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Students visit the Field Museum's Ancient Americas Exhibit as part of the Chicagotlan project
Chicago Tribune - 14 Aug 2021 05:30
A group of high school and university students take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ancient Americas Exhibit (Aztec collection) at the Field Museum as part of the Chicagotlan project. The project celebrates the anniversa...
7 hikers struck by lightning on North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain
New York Post - 14 Aug 2021 05:42
Officials said all seven hikers were able to walk off the trail to an ambulance, including a person who fell and suffered a head injury
Memphis basketball assistant Larry Brown says he got COVID-19 delta variant after trip to prep tournament
USA Today - 14 Aug 2021 02:43
Larry Brown, the 80-year-old Memphis assistant, said he contracted the delta variant of COVID-19 following the Nike EYBL Peach Jam last month
Mother Earth sweating: July was hottest month on record, NOAA says
New York Post - 14 Aug 2021 01:53
Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.
Pentagon says Taliban seeking to 'isolate' Kabul ahead of potential attack
New York Post - 14 Aug 2021 01:22
A Pentagon spokesman said that the Taliban is just 30 miles away from Kabul. A US defense official reportedly said there is fear the terror group could reach the city within days.
Teen arrested for killing classmate at Albuquerque middle school
New York Post - 14 Aug 2021 04:31
One student was shot and killed by the teen at Washington Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, police said. Police apprehended the suspect and no one else was injured.
Woman burned, 28 displaced, after laundry machine explodes in Winthrop
Boston - 14 Aug 2021 04:17
A woman was severely burned after a laundry machine exploded late Thursday night in the basement of a Winthrop residential building, displacing 28 residents, according to the fire department. Winthrop firefighters respon...
Trump Made Clear 'Threat' To Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt, Says Ex-FBI Deputy Director
The Huffington Post - 14 Aug 2021 03:48
The former president is "threatening law enforcement" like a "mob boss," said Andrew McCabe. "It's just outrageous."
A Florida mother held her newborn one time. Ten days later, she died from covid-19.
Boston - 14 Aug 2021 03:49
Doctors are warning of an uptick of severe cases among pregnant women -- a group with a low vaccination rate that has also been found to be subject to a high risk for complications related to the virus. The post A Florid...
Student killed in Albuquerque middle school shooting
NY Daily News - 14 Aug 2021 03:48
The shooter and the victim are both said to be around 13 years old
Federal judge extends order blocking Texas from restricting migrant travel
New York Post - 14 Aug 2021 03:28
An El Paso federal judge extended her order blocking a Texas mandate preventing private vehicles from carrying illegal immigrants released from federal custody for another two weeks following a Friday hearing.
Chicago officer hospitalized after being dragged by car in Englewood
Chicago Tribune - 14 Aug 2021 03:14
A Chicago police officer was transported to the hospital after being dragged by a car Friday evening in Englewood.
Indonesia has thousands of empty hospital beds. So why are Covid-19 patients dying at home?
CNN - 14 Aug 2021 02:34
Taufiq Hidayat enters the homes of the dead to claim bodies no one will touch.
COVID encore: Concert venues, artists, festivals adjust to keep the live music alive
USA Today - 14 Aug 2021 01:56Cops fired for guarding 'defund the police' Dem Rep. Cori Bush without permission
New York Post - 14 Aug 2021 01:43
Two St. Louis deputies were fired last month for working on Rep. Cori Bush's security detail without permission -- days before she defended spending thousands of campaign dollars on private protection while pushing to "d...
Just 8 states account for half of US Covid hospitalizations
CNN - 14 Aug 2021 01:33
As experts race to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 by encouraging vaccinations and mask wearing, hospital systems in a handful of states are now straining to keep up with the surge.
Hold the Generals Accountable This Time
OpEdNews - 14 Aug 2021 21:19
If, after the horrors of this week in Afghanistan, the four-Starry-eyed generals responsible for this 20-year March of Folly are not held accountable, there will be still worse to come. None were held accountable for the...
7.0 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Haiti
ABC News - 14 Aug 2021 15:58
U.S. Geological Survey reports 7.0 magnitude quake off coast of Haiti.
Southern California Edison will not face criminal charges for role in sparking deadly Woolsey Fire
NY Daily News - 14 Aug 2021 15:51
Southern California ConEdison will not face criminal charges for its alleged role in starting the massive 2018 Woolsey Fire, which killed three people and ripped through more than 1,000 structures.
Amherst College mens lacrosse program in crisis as former coach files discrimination suit
Boston - 14 Aug 2021 15:16
A former Amherst College men's lacrosse coach who was fired before he coached a game for the school alleged Friday in a federal lawsuit that he became a victim of Amherst's "cozy relationship with elitism, discrimination...
How Shontel Brown Beat Nina Turner
The Huffington Post - 14 Aug 2021 15:00
Financial mismanagement and other mistakes plagued the progressive candidate's campaign for Congress in Ohio.
Wildlife team expecting to confront venomous cobra finds electric toothbrush
NY Daily News - 14 Aug 2021 14:35
Water had apparently gotten into the electric toothbrushes inner-workings causing it to act erratically