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Scientists are worried about what climate change means for marine reptiles

5:09am October 28, 2022

by Cathy Carter

Hotter summers in Florida are causing more sea turtles to be born female. Scientists there are concerned about what the gender imbalance could mean for turtle populations.

A high school newspaper in Nebraska was shut down after it published LGBTQ stories

5:09am October 28, 2022

by Rachel Martin

In Grand Island, Neb., the school district eliminated a high school journalism program after students published an issue of the school paper with op-eds about LGBTQ rights. Now the ACLU is involved.

It's been five years since The New York Times first launched stories spotlighting years of abuse and harassment by movie producer, Harvey Weinstein. The stories helped make the #MeToo movement go viral around the world.

Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light

5:00am October 28, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

#MeToo helped launch a wider examination of society's treatment of women in everyday life, at the workplace, and in Hollywood. But there remain institutional problems resistant to change.

John Steinbeck talks to media in the office of his publisher in New York on Oct. 25, 1962.

An unearthed John Steinbeck column probes the strength of U.S. democracy

3:50am October 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

Decades ago, as communists and suspected communists were being blacklisted and debates spread over the future of American democracy, John Steinbeck wrote about his homeland in Le Figaro.

People look on as Broken Arrow, Okla., police and fire department investigate the scene of a fire with multiple fatalities at the corner South Hickory Ave. and West Galveston St. on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.

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8 are found dead in a Tulsa suburb house fire and homicide is feared

1:17am October 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

Eight people were found dead Thursday in a burning Tulsa-area house in what was being investigated as multiple homicides, police said.

This image from the Twitter page of Elon Musk shows Musk entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink through the lobby area on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 in San Francisco.

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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter and immediately ousts top executives

11:12pm October 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company's general counsel, two people familiar with the deal said.

Rent hikes for the land and added fees at mobile home parks have kept many owners stuck in place.

Joseph Kennedy, seen here taking a knee in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last spring, will return to coach at Bremerton High School. His practice of praying on the field sparked a court case over accommodating religious expression in public schools.

High school football coach who led prayers on the field will get his job back

12:03pm October 27, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Joseph Kennedy will be reinstated to his previous position with the Bremerton High School football team, after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor.

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Scientists are worried about what climate change means for marine reptiles

A high school newspaper in Nebraska was shut down after it published LGBTQ stories

Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to light

An unearthed John Steinbeck column probes the strength of U.S. democracy

8 are found dead in a Tulsa suburb house fire and homicide is feared

Elon Musk takes control of Twitter and immediately ousts top executives

Can the U.S. keep up with Ukraine's demand for weaponry?

The U.S. economy rebounded in July, August and September

Mobile homes are rising in value. But current residents can't cash out

High school football coach who led prayers on the field will get his job back