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Communities are divided over Rhode Island's plan for safe drug injection sites

5:06am April 14, 2022

by Lynn Arditi

Rhode Island was the first state to legalize sites where people can bring illegal drugs and use them while being monitored for overdose. Local communities still need to be convinced to host one.

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Encore: Home generator sales spike with mass outages, climate change and COVID

5:06am April 14, 2022

by Jeff Brady

Climate change is bringing more extreme weather that often leads to mass power outages. That has more Americans installing home generators. (Story originally aired on ATC on Jan. 31, 2022.)

New York City Police Department officers handcuff subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, in the East Village section, of New York, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

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Police search for motive in Brooklyn subway suspect's videos

2:49am April 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

An erratic work history, arrests for low-level crimes, stored ammo and hours of rambling, bigoted, profanity-laced videos posted online so far aren't providing answers to the shootings.

A man wearing a face mask to curb the spread of coronavirus walks past a health campaign poster in the Westminster underground train station, in London.

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, says WHO and Biden administration

9:58pm April 13, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The WHO and the Biden administration extended the public health emergency for COVID-19, saying the virus is still considered a serious health threat.

An Amazon worker walks past his Amazon Prime delivery truck in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2022.

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Sellers who ship through Amazon will see a new 5% fuel and inflation surcharge

7:45pm April 13, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The new fee doesn't apply to sellers who use third party delivery services or ship orders themselves. Inflation in the U.S. stands at a 40-year high.

Travelers will need to continue to wear protective face masks at airports, on planes, trains, buses and transit hubs, as the CDC is extending the mask requirement for travelers.

CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3

7:10pm April 13, 2022

The Biden administration will continue to require travelers to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transport,.

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Peter Lyoya, right, father of Patrick Lyoya, closes his eyes as a tear runs down his face during the Justice for Patrick Lyoya march in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday. The 26-year-old was killed during a traffic stop by a Grand Rapids police officer on

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Video shows a Michigan police officer on Black man's back before he fatally shot him

7:02pm April 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

The city's police chief released four videos that show the violent climax of a traffic stop, foot chase and fight over a stun gun on April 4 in Grand Rapids.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. appears in a New York courtroom in 2020. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of forcible touching.

A new study links the epidemic of severe lung disease among coal miners to toxic silica dust. The findings echo a 2018 investigation by NPR and the PBS show Frontline.