The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard stretched into a second day Sunday, with authorities saying the man could be anywhere by now. Police initially identified the suspect as Francisco Oropeza, 38, but the …
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New York is aiming to become the first state to ban the use of natural gas in new building construction, slated to begin as early as 2025. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a tentative agreement Thursday during a 2024 budget speech in Albany, where she said the Empire State …
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The College Board says changes will be made to its new Advanced Placement African American studies course after critics said the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework, including Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer life. In a statement on Monday, the board said …
Read More »Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation in a confrontation in which a homeowner fired shots into a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making a late-night grocery delivery. Police closed the case without consulting the state attorney’s office. No one was …
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Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David Risher took the helm of the ride-hailing service. It’s the latest in a series of layoffs that have rocked the once high-flying technology industry. In a blog post Friday, Risher told employees the company would “significantly …
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President Biden will meet with a trio of Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes from the state legislature after they joined a protest demanding action on gun control on the House floor, the White House announced Wednesday. Democratic Representatives Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson — collectively known as …
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Suzette Zuena is her own best advertisement for weight loss. Zuena, the “founder/visionary” of LH Spa & Rejuvenation in Livingston and Madison, New Jersey, has dropped 30 pounds. Her husband has lost 42 pounds. “We go out a lot,” Zuena said of the pair’s social routine. “People saw us basically …
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Check out Diane Gottsman’s 2023 tipping guide below! At the New York City restaurant Dirt Candy, Amanda Cohen and her staff spend their day chopping, rolling and sautéing vegetables. Cohen really likes vegetables: “You get to be so creative and have so much fun with them. We’re like pioneers in …
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A woman who was seven months pregnant was shot by a Walgreens employee in Nashville, Tennessee, this week after he suspected she had stolen cosmetics from the store’s pharmacy, police said. Now, she and her newborn baby remain hospitalized after undergoing an emergency C-section. A Walgreens team leader shot 24-year-old …
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Florida has joined the ranks of a dozen Republican-led states that have approved near-total bans on abortion in the 10 months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed the Heartbeat Protection Act, which prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions. …
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