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Uvalde teacher who lost 11 kids in his classroom says 'there is no excuse' for officers' delay in taking down gunman. "You're supposed to protect and serve. ... There is no excuse for their actions. And I will never forgive them."
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Most Americans don't accept the mass slaughter of children. Why does the GOP? (Washington Post gift article.)
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Fox News Channel to skip live primetime broadcast of Jan. 6 committee hearings because of course. Fox News will be the only major news network not to air the entire Jan. 6 Committee hearings live, and instead will provide its own coverage "as warranted" through the filter of its regular prime-time programs and hosts.
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Nightclub needle attacks puzzle authorities across Europe. It's not just France: Britain's government is studying a spate of "needle spiking" there, and police in Belgium and the Netherlands are investigating scattered cases, too.
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The 'Benjamin Button' effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans. Using proteins that can turn an adult cell into a stem cell, researchers have reset aging cells in mice to earlier versions of themselves. In the first breakthrough, published in late 2020, old mice with poor eyesight and damaged retinas could suddenly see again, with vision that at times rivaled their offspring's.
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World Bank warns global economy may suffer 1970s-style stagflation. The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast to 2.9% and warned that many countries could fall into recession as the economy slips into a period of stagflation reminiscent of the 1970s.
Domino's Pizza offering half off all online pizza orders until June 12. All regularly priced pizza items are part of the deal, including specialty pizza offerings like Brooklyn style or pan pizzas. The deal can be applied to pick-up or delivery orders.
Target is ramping up discounts. Here's why. Target is stuck with too much home decor and too many TVs. To clear out the glut, it will ramp up discounts.
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Five biggest Supreme Court cases to watch. The U.S. Supreme Court tends to issue its biggest decisions in June. With a conservative super majority of justices, the public is focused on what new precedents the court could set - or even overturn.
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The GOP drive to install thousands of poll workers sets off alarms. Raises alarms that Republican election deniers could infiltrate official election operations and undermine the process.
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They thought they bought Obamacare plans. What they got wasn't insurance.
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10 secrets snack companies don't want you to know. Well, this is depressing.
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Neural 'poisonous flowers' could be the source of Alzheimer's plaque, says study.
Neuroscience says this simple sleep habit literally cleans your brain. We're not sure why it works. But it seems to have a significant effect.
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Paramount sued over 'Top Gun' copyright as 'Maverick' soars at the box office.
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Miscellany:
Birthdays
- 1917 - Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1995) (Video)
- 1940 - Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor (Video-when you're over 80 and still the coolest dude in the room...)
- 1952 - Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor
- 1958 - Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (d. 2016) (Video)
- 1959 - Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States, 50th Governor of Indiana
- 1974 - Bear Grylls, English adventurer, author, and television host
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On this date in:
- 1776 - Richard Henry Lee presented the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion was seconded by John Adams and led to the United States Declaration of Independence. (Video)
- 1887 - The Monotype mechanical typesetting system was patented by Tolbert Lanston.
- 1892 - Homer Plessy was arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
- 1942 - the battle of Midway ended in American victory. (Video)
- 1953 - the first color network telecast in compatible color was transmitted in Boston, MA
- 1955 - Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first U.S. president to appear in a live telecast on color television.
- 1965 - Sony Corp announced its first home video tape recorder priced at $995.
- 1965 - the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
- 1968 - Sirhan Sirhan was indicted for the assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
- 1969 - Tommy James and the Shondells released their single Crystal Blue Persuasion. (Video)
- 1972 - the musical "Grease" opened at the Broadhurst Theater in New York City, where it ran for 3,388 performances. (Video)
- 1975 - Sony launched Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format. (background)
- 1982 - Priscilla Presley opened Graceland to the public.
- 1991 - Mount Pinatubo began erupting, eventually generating an ash column over four miles high.
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Today is:
Daniel Boone Day, June Bug Day, National CAPHPACH Day, National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, Trial Technology Day, and VCR Day
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