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Inmates Used Drones to Smuggle Drugs Into Georgia Prisons, U.S. Says
The authorities charged nearly two dozen people with taking part in schemes over five years beginning in 2019 to deliver drugs and other contraband to inmates in Georgia state prisons.
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 PM EDT Wed Aug 21 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
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Forecaster Kelly
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Tim Walz’s Superpower
Walz has an easy masculine confidence we seem to have all but forgotten.
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Bubble Watch: Here's what players outside the FedEx Cup top 30 need to get in
The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup championship standings will earn two-year exemptions on the PGA Tour and access to the four majors in 2025.
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Transcript: Ezra Klein on Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Convention Speeches
The August 21, 2024, episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”
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Why Ukrainian Guards Are Patrolling This River for Fellow Ukrainians
Some Ukrainians are fleeing an unpopular conscription drive for troops. Ukrainian guards are on their trail. NPR's Joanna Kakissis takes us to one escape route along a river in Western Ukraine.
(Image credit: Florent Vergnes)
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Al Attles, a Golden State Warrior in Name and in Spirit, Dies at 87
He was known as the Destroyer for his gritty intensity as a player. He later coached Golden State to an N.B.A. championship and served as its general manager.
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At M.I.T., Black and Latino Enrollment Drops Sharply After Affirmative Action Ban
Asian American students made up almost half of the 2028 class — the first admitted since the end of affirmative action.
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Yankees place Gil on 15-day IL with back strain
The New York Yankees placed right-handed starter Luis Gil on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a lower back strain.
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Nebraska names touted frosh Raiola starting QB
Nebraska has named touted true freshman Dylan Raiola its starting quarterback for its season opener against UTEP on Aug. 31.
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Democrats Use the DNC to Try to Define Trump as a Self-Interested Fraud
Speeches and videos seek to shrink Donald Trump in order to rise above him, as Kamala Harris and her allies work to minimize him and disengage from him.
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Israel and Hezbollah Trade Cross-Border Strikes
The strikes, in eastern Lebanon and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, underscored how months of talks have failed to stop either the war in Gaza or the related conflict along the Lebanese border.
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While the Public Awaited Jobs Data, Wall Street Firms Got a Look
A report was delayed on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, but some investors got it in the meantime, raising new questions about agency practices.
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Hadley Duvall Says Her Abortion Speech Will ‘Keep My Heart Full’
Ms. Duvall, a sexual abuse survivor, was one of three women who shared their personal stories at the Democratic convention to support Vice President Kamala Harris.
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A ‘Speedy Little Star’ May Be on Course to Escape Our Galaxy
The so-called hypervelocity object, which is either a low-mass star or a brown dwarf, is traveling through the Milky Way at around a million miles an hour.
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Liberals Needed a Beyoncé Moment. Kamala Harris Is Delivering One.
The vice president is giving Democrats what they want while disorienting Donald Trump.
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What’s in the Latest U.S. Proposal for a Gaza Cease-Fire?
The Biden administration is pushing for a deal between Israel and Hamas with renewed urgency after months of lagging talks. Here’s a closer look at what the main differences appear to be.
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Biden Is Leaving the Spotlight. His Son’s Legal Troubles Are Not.
A preliminary hearing on Wednesday will determine the contours of the tax trial Hunter Biden faces in September. It is often a forum for discussions that could lead to a plea deal.
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Union accuses Dartmouth of unfair labor practice
The union representing the Dartmouth men's basketball team filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the school because it has refused to negotiate with the players on a collective bargaining agreement.
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Carrington rips WNBA for lack of Boston 'promo'
DiJonai Carrington called out the WNBA over what she felt was a lack of promotion for the Connecticut Sun's historic game in Boston's TD Garden.
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