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Amazon workers in New York withdraw petition to unionize
This is the second unionizing attempt in the past year at Amazon. Workers are able to refile a petition later.
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8 years after he killed his girlfriend, Olympic runner Pistorius is up for parole
Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee who competed at the 2012 Olympics, has been eligible for parole since July after serving half his sentence. He was convicted of murdering model Reva Steenkamp.
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The U.S. lifts the pandemic travel ban and opens the doors to international visitors
Starting Monday, the U.S. begins accepting fully vaccinated travelers at airports and land borders, doing away with a COVID-19 restriction that dates back to the Trump administration.
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'Nimblewill Nomad,' 83, is the oldest to hike the Appalachian Trail
M.J. Eberhart, who goes by the trail name of Nimblewill Nomad, hiked the entire 2,193-mile trail. Eberhart finds a sense of calm in the company of the tight-knit and diverse hiking community.
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Appeals court temporarily halts Biden vaccine mandate for larger businesses
A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.
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Man dressed as the Joker injures 17 people on Tokyo train
The attacker, identified as a 24-year-old man, was arrested after stabbing several passengers and starting a fire on the commuter train. His motive was not immediately known.
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Leaders from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube are facing lawmakers about child safety
Executives from the three social media giants were testifying before a Senate subcommittee Thursday about what they are doing to ensure the safety of their youngest users.
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The crew member who handed Baldwin a gun was fired after a mishap on set in 2019
The assistant director was fired from a previous job after a gun went off on a set and wounded a member of the film crew, a producer for the film told the Associated Press.
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Arrested for refusing to give up bus seat in 1955, she's fighting to clear her record
Months before Rosa Parks became the mother of the modern civil rights movement by refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus, Black teenager Claudette Colvin did the same.
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Film crew voiced complaints before fatal on-set shooting
An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use, in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, unsealed court documents show.