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Trump doubles down on Ohio immigration claims
Trump doubles down on Ohio immigration claims
Community rallies around Haitian residents after negative comments about immigrants eating pets.
A failing grade
A failing grade
A new movement has led parents to embrace the ‘unschooling’ trend.
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Junk food as art? Order up, please!
Junk food as art? Order up, please!
Noah Verrier’s oil painting of an Uncrustables sandwich sold for $4,999. Tasty! Verrier, 44, an artist who lives in Tallahassee, Fla., has carved out a lucrative niche on social media with his still life paintings of junk food.
Health advocates continue to warn parents about vape dangers
Health advocates continue to warn parents about vape dangers
Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Many U.S. adults believe nicotine vaping is as harmful as – or more dangerous than – cigarette smoking. That’s wrong. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and most scientists agree that, based on available evidence, electronic cigarettes are far less dangerous than traditional cigarettes. But that doesn’t mean e-cigarettes are harmless either. And public health experts disagree about exactly how harmful, or helpful, the devices are.
Earth will get a second ‘mini-moon’ for 2 months this year
Earth will get a second ‘mini-moon’ for 2 months this year
The Earth will soon have a second mini-moon, although it will be a brief visit. Scientists wrote about the mini-moon and its anticipated orbit around Earth in a study published earlier this month in the non-peer-reviewed journal AAS Research Notes.
TWU’S flight school offers pilot program for women
TWU’S flight school offers pilot program for women
Currently, only 5% of professional pilots are women.
What to know about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment
What to know about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ indictment
Sean “Diddy” Combs, faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an indictment that was unsealed Tuesday. He was arrested Monday in New York after being indicted by a federal grand jury. The arrest and indictment come after a months-long sex trafficking investigation and 10 months after a flurry of women came forward with allegations of sexual and other abuse.
Secret Service under fire after Trump assassination attempts
Secret Service under fire after Trump assassination attempts
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett says the Secret Service has a culture problem, not a funding issue.
Bombings targeting Hezbollah members kill over 30 people
Bombings targeting Hezbollah members kill over 30 people
Tensions escalate in the Middle East as explosions rip through Lebanon, killing over 30 and injuring thousands.