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Three Democratic attorneys general sue to have Equal Rights Amendment added to Constitution
Read more: Three Democratic attorneys general sue to have Equal Rights Amendment added to ConstitutionThree attorneys general of states that recently ratified the Equal Rights Amendment are suing to have the amendment added to the Constitution, challenging a Justice Department opinion that the deadline for passage expired decades ago. In a complaint filed Thursday, the attorneys general of Virginia, Illinois and Nevada are asking the US District Court in Washington, DC, to force…
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Authorities discover the longest drug-smuggling tunnel in San Diego
Read more: Authorities discover the longest drug-smuggling tunnel in San DiegoFederal agents have discovered a drug smuggling tunnel that stretches about three-quarters of a mile — the longest ever discovered along the Southwest border. The 4,309-foot tunnel starts in Tijuana, Mexico, just about 250 feet south of the border. It travels underground into San Diego County, California. It is equipped with air ventilation, electricity, an…
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9-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after his younger sister was stabbed
Read more: 9-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after his younger sister was stabbedA 9-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree after he allegedly stabbed his 5-year-old sister with a kitchen knife in an apartment, according to the Ocala Police Department in Florida. At his initial court appearance in Marion County on Tuesday, a judge ordered the boy to undergo psychiatric evaluation, video…
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Eminem’s surprise album ‘Music to Be Murdered By’ debuts at No. 1
Read more: Eminem’s surprise album ‘Music to Be Murdered By’ debuts at No. 1Eminem dropped a surprise album Thursday night and it’s already landed at the top of the Billboard 200 chart.The album, titled, “Music to Be Murdered,” follows Eminem’s last album, “Kamikaze,” which was released in 2018.Since the new album’s release on Jan. 17, it’s had more than 218 million streams, according to Nielsen Music. It’s the rapper’s tenth…
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34 years ago today, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart and killed everyone on board
Read more: 34 years ago today, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart and killed everyone on boardThirty-four years ago, NASA experienced an in-flight tragedy when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after launch, killing all seven crew members aboard. Taking off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the cold weather conditions that morning combined with a design flaw led to a rocket booster failure and caused a structural collapse.The…
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Lizzo, Diddy and embattled former CEO all put the Grammys on notice
Read more: Lizzo, Diddy and embattled former CEO all put the Grammys on notice“Tonight is for Kobe!” shouted Lizzo, before launching into an electric performance of her hits “Cuz I Love You” and “Truth Hurts,” surrounded by a squadron of curvy ballerinas. Jeff Yang The shocking and untimely death of basketball great Kobe Bryant was a gigantic shadow hanging over the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, but it wasn’t…
