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Health
New Jersey Is Closing Its Only Women's Prison After Rampant Abuse By Guards
The announcement by Gov. Phil Murphy came as the state released a report about brutal cell extractions this year that left prisoners with injuries ranging from scratches to a fractured eye socket.
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Business
Fisher-Price Ignored Safety Warnings Even After Infants Started Dying, Report Finds
At least 50 infants died in the Rock 'n Play inclined sleeper over a decade before Fisher-Price recalled it in 2019. Company officials said they believed the product was safe when used correctly.
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Health
Fisher-Price Recalls Baby Gliders And Soothers After Four Infant Deaths
Officials recalled the Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock 'n Glide Soother and the 2-in-1 Soothe 'n Play Glider, and urged consumers to stop using them immediately.
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Business
Vanessa Bryant Says Nike, Without Consent, Made Shoes She Designed To Honor Her Child
The widow of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant says she decided not to sell the shoe she designed to honor her late daughter, Gianna, yet has seen photos of people in possession of the sneaker.
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Science
Why NASA Is Blasting Water Bears And Bobtail Squid Into Space
The animals are being launched into the cosmos as NASA researchers attempt to learn more about how the conditions of spaceflight can affect biological organisms and, by extension, future astronauts.
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National
The FAA Has Seen A "Significantly Higher" Number Of Unruly Passenger Reports In 2021
With more people boarding planes as the pandemic eases, verbal abuse and violence against flight attendants has increased, caused in part by disputes over the ongoing federal mask mandate.
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Arts & Life
A Young John Steinbeck's Unpublished Werewolf Novel Isn't Going To Print
A Steinbeck scholar says Murder at Full Moon, a mystery about a series of brutal murders that appear to be the work of a werewolf, should be available to all. Steinbeck's estate disagrees.
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National
Read This Powerful Statement From Darnella Frazier, Who Filmed George Floyd's Murder
"If it weren't for my video, the world wouldn't have known the truth. I own that," says Frazier, who was 17 at the time. "It made me realize how dangerous it is to be Black in America."
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World
If You Didn't Look Up This Morning, Here's What You Missed
The supermoon — the Super Flower Blood Moon, to be exact — brought the first total lunar eclipse in nearly two and a half years.
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National
1 Person Shot Near The Site Of George Floyd's Murder On The Anniversary Of His Death
Minneapolis Police say the individual's wound is believed to be non-life threatening. Witnesses told police a suspect vehicle left the area "at a high rate of speed."