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COVID-19 cases in US triple over 2 weeks amid misformation

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MISSION, Kan. — COVID-19 cases triple tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting...

Members of multimillion-dollar opioid drug ring sentenced

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SALT LAKE CITY — The final legal chapter of a multimillion-dollar online opioid drug ring ended Friday as a group of millennials who helped...

Judge allows R Kelly to shake up legal team ahead of trial

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NEW YORK — A federal judge Thursday allowed jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to shake up his legal defense team just weeks before he...

Lawyers granted slight delay in opening of R. Kelly trial

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NEW YORK — Lawyers for R&B singer R. Kelly were granted a little more time Thursday to prepare his defense for his upcoming sex-trafficking...

NYC honors essential workers at parade up Canyon of Heroes

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NEW YORK — A pandemic would seem like the worst time to start working as a nurse in a Manhattan hospital, but there Justin...

R. Kelly’s lawyer wants trial delayed due to jail quarantine

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NEW YORK — R. Kelly’s new lawyers are asking a judge to postpone his Aug. 9 sex trafficking trial in New York City, arguing...

NYC temporary morgue lingers, a reminder of pandemic’s pain

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NEW YORK — On a sun-soaked morning last month, a dozen mourners gathered by a freshly dug grave to bury four people who were...

R. Kelly’s lawyer wants trial delayed due to jail quarantine

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NEW YORK — R. Kelly’s new lawyers are asking a judge to postpone his Aug. 9 sex trafficking trial in New York City, arguing...

Fox News fined $1 million for sex harassment and retaliation

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NEW YORK — The New York City Commission on Human Rights has fined Fox News $1 million, the largest penalty in its history, for...

Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism

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WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military's approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers...