Joe Hernandez
Stories
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Don't give a hoot about sports? The Superb Owl might be for you
What began as an accidental misspelling or an online joke has soared into a cultural phenomenon.
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What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?
Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects to further U.S. interests.
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RFK Jr.'s raspy voice is the result of a condition called spasmodic dysphonia. What is it?
Spasmodic dysphonia is a rare neurological disorder that causes a strained voice. RFK Jr. says he has had the disorder for decades and treats it with Botox injections, a common treatment.
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A snowboarder and a skier land the first 2340s in competition
Japanese snowboarder Hiroto Ogiwara and Italian skier Miro Tabanelli pulled off the six-and-a-half-rotation maneuver in competition for the first time in history.
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Trump says he still wants to buy Greenland, suggests Canada could become a U.S. state
The newly inaugurated president held forth on multiple foreign policy issues on Saturday, from Greenland to Canada to the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Seeking to heal the country, Jimmy Carter pardoned men who evaded the Vietnam War draft
The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians.
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How swing states came to be critical in U.S. presidential elections
Political campaigns and pundits have long focused on swing states because they offer candidates an opportunity to sway voters off the fence and win coveted Electoral College votes.
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2 men are charged with toppling ancient rock formations at Lake Mead trail
A federal grand jury has indicted two men in connection with the April incident at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
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Matching dinosaur prints were found an ocean apart in Africa and South America
A group of scientists say in new research that matching dinosaur tracks found in modern-day Brazil and Cameroon were made 120 million years ago in an area that once connected the two continents.
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A 102-year-old woman becomes the United Kingdom’s oldest skydiver
Manette Baillie broke the record Sunday during a tandem jump in eastern England. She was raising money for three organizations, including her local veterans club.
