandt noted that forecasts originally predicted a dramatic baby bust of
The Daily WireJan 11 2024
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Aloha's 10 most expensive homes sold, Jan. 1-7
A house in Beaverton that sold for $745,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Aloha in the past week. In total, 14 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $520,262. The average price per square foot was $304. The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded
The OregonianJan 12 2024
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Hundreds Of Complaints To BBC Claim New King Charles Documentary Shows ‘Bias’ In Favor Of Monarchy
Hundreds of complaints about a pro-monarchy bias have poured into the BBC since the British broadcaster aired a documentary that chronicles the first year of the reign of King Charles III, the network reported, making it the latest in a line of productions around the monarchy that have been criticized for slants both in favor and in opposition of the world’s most famous family.
The BBC
ForbesJan 12 2024
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Cold weather shelters open across Puget Sound
With the frigid temperatures Friday morning extending into the weekend, warming shelters are available for you and your family (and some take pets!) across the area. • Exhibition Hall, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center (301 Mercer St., Seattle 98109) Friday January 12 – Tuesday, January 16, open 7:00 pm – 7:00 am Bus routes to Seattle Center include Metro routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8,
KIRO 7Jan 10 2024
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Couple dies in their South Carolina home with a broken heater at 1,000 degrees
An elderly couple in South Carolina both unexpectedly died in their home — each with a temperature over 106°F. And when authorities, who discovered the bodies during a welfare check over the weekend, noticed the house feeling "extremely hot," they checked the water heater in the basement and found it to be at a shocking 1,000°F. Just a week earlier, last Wednesday, the house was too cold,
Boing BoingDec 12 2019
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White House to Host Childcare, Family Leave Summit With Ivanka Trump
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for expanded access to childcare and family leave -- seeking to appeal to women voters by focusing on issues that Democratic challengers are emphasizing in their campaigns.
Speaking at the White House, the president said families are struggling to pay for care and advocated the expansion of in-home and faith-based programs for children.
Bloomberg