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While Energy Costs Fall, Shelter Prices Go Up
In line with forecasts, inflation moderated somewhat in February. The most recent consumer price index (CPI) indicates that prices rose 0.4% month-over-month in February, down from 0.5% in January, while annual inflation is up 6%, down from 6.4%. 70% of the rise was due to an increase of 0.8% in the cost of housing. The…
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L.A. Nursing Home Administrators Charged in 14 COVID-Related Deaths
The operators of a lavish nursing home for dementia patients were charged with felony elder abuse on Tuesday in connection with the deaths of a nurse and 13 patients who succumbed to COVID, allegedly because the prioritized facility profit over safety and admitted an infected patient. According to the Los Angeles Times, prosecutors claim that…
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Swastikas Painted on Stanford Jewish Student’s Dorm Room Door
Friday at Stanford University, many swastikas and an image resembling Adolf Hitler were spotted on the door of a Jewish student’s dorm room. The event is being investigated as a hate crime by the university. The university has detected racist or antisemitic vandalism on campus three times in the past month. On February 28, the…
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Flight Becomes Nightmare When Passenger Finds Bomb Threat Letter in Bathroom
On Sunday, a United Airlines flight was thrown into chaos when a passenger discovered a message claiming a bomb was on board. According to officials, the pilot of the flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Burlington, Vermont, was informed of the threat just 20 minutes before landing. The flight landed around 1:45 p.m., but passengers…
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Big Dance Is Set Following 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament Brackets
After the 2023 March Madness bracket was unveiled, the stage was set for college basketball’s most crucial event. Alabama, which plays in the Southern region, got the top overall seed for the first time in its history on Selection Sunday, which CBS and the NCAA held this week. Moreover, Purdue, Kansas, and Houston were selected…
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Astonishing Discovery of Roman Aristocrat’s Remains from Lead Coffin
In England, the remains of a Roman nobleman estimated to be older than one thousand years have been discovered. Last year, archaeologists unearthed the aristocrat in a lead coffin, together with the bones of 62 others from the Roman and early Anglo-Saxon periods, from a hitherto unknown site in a secluded cemetery in Northern England.…
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8 Killed After Smuggling Vessels Sink Off San Diego
Authorities said eight people were killed when two boats, thought to be used in smuggling, came too close to a San Diego beach, and one of them capsized. On Sunday, teams were searching for an estimated seven more victims. According to Officer Richard Brahm of U.S. Coast Guard Petty, a lady aboard one of the…
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The United States Claims Iran Lied About a Prisoner Swap Deal
The United States accused Iran of “making things up” when it claimed that the two nations had agreed to the details of a prisoner swap. A White House official told Reuters that they are committed to liberating Americans imprisoned in Iran but said Amirabdollahian’s claims were untrue. Last week, some Iranian media stated that the…
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After Collapsing Onstage, Rapper Costa Titch Dies
This weekend, popular South African rapper Costa Titch collapsed and died on stage at a festival in Johannesburg. The 28-year-old, who was playing at the Ultra Music Festival and had recently signed with Akon’s record company, died of an undetermined cause. “Death has tragically knocked on our door, robbing us of our dear son, brother,…
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3 Palestinian Militants Were Killed By Israeli Forces In Recent Violence
According to the Associated Press, Israeli soldiers killed three members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in a gunfight in the West Bank on Sunday, raising the total number of Palestinians killed in fighting this year to 80. The outbreak of violence is one of the deadliest in recent years, and it comes as Israel conducts…