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New Jersey Man Mistakenly Cleans The Wrong House
Louis Angelino III cleans people's homes for extra money. A friend hired him and left they key under the mat of his New Jersey townhouse. Angelino found the key but it was the wrong address.
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Morning News Brief
Democratic leaders aim to sell their $3.5 trillion budget plan. DOJ watchdog says the FBI failed to properly respond to gymnasts' sex abuse allegations. The EU has a plan to tackle climate change.
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Judge: Britney Spears Can Choose Her Own Lawyer In Conservatorship Case
A Superior Court judge has cleared Britney Spears to hire her own lawyer in the battle over her conservatorship. She picked a prominent Hollywood lawyer and ex-federal prosecutor to take up her case.
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Drug Overdoses In The U.S. Jumped Nearly 30% Last Year
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kaiser Health News correspondent Aneri Pattani about health officials' findings that there were more than 93,000 deaths from drug overdoses in 2020.
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European Officials Unveil A Sweeping Plan To Tackle Climate Change
The European Commission has proposed that new gas and diesel cars be phased out by 2035. If enacted, this could push the global auto industry to switch toward electric vehicles even faster.
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U.S. Prosecutors Say They've Charged 4 Iranians With Plotting To Kidnap A Journalist
The Department of Justice say Iranian intelligence officials were planning to lure an Iranian-American author, activist and journalist from New York to another country. An indictment came out Tuesday.
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Moïse's Assassination Created A Political Vacuum In Haiti
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bocchit Edmond, Haiti's ambassador to the United States, about the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, and who's in charge of the country.
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Conditions In Haiti Remain Tense After Last Week's Presidential Assassination
The investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse is looking closely at the role the president's security detail played the night of his death.
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McCormick & Company Searches For A Director Of Taco Relations
The spice maker advertised for a "resident consulting taco expert." The person who submits the best video, showing their "personality and passion for tacos," may get a six-figure income.
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After 300 Years, A Book Is Returned To Sheffield Cathedral
Rev. Canon Keith Farrow told the Sheffield Star he's delighted the book — The Faith and Practice of a Church of England-Man — is back. He joked that he's trying to figure out the fine.
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Britney Spears' Conservatorship Is Back In Court: Who's Who, And What They Want
On Wednesday, the parties involved in the pop icon's conservatorship head back to court for the first time since Britney Spears spoke to the judge last month. Here's who the main players are.
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U.S. COVID-19 Hot Spots Dominate Where Vaccination Rates Are Low
Weeks after warnings about high COVID-19 infection rates in Missouri and in Southeastern states, vaccination rates remain low and health care systems are stressed.