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Grand Jury Declines To Indict Woman at Center of Emmett Till Killing 67 Years Ago

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, most likely closing the case that shocked a nation and galvanized the modern civil rights movement.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s Childhood Hometown Honors Him One Day After His Killers’ Federal Sentencing

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A crowd of dozens chanted on a sweltering street corner Tuesday as Ahmaud Arbery's hometown unveiled new street signs honoring the young Black man who was fatally shot after being chased by three white men in a nearby neighborhood — a crime local officials vowed to never forget.

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Albuquerque Police Detain Suspect in Killing of 4 Muslim Men

Police announced Tuesday that they have detained a “primary suspect” in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose deaths sparked fear in Muslim communities nationwide.

U.S. To End Trump-Era “Remain In Mexico” Policy

Arguments about whether Biden had the authority to end the policy played out for months in the judicial system, with the administration ultimately reimplementing MPP in December following a court order.

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Kenan Thompson is your 2022 Emmys Host

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran “Saturday Night Live” cast member Kenan Thompson will host next month's Emmy Awards.

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Spider-Man at 60: Reflecting on the Superhero’s Beloved Appeal

NEW YORK (AP) — Spider-Man fandom is in Tyler Scott Hoover's blood — but not because he was bitten by an irradiated arachnid. His father had collected Marvel comic books featuring the character since the 1970s.

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Chipotle To Pay NYC Workers $20M for Violating Labor Laws

NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill will pay $20 million to current and former workers at its New York City restaurants for violating city labor laws, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday.

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New York Film Festival Sets Lineup for 60th Edition

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a robust 32-film main slate and a number of hometown tales, including James Gray's Queens coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time" and Laura Poitras' documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about artist Nan Goldin's battle against the Sackler family.

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U.S. Health Officials Have a Plan To Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine Supply With Smaller Doses

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a plan to stretch the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by giving people just one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.

A Famous Jaguar Named ‘El Jefe’ Was Just Spotted in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — They call him “El Jefe,” he is at least 12 years old and his crossing of the heavily guarded U.S.-Mexico border has sparked celebrations on both sides.

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WATCH: Trump Supporters Rally Outside Mar-a-Lago After FBI Investigation

On Monday night, several Trump diehards flocked to Mar-a-Lago in support of the ex-president hours after it was reported that the FBI had executed a search warrant on the property.

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WATCH: Seattle Mariners Adopt Dog to Highlight Animal Rescue Efforts

There’s a new member of the Seattle Mariners, and he’s a cutie.

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WATCH: Man Rescues Girl From Being Swept Away By River

This stranger sprang into action to rescue a little girl in danger of being swept away by river currents in eastern China.

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WATCH: How Indigenous People Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

“They are on the front lines protecting what is sacred for the planet” — Climate justice advocate Melissa Cook breaks down why indigenous peoples are essential to solving the climate crisis and how major corporations can invest in finding the solution.

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Lawyer: Giuliani Won’t Testify Tuesday in Ga. Election Probe

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani will not appear as scheduled Tuesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia, his lawyer said.

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Lawyer: Giuliani Won’t Testify Tuesday in Ga. Election Probe

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani will not appear as scheduled Tuesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia, his lawyer said.

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FBI’s Search of Trump’s Florida Estate: Why Now?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country Tuesday along with questions as to why the Justice Department — notably cautious under Attorney General Merrick Garland — decided to take such a drastic step.

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Colorado Will Exempt Taxes on Diapers & All Menstrual Products

With the new change, Coloradans will save a cumulative $9M+ per year, according to Colorado Politics.

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Ashton Kutcher Says Rare Disease Affected His Sight, Hearing, Motor Functions

Kutcher’s diagnosis with vasculitis coincides with a sizable window in which the actor has largely been out of the public eye.

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TX Church Performs ‘Hamilton’ With Altered Lyrics and Anti-Gay Sermon

‘The ‘Hamilton’ family stands for tolerance, compassion, inclusivity and certainly LGBTQ+ rights,’ said Shane Marshall Brown, a ‘Hamilton’ spokesperson, to the New York Times. ‘We are in the process of reviewing the unauthorized changes made to the script to determine further action.’

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WATCH: Pups Catch Waves at World Dog Surfing Championship

These adorable dogs are #1 in our hearts and the waves — watch each of them put their best paw forward at the 2022 World Dog Surfing Championship 🐕🏄‍♂️.

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WATCH: Rescuers Rush to Save Beluga Whale in France's River Seine

A beluga whale's appearance in France's River Seine has teams of veterinarians, biologists, and rescuers racing against the clock to save the cetacean as its health rapidly deteriorates.

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After Trump Raid, GOPers Suddenly Want To Defund Law Enforcement

Despite repeatedly criticizing Democrats in the past for being the party of ‘defunding the police.’

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WATCH: Hurricane Jolts Boat Over 30-Foot Waves

Watch this tanker battle 30-ft-high waves during a recent Atlantic hurricane off the coast of Portugal.

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WATCH: Indigenous Vietnamese Group Works to Restore Yarn Art Form

This art of yarn making has been lost for 40 years, but now it's coming back — here's how a team of Indigenous Vietnamese young people are working to restore the art form from being lost forever.

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“I Didn’t Really Learn Anything”— High Schoolers Who Graduated During COVID Worry About College

Angel Hope looked at the math test and felt lost. He had just graduated near the top of his high school class, winning scholarships from prestigious colleges. But on this test — a University of Wisconsin exam that measures what new students learned in high school — all he could do was guess.

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Most EVs Won’t Qualify for Federal Tax Credit, Auto Giants Claim

DETROIT (AP) — A tax credit of up to $7,500 could be used to defray the cost of an electric vehicle under the Inflation Reduction Act now moving toward final approval in Congress. But the auto industry is warning that the vast majority of EV purchases won’t qualify for a tax credit that large.

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McCarthy Threatens Garland and DOJ Following Trump Raid

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jim Jordan (R-OH) told Fox News he wants to conduct a hearing on the raid and have both Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, a Trump appointee, testify.

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John Travolta Posts Loving Message to Late “Grease” Co-Star Olivia Newton-John

Their signature duet in the 1978 movie musical, “You're the One That I Want,” remains one of the best-selling singles in music history.

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Motown Songwriter-Producer Lamont Dozier Dead at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Lamont Dozier, the middle name of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Heat Wave” and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81.

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Do Spiders Sleep? Study Suggests They May Snooze Like Humans

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep?

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How Biden, Senate Dems Finally Scored a Big Win on Climate & Health Bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the last year, President Joe Biden watched pieces of his domestic agenda get thrown overboard in an effort to keep it afloat. Free community college, child care funding, expanded preschool — all left behind.