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Investigators Look Into Suspicious Deaths At West Virginia VA Hospital

8:00am September 05, 2019

by Dave Mistich

Federal prosecutors are investigating suspicious deaths at the Veteran Affairs hospital in Clarksburg, W. Va. Two deaths have been ruled homicides, but there could be more.

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Court To Rule On Philadelphia's Proposed Safe Injection Sites

7:55am September 05, 2019

by Nina Feldman

Philadelphia could be the first U.S. city to offer opioid users a safe place to inject drugs under medical supervision. But lawyers will argue that such sites violate 1980s-era crack house laws.

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News Brief: Hurricane Dorian, Loan Forgiveness Update, Pence Trip

7:53am September 05, 2019

Hurricane Dorian is dangerously close to the eastern seaboard. There are developments in a student loan forgiveness story. Vice President Pence is to meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Florida Couple Heeds Dorian Warnings And Moves Their Cars

7:24am September 05, 2019

Jessica Eldridge parked her car in the garage but that left no room for her husband's car. Patrick drives a smart car. Since it is so small, he was able to park his car in the kitchen.

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Abortion opponents in Sacramento, Calif., protest legislation that would require public university campuses in California to provide the pills used in medication abortion.

California Again Considers Making Abortion Pills Available At Public Colleges

5:01am September 05, 2019

by April Dembosky

State lawmakers are expected to pass a bill requiring campus health centers to provide pills used for medication abortions. If the measure becomes law, it will be the first of its kind in the U.S.

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Hurricane Dorian's outer bands are lashing Florida as the storm moves northward along the U.S. coastline.

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Bahamas Death Toll From Hurricane Dorian Rises To 20

1:06am September 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Bahamas health minister announced the higher death toll late Wednesday, as Dorian continued shadowing the U.S. East Coast.

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station set up at Grady High School for the mid-term elections last November in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia is set to replace all of its voting machines, which cybersecurity experts had deemed insecure, before the 2020

Cyber Experts Warn Of Vulnerabilities Facing 2020 Election Machines

11:13pm September 04, 2019

by Miles Parks

America's elections infrastructure is more secure than it was four years ago, but many lingering weaknesses won't be resolved in time for Election Day next year.

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This image released by CBS shows Chanel Miller during an interview on 60 Minutes, set to air Sept. 22.

Victim Of Brock Turner Sexual Assault Reveals Her Identity

10:26pm September 04, 2019

by Lynn Neary

Chanel Miller introduced herself to the public Tuesday ahead of the release of her memoir, Know My Name, later in the month. The lenient sentence handed to Turner in 2016 prompted a public outcry.

The Energy Department is reversing energy-efficiency standards for lightbulbs that were set to take effect next year.

Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs

7:31pm September 04, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The standards were set to go into effect in January and gradually phase out incandescent and halogen bulbs used for items such as bathroom vanities, recessed lighting and candle-shape lights.

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Trees Are Key To Fighting Urban Heat — But Cities Keep Losing Them

6:02pm September 04, 2019

Trees are one of the best ways to fight deadly urban heat, but U.S. cities lose millions every year. And many low-income areas are starting at a disadvantage.

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