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Apr 21 2023
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Kentucky records 1st decline in drug overdose deaths in 4 years
Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell by 5% in 2022, offering a sign of hope that treatment efforts are relieving an addiction epidemic that remains a public health crisis, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. It was the first decline in four years, but overdose fatalities in Kentucky surpassed 2,000 again last year, according to the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center. It found that 2,
Fox News (Online News)Nov 29 2022
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Senate passes bill to protect same-sex marriage
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to codify the right to same-sex and interracial marriage, with 12 Republicans joining Democrats to send the legislation to the House.
Why it matters: The Senate, with its 60-vote threshold, was the main obstacle to the bill’s passage, but it passed with a 61-36 vote. The House is expected to easily pass it before sending it to President Biden’s desk
AxiosMay 06 2023
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Celebrations as King Charles and Queen Camilla crowned
King Charles has been crowned at his Coronation, the first in the UK for 70 years.
Shortly afterwards, his wife Camilla was crowned Queen.
After the crown was placed on Charles' head, cries of "God Save the King" were heard inside and outside Westminster Abbey.
Gun salutes were made across the UK, the abbey bells rang for two minutes, and corks were popped on the Mall in
BBC NewsApr 30 2023
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Armed U.S. drones escort evacuation of American citizens in war-torn Sudan
Armed drones escorted hundreds of Americans as they began their escape from war-torn Sudan on Saturday amid fierce fighting between the military and a rival paramilitary group.
The unmmaned aerial vehicles flew above a convoy of buses as they made the 500 mile journey from the large African nation’s capital Khartoum to Port Sudan on the country's west coast, a U.S. official familiar
NBC News (Online)Apr 14 2023
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Trump files personal financial disclosure report
Former President Donald Trump on Friday filed his personal financial disclosure report with the Federal Election Commission – offering the public a first look at his post-presidential finances.
The reports, however, provide an imprecise financial picture because candidates are only required to report their assets and liabilities in broad ranges. Friday’s filing allows Trump to avoid
CNN (Online News)Apr 18 2023
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Canister discovery shuts part of Washington’s Fort Totten Park
The unexplained discovery Tuesday of two metal canisters in Fort Totten Park prompted officials to close part of the Northeast Washington site as a “public safety” measure, the National Park Service said. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. The canisters were not described in detail. Their discovery came about three years
Washington PostMay 11 2023
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Comer: Biden family received $10M from foreign nationals
The House Oversight Committee claimed it uncovered evidence indicative of the Biden family’s “influence peddling and financial deception” on Wednesday, warranting further investigation and legislative solutions.
“I want to be clear, this committee is investigating President Biden and his family’s shady business deals that capitalize on Joe Biden’s public office and risks our country’s
NewsNationApr 16 2023
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BNA concourse evacuated after "airborne disturbance." No injuries reported
The Nashville Fire Department has confirmed that an evacuation occurred late Sunday afternoon at Nashville International Airport's Concourse C due to an "airborne disturbance causing breathing problems." Jospeh Pleasant, public information officer for the NFD, confirmed that there are no patients in need of medical treatment. No cause was announced. "The airport is evacuating people in the
The TennesseanApr 18 2023
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Oklahoma sheriff taped talking about murdering a journalist and lynching Black people says that recording him was a crime
Sheriff Kevin Clardy of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, was recorded talking about murdering a local reporter and killing black people–a recording made by McCurtain Gazette newspaperman Bruce Willingham, who left his tape running to prove that public county commission meetings were being illegally continued in private. Clardy, now under investigation by the FBI, claims that he is the wronged party
Boing BoingApr 16 2023
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Oakland Police Looking for Man in Connection With Sexual Assault
Oakland police asked Saturday for the public's help in investigating a sexual assault and burglary that occurred earlier this month. Police are looking for a man who entered a house in the 100 block of Monte Cresta Avenue through an unlocked window about 3 a.m. April 12 and sexually assaulted the sleeping victim. The man was described as Black, in his 20s, 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighing
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