The average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline has surpassed $4 per gallon for the first time since 2008. “As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to evolve and we head into a season where gas prices typically increase, Americans should prepare to pay more for gas than they ever …
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March, 2022
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4 March
Supreme Court rules in favor of FBI in case involving surveillance of Muslim community in California
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday sided with the FBI in a dispute over its efforts to stop from going forward a lawsuit brought by three Muslim men who argue the federal government targeted them and their Southern California community for surveillance based on their religion. The court issued a …
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February, 2022
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21 February
Bernie Madoff’s sister and her husband dead in apparent murder
Boynton Beach, Florida — The sister of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in what investigators aid was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida, according to news reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday identified the couple as 87-year-old Sondra Wiener of Boynton Beach …
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13 February
Transcript: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on “Face the Nation,” February 13, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy that aired Sunday, February 13, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey. He was the first of several blue state governors this week to announce plans …
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11 February
Big win for animal welfare as U.S. egg producers go cage
Without much fuss and even less public attention, the nation’s egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains. In a decade, the percentage of hens in cage-free …
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7 February
Lawmakers press IRS to drop controversial selfie software ID.me
Lawmakers are urging the IRS to scrap its deal with ID.me, the face-recognition company that promises to verify taxpayers’ identities with a selfie. Four congressional Democrats wrote to IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig on Monday urging the agency to pause its use of facial-recognition technology for taxpayers logging into their IRS.gov accounts, …
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4 February
The Yogurt Shop Murders: Could a DNA sample taken 31 years ago solve the infamous case?
When four teenage girls were murdered in an Austin, Texas, yogurt shop in 1991, a heartbroken city was left searching for answers. No one imagined that more than 30 years later, the case would remain unsolved. But now, thanks to new advances in DNA technology, there is renewed hope that …
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2 February
Stocks climb higher as markets bounce back from January’s slide
Stocks rose in early trading on Wednesday as investors were cheered by strong earnings from Alphabet and the company’s plan to split its stock for the first time since 2014. The gains come after the market rose on Tuesday as markets try to bounce back from January’s slide. The broad-based …
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January, 2022
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20 January
Florida bill backed by DeSantis would bar businesses and schools from making anyone “feel discomfort” about race
A bill pushed by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making White people feel “discomfort” when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation’s past received its first approval Tuesday. The state Senate Education Committee approved the bill that …
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18 January
Three officers charged in shooting death of 8
Nearly five months after the shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility, three police officers in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, were charged in connection with her death. Following a grand jury investigation, officers Devon Smith, Sean Dolan and Brian Devaney were each charged with voluntary and involuntary manslaughter and 10 counts of …
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