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crime Man charged with punching baby in face Rob Beschizza

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Atlanta conference CDC conference cursed by Covid outbreak, 181 infected Mark Frauenfelder

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hockey Mark Rober uses jumbotron to shame texting drivers at San Jose Sharks game Rusty Blazenhoff

arizona Research into magic mushrooms pondered by Arizona legislators Elías Villoro

History US giving away free lighthouses to groups who will take care of them David Pescovitz

Science Ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to be extinct, turns up in Louisiana Rob Beschizza

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twitter As Twitter sinks, Musk rearranges the deck chairs Jason Weisberger

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