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Man Dressed As Teddy Bear To Walk From Los Angeles To San Francisco

Talk about the cutest walk ever. Jesse Larios created a cute bear character dubbed “Bearsun” for his long walk. He’s ...
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Man's Funeral Brings Joy To Loved Ones With Unique Casket

Phil McLean’s guests had a surprise when pallbearers brought a casket shaped like a cream donut to his funeral. His ...
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Virginia Faces Complicated Debate Over Two Confederate Monuments

In Virginia, there’s a debate underway about what to do with buildings, monuments and roads named after two Confederate generals ...
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Mom Releases Book Based On 10 Years Of Ramadan Traditions

10 years ago, story teller Salma Hasan Ali started a blog marking the month of Ramadan called “30 Days, 30 ...
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8 People Killed In Shooting At Fedex Warehouse

A gunman killed eight people before killing himself late Thursday at a FedEx warehouse in Indiana. Read full story from ...
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More Protests Expected After Video Of Fatal Police Shooting Of Adam Toledo Released

There are calls for justice in Chicago, after video was released showing the police shooting and killing 13-year-old Adam Toledo ...
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An Ethiopian American Refugee Longs For Her Homeland

As a young teen, Najat Hamza fled Oromia, a regional state of Ethiopia, with her father to live in America ...
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The U.S. Faces Another Pandemic Shortage, This Time For Lab Equipment

Science labs across the country are running low on crucial equipment. Our Planet Money team investigated what is behind the ...
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Withdrawing Troops From Afghanistan Does Not Mean Conflict Will End In Country

President Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan raises questions about whether the Afghan government and the Taliban will ...
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Jury Prepares To Deliberate In Derek Chauvin Case

The defense and prosecutors have rested their cases in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused ...
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Minnesota Police Officer Charged In Death Of Daunte Wright

Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter has been charged with second degree manslaughter for the killing of Daunte Wright. What ...
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Cuba's Raul Castro Prepares To Step Down

Raul Castro is expected to step down as head of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party at the party’s Congress beginning today ...
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More Charges Expected In Investigation Into Capitol Riot

More than 400 people have been charged in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. We ...
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Jimmy Lai, Others Sentenced For Protests Against Government

Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and eight other activists were sentenced for their role in anti-government protests nearly two years ...
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Losing It All: Mobile Home Owners Evicted Over Small Debts During Pandemic

Mobile home-owners are twice as likely during the pandemic to be behind on housing payments. And some are losing the ...
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Business

Daily Crunch: Squarespace files to go public

Squarespace is going public, Apple shares some music payment details and Twitter bans the founder of the right-wing media organization Project Veritas. This is your ...
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Extra Crunch roundup: UiPath’s IPO filing, predicting revenue, how to pivot properly, much more

This is not a boast, but a warning: I could write a how-to article on almost any topic. Give me enough time to do some ...
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Tesla owners can now see how much solar or coal is powering their EVs

Tesla owners can now see exactly what kind of energy is powering their electric vehicles. TezLab, a free app that’s like a Fitbit for a ...
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