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Traveling Nurses Deliver Much Needed Care
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Traveling Nurses Deliver Much Needed Care

Hospitals across the country are turning to traveling nurses for help as COVID-19 patients fill intensive care units. NBC's Sarah Dallof reports.
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(NBC News) — Grover Street has called many places home during the pandemic, working as a travel ICU nurse in COVID-19 hotspots. “I see people dying on a daily basis. And it’s very sad,” he says. Skilled medical professionals are in high demand according to Fastaff Travel Nursing, which has placed nurses including Grover in 400 facilities in almost every…

"be Fearless In The Kitchen"
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“Be Fearless In The Kitchen”

Phillip Ashley Rix describes on becoming one of the nations most creative and renowned chocolatiers. NBC's Chris Pollone reports.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (NBC News) — How does someone go from working in corporate America to becoming one of the nation’s most creative and renowned chocolatiers? It takes a lot of hard work and determination. After earning a degree in chemistry and then spending a decade in big business, Memphis’s Phillip Ashley Rix had an epiphany. “Woke up, 3 o’clock in…
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“Champions” Push For Vaccine Equity

A special team of health care workers in Denver, Colorado is working to make sure people of color don't get left behind during the COVID-19 vaccination process. KUSA's Lori Lizarraga reports.
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(NBC News) — The state health department has assembled a new team to help with the fight against COVID-19 in Colorado, a task force called Champions for Vaccine Equity. “The champions are the most amazing, passionate, committed, just wonderful providers,” said Gina Febbraro, the director of strategy and performance at the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. Febbraro has…

Here We Snow!
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Here We Snow!

A massive winter storm system is dumping snow on the Northeast, shutting down travel, canceling school and halting COVID-19 vaccination clinics. NBC's Chris Pollone reports.
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(NBC News) — A massive nor’easter is bringing blizzard-like conditions to much of the Northeast. By Tuesday New York City could see their biggest snowfall in five years. “Stay off the roads, stay off the streets and sidewalks, if there is anyway to avoid traveling, avoid traveling today,” Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Monday. Up to two feet of snow…

Caught On Camera: Police Pepper Spray 9 Year Old Girl
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Caught On Camera: Police Pepper Spray 9-Year-Old Girl

Body camera video shows police in Rochester, New York pepper spray a 9-year-old girl already handcuffed and in the back of a patrol car. WHEC's Emily Putnam reports.
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(WHEC/NBC News) — New York’s Rochester Police Department released body camera footage Sunday of an officer using pepper spray on a 9-year-old girl during a family trouble call Friday afternoon. The incident occured after police responded to a family trouble call. The child was placed in handcuffs after talking with officers and placed in the back seat of a patrol…

Texas Police Chief Accused Of Faking Marriage Annulment
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Texas Police Chief Accused Of Faking Marriage Annulment

Jason Collier was arrested by Texas Rangers Thursday after a woman who was engaged to Collier says she learned he was married and had presented her with a fraudulent marriage annulment. KAMR's Kaley Green reports.
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(KAMR/NBC News) — A Texas police chief has resigned and is facing charges after allegedly presenting his fiance with a fraudulent marriage annulment certificate after she began to suspect he was still married. Former Stinnett Police Chief Jason Collier was arrested Thursday after being placed on administrative leave Wednesday. The City of Stinnett Facebook page confirmed Collier has resigned. Hutchinson…

Utah Avalanche Leaves One Dead
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Utah Avalanche Leaves One Dead

Officials say a backcountry skier was killed during the snow slide near Park City on Saturday. KSL's Garna Mejia reports.
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(KSL/NBC News) — A Utah man is dead after being swept up in an avalanche while backcountry skiing on Saturday. The victim was identified as 57-year-old Kurt Damschroder of Park City. Officials said he was buried in about four or five feet of snow in the “Square Top” area near the Park City Mountain Canyons Village. “This is an area…

Body Cameras Capture Police Chief's Racist Comments
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Body Cameras Capture Police Chief’s Racist Comments

The chief of police and a patrol officer have been removed from their jobs after body camera video revealed racist comments made at a Black Lives Matter protest over the summer. WLTZ's Caroline Linch reports.
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(WLTZ/NBC News) — A Georgia police chief and one of his officers are out of their jobs after body camera footage showing their racist comments during a Black Lives Matter protest were found on body camera footage. Hamilton Police Chief Gene Allmond and Patrolman John Brooks have both been removed from their positions with the Hamilton Police Department. Chief Allmond…

Northeast Braces For Historic Snow
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Northeast Braces For Historic Snow

Up to two feet of snow is expected in New York, Boston and Philadelphia as a major winter storm system moves across the region. NBC's Dan Scheneman reports.
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(NBC News) — The Northeast is bracing for a massive winter storm that’s expected to dump historic levels of snow. Snow has already started falling in New York and could continue through Tuesday. The forecast calls for two feet of snow, and maybe more. Travel restrictions are already in place. “Stay off the roads, we’re going to say it a…

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