Nearly 50 times between February and May, Robb Elementary School had gone into lockdown, not because of active shooter scares but of nearby, high-speed pursuits of migrants coming from the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Biden holds off – for now – on climate emergency declaration
The emergency order is one of several tactics now under deliberation.
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FDA weighs oversight changes after formula, Juul troubles
Parents and politicians have expressed frustration over the agency’s handling of the baby formula shortage and a recent decision to ban all e-cigarettes from Juul.
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Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers, but spared more loss by ‘Stranger Things’
Netflix was probably spared from deeper losses by the ongoing popularity of ‘Stranger Things,’ its science fiction/horror series that debuted in 2016.
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CDC endorses more traditional Novavax COVID shot for adults
There’s a new option for COVID-19 shots from Novavax – a more traditional kind of vaccine.
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China threatens ‘strong measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi would be the highest-ranking American lawmaker to visit Taiwan since her predecessor as speaker, Newt Gingrich, traveled there 25 years ago.
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House to vote on same-sex marriage, push back against court
The House is set to vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages.
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Yellen calls out China trade practices in South Korea visit
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been a critic of China’s economic relationship with Moscow — urging the Asian superpower to use its ‘special relationship with Russia’ to persuade it to end its invasion of Ukraine.
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Sri Lanka’s political turmoil sows worries for recovery
Bankruptcy has forced Sri Lanka’s government to a near standstill.
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Excavation of graves begins at site of colonial Black church
If Archaeologists find human remains in the 3 suspected graves that are being targeted, DNA tests and analysis of bones will be conducted.