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Pedestrian deaths have fallen for the first time since the pandemic

10:12am June 26, 2024

by Lola Murti

After hitting a 40-year high in 2022, pedestrian deaths decreased last year to just over 7,300, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association.

Another monolith appeared near Las Vegas. Who's behind these mysterious objects?

8:34am June 26, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Metallic prisms have been appearing across the world since one was found in Utah in 2020, but in many cases it’s still unclear who created them and why.

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Border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing

7:43am June 26, 2024

by Associated Press

Homeland Security says border arrests are falling to January 2021 averages

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Iowa's hardest hit communities are combing through flood damage

7:38am June 26, 2024

by Sheila Brummer

Devastating flooding has forced residents in Northwest Iowa to flee their homes. Now efforts are underway to decide what can be salvaged, and what will be left behind.

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These best boys and girls just graduated from the ATF's National Canine Academy

5:41am June 26, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

Meet the dogs who just finished the ATF's canine training program. ATF dogs have supported major events like the Super Bowl and are also used in the bread-and-butter of ATF's work: solving gun crimes.

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She was overwhelmed by clearing out her parents' belongings. Then a friend stepped in

5:00am June 26, 2024

When Karen Muller's father passed away, she was overwhelmed by the prospect of clearing out her parents' home. Then a family friend stepped in.

The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes

5:00am June 26, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

The brain appears to rely on synchronized waves to wash out waste products, including toxins associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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The truth and lies behind one of the most banned books in America

3:01am June 26, 2024

Author Mike Curato wrote Flamer as a way to help young queer kids, like he once was, better understand and accept themselves. It was met with immediate praise and accolades — until it wasn't. When the book got caught up in a wave of Texas-based book bans, suddenly the narrative changed. And like so many books that address queer identity, Flamer quickly became a flashpoint in a long, messy culture war that tried to distort the nature of the book.

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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Makes Court Appearance in Saipan

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free, ending years-long legal saga

11:08pm June 25, 2024

Assange pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. His court hearing was held in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth.

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Republican lawmakers in Connecticut fight a future ban on gas-powered vehicles

10:25pm June 25, 2024

by Molly Ingram

The small faction of Republicans in the Democratic-dominated Connecticut legislature managed to lead the state out of its commitment to phase out sales of gas-powered cars.

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