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Judge blocks hospital from turning off ventilator of severely ill COVID-19 patient

Judge blocks hospital from turning off ventilator of severely ill COVID-19 patient

Google Maps Street View (COON RAPIDS, Minn.) — A Minnesota man with COVID who had been fighting for his life for months was transferred to a new hospital days after a judge blocked another hospital from taking him off a ventilator. The decision allowed Scott Quiner, 55, of Buffalo, Minnesota, […]

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DHS, FBI warn faith-based communities they ‘will likely continue to be targets of violence’

DHS, FBI warn faith-based communities they ‘will likely continue to be targets of violence’

Nes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Faith-based communities have been and will “likely” be the target of violence “by both domestic violent extremists and those inspired by foreign terrorists,” according to a note sent nationwide to law enforcement officials and houses of worship by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security. “Given […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Biden administration website to order free tests goes live

COVID-19 live updates: Biden administration website to order free tests goes live

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 851,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 62.9% of the population in […]

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3 Pennsylvania officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl at high school football game

3 Pennsylvania officers charged in shooting death of 8-year-old girl at high school football game

Delaware County District Attorney’s Office (SHARON HILL, Penn.) — Criminal charges have been filed against three Pennsylvania police officers in connection with the shooting death of an 8-year-old girl and the wounding of three others at a high school football game last year. The girl, Fanta Bility, was killed on […]

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Alleged hostage-taker at Texas synagogue was known to British authorities, sources say

Alleged hostage-taker at Texas synagogue was known to British authorities, sources say

Obtained by ABC News (COLLEYVILLE, Texas) — The man who allegedly held people hostage at a Texas synagogue on Saturday may not have appeared on any American watch lists but he was known to British authorities, law enforcement sources told ABC News. British authorities investigated Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old […]

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77-year-old woman killed, several others hurt in gas explosion at home in the Bronx

77-year-old woman killed, several others hurt in gas explosion at home in the Bronx

WABC-TV (NEW YORK) — A 77-year-old woman has died from smoke inhalation following a gas explosion at a detached home in the Bronx in New York City, officials said Tuesday. Two other women, ages 82 and 68, are in stable condition, and five police officers are being treated for smoke […]

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16-year-old boy gunned down with 3 gunshots to the face in Philadelphia

16-year-old boy gunned down with 3 gunshots to the face in Philadelphia

WPVI/ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — A 16-year-old boy has been fatally shot three times in the face, becoming the latest victim of gun violence in Philadelphia, police said. The teen, identified as Dominic Figueroa, was found when officers responded to gunshots at about 6:30 p.m. Monday on the 2600 block of […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters test positive

COVID-19 live updates: Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters test positive

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 851,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 62.9% of the population in […]

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COVID-19 live updates: City to cull 2,000 small animals after hamsters test positive

COVID-19 live updates: City to cull 2,000 small animals after hamsters test positive

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 851,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 62.9% of the population in […]

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Low-income schools facing string of challenges after natural disasters: Report

Low-income schools facing string of challenges after natural disasters: Report

CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As climate change increases the severity of natural disasters, low-income school districts face disproportionately greater obstacles when attempting to recover from them, according to a Government Accountability Office report (GAO) obtained exclusively by ABC News. Districts in high-poverty areas are already plagued with […]

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