Vanessa Romo
Stories
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Law & Courts
L.A. woman jailed for nearly 2 weeks in a case of mistaken identity. Now she's suing
"All I could think was that it wasn't me," Bethany Farber told NPR. "I just kept insisting that they check, that they double check because they had the wrong person." She spent 13 days in jail befo
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Health
Britain will drop COVID-19 self-isolation requirements on Thursday, Johnson announces
"Covid will not suddenly disappear," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Parliament on Monday, adding that "restrictions pose a heavy toll on our economy, our society, our mental well-being."
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Health
Free N95 masks are arriving at pharmacies and grocery stores. Here's how to get yours
Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. Every person is allowed to receive up to three masks.
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Technology
The James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in space, a million miles away
The $10 billion telescope is nearly ready to begin capturing images that scientists hope will help uncover the mysteries of the universe — and scope out other possible habitable planets.
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Environment
A teen's solo transatlantic flight calls attention to wasteful 'ghost flights'
Kai Forsyth relished being the only passenger on a flight from London to Orlando. But his solo trip highlights the wastefulness of near-empty flights that environmentalists are trying to ban.
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National
Lawmakers are rewriting rules as schools grapple with teacher shortages
Burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls plus the fallout of the omicron surge is pushing school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are responding by rewriting hiring rules.
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National
The oldest living American veteran of World War II dies at 112
Lawrence Brooks served in the U.S. Army when the military was still racially segregated. But the Black soldier's deployment to Australia offered a reprieve from the racism of Jim Crow laws at home.
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National
Airbnb's new experiment to combat rental bias uses initials instead of names
The project is limited to Oregon users and follows a lawsuit settlement alleging that hosts could discriminate against Black renters based on their names.
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National
Thousands of airline passengers are stranded. Here's what to do if you're one of them
Thousands of flights have been canceled, leaving travelers scrambling to figure out how to book new seats and get reimbursements for added expenses.
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National
Congress' doctor urges lawmakers to work remotely and upgrade masks as omicron rages
The move follows an unprecedented spike in positivity rates in the Capitol, and mirrors record-high infection rates throughout Washington D.C., driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.