Why most Breonna Taylor protesters arrested by police will never be convicted of a crime

Nearly 60% of racial justice protest charges were dismissed. Now, Kentucky activists are seeking policy changes to prevent future arrests.       

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Tropical Storm Elsa threatens Florida’s northern Gulf Coast: 5 Things podcast

5 Things podcast: 36 bodies have now been found at the Surfside collapse, the Biden administration unveils new initiatives to get more people vaccinated, Eric Adams is…

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A Missouri teen was emptying her washing machine. She found a copperhead snake.

A copperhead snake somehow ended up in a 15-year-old girl’s freshly washed laundry load. A pet service representative managed to retrieve it.       

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Someone threw a lit firework into a convertible, injuring the driver. Police are investigating.

Nashville police are investigating after a lit firework was thrown into a convertible, injuring the driver. It was captured on dashcam video.       

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13 million people under tropical storm warning as Elsa rips through Florida coast

Elsa, downgraded from a hurricane to a Tropical Storm, is set to make landfall with sustained winds of 65 mph.       

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Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at his home in ‘barbaric act’

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been assassinated at home and the first lady has been taken to hospital amid political instability in the Caribbean country, according to…

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Australia will send immediate oxygen, AstraZeneca vaccines to Indonesia as COVID-19 crisis deepens

The announcement comes as aid groups this week urged Australia to ramp up its response, warning of a looming catastrophe “on its doorstep” in Southeast Asia’s worst-hit…

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Elsa aims for Florida, weakens to a tropical storm

Elsa weakened to a tropical storm as it threatened Florida’s northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday after raking past the Tampa Bay region. (July 7)       

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Eric Adams wins New York City Democratic mayoral race after keeping narrow lead over Kathryn Garcia

The latest batch of results in the ranked choice voting, released Tuesday, include most of the more than 125,000 Democratic mail-in votes.       

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‘They have been ignored’: Calls to allow food delivery drivers access to COVID-19 vaccines

Gig economy employees working through Sydney’s lockdown fear the increased risk of infection, the Transport Workers Union says.

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Patty Mills named Australia’s first Indigenous flag bearer for the Tokyo Olympics

Mills will become the first Indigenous Australian to carry the flag at an Olympic opening ceremony in Tokyo, alongside Cate Campbell.

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Wind and rain from Hurricane Elsa reach Tampa Bay

Hurricane Elsa threatened Florida’s northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday after raking past the Tampa Bay region with gusty winds and heavy rain. Its maximum sustained winds were…

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Elsa weakens to a tropical storm as it takes aim at Florida

Forecasters said Elsa would slice across inland north Florida as a tropical storm with strong rains and wind, then move on to Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia….

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AP Top Stories July 7 A

Here’s the latest for Wednesday July 7th: Tropical Storm Elsa moves north along Florida coast; 14th day of Florida collapse search; Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau visits site…

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Bunnings, Officeworks offer to host COVID-19 vaccine hubs as big business push to join rollout

Australia’s big business could offer incentives in an effort to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, with the owner of Bunnings and Officeworks also putting its sites forward…

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NSW businesses and workers ‘devastated’ by coronavirus lockdown extension

Businesses and workers in NSW are “devastated” that the widespread lockdown will be extended by a week in a bid to crush the latest COVID-19 outbreak.

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