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Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams and Rivers Dry
A new study shows many of the world's streams and rivers could dry up because people are draining underground aquifers that sustain streams through dry periods. Climate change won't help matters....
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'Fake News' Law Goes Into Effect In Singapore, Worrying Free Speech Advocates
The law allows the government to determine what constitutes false information and stipulates hefty fines and jail sentences for people and media companies that violate it. (Image credit: Roslan...
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Amber Guyger, Ex-Officer Who Killed Man In His Apartment, Given 10 Years In...
Guyger fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean thinking he was an intruder in her own apartment last year. Jean, who was black and unarmed, was shot while watching TV and eating a bowl of ice cream....
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Doctor Gets 40 Years For Illegally Prescribing More Than Half A Million...
Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted in May of more than 800 federal counts of illegal drug distribution. He was facing life in prison and a $200 million fine. The court ordered him to pay $86,000. (Image...
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MGM Resorts To Pay Up To $800 Million In Las Vegas Shooting Settlement
Lawyers for survivors and victims wanted the company held liable for negligence for having allowed the gunman into an MGM-owned hotel with luggage full of weapons and ammunition in 2017. (Image...
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Instagram Now Lets You Control Your Bully's Comments
Blocking a bully on social media doesn't always bring an end to online abuse. To try to address this, Instagram has a new anti-bullying feature called Restrict. (Image credit: Bloomberg via Getty...
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Targeting 'Medicare For All' Proposals, Trump Lays Out His Vision For Medicare
Speaking from a retirement community in Florida, the president gave seniors a pep talk about what he wants to do for Medicare, contrasting it with plans of his Democratic rivals. (Image credit: Evan...
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Uber Launches An App To Connect Job Seekers With Gig Work
The Uber Works app, launching in Chicago, aims to make it easier for workers to find temporary shifts while also giving businesses more flexibility to add staff when it gets busy. (Image credit:...
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Brandt Jean's Act Of Grace Toward His Brother's Killer Sparks A Debate Over...
"I'm proud of you my son, Brandt. Your load is lighter," Allison Jean wrote on Thursday, after her son forgave and hugged the woman who killed Botham Jean. (Image credit: via REUTERS)
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Coast Guard Officer Accused Of Planning A Mass Attack Pleads Guilty In...
Lt. Christopher Hasson, a self-described white nationalist, was found to be in possession of 15 firearms, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and several bottles of an opioid painkiller. (Image...
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Mass Layoffs, Chaos At 'Sports Illustrated' Spark Journalists' Rebellion
Executives told staff members on Thursday that about half the newsroom would be laid off, according to two people present at the meetings. The 65-year-old magazine will be run by a digital publisher....
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CDC Intensifies Warnings About Vaping Illness As Cases Top 1,000
Federal agencies are working furiously to find out what is causing people to sicken and are warning consumers not to vape. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP)
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Top Defense Democrat Says Lawmakers Forced Trump's Hand on Ukraine Aid
House Armed Services Committee chairman Adam Smith tells NPR that Congress was left in the dark about the hold the White House put on Ukraine aid, but lawmakers eventually got it released. (Image...
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