Deepa Shivaram
Stories
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National
Victoria's Secret features its first model with Down syndrome
Sofía Jirau is part of a new Victoria's Secret campaign that launched Thursday and features 17 other women. The model, who is also Latina, said it was a "dream come true."
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Law & Courts
California sues Tesla over alleged rampant discrimination against Black employees
California' Department of Fair Employment and Housing said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Black employees at Tesla's Fremont plant in the state have faced racism and harassment.
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National
Truckers may try to disrupt Super Bowl and the State of the Union, DHS memo says
A Department of Homeland Security memo says truckers protesting vaccine requirements are planning a potential disruption at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles and the State of the Union in Washington, D.C.
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Politics
Bill that would give the U.S. Postal Service a major overhaul moves to the Senate
The embattled USPS has been losing billions of dollars annually in recent years. The bill, which focuses on cutting health care costs, would result in $50 billion in savings over 10 years.
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A piece of space junk the size of a school bus is barreling straight toward the moon
Astronomers predict that on March 4th, a piece of a rocket launched in 2015 will crash into the moon. It's believed to be first time something man-made has accidentally crashed into the moon.
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National
A Black man jailed instead of a white male felon with a similar name is suing police
Nevada police thought Shane Lee Brown, who is Black, was Shane Neal Brown, who is white, taller and roughly twice as old. Now, Shane Lee Brown has filed suit, seeking $500,000 in damages.
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Health
FDA shortens the wait time between Moderna vaccine and booster to 5 months
Now, both the Pfizer and the Moderna booster shots can be given five months after the second dose of vaccine — down from six months.
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Music
A lawsuit over Nirvana's 'Nevermind' baby album cover has been dismissed
Judge Fernando M. Olguin dismissed the lawsuit on Monday after Spencer Elden, who appeared naked on the album's cover when he was a baby, failed to meet a court deadline.
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Politics
The expanded child tax credit expires Friday after Congress failed to renew it
Because the Build Back Better agenda was not passed by the Senate before the end of the year, the last payment of the expanded child tax credit program went out this month.
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History
Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue will move to the city's Black History Museum
The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and eight other monuments will move to the museum after the city council approves the plan.