Jonathan Franklin
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National
In-N-Out Burger bans employees in 5 states from wearing masks
The new mask policy will apply to employees in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Utah. Employees in California and Oregon can choose to wear a company-provided N95 mask.
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Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster is fired days after football hazing scandal
In an announcement posted to Northwestern University's athletics page, head baseball coach Jim Foster was "relieved of his duties effective immediately."
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New lawsuit says social media and gun companies played roles in 2022 Buffalo shooting
The lawsuit filed in the New York Supreme Court argues that several companies, along with the shooter's parents, played roles in the 2022 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.
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Judge blocks a Florida law that would punish venues where kids can see drag shows
The ruling, in a case brought by a Hamburger Mary's restaurant, pauses enforcement of the state's new "Protection of Children" law, which prohibits admitting children to an "adult live performance."
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Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy
Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.
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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira is indicted by a federal grand jury
The Air National guardsman is facing six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, according to the Department of Justice.
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Arts & Life
Elizabeth Gilbert halts release of a new book after outcry over its Russian setting
The Snow Forest by the author of Eat, Pray, Love was set to be released in February 2024, exactly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine. The backlash included hundreds of negative GoodReads reviews.
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2 more infants die using Boppy loungers after a product recall was issued in 2021
The loungers were sold in stores such as Amazon, Pottery Barn Kids, Target and Walmart from January 2004 to September 2021. A total of 10 deaths have been linked to the product.
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Arts & Life
Adidas begins selling off Yeezy brand sneakers, 7 months after cutting ties with Ye
The German firm is selling shoes created with Ye (formerly Kanye West) before his antisemitic remarks led to termination of the deal in October. Some of the proceeds will go to anti-racism nonprofits.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy surprises Johns Hopkins grads as their commencement speaker
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's virtual appearance at the commencement ceremony was a surprise for those in attendance. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.