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Pediatric patient dies from brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, officials say

By Zach Rainey Click here for updates on this story     COLUMBIA, S.C. (WYFF) — On Tuesday, officials confirmed that a pediatric patient in Columbia, South Carolina, has died from Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba. According to Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician Anna Kathryn Burch with the Prisma Health Children’s Hospital – Midlands, a

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Demonstrators with signs stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard after a rally was held against President Donald Trump's attacks on Harvard University at Harvard University in Cambridge

Trump administration opens investigation into Harvard’s visa program eligibility

By Jennifer Hansler and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is opening an investigation into Harvard University’s “continued eligibility as a sponsor for the Exchange Visitor Program,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday, marking the Trump administration’s latest escalation against the Ivy League institution. It was announced amid ongoing legal

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Injured Palestinians are transported to hospitals after Israeli forces open fire on civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the Zikim area

Palestinians are starving or being killed by Israeli troops while seeking aid almost daily. How did we get here?

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-one months into Israel’s war in Gaza, the enclave is gripped by escalating scenes of death and hunger, with some killed while trying to reach aid, others dying of starvation, and growing condemnation of Israel’s conduct even among many of its closest

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Trump says he is ‘thinking about’ nixing capital gains tax on home sales. Here’s what that could mean for homeowners

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — In comments to the press on Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested he is considering eliminating capital gains taxes on the sale of homes. “We are thinking about … no tax on capital gains on houses,” Trump said. Soon afterwards, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia posted her thanks to

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Ukrainians attend a rally against the new law in central Lviv

Ukraine sees first major anti-government protests since start of war, as Zelensky moves to weaken anti-corruption agencies

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has seen the first major anti-government protests since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion over three years ago, as a move by President Volodymyr Zelensky to curb anti-corruption agencies sparked fury across the nation. Defiant crowds gathered in the capital Kyiv on Tuesday, as well as Lviv in

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A small business in Centennial is facing a major setback two months after opening. Pyre Vape and Glass was one of several vape shops across the Denver metro area targeted in a string of coordinated overnight burglaries.

Several Denver metro area vape shops hit in coordinated burglary spree, one business owner says it’s “devastating”

By Tori Mason Click here for updates on this story     DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — A small business in Centennial is facing a major setback two months after opening. Pyre Vape and Glass was one of several vape shops across the Denver metro area targeted in a string of coordinated overnight burglaries. Surveillance footage from Pyre

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