Watching Nero Fiddle

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13 men charged in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The men discussed attacking a Michigan State Police facility and suggested shooting up the governor’s vacation home, authorities allege.

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A top disease expert is warning of 'another 12 to 14 months of a really hard road ahead of us,' and says the US has no national plan to stop

Osterholm doubled down on Dr. Anthony Fauci's warning that Americans should expect to "hunker down" this fall and winter.

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Dense smoke smothers Pacific Northwest, shutting residents indoors and complicating fire response

Officials and health experts urged residents to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary, keep doors and windows closed, and use fans and ai

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'We have never seen this': 10% of Oregon forced to evacuate; death toll rises from wildfires across Western states

More than 500,000 people in Oregon have been forced to evacuate as wildfires continued to race through more than a dozen Western states Frid

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Rare earthquake strikes New Jersey, shaking reported across state

Residents took to social media to express their shock at the rare occurrence as numerous reports of shaking have been reported across the st

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Nearly 800 kids nationwide diagnosed with rare condition linked to COVID-19

The CDC says it has received reports of 792 confirmed cases of MIS-C across the country.

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The Most Common Pain Relief Drug in The World Induces Risky Behaviour, Study Suggests

One of the most consumed drugs in the US – and the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide – could be doing a lot more than simply taking th

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Coronavirus deaths are rising in these 3 states at the worst possible time

Coronavirus cases have hit a record low in the US as a whole, which is welcome news after the country endured months of the pandemic — thoug

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Smoke, flames alter Western skies as 'unprecedented' wildfires the size of Connecticut burn

Northern and Central California are again under siege. Washington state sees 'unprecedented' wildfires. Oregon orders evacuations. The lates

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Tropical Storm Paulette forms in Atlantic, hurricane center says tropical depression also to strengthen

A tropical depression out over the Atlantic Ocean became a tropical storm while another system is also forecast to strengthen on Monday as t

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Racial justice protesters, militia groups confront each other ahead of Kentucky Derby

Some protesters at the scene chanted "Breonna Taylor," the name of a 26-year-old emergency medical technician fatally shot during a police r

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This is the biggest coronavirus immunity study so far, and you need to read what it has to say

A comprehensive coronavirus study from Iceland shows that patients who survive a COVID-19 infection are likely to develop antibodies that ar

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7 Officers Suspended as a Black Man’s Suffocation Roils Rochester

The man, Daniel Prude, who was having a psychotic episode, died in March after police officers placed a mesh hood over his head.

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Two Killed and One Injured on Third Night of Unrest in Kenosha, Wis.

The violence occurred early Wednesday during a confrontation between demonstrators and a group of men armed with guns as protests continued

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Steve Bannon Is Charged With Fraud in We Build the Wall Campaign

Mr. Bannon and three others are accused in a scheme to use funds raised for construction to pay for personal expenses.

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Death Valley soars to 130 degrees, potentially Earth’s highest temperature since at least 1931

If confirmed, it's the planet's highest temperature ever measured in August and third highest any time.

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California wildfire spawns a rare firenado

Forecasters sent a dire warning to residents in Northern California alerting them of a tornado wrapped in fire on Saturday.