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Covid On The Road: Health Officials Warn Of Carpool Clusters
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COVID On The Road: Health Officials Warn Of Carpool Clusters

Sharing rides with coworkers during the pandemic can be risky. WJAR's Katie Davis reports.
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(WJAR/NBC News) — Normally carpooling is a great way to save time, gas and money, but sharing rides with coworkers during the pandemic can be risky. Rhode Island state health officials say they’re seeing clusters of COVID-19 cases tied to carpools. Joseph Wendelken with the Rhode Island Department of Health says a big part of the problem is a lack…

Massive Fire Destroys Texas Construction Site
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Massive Fire Destroys Texas Construction Site

Firefighters said when they arrived at the scene, they ran into a number of issues, including getting water pressure and scaffolding. KPRC's Brittany Jeffers reports.
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(KPRC/NBC News) — Firefighters responded to a massive three-alarm fire at an apartment building in Katy, Texas Wednesday. Officials said the blaze broke out around 6:33 a.m. at San Tierra Apartments. According to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, the apartment building appears was still under construction. Firefighters said when they arrived at the scene, they ran into a number…

Male Breast Cancer Awareness
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Male Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while the majority of cases involve female patients the rates of male breast cancer cases are on the rise. NBC News Sarah Dallof reports.
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(NBC News) — Male breast cancer is relatively rare, representing about one in every one hundred breast cancer diagnoses according to the Centers for Disease Control. Men are not regularly screened for breast cancer meaning the cases are usually more advanced when they are caught. Dr. Lori Gentile treats patients at Novant Health in Charlotte, North Carolina and encourages men…

Decision 2020: Trump Zeros In On The Economy
Decision 2020, Politics

DECISION 2020: Trump Zeros in on the Economy

President Trump travels to Iowa, looking to shore up support in the heartland, as he and Democrat Joe Biden prepare for dueling televised town halls tomorrow night. NBC's Alice Barr reports from Washington, DC.
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(NBC News) — President Trump zeroing in on the economy in online remarks to the economic clubs of several major U.S. cities stating, “The choice facing America is simple, a choice between historic prosperity on pro-American policies, deep depression under the radical left.” The President, keen to shift attention to the economy where his approval ratings remain high, has low…

Attorney General Ravnsborgs Fatal Crash Investigation Update
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Attorney General Ravnsborgs fatal crash investigation update

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(KDLT) Authorities released Ravnsborg’s blood alcohol content and his 911 call following the September 12th crash on Tuesday. On September 12th, Ravnsborg was traveling westbound on Highway 14 a mile west of Highmore when he struck 55-year-old Joseph Boever at around 10:30 pm. Ravnsborg said he thought he hit a deer when calling 911 and searched the ditch, but did…

Trump Secures Squirrel's Vote
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Trump Secures Squirrel’s Vote

A South Carolina squirrel tasked with predicting the outcome of the 2020 election has made his pick: President Trump. WCBD's Antonio Stinson reports.
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(NBC News) — Pennsylvania may have Punxsutawney Phil to predict the season, but South Carolina has an election-predicting squirrel. Voters across the country are casting their ballot early in the 2020 Presidential Election, and that’s no different for a squirrel named ChrisChris. “The Squirrel Vote” puts to the test ChrisChris’ ability to see if he’ll correctly choose the winner of…

Climate Change, Toxic Waste & Flooding Pose Threat To Texas Neighbors
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Climate Change, Toxic Waste & Flooding Pose Threat To Texas Neighbors

A 55-acre Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site near Crosby, where an estimated 90 million gallons of industrial waste was dumped between 1966 and 1972, has flooded repeatedly in the last five years, and neighbors are worried the chemicals are migrating away from the site. KPRC's Joel Eisenbaum reports.
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(KPRC/NBC News) — A 55-acre Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site near Crosby, Texas where an estimated 90 million gallons of industrial waste was dumped between 1966 and 1972, has flooded repeatedly in the last five years, and neighbors are worried the chemicals are migrating away from the site. There is no definitive evidence that is the case, but a 2017…

Final Day Of Questioning Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
Politics

Final Day Of Questioning Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces a final day of questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee as Republicans set the stage for a final confirmation vote in two weeks. NBC's Susan McGinnis reports from Washington, DC.
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(NBC News) — As day three of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee Amy Coney Barrett began, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee began framing the confirmation as a done deal. Republicans are hoping to wrap up the hearing tomorrow and get her confirmed in less than two weeks, while Democrats are trying one last time to pin the…

Minister Convicted Of Child Rape Could Soon Be Set Free
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Minister Convicted Of Child Rape Could Soon Be Set Free

The Ohio Parole Board is hearing a petition that could set convicted child rapist and former televangelist Billy Wasmus, sentenced to 220 years in prison, free. WCMH's Colleen Marshall reports.
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(NBC News) — The Ohio Parole Board is hearing a petition this week that could set a convicted child rapist free, But a man who helped send William Wasmus to prison is trying to convince the Parole Board that he needs to stay behind bars. William Wasmus was a Grove City evangelical minister who conducted services on Public Access Television…

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