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Month: October 2021

Nor’easter’s heavy rain and wind knocks out power to nearly 600,000 customers

Nor’easter’s heavy rain and wind knocks out power to nearly 600,000 customers

WCVB/Nathalie Pozo (NEW YORK) — Nearly 600,000 customers are without power in New England Wednesday after a powerful, record-breaking nor’easter lashed the Northeast. Heavy rain flooded roads from Massachusetts to New York, while water rescues were reported in New Jersey. Dangerous winds also toppled trees and blocked roads. Wind gusts climbed […]

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Inside the rise of AR-15-style rifles in America

Inside the rise of AR-15-style rifles in America

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This report is a part of “Rethinking Gun Violence,” an ABC News series examining the level of gun violence in the U.S. — and what can be done about it. Alex Schachter, a 14-year-old marching band member gunned down in the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting, […]

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Dads form ‘Dad’s on Duty’ squad to help stop violence at their kids’ high school

Dads form ‘Dad’s on Duty’ squad to help stop violence at their kids’ high school

Michael LaFitte Jr. (SHREVEPORT, La.) — When a series of fights at a Louisiana high school resulted in nearly two dozen students getting arrested, suspended or expelled in a span of 72 hours, a group of dads stepped up to help. The five dads, all parents of students at Southwood High […]

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Gobert leads Jazz over Nuggets 122-110 as Jokic gets hurt

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 16 rebounds and Donovan Mitchell added 22 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 122-110 win over the Denver Nuggets in a game where Nikola Jokic left with a knee injury. The reigning NBA MVP had 24 points […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Immunocompromised people may need fourth dose, CDC says

COVID-19 live updates: Immunocompromised people may need fourth dose, CDC says

Bill Oxford/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 4.9 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 738,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Just 67.2% of Americans ages 12 and […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 10/26/21

Scoreboard roundup — 10/26/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Atlanta 6 Houston 2 (Atlanta leads series 1-0) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New York 112, Philadelphia 99 Golden State 106, Oklahoma City 98 Dallas 116, Houston 106 LA Lakers 125, San Antonio 121 (OT) Utah […]

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FDA panel greenlights vaccines for kids, paving the way for authorization

FDA panel greenlights vaccines for kids, paving the way for authorization

jacoblund/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Vaccines for 28 million American children are on the way to authorization after an advisory panel at the Food and Drug Administration voted in support of the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5-11 on Tuesday afternoon. The vote was the first step in a regulatory process for […]

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Benton Harbor’s water crisis highlights failing infrastructure’s impact on the poor

Benton Harbor’s water crisis highlights failing infrastructure’s impact on the poor

caristo/iStock (BENTON HARBOR, Mich.) — The small town of Benton Harbor is the latest example of decaying infrastructure and historic divestment leading to a water crisis in the state of Michigan. Car lines have been wrapped around blocks for weeks at local distribution locations where many low-income residents are collecting […]

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Mother’s boyfriend charged with murder after 8-year-old boy’s remains found with abandoned siblings

Mother’s boyfriend charged with murder after 8-year-old boy’s remains found with abandoned siblings

carlballou/iStock (HOUSTON) — The boyfriend of the mother of an 8-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the child’s remains were discovered in a Houston home along with his three abandoned siblings, authorities said. One of the children, a 15-year-old, called the authorities and said his brother had been […]

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Utah to retire No. 22 to honor Jordan and Lowe

Utah to retire No. 22 to honor Jordan and Lowe

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah will retire jersey No. 22 during its game against UCLA on Saturday to honor Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe, friends and teammates who died nine months apart. The No. 22 will be the first jersey retired in program history. Jordan died at 19 in […]

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