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Pink Water Is Flowing Through The Taps In Coal Grove, Ohio

9:23am June 04, 2019

A water treatment official tells WSAZ-TV that a pump malfunctioned, allowing a chemical into the water. Officials insist the pink water is fine to drink, but don't use it to wash your clothes.

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At Least 2 Million Or More Americans Experience Workplace Violence

6:58am June 04, 2019

by Alana Wise

When a gunman stormed his workplace at a Virginia Beach government office, it was the latest example of someone taking grievances out on colleagues. Experts worry workplace violence is on the rise.

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House Lawmakers To Call Out Trump Administration On White Supremacist Violence

6:58am June 04, 2019

by Hannah Allam

A House hearing will demand answers from FBI and Homeland Security officials on why the White House has failed to acknowledge that far-right violence is now the deadliest form of domestic extremism.

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Carnival Corp. Agrees To $20 Million Fine For Pollution Violations

6:58am June 04, 2019

by Greg Allen

Executives with Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise line, were in court explaining why its ships continue to dump plastics and other pollutants into waters in the Caribbean and Alaska.

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Professional sports gambler and Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer sounds a siren before the start of an NHL playoff game between the San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights in April.

Spoiler Alert: There's A New 'Jeopardy' Champion In Town

10:14pm June 03, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Champion James Holzhauer's winning streak ends at 32 games in Monday's viewing. He won more than $2.4 million, the second highest winner in regular-season play.

Lawmakers have approved disaster aid funds to communities like Reno, Okla., which was struck by tornadoes last week.

House Passes $19.1 Billion Disaster Bill Despite Earlier GOP Efforts To Stall It

8:41pm June 03, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

For months the Senate negotiated the bipartisan legislation, which provides money for states dealing with natural disasters. The bill now goes to President Trump, who had said he would sign it.

William Linares, a 5-year-old from Honduras, plays in an encampment where he is living near the international bridge in Matamoros, Mexico, on April 30. The boy is traveling with his mother, Suanny Gomez, and seeking asylum in the United States.

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As The Line Into America Slows, Communities Form, And Wait, On The Mexican Side

6:43pm June 03, 2019

by John Burnett

U.S. border officials strictly limit the number of asylum seekers they allow to legally cross ports of entry every day, creating an enormous backlog of migrants in places like Matamoros.

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Victims' names cover part of a flower vase at a makeshift memorial for victims of a mass shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Va., on Sunday.

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Virginia Beach Gunman Cited 'Personal Reasons' For Quitting Just Before Mass Shooting

6:33pm June 03, 2019

His resignation letter does not shed new light on the shooter's possible motive. Officials say it shows the gunman provided sign of the violence to come.

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Georgia Prosecutor Says He Won't Bring Charges Against Doctors Who Perform Abortions

6:02pm June 03, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with David Cooke, district attorney for Macon, Ga., about how prosecutors like himself plan to push back on new anti-abortion laws by not enforcing them.

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Vigils Continue For 12 People Killed In Virginia Beach Shooting

5:29pm June 03, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Virginia Beach is still coping with the horrific mass shooting at a municipal complex on Friday where 12 people were killed. Vigils are being held as some city officials returned to work Monday.

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