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Lawsuit Asks Court to Force Facebook to Ban Militia Posts

September 23, 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Facebook can’t be trusted to enforce its ban on violent rhetoric in the run-up to the November elections, as is evident by its refusal to remove a group’s call to arms to protect businesses in Kenosha last month before a night of unrest in which two protesters were shot and killed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky help release Tasmanian Devils

Feisty Tasmanian Devils Roaming Australian Mainland Again

October 7, 2020

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tasmanian devils, the carnivorous marsupials whose feisty, frenzied eating habits won the animals cartoon fame, have returned to mainland Australia for the first time in some 3,000 years.

administers an injection to a trial participant,

Next Up in Hunt for COVID-19 Vaccine: Testing Shots in Kids

October 21, 2020

The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for kids is only just beginning — a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they may not know if any shots work for young children in time for the next school year.

Courtney Normand, director of the Planned Parenthood-affiliated political group Safe & Healthy Youth Washington

Washington Passes 1st Voter-Approved Sex Ed Mandate in US

November 4, 2020

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state voters approved a sex education referendum, allowing Democrats’ wide-ranging mandate for public schools to stand and take effect later this school year.

Oxford Scientists Expect COVID-19 Vaccine Data by Christmas

November 19, 2020

LONDON (AP) — University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas, a key researcher said Thursday as he discussed the team’s latest findings.

Endangered Ferrets Get Experimental COVID-19 in Colorado

December 25, 2020

In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for humans, a group of scientists in Colorado worked to inoculate a far more fragile species.

SC Adds Some Parents to Vaccine List Amid High Demand

January 20, 2021

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials have slightly expanded the pool of people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination as seniors and some health care workers continue to struggle to secure access to the lifesaving vaccine.

teachers set up their computers and materials for their virtual classes outside

Chicago Schools Extend Talks with Union Over In-Person Class

February 2, 2021

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools leaders extended remote learning Monday for two more days and called for a “cooling-off period” in negotiations with the teachers’ union, citing progress but not a full agreement on COVID-19 safety plans for returning to schools.

Child speaks into a socially distanced mic

National Spelling Bee to Return in Mostly Virtual Format

February 22, 2021

The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather on an ESPN campus at Walt Disney World in Florida, Scripps announced Monday.

Masks and Gloves Are Saving Lives — and Causing Pollution

March 23, 2021

PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — Disposable masks, gloves and other types of personal protective equipment are safeguarding untold lives during the coronavirus pandemic. They’re also creating a worldwide pollution problem, littering streets and sending an influx of harmful plastic and other waste into landfills, sewage systems and oceans.

Meteorologists in the U.S. use temperature datasets spanning 30 years to calculate temperature normals. The U.S. normal annual temperature is now 53.3 degrees Fahrenheit.

Republicans Ask Why White House Removed Climate Scientist

May 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House Republicans are asking the White House for documents to explain why a scientist appointed by the Trump administration was removed from her post overseeing a government-wide report on climate change.

FILE - Ashley Williams Watt walks near a wellhead and flowline at her ranch, Friday, July 9, 2021, near Crane, Texas. The wells on Watt's property seem to be unplugging themselves. Some are leaking dangerous chemicals into the ground, which are seeping into her cattle's drinking water. And she doesn't know how long it's been going on. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Interior Department Approves $1B to Clean Up Abandoned Wells

February 1, 2022

The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to cap abandoned oil and gas wells across the United States.

TV Study: LGBTQ Characters Rise in Number with Streaming

February 17, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LGBTQ representation on scripted TV series has grown along with the footprint of streaming services, according to an annual study by the advocacy group GLAAD.

President Barack Obama, center, walks as he holds hands with Amelia Boynton Robinson

In Selma, Foot Soldier’s Kin Boosts Youth Voting Rights Role

March 8, 2022

For longer than Elliott Smith can recall, annual commemorations of the historic voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, doubled as family reunions.

Photo by Vladimir Kudinov: https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-apartment-36366/

Proposal to Expand Units Allowed on Housing Lots Becomes Law

April 27, 2022

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday signed into law a bill that expands the number of dwellings that can be built on housing lots to help address the state’s affordable housing crisis.

Sizzling Temperatures in Store Across Southwestern US

June 9, 2022

Scorching temperatures are in store for the southwestern U.S. over the next several days, with cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas and Palm Springs in California expected to top 110 degrees.

Allie Utley, left, and Jae Moyer, center, of Overland Park, Kan., reacts during a primary watch party

Kansas Abortion Vote Shows Limits of GOP’s Strength

August 12, 2022

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An increase in turnout among Democrats and independents and a notable shift in Republican-leaning counties contributed to the overwhelming support of abortion rights last week in traditionally conservative Kansas, according to a detailed Associated Press analysis of the voting results.

Trump Says He Will Pressure States to Reopen Schools in Fall

July 7, 2020

President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the coronavirus pandemic, but for political reasons against the will of families.

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House

Trump Talks Less About Virus, States Look Inward for Answers

July 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly hands-off approach to the coronavirus crisis in recent days even as COVID-19 cases and deaths have surged to record highs in a huge slice of the country, including areas where he has enjoyed strong support.

Amid the Pandemic, Big Tech Reports Mixed Earnings

July 30, 2020

A Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could result in weeks or even months of delayed payments in some states.

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