Month: November 2021

Background As of Monday, the Biden administration banned travel from South Africa, which first reported the new variant, as well as from nearby Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi and Mozambique. But there have been indications that the variant may have originated in Europe, raising questions about whether the U.S. might again shut down flights
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A 15-year-old student was taken into custody Tuesday after authorities say he fatally shot three students and injured six other people, including a teacher, at a high school near Detroit.  The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said it received reports of an active shooter around 12:51 p.m. local time at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, a suburb about 40 miles
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Others thought Oz running for office was on-brand for the current Republican Party. But one person made the case that it might be better for the country if Oz served in the Senate rather than starred on TV. One woman made a prediction for how Oz’s opponents might counteract his candidacy. Others suggested that Oz
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Video transcript Back transcript At Least 3 Dead in Shooting at Michigan High School The authorities said that a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire with a semiautomatic handgun at a school in Oakland County, Mich., north of Detroit. “Around 12:51 today, we received a 911 call of an active shooter at the high school. Deputies took
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday he won’t be rushed into finding a… SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday he won’t be rushed into finding a replacement for coach Brian Kelly even if the Fighting Irish manage to secure a College
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At some point, everyone has offered someone they’ve wronged a bad apology. You know, the sort of apology in which you take no responsibility for the act itself, but still expect absolution from the person you’ve offended. For most people, it’s not their best moment. For Colorado’s Lauren Boebert, it’s just a continuation of her
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OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Someone opened fire at a high school north of Detroit on Tuesday and shot four to six people, though none were confirmed dead, authorities said. Police responded at around 12:55 p.m. to a report of an active shooter at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, a suburb north of Detroit. The
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ST. JOHN, Ind. — A group of parents are suing the Lake Central School Corporation over their required mask policy for students and staff. The parents, who identify themselves as “The Lake Central Majority,” filed the lawsuit in civil court on Wednesday. They’re asking a judge to intervene and change the policy, which is for
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(Getty Images) OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said at a news conference that he didn’t know what the assailant’s motives were for the attack at
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Cases are rising in several Midwest states as temperatures cool and people head inside this winter, making the area the “current COVID hot spot,” according to Chicago’s top doctor. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady noted Tuesday that Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin “currently have the highest rates of COVID-19 in the country
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Parrott said he considers raising New York’s minimum wage to be one of the most impactful policy tools for reducing income inequality. In 2016, then-Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that approved a phased increase in the minimum wage across New York state to $15 an hour. In New York City, the $15 minimum was phased
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