A bar owner who sold undercover agents fake COVID-19 vaccine cards is now facing charges for multiple crimes.
Author: Joel Shannon, USA TODAY
Case asking courts to free elephant ‘imprisoned’ in Bronx zoo heads to New York’s highest court
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Police are fueling outrage over Andrew Brown Jr.’s death by withholding information, experts say
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‘God knows what happened’: North Carolina deputy fatally shoots Black man, but police release few details
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Commercial boat capsized amid severe weather off Louisiana coast; 6 people rescued, more missing
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Indoor spread is so pervasive that researchers have struggled for months to document clear examples of outdoor transmission.
Stranded health workers brave Oregon snow storm to keep COVID-19 doses from going to waste
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Why is it called the Paris Agreement? The name has nothing to do with ‘people of Paris’ as GOP politicians suggest
The Paris Agreement bears the name of the city where world leaders in 2015 negotiated the historic pact to combat global warming.
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Weird New Year’s Eve drops to watch: A fish named Wylie, a lighted blueberry and cheese
Many local 2020 New Year’s Eve celebrations will now be accessible to the whole nation, thanks to virtual events prompted by COVID-19.