David Welna
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National
Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting In Alabama
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision Friday, has blocked a lower court's ruling that allowed curbside voting in Alabama and eased mail-in voting requirements.
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Health
Mount Rushmore Fireworks Revival To Feature Trump But No Social Distancing
Environmental dangers, including wildfires and groundwater poisoning, ended the Rushmore pyrotechnics a decade ago. Now they're back, defying a pandemic and protests.
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Politics
Justice Department Seeks To Block Publication Of John Bolton's White House Memoir
A week before the scheduled June 23 launch of the former national security adviser's tale of his time serving Trump, the government has filed a lawsuit attempting to hold up the book's release.
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National
The Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 100,000
The coronavirus has claimed 100,000 lives in the U.S. The grim milestone comes as states started reopening, risking a much higher death toll.
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Politics
'We All Feel At Risk': 100,000 People Dead From COVID-19 In The U.S.
The lethal march of COVID-19 passes 100,000 deaths in the U.S. despite some predictions it would not. The grim milestone presents a moment to consider who has died and how many others might follow.
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Health
Coronavirus Has Now Killed More Americans Than Vietnam War
The number of lives taken by COVID-19 in the U.S. has reached a grim milestone: More people have died of the disease than the 58,220 Americans who perished in the Vietnam War.
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Health
Navy Recommends Reinstating Ousted Captain Of USS Roosevelt
Three weeks after Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of a coronavirus-infected aircraft carrier by a Navy official who has since resigned, top Navy brass want him back on his ship.
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Health
Modly Resigns As Acting Navy Chief After Firing Warship Skipper And Calling Him Stupid
First it was his sacking of Capt. Brett Crozier last week, then it was a diatribe he delivered aboard the USS Roosevelt Sunday. Now acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly is out.
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Health
Acting Navy Secretary Lashes Out On Virus-Plagued Ship At Commander He Fired
During an unannounced visit to the USS Theodore Roosevelt on Sunday, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly tried justifying to its catcalling crew members his sacking of their skipper.
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Health
After Outcry Over Navy Captain Relieved Of Command, Assurances He Won't Be Expelled
A highly critical letter from Capt. Brett Crozier that was leaked to the media cost him his command of the coronavirus-infected USS Roosevelt. Now the man who fired him says he's not being discharged.