Dustin Jones
Stories
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Race & Identity
Bob Moses, Civil Rights Leader And Longtime Educator, Dies At 86
Moses, the architect of Freedom Summer's voting registration drive in Mississippi, also spent decades crusading against inequalities in the public school system through his math training program.
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Politics
Pelosi Has Chosen A 2nd Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, To Serve On Jan. 6 Panel
Kinzinger will join fellow Republican Liz Cheney at the committees first hearing Tuesday. Both supported impeaching Trump for Jan. 6, and were the only GOP members to support the committee's creation.
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Science
Montana Wildfire Fight Draws Help From Other States
Crews from Utah and California are headed to Montana to lend support in the battle against the state's wildfires, even as blazes rage back home.
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National
A Navy Corpsman Receives A Purple Heart. He Didn't Think He Deserved It
About 1.8 million people have received the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed in combat. A recent recipient says many merit the award but feel their injuries were too minor to pursue it.
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National
How Authorities Are Identifying The Victims Of The Florida Condo Collapse
Law enforcement in Surfside, Fla., is using DNA samples from family members to help identify the victims recovered from the rubble. "It's very emotional," police official Alfredo Ramirez III says.
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Environment
Record Heat Wave Set To Scorch Pacific Northwest To Southern California
Record highs are expected with temperatures projected to climb to more than 100 degrees.
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Business
Tens Of Thousands Sign Petition To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning To Earth
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced this month he would travel to space. Shortly afterward, a petition began circulating asking that he not come back.
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National
A New Nevada Law Bans Racial Mascots In Schools And 'Sundown Sirens'
The measure prohibits racially discriminatory mascots, images, sounds or songs in schools. And counties can no longer sound sirens that once signified it was time for certain people to leave town.
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National
The Pentagon Is Keeping Its Ban On The Pride Flag And Other Flags At Installations
The DOD restricted what flags could and couldn't be flown on military installations last July. The Pentagon considered making a special case for Pride Month, but decided against the exception.
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Technology
California Approves A Pilot Program For Driverless Rides
California is allowing the company Cruise to offer free rides to passengers in its driverless cars — without safety drivers on board.