Ayana Archie
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Family Dollar is fined over $40 million due to a rodent infestation in its warehouse
The Food and Drug Administration found dead and live rodents, and their feces and urine. More than 1,200 rodents were exterminated after fumigation at the warehouse, which serves more than 400 stores.
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Tuition will be free at a New York City medical school thanks to a $1 billion gift
Ruth Gottesman is a professor emerita of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Gottesman's late husband, David, left the money to her upon his death.
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University of Georgia says it cancels classes after a woman is found dead on campus
The person was found unconscious and with injuries near the university's intramural sports field. They were a student at another university, though police have not yet said where.
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Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' debuts at No. 1 on the country chart
Beyoncé became the only other solo woman alongside Taylor Swift to achieve the feat with no accompanying artists, Billboard said.
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NASA is looking for people to test out its Mars simulator for a year
The agency is accepting applicants for the second cohort of its Mars simulator mission. Participants will live and work from a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot facility at NASA's Houston space center.
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Capital One is acquiring Discover in a deal worth $35 billion
The companies are teaming up, in part, to expand their payment network. Discover is the smallest of the four U.S.-based payment networks, which also include Visa, American Express and Mastercard.
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The Oakland A's hire the first female primary play-by-play announcer in MLB history
Jenny Cavnar will call most of the games during the 2024 season. She was the backup play-by-play announcer for the Colorado Rockies for 12 years and has five Emmys.
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The 2024 Super Bowl becomes the most watched NFL championship in history
About 123 million people tuned in across platforms, including CBS, Paramount+, Univision and Nickelodeon. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in a game that went to overtime.
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The Lakers reveal the first of 3 statues of Kobe Bryant
The statue depicts Bryant amid his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. Bryant's wife, Vanessa, specially requested certain elements, such as replicas of his five championship trophies.
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The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be considered hazardous substances
A study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that the man-made chemicals are present in nearly half the country's tap water supply.