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Wisconsin county looks to prohibit racial bias based on hairstyles
Madison-area supervisor, lawmaker leads the effort.
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As deaths mount, Standing Rock charts its own path against virus
Tight-knit and remote, the Standing Rock Reservation is a hot spot of virus, inequity and grief.
Nation
Feds: Twin Cities fugitive caught trying to use brother's passport when returning to U.S.
The 25-year-old was nabbed at an airport outside the nation's capital after traveling from Qatar.
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Times Square crystal ball tested ahead of New Year's Eve
The iconic crystal ball that will ring in the new year in Times Square was given a final test run ahead the big night.
Politics
Minnesota on edge of losing seat after 'chaotic' census count
The state is just 25,554 people short of holding on to all eight congressional seats, according to recent population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Redistricting experts say the fraught population count is ripe for legal challenges.
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Man charged with killing 2 dies after positive COVID-19 test
A man charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of a northern Kentucky couple has died from COVID-19 complications while in custody awaiting trial, an official said.
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Scaffolding dangles after Baltimore building explosion
An explosion in a high-rise building in Baltimore injured at least 10 people and temporarily trapped two workers on dangling scaffolding.
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Biden gets vaccine, says 'nothing to worry about'
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe.
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Former exam administrator gets probation in bribery scheme
A former college entrance exam administrator was sentenced on Monday to one year of probation for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme that has ensnared wealthy parents across the nation.
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General sorry for 'miscommunication' over vaccine
The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday for "miscommunication" with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution.
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Business
Courts may decide if Cargill, Nestle can be sued over child labor
U.S. Supreme Court justices may step into a clash over human rights and the reach of U.S. companies in foreign countries.
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8 nuns die of COVID in a week at Wisconsin convent
Eight nuns living at a retirement home for sisters in suburban Milwaukee died of COVID-19 complications in the last week — including four who passed away on the same day.
Nation
Damage from border wall: blown-up mountains, toppled cactus
Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops in a rush to build more of President Donald Trump's border wall before his term ends next month.
Politics
High court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature
A divided Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump's plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot states seats in the House of Representatives.
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California: More than 1,000 virus deaths in last 5 days
The coronavirus toll in California reached another frightening milestone Thursday with health officials announcing a one-day record of 379 deaths and a two-day total of nearly 106,000 newly confirmed cases.
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