Rachel Treisman
Stories
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World
1st Century Roman Statue, Looted A Decade Ago, Found In Belgium By Off-Duty Police
The statue is valued at 100,000 euros and was stolen from an archaeological site near the outskirts of Rome.
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National Security
Biden Administration Says It Will Withdraw U.S. Troops From Afghanistan By Sept. 11
A senior administration official said that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks that prompted America's involvement in its longest war.
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National
Kentucky Law Limits Use Of No-Knock Warrants, A Year After Breonna Taylor's Killing
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed the partial ban on no-knock warrants at a ceremony on Friday as members of Taylor's family looked on.
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National
Ex-College Track Coach Charged In Scheme Soliciting Nude Photos From Female Students
Steve Waithe, 28, is facing charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud over a scheme in which he allegedly used fake social media accounts to solicit nude photographs from female student athletes.
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National
Utah Law Requires Biological Fathers To Pay Half Of Pregnancy-Related Medical Costs
The legislation requires a biological father to pay 50% of a woman's pregnancy-related medical costs, including insurance premiums and hospital birth. It's believed to be the first such U.S. law.
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Health
EU Regulator: AstraZeneca Vaccine Effective, Blood Clots May Be A Rare Side Effect
The European Medicines Agency said Wednesday that blood clots should be listed as possible but rare side effect of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, stressing the shot's benefits outweigh the risks.
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National
Governor Aims To Reopen California By Mid-June, Contingent On Public Health Metrics
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a tentative statewide reopening date of June 15, provided vaccine availability increases and hospitalizations remain low.
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Politics
Biden Says All Adults Will Be Vaccine Eligible By April 19
The president said states must open vaccine eligibility to all U.S. residents 18 and older by April 19, about two weeks ahead of his initial May 1 deadline.
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Science
New CDC Guidance Lifts Most Domestic Travel Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated People
Guidance released Friday allows fully vaccinated people to travel domestically without getting tested or self-quarantining, but advises them to keep practicing mitigation measures to protect others.
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National
CDC: COVID-19 Was Third Leading Cause Of Death In 2020, People Of Color Hit Hardest
A pair of reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. last year.