Vanessa Romo
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National
Trump Nominates Chad Wolf To Be Homeland Security Chief
Wolf has headed the department in an acting capacity since November. It is unclear if the GOP-controlled Senate will vote to confirm him.
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Science
Fallen Boulder Reveals 313 Million-Year-Old Fossil Footprints At Grand Canyon
The side-by-side tracks of two ancient animals have been called "by far the oldest vertebrate tracks in Grand Canyon."
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National
Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Gives Birth
"A precious giant panda cub has arrived!" overjoyed officials announce in a tweet Friday. Mei Xiang is caring for the newborn "attentively."
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National
Wildfires Rage In California As Fire Crews And Evacuees Grapple With COVID-19 Risks
The possibility of catching or spreading the coronavirus adds a new dimension of risk to the job, both on and off the front lines, and poses new threats to those seeking refuge in temporary shelter.
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National
California Gov. Says Trump Unemployment Executive Action Spells Disaster For Budget
"There is no money sitting in the piggy bank of the previous CARES Act to be reprioritized or reconstituted" to pay the state's share, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday.
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Politics
Trump Expands Deployment Of Federal Agents To End 'Explosion Of Shootings'
Trump says agents will go "into communities plagued by violent crime." He adds the administration has "no choice but to get involved."
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National
Anti-Feminist Suspect Dead After Son Of Federal Judge Killed, Husband Wounded
A gunman reportedly entered the North Brunswick, N.J., home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, fatally shooting her 20-year-old son and critically wounding her husband.
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National
Target, CVS Shoppers Will Be Required To Wear Masks
The new policies follow similar moves by a growing number of retailers acting to fill a void left by local, state and federal authorities who have refused to set mandatory policies.
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National
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Sues Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Over Face Mask Order
"Mayor Bottoms does not have the legal authority to modify, change or ignore Governor Kemp's executive orders," Kemp argues in the lawsuit intended to stop masks from being required in Atlanta.
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National
Trump Administration Moving To Close Federally Funded COVID Testing Sites
Federal officials say the sites have been closing or transferring to state or local control because it's more efficient to run testing that way.