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Maryland license plate unknowingly promotes gambling

5:47am June 01, 2023

The plate commemorates the War of 1812 — featuring a website that belonged to a nonprofit that raised money for bicentennial projects. The address now belongs to a gambling site in the Philippines.

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California debates whether teens can get drug treatment without parental consent

5:21am June 01, 2023

by Leslie McClurg

As the number of teens using opioids goes up, California debates whether they should have access to drug treatment without parental consent.

Hurricane Ian walloped Southwest Florida in September 2022. The Category 4 storm raked Fort Myers Beach with devastating winds and a 15-foot storm surge.

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The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season has begun. Here are the 21 storm names

5:01am June 01, 2023

by Russell Lewis

The hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 and NOAA forecasters expect between 12 to 17 named storms. Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes, including 1 to 4 major hurricanes.

In a town where private space is at a premium, this 1953 photo from Michael "Tony" Vaccaro taken for LOOK magazine shows off a stylish way to get a city view.

Our 5 favorite exhibits from 'This Is New York' — a gritty, stylish city celebration

5:01am June 01, 2023

by Jennifer Vanasco

The Museum of the City of New York is marking its centennial with an exhibition of NYC-inspired film, TV, music and fashion. But this is real New York, "not a love letter," says one of the curators.

The Xpress Mart convenience store is seen on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

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A South Carolina store owner accused of fatally shooting a boy is charged with murder

12:32am June 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

The store owner, who had a concealed weapons permit, was charged after an autopsy showed the middle school student was shot in the back and deputies spoke to witnesses and reviewed video.

The standoff in California is the latest scuffle between the tech giants and the news industry. Facebook and Google also resisted efforts in Australia and Canada that aimed to force the companies to cut deals with news publishers.

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Facebook, Instagram to block news stories in California if bill passes

8:56pm May 31, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

From Australia to Canada, Big Tech has resisted lawmakers' efforts to force them to pay news publishers for carrying their articles. Now, that battle is playing out in California.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline would stretch 303 miles, from West Virginia to North Carolina. This 2018 file photo shows a section of downed trees on a ridge near homes along the pipeline's route in Lindside, W.Va.

What to know about the Mountain Valley Pipeline in the debt ceiling deal

5:58pm May 31, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The Mountain Valley Pipeline got an extraordinary boost in the debt ceiling deal. Court challenges have stalled the controversial natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina.

Otis Taylor at his belated graduation in May, 2023.

He was expelled after he refused to cut his afro. 57 years later, he got his degree

5:51pm May 31, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.

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Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second rape trial on May 16, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Actor Danny Masterson is found guilty of 2 out of 3 counts of rape in retrial

5:40pm May 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

A jury reached the verdict after deliberating for seven days spread over two weeks. They could not reach a verdict on the third count, that alleged "That '70s Show" star raped a longtime girlfriend.

Blues musician Otis Taylor graduates high school 57 years after getting expelled

5:22pm May 31, 2023

In 1966, a couple months before he was set to graduate, Otis Taylor was told he needed to cut his short afro or he'd be kicked out. Now, 57 years after he left, he has received a diploma.

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