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Siblings Alex Yurgenson (left) and River Adams.

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A refugee family was going hungry — until a fast food manager risked his job to help

After fleeing to the U.S. from the Soviet Union, River Adams was struggling to survive. Then a kind gesture changed everything.

March 19, 2024
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  • Autumn Barnes
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, says that a slew of recent incidents ranging from a panel that fell off a plane to another jet losing a wheel on takeoff will cause the airline to review its safety training for employees.

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  • Business

United Airlines CEO tries to reassure customers that the airline is safe

In a memo to customers, CEO Scott Kirby tried to reassure travelers that safety is the airline's top priority. He said the airline was already planning an extra day of training for pilots.

March 19, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
In this Oct. 3, 2019 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures to students before she speaks at Amherst College in Amherst, Mass., on Oct. 3, 2019. Ginsburg is being remembered during ceremonies at the Supreme Court on Friday, March 17, 2023.

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  • Law

RBG award ceremony canceled amid controversy over recipients

Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk and junk bond creator Michael Milken were among the recipients of the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award.

March 19, 2024
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  • Alina Hartounian
Astronaut Tom Stafford (left) and cosmonaut Alexey Leonov shake hands after the first docking of U.S. and Soviet spacecraft in 1975.

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NASA astronaut Tom Stafford, famed for U.S.-Soviet orbital handshake, has died at 93

Tom Stafford commanded the first Apollo mission to dock with a Soviet craft in space. He also served as commander of Apollo 10 - the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.

March 18, 2024
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  • Russell Lewis
An asbestos warning sign is seen at Victoria Park in in Sydney, Australia on February 29, 2024.

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  • Health

The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry

More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.

March 18, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Displaced Palestinians gather in the yard of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital on Dec. 10, 2023. The hospital, Gaza's largest, war raided by the Israeli military early on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Israel's military launched an overnight raid on Gaza's largest hospital

The Israeli military said it was "operating to thwart terrorist activity" at Al-Shifa Hospital. The Gaza Ministry of Health says the raid violates humanitarian law.

March 18, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A Joann store is seen in Tigard, Ore., in August 2020. The arts and crafts retailer announced Monday that it was filing for bankruptcy.

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  • Business

The arts and crafts giant Joann files for bankruptcy, but stores will remain open

Joann expects to receive $132 million in new financing as part of the bankruptcy agreement. The Ohio-based company will also be delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange.

March 18, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
A woman watches an annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 using special solar filter glasses at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

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  • Science

Watching a solar eclipse without the right filters can cause eye damage. Here's why

When the April 8 solar eclipse draws eyes upward, having proper solar filters and solar eclipse glasses is essential to avoid potentially permanent eye damage, doctors say.

March 18, 2024
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A man enters the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, March 10, 2024.

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First charter flight with U.S. citizens fleeing Haiti lands in Miami

More than 30 U.S. citizens were on the government-chartered flight, officials said in a statement. It later arrived at the Miami International Airport.

March 18, 2024
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The FBI Boston Division recovered 22 artifacts stolen from Japan, including the artwork above. During World War II, various treasures from the Ryukyu Kingdom were stolen.

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A family found centuries-old Japanese art stolen during WWII in their attic

Troves of artifacts were stolen from Japan during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Over 20 pieces of looted items were found in the attic of a Massachusetts home.

March 17, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Ben Brosseau with the Adirondack Mountain Club says people who want to watch the eclipse in wild places should be prepared. "It's rugged here," Brosseau says.

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  • National

Plan to watch the eclipse from a wild mountain summit? Be ready for harsh conditions

Outdoor groups and state and local officials in northern parts of the northeastern US worry that a surge of eclipse-watchers could overwhelm backcountry first responders.

March 17, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
West Maui is a center of the tourism industry, raising concerns in the community that developers will buy properties destroyed in the fire as they come up for sale.

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  • Climate

After the fires, a Maui community tries a novel approach to keep homes in local hands

As burned properties come up for sale in Lahaina, many worry outside developers will scoop them up. Some are turning to a tool that's helped other towns after a disaster: a community land trust.

March 17, 2024
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  • Lauren Sommer
Local law enforcement were able to evacuate all the hostages who were held by a 26-year-old suspect in Trenton, N.J., on Saturday afternoon.

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  • National

Suspect in Pennsylvania suburb shootings is arrested in Trenton, police say

Officials said the 26-year-old suspect killed three people and assaulted one other woman in Falls Township, Pa., before fleeing to Trenton, N.J.

March 17, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
President Joe Biden meets with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2024 in Washington.

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  • Politics

Biden jokes that one presidential candidate is mentally unfit — and it's not him

President Biden was speaking at the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation Dinner, the first time he has attended during his presidency. Vice President Kamala Harris and other big names were there too.

March 17, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at a campaign rally Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.

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  • Politics

Trump says some migrants are 'not people', and warns of 'bloodbath' if he loses

Former President Trump claimed he will protect Social Security and warned of a "bloodbath" in the auto industry if he loses the election at a rally for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.

March 17, 2024
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