Sunday, 6 October 2024

A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms

Campuses across the U.S. have been calmer in the wake of last spring’s protests, yet many are mired in a lingering unease

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Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious voters

A top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is urging members to “avoid what is harsh and hateful” in the heat of election season

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Saturday, 5 October 2024

Ohio court refers case brought by citizens' group against Trump, Vance to prosecutors

An Ohio court has referred to county prosecutors a criminal case brought by a citizens’ group against the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates over their comments about Haitian immigrants

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Former New York governor and stepson assaulted during evening walk

Police say that former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were assaulted on a Manhattan street as they went for an evening walk

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Friday, 4 October 2024

A coal miner killed on the job in West Virginia is the 10th in US this year, surpassing 2023 total

A coal miner has died nearly a week after being injured on the job in northern West Virginia

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Ex- Virginia cop who killed shoplifting suspect acquitted of manslaughter, guilty on firearm charge

A jury on Friday acquitted a former police officer in Virginia of involuntary manslaughter after he fatally shot a shoplifting suspect last year outside a busy shopping mall

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Biden says he doesn't know whether Israel is holding up peace deal to influence 2024 US election

President Joe Biden has offered some terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he doesn't know whether the Israeli leader is holding up a peace deal in order to influence the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election

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Thursday, 3 October 2024

A crash saved a teenager whose car suddenly sped up to 120 mph in the rural Midwest

Sam Dutcher says he had finished running errands when his Honda Pilot suddenly accelerated over 100 mph, eventually forcing authorities to coordinate a controlled crash in the western Minnesota countryside to save the 18-year-old

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A 5th recall for Tesla Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview display

Tesla is recalling more than 27,000 Cybertrucks because the rearview camera image may not activate immediately after shifting into reverse, the fifth recall for the vehicle since it went on sale late last year

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Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5

A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical and killed five people includes an interview with a 17-year-old Ohio girl who concedes that the truck was forced off the road when she passed it with ...

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Wednesday, 2 October 2024

US kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year, and the proportion of children with exemptions hit an all-time high

US kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year, and the proportion of children with exemptions hit an all-time high

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Coach praises Tim Walz's son for helping protect other kids after shooting

When the issue of gun violence came up at the vice presidential debate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a personal story to tell: His teenage son, Gus, had been at a sports center last year when a shooting took place

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Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Ex-Jaguars worker who stole $22M from team sues FanDuel, saying it preyed on his gambling addiction

A former financial manager for the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars who stole $22 million from the team is suing FanDuel for $250 million, saying the betting company preyed on his gambling addiction

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