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Month: July 2021

European officials say ‘climate change has arrived’ as deadly floods engulf entire towns

By Angela Dewan, Nadine Schmidt and Ulrike Dehmel, CNN European officials have said climate change contributed to this week’s extreme flooding, which has left entire towns submerged and more than 120 people dead. Scientists have for decades warned that climate change will make extreme weather events, including heavy rain and deadly flooding, more likely. Around

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This all-Black Women’s Army Corps unit from WWII may finally receive a Congressional Gold Medal

By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Members of the Women’s Army Corps’ all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion had to fight racial discrimination, gender discrimination and the war itself during World War II. After traveling overseas in 1945, the unit, nicknamed “Six Triple Eight,” survived encounters with Nazi U-boats and a German rocket explosion

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Early morning blaze destroys boats on Lake Arrowhead dock, causes $2 million in damages

UPDATE: A Lake Arrowhead boat deemed suspicious in nature, caused an estimated $2 million in damages. According to the San Bernardino County Fire Dept., authorities continue to investigate the fire that damaged several boats and a large section of dock in Lake Arrowhead on Friday. While completing their investigation, investigators say they found boats that

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Miles de menores de escuelas para indígenas de Canadá podrían estar enterrados en tumbas sin marcar, según un funcionario

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN)–  La primera prueba forense de que en el antiguo Instituto Residencial Indígena de Kamloops de Canadá había centenares de tumbas sin marcar fue un hueso de costilla y un diente juveniles encontrados bajo el huerto de manzanas. Pero los supervivientes de la escuela afirman que no necesitaban pruebas forenses para saber que

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El FBI acepta mejorar la verificación de antecedentes penales para evitar la venta de armas a menores y foráneos

Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN)– El FBI aceptó estudiar la posibilidad de modificar su sistema de verificación de antecedentes penales después de que el inspector general del Departamento de Justicia descubriera que el sistema no cotejaba la edad del comprador con los requisitos legales de su estado de origen, según un informe publicado el jueves. Según

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Criminal charges, including involuntary manslaughter, filed nearly 3 years after Duck Boat tragedy

By Micheal Mahoney Click here for updates on this story     BRANSON, Missouri (KMBC) — Stone County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Selby and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced criminal charges against Ride the Ducks Branson employees Kenneth Scott McKee, Charles Baltzell, and Curtis Lanham on Friday in relation to the sinking of Stretch Boat No. 7

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