Author: chiara
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Maine shooting survivors claim Army negligence and FDA’s weight-loss drug decision: Morning Rundown
What Republicans are planning after 2020’s chaos at a Detroit vote tally. A surprise move by the FDA allows compounded weight-loss drugs to stay in production. And a foot found on Mount Everest might belong to climber who disappeared 100 years ago. Here’s what to know today. How Trump allies stoked election chaos in 2020…
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returns after four year hiatus: Here’s what to know
After a four-year hiatus, the wings, walks and women of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will return Tuesday for the company’s 2024 show in New York City. Victoria’s Secret pulled the plug on the show in 2019 after it faced poor ratings and the brand itself was embroiled in some controversy. Last year, it launched a…
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Fifty well-preserved Viking-era skeletons are discovered in Denmark
The Vikings unearthed at Aasum most likely weren’t warriors. Borre Lundø believes the site was probably a “standard settlement,” perhaps a farming community, located 3 miles from a ring fortress in what is now central Odense. The 21,500-square-foot burial ground holds the remains of men, women and children. Besides the skeletons, there are a few…
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U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon will not give in to Israeli demand to ‘get out of harms way’
With tensions simmering after several incidents over the past week, the United Nations has insisted it will not withdraw its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon despite repeated demands by Israel for them to move out of the area where its military is operating against the Hezbollah militant group. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL)…
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Half of voters plan to cast their ballots early — with a stark partisan divide
Americans are more eager to vote early than they were before the pandemic, but a deep partisan divide on early voting remains, the latest national NBC News poll shows. With not even a month to go before Election Day, 5% of registered voters said they had already cast their ballots (3% by mail and 2%…
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Trump allies stoked election chaos in Detroit in 2020. Here’s what could happen in 2024
‘We all know what happened in Detroit’ This fall, another army of poll watchers is going to Detroit and other cities around the country. The RNC has long declined to share what it teaches poll watchers behind closed doors, but NBC News has obtained a recording from inside a training session in August, providing a…
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Trump’s dark rhetoric about big cities returns to the campaign trail
When Donald Trump visited Detroit last week, he unfurled a string of insults. He compared the city, which is 77% Black, to a developing nation and posited that the “whole country will end up being like Detroit” if Vice President Kamala Harris wins. If there was any question whether Trump thinks this is good or…
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When leaf peepers pile onto New England trails, it can ruin fall foliage for all
Midway into October, the vibrant fall colors have drawn thousands of visitors to New England’s trails eager to capture the beauty of autumn. But the influx of hikers has led to concerns about overcrowding and safety, especially in popular spots in New Hampshire. State park officials are excited to see so many people enjoying the…
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Nine monkeys die mysteriously at Hong Kong zoo
HONG KONG — Zoo authorities in Hong Kong are keeping a close watch on a monkey that is behaving unusually a day after the ninth death this week of one of the animals while hastening tests to find out what killed them. During the monitoring, the city’s Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG) will keep shut…
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100 Lewiston mass shooting survivors and victims’ families claim U.S. military negligence
One year after an Army reservist perpetrated a mass shooting across Lewiston, Maine, lawyers representing survivors and families of the victims said Tuesday they are pursuing negligence claims against the federal government that could pave the way for 100 individual lawsuits. The claimants are serving legal notices of their intent to sue the Defense Department,…