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More cruise ships are under CDC investigation following COVID-19 outbreaks on board
After several Florida-based ships reported COVID-19 outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 88 vessels are now under either investigation or observation.
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Judge refuses to dismiss indictment against alleged Proud Boys leaders
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday rejected defense attorneys' arguments that the four men are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy news site closes after raid, arrests
A vocal pro-democracy website in Hong Kong shut down Wednesday after police raided its office and arrested six in a continuing crackdown on dissent.
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Asia is keeping omicron at bay, but a surge may be inevitable
Much of Asia has managed to keep omicron in check even as the variant rages elsewhere, but the region that is home to most of the globe's population is bracing for what may be an inevitable surge.
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LAPD releases video of store shooting in which officer's bullet killed teen bystander
The department posted an edited video package that included 911 calls, radio transmissions, body camera footage and surveillance video from the shooting at a store crowded with holiday shoppers.
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A judge will reconsider a trucker's 110-year sentence following a public outcry
Around 5 million people have signed a petition seeking clemency for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was sentenced for a crash that killed four. A judge set a Jan. 13 hearing to reconsider the sentence.
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U.S. regulators step up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's opening an engineering analysis to evaluate whether previous recalls of some Hyandai and Kia models covered enough vehicles.
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Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who at 26 successfully argued Roe v. Wade, has died
Weddington argued the case before the high court twice, in December 1971 and again in October 1972, resulting the next year in the 7-2 ruling that legalized abortion. She died Sunday at age 76.
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COVID-19 outbreaks hit 3 cruise ships as Florida breaks record for new cases
An undisclosed number of passengers and crew aboard the Carnival Freedom tested positive. It was the third outbreak this week affecting ships operated by Carnival and Royal Caribbean.
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El Salvador frees 3 women who were sentenced to 30 years under anti-abortion laws
President Nayib Bukele's government has freed three Salvadoran women who were sentenced to 30 years in prison under the nation's strict anti-abortion laws after suffering obstetric emergencies.