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Rescuers race against time to find the missing sub in the Atlantic bound for the Titanic site

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Photo source: WBTS/OCEANGATERescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time early Tuesday to find a missing submersible carrying five people on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic. The carbon-fiber submersible named the Titan, part of a mission by OceanGate Expeditions, carried a pilot, a renowned British adventurer, two members of an iconic Pakistani…
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The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

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Photo source: CNNMany Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of the darkest chapters in U.S. history with joy, in the form of parades, street festivals, musical performances or cookouts. The U.S. government was slow…

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Staffing shortage forces relocation of juveniles from 2 Kentucky detention centers

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File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A chronic staffing shortage at Kentucky’s first female-only youth detention center is forcing the state to transfer juveniles from that and another facility in temporary moves, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. Juveniles at the Campbell Regional Juvenile Detention Center are being relocated to the juvenile detention center in Boyd County, about 135 miles (217 kilometers)…

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Stove wars: Republican-controlled House takes up bills to protect gas stoves

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Photo source: CNNWASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House is taking up legislation that GOP lawmakers say would protect gas stoves from overzealous government regulators. A bill approved Tuesday would prohibit use of federal funds to regulate gas stoves as a hazardous product, while a separate bill set for a vote Wednesday would block…

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Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over Twitter series, reports say

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Photo: Getty Images via CNN NewsourceWASHINGTON (AP) — Fox News sent Tucker Carlson a cease-and-desist letter over his new Twitter series, Axios reported Monday, amid reports of a contract battle between the conservative network and its former prime-time host. Carlson was ousted from Fox in late April, less than a week after Fox agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly…

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Trump arrives at Miami court for historic appearance over charges he hoarded secret documents

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Photo source: CNNMIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump arrived Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Miami to surrender to authorities ahead of a historic court appearance on charges that he illegally hoarded classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. He was expected to face a magistrate judge, kickstarting a legal process that will unfold at the height of…

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Justice Department settles with Kentucky school district over racial harassment

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky school district has agreed to make “institutional changes” to settle a federal investigation into complaints of widespread harassment of Black and multiracial students, the U.S. Justice Department announced. The investigation of the Madison County school district, launched in October 2021, uncovered numerous cases of race-based harassment in which Black and multiracial students were subjected…

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Trump traveling to Florida as history-making court appearance approaches in classified docs case

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was traveling to Florida on Monday ahead of a history-making federal court appearance this week on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department’s efforts to get the records back. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami will mark his second time since April facing a judge on…

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‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski died by suicide in prison medical center, AP sources say

Associated Press,

Photo source: CNN, KCRATed Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Kaczynski, who was 81 and suffering from late-stage cancer, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North…

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