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Bipartisan support emerges for Senate railroad safety bill
A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads is emerging in the U.S. Senate
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Cooperating ex-guard gets 6 years in Illinois inmate's death
The last of three ex-correctional officers convicted in the beating death of an Illinois prison inmate has been sentenced to six years in federal prison
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What to know about new research on coffee and heart risks
New research finds that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart rhythm that results in extra beats
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Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust
The Michigan Republican Party's social media posts are being called “hateful” and “ignorant” for comparing gun reform to the Holocaust
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Musicians fight threat of Tennessee anti-LGBTQ, drag bills
Tennessee has long championed its musical and creative communities, but some musicians and artists feel threatened by its new laws targeting trans youth and drag performances
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Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015
More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles
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Los Angeles strike highlights paltry US school worker pay
Pay is notoriously low for school support staff who shuttle America’s children to schools, feed them in cafeterias and provide classroom assistance to students who need the most help
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A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida
There's a pesky problem in a wide stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that's likely to wash up on some beaches later this year: Seaweed
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Mental health issue arises as synagogue massacre trial nears
Defense lawyers say a former truck driver about to face trial for shooting to death congregants in a Pittsburgh synagogue more than four years ago has schizophrenia and structural and functional brain impairments
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Murdaugh trial gives unsolved death investigation a boost
A mother whose son was found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road eight years ago is opening a private investigation into his death after raising almost $90,000 amid the publicity surrounding the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh
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