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Proposal would ban mink farming to stem coronavirus mutation

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. House would ban the farming of mink fur in the United States in an effort...

USC professor to plead to tax charge in admissions case

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BOSTON — An associate professor of dentistry at the University of Southern California who authorities say agreed to pay $100,000 to help his daughter...

No federal charges for cop who shot Black driver Sam DuBose

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CINCINNATI — A white police officer who fatally shot Sam DuBose, a Black motorist, in Cincinnati in 2015 won't face federal civil rights charges...

Lawyer: Ex-officer reaches plea deal in Black man’s death

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A white former Nashville police officer will plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday just ahead of his first-degree murder trial, three...

Sand sculptor hopes beach creation honors building victims

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Sweat poured from Isaac Meek early Friday as he finished his tribute to the lives lost in the Florida building collapse...

After pandemic pause, one woman’s crusade for kids resumes

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NEW YORK — After more than two decades beating the odds to obtain medical care for children injured in war and crises around the...

Police groups sue over changes to Minnesota deadly force law

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A coalition of Minnesota's largest law enforcement groups sued the state Friday seeking to overturn a state law that changed...

US official calls large shelter for migrant kids a ‘model’

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POMONA, Calif. — Biden administration officials and lawmakers on Friday toured an emergency shelter that the government opened to house children crossing the U.S.-Mexico...

Cargo plane reportedly crashes off Hawaii with 2 onboard

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HONOLULU — A cargo plane reportedly crashed off Hawaii on Friday morning with two people on board. ...

Biden picks UPenn president for Germany ambassador

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday announced he's nominating University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann to serve as U.S. ambassador to Germany. ...