NYC gets $25M for e-bike charging stations, seeking to prevent deadly battery fires
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NYC gets $25M for e-bike charging stations, seeking to prevent deadly battery fires

New York City is receiving $25 million in emergency funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish scores of...
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US Navy: Hefty salvage system not required in probe of fatal Titan implosion
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US Navy: Hefty salvage system not required in probe of fatal Titan implosion

The U.S. Navy said Sunday it won’t be using a large piece of salvage equipment it had deployed to the...
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At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin
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At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin

The International African American Museum will soon open in Charleston, South Carolina, at one of the country’s most historically significant...
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In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access
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In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access

House Republicans are pushing new restrictions on abortion access and trying to build on the work of activists whose strategy...
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When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?
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When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?

In recent days, the massive hunt for a submersible vehicle lost during a north Atlantic descent to explore the wreckage...
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As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank
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As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank

U.S. states are facing a myriad of hurdles as they experiment with programs to eventually replace the motor fuel taxes...
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LGBTQ+ Pride revelers flash feathers and flags in the streets from New York to San Francisco
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LGBTQ+ Pride revelers flash feathers and flags in the streets from New York to San Francisco

LGBTQ+ revelers and allies are partying coast to coast for the premiere weekend of Pride Month.
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A bridge over Yellowstone River collapses, sending a freight train into the waters below
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A bridge over Yellowstone River collapses, sending a freight train into the waters below

A bridge that crosses Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed overnight, causing portions of a freight train that was traveling over...
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One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised
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One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised

Activists and politicians are lauding and bashing the Supreme Court ruling one year ago that led to massive changes in...
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Mix of bravado and access to guns contribute to mass shootings by teens in St. Louis, other cities
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Mix of bravado and access to guns contribute to mass shootings by teens in St. Louis, other cities

Recent high-profile mass shootings by young people underscore the deadly mix of teenage bravado, immaturity and growing access to high-powered...
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Native Hawaiian drag queens in Las Vegas showcase islands’ gender-fluid heritage
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Native Hawaiian drag queens in Las Vegas showcase islands’ gender-fluid heritage

The concept of gender-fluidity -- or “mahu” -- has existed in Hawaii for hundreds of years and is the hallmark...
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Kansas’ attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates
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Kansas’ attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

Kansas’ conservative Republican attorney general is moving to prevent transgender people born in the state from changing their birth certificates...
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Follow the timeline of the Titan submersible’s journey from departure to discovery
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Follow the timeline of the Titan submersible’s journey from departure to discovery

The wrecks of the Titanic and the Titan sit on the ocean floor, separated by 1,600 feet and 111 years...
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Previous passengers recall ill-fated Titan: ‘I 100% knew this was going to happen’
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Previous passengers recall ill-fated Titan: ‘I 100% knew this was going to happen’

Talk to someone who went on previous trips on the Titan submersible and they’re likely to mention a technology glitch.
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US and Canada start the process of determining how the Titanic-bound submersible imploded
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US and Canada start the process of determining how the Titanic-bound submersible imploded

Authorities from the U.S. and Canada have begun the process of investigating the cause of the fatal Titan submersible implosion...
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YNW Melly on trial: Text messages show conflict, request for gun, prosecutor says
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YNW Melly on trial: Text messages show conflict, request for gun, prosecutor says

Text messages recovered from a cell phone that prosecutors said belonged to Florida rapper YNW Melly show there was a...
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H. Lee Sarokin, judge who freed ‘Hurricane’ Carter, dies at 94
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H. Lee Sarokin, judge who freed ‘Hurricane’ Carter, dies at 94

A federal judge who freed boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and famously said tobacco companies engaged in a “vast” conspiracy to...
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Florida’s law targeting drag shows is on hold under federal judge’s order
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Florida’s law targeting drag shows is on hold under federal judge’s order

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Florida law targeting drag shows that was championed by Republican Gov. Ron...
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What role will liability waivers play in the aftermath of the Titan sub tragedy?
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What role will liability waivers play in the aftermath of the Titan sub tragedy?

The five passengers on the fatal submersible trip to the Titanic wreckage site were likely asked to sign liability waivers.
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Judge rejects transgender plaintiffs’ bid to change their birth certificates in Tennessee
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Judge rejects transgender plaintiffs’ bid to change their birth certificates in Tennessee

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of Tennessee-born transgender plaintiffs who want to change the...
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