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Coronavirus deaths pass 1M mark worldwide

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work.

 
Louisville protest results in at least 2 police officers shot

Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for Breonna Taylor’s death, authorities said two officers were shot and wounded Wednesday night.

 
Vice President Mike Pence’s jet lands safely after hitting bird

Vice President Mike Pence’s airplane struck a bird Tuesday on takeoff in New Hampshire, causing the pilot to return to the airport out of caution, the White House said.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday.

 
Devastating wildfires are latest challenge in West

Oregon officials are saying they are preparing for a possible “mass casualty event” if more bodies are found in the ash.