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Month: March 2021

New York state leaders agree to legalize recreational marijuana

New York state leaders agree to legalize recreational marijuana

Nastasic/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Empire State could soon become the 15th U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced late Saturday night that the state legislature agreed to introduce and […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/28/21

Scoreboard roundup — 3/28/21

iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEPittsburgh 2, Baltimore 1Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Yankees 2Tampa Bay 16, Atlanta 5Texas 12, Chicago Cubs 8Chicago White Sox 7, Arizona 4Oakland 9, San Francisco 3Kansas City 6, Colorado 3LA Angels 6, LA Dodgers […]

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Four dead after heavy rain in Nashville causes record flooding

Four dead after heavy rain in Nashville causes record flooding

dageldog/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — At least four people have died after heavy rain caused flooding to reach record levels in Nashville, Tennessee. One of the victims was found at the Nashboro Village golf course, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Investigators believe the victim, Douglas […]

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The Salt Lake Tribune to consider removing booking photos

The Salt Lake Tribune to consider removing booking photos

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune has announced that it will start taking requests from people who want their names or images removed from previous coverage. The move comes as newsrooms across the country are reckoning with the potential long-term consequences of their reporting, especially for people […]

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After plane crash, Utah passes law requiring pilot insurance

After plane crash, Utah passes law requiring pilot insurance

ROY, Utah (AP) — Utah has a new law requiring general aviation pilots with airplanes to carry at least $100,000 in liability insurance, inspired in part by a 2017 crash in Roy where a woman’s car was hit. The Standard Examiner reports Samantha Sandoval was left traumatized and with bills […]

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Utah tellurium mine creates new US supply of key mineral

Utah tellurium mine creates new US supply of key mineral

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah copper mine will provide a new North American source of the critical mineral tellurium, which is used in photovoltaic solar cells. Tellurium is one of the least common elements on Earth and is eight times rarer than gold. Up to 20 tons […]

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4 dead after heavy rain in Nashville causes record flooding

4 dead after heavy rain in Nashville causes record flooding

dageldog/iStockBY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — At least four people have died after heavy rain caused flooding to reach record levels in Nashville. One of the victims was found at the Nashboro Village golf course, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Investigators believe he was swept away […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/27/21

Scoreboard roundup — 3/27/21

iStockBY: ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s games:    ——    NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION  Final  Washington     106  Detroit        92  Final  Houston        129  Minnesota      107  Final  New York       102  Milwaukee      96 […]

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Man wanted in roadside ambush shooting of Texas trooper found dead

Man wanted in roadside ambush shooting of Texas trooper found dead

Courtesy Todd H. Snyder, Texas Department of Public Safety Officers AssociationBY: BILL HUTCHINSON AND MATT FOSTER, ABC NEWS (WACO, TX.) — A man wanted on suspicion of shooting a Texas trooper multiple times in a rural roadside ambush has been found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to […]

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Severe weather brings major flash flooding, tornadoes South as threat moves east

Severe weather brings major flash flooding, tornadoes South as threat moves east

ABC NewsBY: HOPE OSEMWENKHAE AND DANIEL MANZO, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Severe weather ripped through the South from Texas to North Carolina on Saturday and continues on Sunday morning with at least 168 reports of severe weather so far in the region. Nashville, Tennessee, has received its second largest […]

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