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Why weren't mental health resources used before San Antonio police killed a woman?

5:05am July 06, 2023

by Paul Flahive

The three San Antonio police officers charged with the murder of a woman experiencing a mental health episode had crisis intervention training. Advocates say it wasn't enough.

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Georgia's new nuclear plant is expected to make a dent in state's carbon emissions

5:05am July 06, 2023

by Emily Jones

The nation's first new nuclear reactor in over 40 years is about to go into full operation in Georgia. But it comes at a steep cost to electricity customers and follows years of construction delays.

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Post Supreme Court ruling, Colo. anti-discrimination law will be tested in new ways

5:05am July 06, 2023

by Allison Sherry

Colorado's attorney general and others expect lawsuits following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed a Colorado web designer to refuse service to gay couples.

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California is taking an unprecedented step to save Joshua trees

5:05am July 06, 2023

by Caleigh Wells

California lawmakers have agreed to create a conservation plan to help protect the western Joshua tree, which faces extinction due to climate change. (Story aired on ATC on July 5, 2023.)

Emma Tetewsky was found conscious and alert at Massachusetts' Borderland State Park on Monday, a week after she was reported missing. She was rescued by police after hikers spotted her vehicle stuck in the mud.

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A woman is found alive and stuck in the mud a week after she went missing

5:00am July 06, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Hikers found the woman at Borderland State Park in Massachusetts, and police used all-terrain vehicles to rescue her.

A pedestrian walks by REI's flagship store in New York, where last year workers formed the company's first union.

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REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize

5:00am July 06, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

REI, the shopping mecca for outdoor enthusiasts, has balked at recognizing its newly unionized workers. They accuse the retailer of breaking labor laws, which the company denies.

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Drug busts like this one in Indianapolis in 2019 have been a standard strategy for law enforcement targeting dealers for decades. Research suggests the raids may be doing more harm than good.

Politicians want cop crackdowns on drug dealers. Experts say tough tactics cost lives

2:14am July 06, 2023

by Brian Mann

As fentanyl deaths surge, lawmakers want more drug busts and arrests. But new research found tough police tactics might increase overdoses and drug deaths in communities.

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Police are seen outside the White House grounds, Sunday night, July 2, 2023 in Washington.

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Lab tests confirm the powder found in the West Wing lobby is cocaine

11:24pm July 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

U.S. Secret Service agents found the powder during a routine White House sweep on Sunday, in a small, clear plastic bag on the ground in a heavily trafficked area, according to sources.

U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

7:19pm July 05, 2023

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."

California's plan to save the western Joshua tree, which is in danger due to drought

6:35pm July 05, 2023

by Caleigh Wells

California lawmakers have agreed to create a conservation plan and a fund to help protect the western Joshua Tree, which faces extinction due to climate change.

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