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One dead after shooting inside Regal Cinemas theater in Ohio

One dead after shooting inside Regal Cinemas theater in Ohio

Sheila Paras/Getty Images/STOCK (CLEVELAND) — A late night shooting inside an Ohio movie theater has left one man dead, police said. The shooting took place at approximately 11 p.m. when the Massilon Police Department were notified of a shooting inside a Regal Cinemas movie theater in Massilon, Ohio — some […]

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Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes

Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes

Erik Jepsen/Board of Regents of the University of California (SAN DIEGO) — Scientists may have found the answer to manufacturing plastics products that actually break down without forming into microplastics, or tiny pieces of plastics that could linger for thousands of years. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, […]

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Teen pleads guilty in Colorado rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old driver

Teen pleads guilty in Colorado rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old driver

Getty Images – STOCK (GOLDEN, Colo.) — One of three Colorado teenagers charged in connection with a rock-throwing spree that killed a 20-year-old driver last year has pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal, officials said Friday. Seven vehicles were hit by large landscaping rocks on the night of […]

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Judge warns Michael Cohen to stop talking about Trump hush money case

Judge warns Michael Cohen to stop talking about Trump hush money case

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Judge Juan Merchan on Friday issued a warning to Michael Cohen ahead of his planned testimony next week in former President Trump’s criminal hush money trial, telling prosecutors to ask him to stop talking about the case after Trump’s team brought up his continued […]

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Northern lights could be seen as far south as Alabama this weekend: NOAA

Northern lights could be seen as far south as Alabama this weekend: NOAA

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Americans across the country may get a chance to see the northern lights this weekend. A series of solar flares and “explosions” from the sun may lead to geomagnetic storms that “can also trigger spectacular displays of aurora on Earth” from Friday evening […]

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3 big takeaways from Day 15 of Trump’s hush money trial

3 big takeaways from Day 15 of Trump’s hush money trial

Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After two days of dramatic testimony from Stormy Daniels, the hush money trial of Donald Trump finished up the week with a businesslike string of custodial witnesses. Before that, Friday started with the conclusion of the cross-examination of former White House aide Madeline Westerhout, […]

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How some colleges have de-escalated campus protests and negotiated with students

How some colleges have de-escalated campus protests and negotiated with students

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — As anger over Israel’s military operations in Gaza mounted, students from Columbia University’s Apartheid Divest coalition assembled on the university’s South Lawn on April 17, demanding that school officials disclose its financial investments. A day later, at least 108 students were suspended and […]

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Afghan woman writes about her decadelong journey from her home country to America

Afghan woman writes about her decadelong journey from her home country to America

ABC (NEW YORK) — Author Zarifa Adiba discusses her journey from Afghanistan to international music fame in her new book “Playing for Freedom: The Journey of a Young Afghan Girl.” Adiba said she was just like other Afghan girls, with ambition, dreams and courage. However, she says what made her […]

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Black Twitter Hulu doc captures the jokes, memes and revolutionary moments that embody Black culture

Black Twitter Hulu doc captures the jokes, memes and revolutionary moments that embody Black culture

ABC (NEW YORK) — “Black Twitter: A People’s History,” a three-part docuseries premiering May 9 on Hulu, is directed by Prentice Penny and based on Jason Parham’s WIRED article titled, “A People’s History of Black Twitter.” The film explores the emergence, growth, and impact of Black Twitter, which has become […]

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Oakland airport name change moves forward amid legal challenge from San Francisco

Oakland airport name change moves forward amid legal challenge from San Francisco

Getty Images – STOCK (OAKLAND, Calif.) — Officials in Oakland, California, approved modifying the name of the city’s airport to include “San Francisco,” despite a federal trademark lawsuit from the city of San Francisco, while also filing their own lawsuit against the neighboring city over the name-change dispute. The Oakland […]

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