The first lady says her relaunch of the Joining Forces initiative will focus, in part, on employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for military families.
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Petty officer shoots 2 sailors before being killed on Army base
The gunman drove through a gate at an entrance to Fort Detrick Army base before base personnel confronted him on a road.
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Chauvin was trained to avoid neck pressure, police instructor testifies
Several experienced officers, including the Minneapolis police chief himself, have testified that George Floyd should not have been kept pinned to the pavement by his neck for close to 9½ minutes as he lay face-down.
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U.S. job openings in February reached highest rate on record
The pace of job openings is a harbinger of healthy hiring and a hopeful sign for those looking for work.
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Rep. Alcee Hastings, civil rights lawyer and judge elected to 15 terms in Congress, dies at 84
Hastings announced in 2019 that he was being treated for pancreatic cancer.
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Egypt seeks settlement out of court for Suez Canal blockage
The Suez Canal chief says authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel after it blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week.
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Biden makes all adults eligible for vaccination starting April 19
The president is on track to meet his new goal of 200 million shots administered by his 100th day in office.
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Gaetz says he won’t resign over sex allegations he says are false
The 38-year-old Gaetz is under scrutiny by federal prosecutors over whether he had sex with a 17-year-old and other underage girls and violated federal sex trafficking laws.
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Fauci recommends 2-dose vaccine regimen instead of delaying second
Some experts have called for delaying the second dose of the vaccine until more of the initial doses are administered, as the British government has done.
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Arkansas Republican governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban
However, the measure could still be enacted if the majority of the House and Senate override the veto.