Jaclyn Diaz
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Politics
Hours after the White House issues its new vaccine mandate, GOP-led states sue
Dozens of Republican state officials are suing over the White House's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that they say is unconstitutional and threatens business.
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National
Ex-Raiders player was driving 156 mph before a deadly crash, prosecutors say
Henry Ruggs III, a wide receiver with the Las Vegas Raiders, was released by the team hours after details were made public of Tuesday's fatal crash.
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National
The COVID-19 pandemic has now killed 5 million people around the world
The U.S. leads the world in the number of confirmed deaths from the virus — 745,800 people — followed by Brazil and India, according to Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracker.
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World
Biden, Pope Francis discuss climate change and global vaccine sharing
President Biden's meeting at the Vatican with the pope is one of several gatherings scheduled with global leaders over the next week.
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National
NYC firefighters are planning a protest at the mayor's home over vaccine rules
Firefighters and thousands of other city are protesting New York City's vaccine mandate. Public employees have to get the coronavirus vaccine by Nov. 1, or risk losing their job.
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National
Kyle Beach reveals he is the player suing the Chicago Blackhawks over sex assault
Beach said that he was sexually assaulted by a video coach for the hockey team in 2010 and that the team did nothing about it for weeks. Beach came forward publicly for the first time Wednesday.
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National
The NCAA spends more on men's sports than women's, another gender equity report finds
NCAA spending per Division I and national championship participants was $4,285 for men and $2,588 for women in the 2018-19 season. The gap is even larger for single-gender sports, the report shows.
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Politics
Lawmakers may honor Prince with a Congressional Gold Medal
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced the bill calling for Prince to posthumously receive the award. The Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to only 163 people since 1776.
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National
On-set deaths from prop guns are rare — but not unheard of
The death of director of photography Halyna Hutchins on a film set in Santa Fe, N.M., is a reminder that prop weapons can pose a serious risk. But Hollywood history includes only a few such incidents.
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Science
Researchers pinpoint when the Vikings came to Canada. It was exactly 1,000 years ago
It has long been known that the Vikings arrived in the Americas sometime before Christopher Columbus. Now, a new article in the journal Nature concludes the exact year was 1021.