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National
Police dragged a paraplegic man from his car after he told them he couldn't get out
Clifford Owensby told police he was a paraplegic and couldn't exit his car, but officers dragged him out anyway in an arrest that is now under investigation by the Dayton Police Department.
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National
California is the first state to ban 'stealthing,' nonconsensual condom removal
Stealthing can result in pregnancy or the transmission of an STI, but advocates say nonconsensual condom removal is itself a violation. Victims will be able to sue the perpetrators in civil court.
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National
Pfizer officially asks the FDA to authorize its COVID vaccine for kids aged 5-11
"With new cases in children in the U.S. continuing to be at a high level, this submission is an important step in our ongoing effort against #COVID19," the pharmaceutical giant said.
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National
ESPN anchor Sage Steele is off the air after her comments on vaccines and Obama
On a podcast, Steele called vaccine mandates "sick" and "scary" and questioned why former President Barack Obama identifies as Black even though he was raised by his white mother.
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Law & Courts
Tesla must pay $137 million to a Black employee who sued for racial discrimination
Owen Diaz, an elevator operator from 2015 to 2016, said in his lawsuit that he and others were called the N-word by Tesla employees and that he was told to "go back to Africa."
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Environment
The California oil spill could endanger birds and sea life for years, experts say
Even as the response effort continues, experts say the long-term impacts to the environment — particularly on birds and marine life — could be significant.
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National
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier had its first all-female guard change in history
It was a milestone moment for the famed memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, which pays tribute to the unidentified service members who died in war.
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Politics
What the 'Pandora Papers' show about how the powerful hide money from public view
The global investigation sheds new light on how the world's wealthy use a network of lawyers and financial institutions to obscure their finances from authorities, their creditors and the public.
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Environment
A massive oil spill in the Pacific Ocean has reached the Southern California coast
Federal, state and local agencies are racing to determine the cause of the spill, which is at least 13 square miles in size.
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National
A Calif. Beach Was Seized From Black Owners In 1924. Now, The Family Will Get It Back
Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to sign a bill Thursday that will return a plot of beachfront land along the Southern California coast to the family of a Black couple who lost it to eminent domain.