Laurel Wamsley
Stories
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Environment
At Least 35 Dead As Wildfires Rampage Along The West Coast
In addition to dangerous smoke and fog, there is now concern that two of the biggest fires threatening cities and towns near Portland, Ore., might combine.
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National
GWU Investigating Whether White Professor Invented Her Black Identity
"You should absolutely cancel me, and I absolutely cancel myself," says a blog post signed Jessica A. Krug. That's also the name of a historian of the African Diaspora at George Washington University.
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National
Trump Administration Sanctions ICC Prosecutor Investigating Alleged U.S. War Crimes
The International Criminal Court has been looking into allegations of torture by the U.S. in Afghanistan. The U.S. is not a member of the court though its allies the UK and France are.
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National
FEMA Says It Will Stop Paying For Cloth Face Masks For Schools
The federal agency has reimbursed states for protective equipment and disinfection throughout the pandemic. Now state officials are wondering where they will find funding to reopen schools safely.
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National
6 Million Coronavirus Infections Now Confirmed In U.S., A Country In Limbo
Although daily COVID-19 deaths have fallen somewhat in recent days, the number of infections has continued to rise in many places with no end in sight.
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National
Golden State Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Possibility Of Parole
Joseph James DeAngelo, now 74, admitted to committing more than a dozen murders in the 1970s and '80s after investigators identified him using public genealogy websites to trace his DNA.
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Health
New Zealand On Alert After 4 Cases Of COVID-19 Emerge From Unknown Source
The cases came after 102 days with no community spread. The four are members of the same family. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a three-day period of high restrictions due to the new cluster.
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Politics
Gov. Says Florida's Unemployment System Was Designed To Create 'Pointless Roadblocks'
Gov. Ron DeSantis says the portal was designed to frustrate users, "so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I'm not going to do that." Florida has been among the slowest states to process claims.
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Health
Michelle Obama Says She's Dealing With 'Low-Grade Depression' Amid Quarantine
Obama described trouble sleeping and periods throughout the quarantine in which she has felt down: "Spiritually, these are not ... fulfilling times."
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National
Louisiana Supreme Court Won't Review Life Sentence For Man Who Stole Hedge Clippers
In a dissent, Chief Justice Bernette Johnson compared Fair Wayne Bryant's sentence to "Pig Laws" in the years after Reconstruction, which enacted harsh penalties for theft and other petty crimes.