As October brings vivid mountain colors, the post Helene hospitality industry in Asheville, North Carolina hopes for a big return of tourists.
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There was no rapture this week, so the quiz returns. Can you score a perfect 11?
This week, Jimmy Kimmel returned, a weird statue vanished and no one (to our knowledge) got snatched up to heaven.
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Fired feds, Trump lovers and veterans: Meet the people applying for ICE jobs
At a recent DHS career expo in Provo, Utah, many attendees hoped to get hired to help with the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
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What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget
Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation’s most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.
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Trump’s Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions about mothers and autism
Medical scholars say, efforts to find a singular cause for autism has historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma about autism
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I remember doing the Time Warp: The ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ turns 50
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
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How escalator safety mechanisms work — and why they cause machines to stop
President Trump called his escalator mishap at the United Nations “sabotage.” The U.N. says the White House team triggered a safety mechanism. We asked two people who work on escalators to explain.
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Fired feds, Trump lovers, and veterans: Meet the people applying for ICE jobs
At a recent DHS career expo in Provo, Utah, many attendees hoped to get hired to help with the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
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LA County response to deadly fires slowed by lack of resources, report says
A report released Thursday found that series of weaknesses, including “outdated policies, inconsistent practices and communications vulnerabilities,” slowed the response to the January fires.
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Human remains identified as Travis Decker, wanted for killing his daughters
Decker, an ex-soldier, was wanted for the murder of his three young daughters after they were found dead near a campground in June.
