9/17/2023

How an auto workers strike 87 years ago transformed America

During the final days of 1936, about 50 autoworkers at General Motors shut down their machines at Fisher Body Plant No. 2 in Flint, Michigan, and sat down.
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A Maryland woman's license plate helps her win a $50,000 lottery prize

The numbers on an Maryland woman's license plate led her to win a $50,000 lottery prize from a $1 ticket.
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Dozens of children were left behind by UN personnel in Haiti. Their mothers want justice

When Pauline Philippe found out she was pregnant with twins, she felt a flash of happiness. Then she burst into tears in front of the ultrasound technician.
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Protests erupt in Iran, one year after Mahsa Amini's death

Protests erupted throughout Iran on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old women who died in the custody of Iran's morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.
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9/16/2023

Rain reaches New England, Atlantic Canada as Hurricane Lee pushes north

As rainfall arrives to coastal Massachusetts and Maine on Saturday, Hurricane Lee also threatens to bring damaging winds to parts of southeastern New England and Atlantic Canada.
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From jailbreak to capture, what went right -- and wrong -- in the search for the escaped Pennsylvania inmate

The escape of convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante and the nearly two-week manhunt leading to his capture thrust Pennsylvania authorities under a glaring spotlight.
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Minnesota Vikings player shares racist messages received following Thursday Night Football loss

Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison said he received racist messages following the team's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football.
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