Deepa Shivaram
Stories
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Food
A Salmonella Outbreak Has Spread To 17 States And It's Linked To Italian Meats
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating two salmonella outbreaks that are tied to Italian meats like the ones often found on charcuterie boards.
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Music
Man Photographed As A Baby On 'Nevermind' Cover Sues Nirvana For Sexual Exploitation
Now 30 years old, Spencer Elden, the naked baby on Nirvana's iconic cover, is suing the band, claiming child exploitation and pornography.
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National
She's Now A Millionaire Because She Got Vaccinated
Michigan resident Christine Duval won $2 million as part of a sweepstakes campaign in the state to encourage people to get vaccinated.
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Politics
Schools Blocking Mask Mandates Could Face Civil Rights Probes, Official Says
The Department of Education is preparing its Office of Civil Rights to investigate in instances where bans on mask mandates create an unsafe environment for students.
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Education
The Topic Of Masks In Schools Is Polarizing Some Parents To The Point Of Violence
School districts around the country have seen incidents of anti-mask parents and protesters disrupting school board meetings and school events, and some are getting physically violent.
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World
The Simple Steps You Can Take Right Now To Help Afghan Refugees
The Pentagon has set a goal of evacuating 9,000 people a day from the country. Those coming to the U.S. need assistance, as do those remaining in Afghanistan.
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World
After The Taliban Takeover Of Kabul, Here's What We Know
President Biden addressed the nation after images from the airport in the Afghan capital showed desperate people fleeing before the Taliban advance. He said he stands by his decision to withdraw.
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World
A Quarter-Million People Have Fled Their Homes As Afghanistan's Violence Intensifies
Most of those affected by the Taliban offensive are women and children, the U.N. says. The situation has "all the hallmarks of a humanitarian catastrophe," according to one official.
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Politics
The New Child Tax Credit Brings A Drop In Households Reporting Hunger
Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments started going out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropped.
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National
Nearly 300,000 More Federal Health Workers Are Ordered To Be Vaccinated
The Department of Health and Human Services will require nearly a third of its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine while the Department of Veterans Affairs expanded its vaccination mandate.