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US drowning death rates have increased, reversing decades of decline

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US drowning death rates have increased, reversing decades of decline

After decades of decline, accidental drowning rates are rising in the US, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported. With Americans getting ready to hit swimming pools and beaches on Memorial Day weekend, a new study shows many lack the skills they need to stay safe in the water. ​ After decades of decline, accidental drowning rates are rising in the US, the US Centers for Disease Control […]

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Fed’s Powell is unfazed by the latest hot inflation reading

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Fed’s Powell is unfazed by the latest hot inflation reading

After another reading of hotter-than-expected inflation, you’d think Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell might be getting a little worried that the battle will go on much longer than expected. ​ After another reading of hotter-than-expected inflation, you’d think Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell might be getting a little worried that the battle will go on much longer than expected. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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Opinion: These Confederate names have a power all their own in Virginia

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Opinion: These Confederate names have a power all their own in Virginia

Putting the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson back on Virginia schools is reminder of how politically powerful those Confederate figures are (and have been for generations) in that state, writes Nicole Hemmer. ​ Putting the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson back on Virginia schools is reminder of how politically powerful those Confederate figures are (and have been for generations) in that state, writes Nicole Hemmer. Read […]

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Harvard University and pro-Palestinian protesters reach agreement to end encampment

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Harvard University and pro-Palestinian protesters reach agreement to end encampment

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters maintaining an encampment at Harvard University have reached an agreement with the university and will end their encampment, the group said in a news release Tuesday. ​ A group of pro-Palestinian protesters maintaining an encampment at Harvard University have reached an agreement with the university and will end their encampment, the group said in a news release Tuesday. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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Opinion: Could Miss Teen USA and Miss USA resignations be the tipping point for pageant culture?

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Opinion: Could Miss Teen USA and Miss USA resignations be the tipping point for pageant culture?

On the heels of the news that Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have both resigned from their roles, journalist Jill Filipovic asks: Why do beauty pageants still exist? ​ On the heels of the news that Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have both resigned from their roles, journalist Jill Filipovic asks: Why do beauty pageants still exist? Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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Rapidly-spreading fires are threatening to burn though Canadian towns and degrading air quality

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Rapidly-spreading fires are threatening to burn though Canadian towns and degrading air quality

Dangerous wildfires have scorched tens of thousands of acres and are closing in on multiple Canadian towns, forcing thousands of evacuations and degrading air quality. ​ Dangerous wildfires have scorched tens of thousands of acres and are closing in on multiple Canadian towns, forcing thousands of evacuations and degrading air quality. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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