Three teenage boys were wounded when gunfire erupted after a funeral reception for a 15-year-old who was fatally stabbed at his St. Paul high school earlier this month, authorities say. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that none of the wounded teens’ injuries are considered life threatening. St. Paul Police Sgt. …
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24 February
Patients may have permanent access to some addiction treatments through telehealth
Washington – Patients may soon be able to obtain addiction treatments and medications through telehealth visits — without having to see a doctor in person. The Biden administration unveiled new regulations aimed at increasing patient access to certain medications and addiction treatments, and the proposed rules from the Drug Enforcement …
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22 February
Pentagon warns troops to avoid eating poppy seeds due to risk for testing positive for opiates
The U.S. Department of Defense has warned military personnel to avoid consuming poppy seeds over concerns that doing so could affect service members’ drug test results. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert Cisneros Jr. reminded personnel in a memo posted Tuesday that natural poppy seeds can be contaminated …
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19 February
Transcript: Fiona Hill and John Sullivan on “Face the Nation,” Feb. 19, 2023
The following is a transcript of an interview with Fiona Hill and John Sullivan that aired Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re now joined by Dr. Fiona Hill, a Trump administration National Security Council adviser on Russia, and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, …
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15 February
Lady Gaga in “Joker” sequel: Academy Award winner posts first look
Lady Gaga has unveiled her first look in the highly anticipated “Joker” sequel. On Tuesday, the Academy Award winner posted a photo on her social media pages, which shows her holding her Joker co-star Joaquin Phoenix’s face. Lady Gaga captioned her picture, “Folie à Deux” – a nod to the …
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14 February
Arrest made 18 years after woman found dead in California river
A 75-year-old man was arrested and charged in a cold case from 2005, California police announced on Sunday. Philip William Frase was arrested by investigators from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 6, the office said in a statement on Facebook. He has been formally arraigned in the Sisikyou …
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14 February
TikTok challenge spurs Hyundai and Kia to upgrade security after rise in thefts
Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge that authorities believe has led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities. The updates are free for millions of vehicles that are missing a key anti-theft device, an …
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14 February
They received heart transplants on the same day in the same hospital. Then they fell in love.
Theirs is the most improbable of love stories — but the heart works in mysterious ways. Taylor Givens, 29, and Collin Kobelja, 34, received heart transplants on the same day at Virginia’s Inova Fairfax hospital in 2011 and were recovering in neighboring rooms. It was Givens’ first transplant after she …
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7 February
Joint Base Andrews housing area breached by intruder and shots fired
Washington — Another intruder has breached one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases — the home of Air Force One — and this time a resident opened fire on the trespasser, Joint Base Andrews said in a statement late Monday. During the incident, which occurred at about 11:30 a.m. …
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6 February
Google rolls out Bard, its answer to ChatGPT
Google-parent Alphabet is rolling out an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot dubbed “Bard” as it competes with the fast-emerging ChatGPT, backed by rival Microsoft. In a blog post on Monday, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is sharing Bard with “trusted testers ahead of making it more widely available to the …
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