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Maui emergency chief Herman Andaya resigns, effective immediately | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Andaya cited health reasons and Bissen has accepted the resignation, the county announcement said.

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Flights across the U.S. grounded after FAA experiences computer outage

Flights across the United States were grounded Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage.

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Swastika Mountain in Oregon Is (Finally) Getting a New Name

An obscure mountain in Umpqua National Forest has been saddled with a horrifying label for over a century.

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Mojave Trails National Monument Could Become A Dark Sky Sanctuary

Interns with the Women In Science Discovering Our Mojave, or WISDOM, program spent long pandemic nights measuring light pollution in the desert.

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How a 1960s discovery in Yellowstone made millions of COVID-19 PCR tests possible

The science behind COVID-19 PCR tests can be traced back to two microbiologists' discovery in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park.

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Scammed student sues Navient, asking for cancellation of debt he took on to attend for-profit college

The plaintiff and his mother, who co-signed on his private student loans, are still facing collection activity on what has grown to $69,000 in private...

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Labor Day 2020: What’s Open? What’s Closed?

While many people use Labor Day as an excuse to shop ‘til they drop, some places do close their doors whenever Labor Day comes a-knocking. 

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Rich and famous stars don’t have to follow the same coronavirus rules that we do – BGR

New York has a pretty strict coronavirus quarantine requirement for out-of-towners who visit from any of 34 restricted states. Because coronavirus infection rates are still above 10% in those areas, those visitors are supposed to quarantine for 14 days wh

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What’s the status of new stimulus checks? Here’s everything you need to know – BGR

Americans hoping for a new stimulus check sometime soon were no doubt dismayed when the Senate's negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package dissolved into a stalemate.

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Airlines ban alcohol on planes in response to Covid-19 | CNN Travel

As airlines resume operations in the Covid-19 era, many major carriers, including Virgin Atlantic, KLM and American Airlines, are suspending alcohol service on some or all flights

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Hundreds of homeless people tested for COVID-19 in Jacksonville, all are negative

A homeless organization tested nearly 700 homeless people in Jacksonville and all results came back negative, according to Quest Diagnostics.

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Six Bay Area counties ban use of reusable bags at grocery stores

Reusable grocery bags are a shopping staple for many in the Bay Area but now shoppers must adjust to using plastic and paper bags in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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Eerily empty freeways: A symbol of how the coronavirus has hurt Los Angeles - Los Angeles Times

Free-flowing traffic across Los Angeles seems more a cause for mourning than celebration as the region grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Uber may suspend accounts of riders, drivers who test positive for coronavirus

Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday said it may temporarily suspend accounts of riders and drivers who have tested positive for the coronavirus or been exposed to it at the direction of health authorities.

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Chicago among top 5 cities for organized retail crime - Chicago Tribune

Seeing empty shelves at the store? It could be the holiday rush – or organized retail theft. Chicago is one of the U.S. cities most affected by organized retail theft, according to a 2019 report from the National Retail Federation.

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Chips Ahoy recall today: Chewy Chips Ahoy cookies recalled due to "unexpected solidified ingredient" - CBS News

Some consumers have reported gagging, choking or dental injury related to the product, according to food giant Mondelez

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Michael Jackson accusers detail alleged sexual abuse in new interview

Ahead of Leaving Neverland debuting on HBO this Sunday, Wade Robson and James Safechuck — the men accusing Michael Jackson of sexual abuse in the film — are speaking out.

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YouTube Shooting and the Lie of DIY: Why User-Generated Content Is a Myth

The tragedy at YouTube was a gun control issue, but it raises questions about the nature of fame in the internet age.

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Table For One? Winners And Losers in the Cat Lady Economy

More than one quarter of the U.S. population lives alone. Per the latest census, single-person households are now the single largest segment of the U.S. population.  This is a first. What a dramatic change from a little more than 30 years ago when on

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Martin Luther King Jr. - Biographical

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