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If you're looking to make new friends, try reaching out with pancakes

6:51am February 16, 2022

After Curtis Kimball's wife told him he was getting weird, he put up flyers saying he needed friends and was making pancakes. Roughly 100 people showed up, and about 300 showed up for the next party.

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New Hampshire students' miniboat has a successful voyage

5:58am February 16, 2022

After 462 days and more than 8,000 miles, the boat landed off the coast of Norway. It was tracked the entire way, thanks to being equipped with GPS, and was retrieved by a sixth grader and his mother.

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Bob Saget's family files suit to stop the release of records from death investigation

10:29pm February 15, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The family argues in the lawsuit that no public interest would be served by the release of Saget's records to the general public.

Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, is pictured on Feb. 2 in Landover, Md. The House Oversight Committee says it has received more documents from the NFL related to the investigation of workplace misconduct at the team.

House panel reviews new material in its investigation into the Washington Commanders

10:21pm February 15, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Both the team and the NFL had until midnight Monday to provide the House committee with additional documents related to an investigation of allegations of widespread sexual harassment at the team.

From left, Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr.

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Neighbors recall Ahmaud Arbery's death in hate crimes trial of his killers

7:52pm February 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Neighbors of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery testified at their hate crimes trial about how the afternoon unfolded.

This undated photo shows the Spanish 'Villa de Pitanxo' fishing boat, which sank off Newfoundland on Tuesday. Search operations were ongoing to locate other members of the 24-person crew.

7 are dead and 14 missing after a Spanish fishing boat sinks off Newfoundland

6:34pm February 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Three crew members including the vessel's captain were rescued. The Canadian air force and coast guard and other Spanish fishing vessels are searching the area.

A protester yells "freedom" towards a person who attempted to stick a paper sign on a truck criticizing the Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 measures on Monday.

Ottawa police chief loses job for not acting decisively enough against blockade

6:26pm February 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Trucks rolled out of Coutts, Alberta, on Tuesday leaving just one blockade in Manitoba near the border with North Dakota.

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FAA toughens oversight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner

5:34pm February 15, 2022

by David Schaper

Safety regulators have twice halted deliveries of new 787s after finding production flaws and will now conduct final inspections themselves instead of delegating that authority to Boeing

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Family of cinematographer killed on movie set sues Alec Baldwin and 'Rust' producers

5:17pm February 15, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

The family of Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of the film in October, is suing the actor and the movie's producers for wrongful death, attorneys say.

Dr. Robert Califf testifies before a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension hearing on the nomination to be commissioner of Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 14, 2021.

FDA chief has been confirmed despite concerns over his pharmaceutical industry ties

4:13pm February 15, 2022

by Alana Wise

The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf to head the agency on a 50-46 vote. The agency has been without a permanent leader for the last 13 months.