Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
Thursday’s order came after South Africa sought more provisional measures, including a cease-fire, citing starvation in Gaza. Israel urged the court not to issue new orders.
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Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
Prosecutors said Bankman-Fried had cost customers, investors and lenders over $10 billion by misappropriating billions of dollars to fuel his quest for influence and dominance in the new industry.
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Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
Among the changes announced, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.
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U.S. changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years.
The evolving process often reflects changes in social attitudes and immigration, as well as a wish for people in an increasingly diverse society to see themselves in the numbers produced by the federal government.
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Evan Gershkovich marks year in Russian prison as courts keep extending time behind bars
The Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate is the first U.S. journalist taken into custody on espionage charges since the height of the Cold War.
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Lou Whittaker, among the most famous American mountaineers, has died at age 95
The legendary American mountaineer Lou Whittaker was matter-of-fact about the risks of mountaineering and said he didn’t want to die without knowing he’d lived.
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Chris Christie turns down No Labels presidential bid after discussions
The decision removes one of the top remaining prospects for the centrist group hoping to upset the two-party system this year with a bipartisan ‘unity ticket.’
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‘Robot dog’ takes bullets for police on Cape Cod
The robot, manufactured by a Massachusetts company, was deployed during an armed standoff in Barnstable.
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U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas
The Bureau of Land Management finalized a rule limiting releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas drilling operations on federal and tribal lands.