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Nation & World

Published
May 18, 2022

North Korea’s suspected COVID-19 caseload nears 2 million

The official Korean Central News Agency said more than 1.98 million people have become sick with fever since late April.
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May 18, 2022

House passes domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo shooting

Supporters of the bill say it will fill the gaps in intelligence-sharing among the Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.
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May 18, 2022

Feds: National Guard members on state duty can join unions

A Connecticut lawsuit challenged whether a federal law barring military personnel from unionizing applies to state duty.
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May 18, 2022

U.S. warns abortion ruling could increase extremist violence

The federal government is warning law enforcement agencies around the nation of the increased potential for extremist violence following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down the constitutional right to abortion.
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May 18, 2022

New ‘disinformation’ board paused amid free speech questions

While the Disinformation Governance Board has not formally been shuttered, it will be reviewed by members of a Department of Homeland Security advisory council that's expected to make recommendations in 75 days.

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May 18, 2022

Moms seeking baby formula tire of being told to ‘just breastfeed’

Meanwhile, the Biden administration is allowing more imports and working to reopen the largest U.S. manufacturing plant.
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May 18, 2022

Deep beach holes are dangerous, Outer Banks town warns

The North Carolina region's plea to beachgoers was made just hours before a Maine man died at a New Jersey beach when a hole collapsed on him.
Published
May 18, 2022

Ex-officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in Floyd killing

The deal comes during a week when the country is focused on the deaths of 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, at the hands of an 18-year-old white man.
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May 18, 2022

Buffalo shooting leaves neighborhood without a grocery store

The fact that there are no other options shows the racial and economic divide that existed long before the killings.
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May 18, 2022

Turkey gives mixed signals to U.S. on admitting Finland, Sweden to NATO

At stake for the United States and its NATO partners is an opportunity to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by strengthening and expanding the alliance.