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Democrat Warren kicks off 2020 run, ignoring ancestry row
World
February 11, 2019
Democrat Warren kicks off 2020 run, ignoring ancestry row
Democrat Elizabeth Warren officially kicked off her 2020 White House run Saturday with a full-throated pledge to defend working Americans,…
Dangerous arctic chill sweeps over US Midwest
World
January 30, 2019
Dangerous arctic chill sweeps over US Midwest
Tens of millions of people in the United States are bracing for a potentially life-threatening deep arctic chill forecast…
After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks
World
January 23, 2019
After a month of shutdown, US federal workers turn to food banks
Most never needed help from a food pantry. But a month since the US government shutdown began, dozens of…
Total lunar eclipse woos sky watchers
Science
January 21, 2019
Total lunar eclipse woos sky watchers
An unusual set of celestial circumstances came together over Sunday night and the wee hours of Monday for sky…
US train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3
World
December 19, 2017
US train on new route hurtles onto highway, kills 3
An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle on…
In photos: Seas rise, trees die – Climate change before your eyes
Science
August 1, 2017
In photos: Seas rise, trees die – Climate change before your eyes
They’re called “ghost forests” — dead trees along vast swaths of coastline invaded by rising seas, something scientists call one…