Wyoming wants US to end grizzly bear protections

Wyoming will ask the federal government to remove its protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region. If approved, it would potentially allow hunting of the big…

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Police make arrest in 2012 murder of college student at North Carolina

Chapel Hill (N.C.) police charged Miguel Enrique Olivares in the 2012 homicide of 19-year-old University of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth.       

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Victoria reports 510 new local COVID-19 cases ahead of slight easing of restrictions

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a suite of “modest” restriction changes for Melbourne and Ballarat from Saturday, including small outdoor gatherings.

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South Dakota man recycles his collection of a million aluminum cans to raise $105K for Make-A-Wish

Gerald Schied, 65, says he’s always collected cans. One day, 11 years ago, as he sat with his sons, he pondered what to do with them.       

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National Mall covered in 660,000 white flags representing COVID deaths in the US

White flags representing COVID-19 deaths are being planted for a project called “In America: Remember.”       

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Victoria reports 510 COVID-19 cases as Melburnians urged not to abuse new ‘freedoms’

Premier Daniel Andrews says he hopes Melburnians will “do the right thing” as they look to take advantage of the relaxation in Victoria’s lockdown rules.

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Biden hits GOP over vaccine requirements

President Joe Biden slammed Republican opposition to vaccine requirements as “the worst kind of politics” in remarks about his economic proposals and efforts to defeat COVID-19. (Sept….

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Psaki: Not ‘concerned’ by President Biden’s cough

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki offered no explanation as to the reason behind President Biden’s persistent cough. She classified it as not being “an issue of…

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AP Top Stories September 16 P

Here’s the latest for Thursday, September 16th: President Biden lays out plan for taxing the rich; Fencing goes back up around the US Capitol; Missing woman seen…

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Indonesian president found guilty of negligence in air pollution lawsuit

President Joko Widodo and other senior government officials were ordered to improve the hazardous air quality of the capital Jakarta following the ruling.

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Gladys Berejiklian defends Brad Hazzard over ‘other backgrounds’ comment

In an interview with SBS News, the NSW Premier said her health minister was not suggesting people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds were more likely to…

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Fadi became an Australian citizen and a father at the same time

Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the first Australian Citizenship Day, and despite the COVID-19 lockdowns about 7,000 people will become new citizens around the country thanks…

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Ford adds 450 jobs to meet electric truck demand

Ford plans to spend $250 million and add 450 jobs at three Michigan plants to meet demand for the new F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. (Sept. 16)…

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Police department in Elijah McClain’s death found to be racially biased, use excessive force

A state investigation sparked by Elijah McClain’s death found a pattern of racially biased policing and excessive force in Aurora Police Department.       

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70 years after going MIA, remains of a Korean War soldier come home to Massachusetts

The remains of U.S. Army First Lt. Thomas Redgate are set to be interred at a cemetery in Massachusetts, 70 years after his death in the Korean…

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Oklahoma parole board recommends commutation of Julius Jones’ death sentence

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended Monday that Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commute the death sentence of Julius Jones.       

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