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NFL set to propose fix to race-norming in dementia testing

The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement after an outcry over test score adjustments known as “race-norming.”.

October 19, 2021 10:37 PM

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Nikolas Cruz set to plead guilty to Parkland massacre

Nikolas Cruz is set to plead guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder in the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school.

October 19, 2021 10:06 PM

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San Francisco shuts burger spot for not checking vaccination

The In-N-Out hamburger chain is sizzling mad after San Francisco shut down its indoor dining for refusing to check customers’ vaccination status.

October 19, 2021 9:37 PM

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Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed $2T plan

Scaling back his big government-overhaul plans, President Joe Biden has described a more-limited vision to Democratic lawmakers.

October 19, 2021 10:01 PM

Report to urge charges against Brazil’s leader over pandemic

Brazilians are turning their focus on Wednesday to the Senate, where a report six months in the making will recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and pushing the country’s death toll to second-highest in the world.

October 19, 2021 9:14 PM

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Wild surge past Jets 6-5 in OT on Eriksson Ek’s hat trick

Joel Eriksson Ek had a hat trick for Minnesota to stun Winnipeg 6-5.

October 19, 2021 9:47 PM

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Pig-to-human transplants come a step closer with new test

Scientists have temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work.

October 19, 2021 7:03 PM

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Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy diagnosed with lung cancer

Former New York Islanders winger Mike Bossy says he’s been diagnosed with lung cancer.

October 19, 2021 6:47 PM

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Biden focuses on climate, families in trimmed $2T plan

Scaling back his big government-overhaul plans, President Joe Biden has described a more-limited vision to Democratic lawmakers.

October 19, 2021 10:30 PM

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Brazil senators readying call for Bolsonaro criminal charges

Brazilian senators are discussing details of an investigative committee’s final report that will call for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted on criminal charges for bungling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and producing the world’s second-highest death toll.

October 19, 2021 8:09 PM

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Southwest: We won’t put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave

Southwest Airlines is backing away from a plan to put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave.

October 19, 2021 5:59 PM

Celebrities

Fox News’ Cavuto tests positive for COVID-19, urges vaccines

Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto tested positive for COVID-19, which he says is surprising but made him grateful that he was vaccinated.

October 19, 2021 5:35 PM

World

Police answering 4-year-old’s call confirm his toys are cool

An emergency call made by a 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout and confirmation from an officer that the toys were, indeed, pretty cool.

October 19, 2021 11:09 PM

National Politics

Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children

An Associated Press investigation into police use of force against children has found kids as young as 6 have been treated harshly by officers.

October 19, 2021 10:53 PM

World

Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, kill 13

Syrian state TV says two roadside bombs have exploded near a bus carrying troops in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing 13 people and wounding three others.

October 19, 2021 10:51 PM

Business

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rises for 5th day

Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street rose for a fifth day on strong corporate earnings.

October 19, 2021 10:39 PM

World

Wave of killings triggers memories of dark past in Kashmir

A spate of recent killings has rattled Indian-controlled Kashmir, with violence targeting local minority members and Indian civilians from outside the disputed region.

October 19, 2021 10:35 PM

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21 Chicago cops put on ‘no pay status’ in vaccine standoff

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown says that 21 officers have been placed on “no pay status” for refusing to comply with the city’s order to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status and that the refusals have not affected staffing at the department.

October 19, 2021 10:31 PM