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East Coast Hockey League suspends player indefinitely after alleged racist gesture toward Black opponent

By Jacob Lev, CNN The East Coast Hockey League suspended Jacksonville Icemen defenseman Jacob Panetta indefinitely after he allegedly made a racist gesture toward South Carolina Stingrays defenseman Jordan Subban during Saturday’s game, the league announced. A hearing is to take place between the league and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association. In a statement Sunday,

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Formerly conjoined twins recovering after being separated at Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia

By Stephanie Stahl Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Formerly conjoined twins are recovering after being separated at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. CHOP has done more surgeries to separate conjoined twins than any other hospital in the country. They’re complicated, difficult operations that take months of planning. It was a special

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Local McDonald’s manager receives international award, recognized among top 1% of managers

By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The general manager of a local McDonald’s restaurant has been selected for an international award given to just the top 1% of the entire chain’s general managers. Ashleigh Berry, general manager of McDonald’s located at 800 Fairview Road in Asheville,

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A worker walks in a gas treatment unit at the Slavyanskaya compressor station

US putting together ‘global’ strategy to increase gas production if Russia invades Ukraine, officials say

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN The Biden administration has been in regular discussions with a number of countries and companies in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia about stepping up production of liquefied natural gas to Europe in the event that a Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to gas shortages, multiple US officials familiar

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to members of the media at Harlem Hospital on January 21

New York’s response to violent incidents will include reinstating plainclothes officer unit, mayor says

By Dakin Andone and Laura Ly, CNN New York Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday outlined how the city will respond following a series of high-profile violent incidents, including a shooting Friday that left one police officer dead and another fighting for his life. The city will “immediately” reinstate a “newer version of modified plainclothes anti-gun

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Edmonia Lewis

USPS will issue a forever stamp honoring the Black Native sculptor Edmonia Lewis

By Eric Levenson, CNN The US Postal Service will issue a forever stamp Wednesday honoring Edmonia Lewis, the Black Native artist whose 19th century marble sculptures gained her international acclaim and are now held by the Smithsonian. “As the first African American and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition, Edmonia Lewis challenged social barriers

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