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A Yellowstone visitor was injured when he got too close to a bison
A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.
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Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is sentenced to 20 months in prison
Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday for fraud and campaign finance crimes.
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The FTC sues Walmart for failing to block scammers' money transfers
The Federal Trade Commission says Walmart didn't properly train its employees and used procedures that allowed fraudsters to cash out at its stores, stealing hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Pelosi receives Communion in the Vatican, despite her home archbishop refusing it
The head of the church in San Francisco has said the House Speaker can't receive the sacrament there because of her abortion rights support, but Pope Francis has avoided politicizing the Eucharist.
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Whale entanglements may be dropping but the threat remains, feds say
Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the two biggest threats to declining species of whales, along with collisions with ships.
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A German court sentences 101-year-old to 5 years for role as Nazi guard
The regional court in Germany convicted the man of 3,518 counts of being an accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis' Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
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Instagram and Facebook begin removing posts offering abortion pills
Social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effect last Friday.
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More than 40 migrants are found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in South Texas
A U.S. official says at least 46 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.
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The Supreme Court's abortion ruling shifts legal battles to state courts
Judges temporarily blocked abortion bans Monday in Louisiana and Utah, while abortion rights advocates challenged laws in Texas, Idaho, Kentucky and Mississippi.
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Some cities cancel Fourth of July fireworks because of shortages and fire concerns
Some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year — some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because of enduring pandemic-related staffing and supply chain issues.