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The Navy reported dangerous levels of petroleum contamination in a second ground water source at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii

Navy reports contamination at a second water shaft servicing Hawaii base, state officials say

By Tina Burnside and Kelly McCleary, CNN The Navy reported dangerous levels of petroleum contamination in a second groundwater source at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on Wednesday, state health officials said, expanding the scope of a tainted water crisis that has already forced hundreds from their homes and reportedly sickened military families. The

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the state's DOJ will review allegations at the Torrance Police Department.

Authorities in California dismissed 90 cases so far due to the involvement of Torrance officers under investigation for racist texts

By Alexandra Meeks, Natasha Chen and Stephanie Becker, CNN Following allegations of excessive force, racist text messages and other misconduct, the Torrance Police Department in California faces an independent review from the state’s department of justice, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday. More than 1,800 cases spanning over a decade in Los Angeles County are

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Abortion rights advocates call for California to become a true ‘Reproductive Freedom State’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned

By Steve Almasy, CNN A coalition of more than 40 organizations, including abortion rights advocacy groups, issued a report on Wednesday with 45 recommendations to “protect, strengthen and expand abortion services” in California. The report comes as the US Supreme Court weighs new laws in Texas and Mississippi that are much more restrictive than 1973’s

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A coalition of more than 40 organizations

Abortion rights advocates call for California to become a true ‘Reproductive Freedom State’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned

By Steve Almasy, CNN A coalition of more than 40 organizations, including abortion rights advocacy groups, issued a report on Wednesday with 45 recommendations to “protect, strengthen and expand abortion services” in California. The report comes as the US Supreme Court weighs new laws in Texas and Mississippi that are much more restrictive than 1973’s

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Daunte Wright’s girlfriend tried to stop his bleeding with a belt as he gasped for air, she testified at ex-officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial

By Carma Hassan, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN The passenger in Daunte Wright’s car when he was killed was the “only one out of everybody there that was trying to help him,” the young woman testified Thursday in the trial of the then-officer who fired the fatal shot during an April traffic stop in

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National Guard soldiers help people sign up for their vaccination appointments on February 24

Three Northeast states deploy National Guard amid medical capacity crisis due to pandemic

By Evan Simko-Bednarski and Amy Simonson, CNN The governors of Maine and New York deployed the National Guard in response to dangerously low capacity at statewide medical facilities due to the pandemic. The New York National Guard announced Wednesday that it had deployed 120 medics and medical technicians to a dozen long-term care facilities statewide.

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