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Piglet finds new home after rescuer said he was tossed like a football at a Mardi Gras celebration

At a Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, three men tossed around what looked like a football — but was a baby pig, according to a bystander. Fortunately, the witness rescued the animal from the situation and now the pig has a new home. The alleged incident occurred in a park not far from a Mardi Gras parade earlier this …

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Commercial moon lander brakes into orbit, setting stage for historic landing attempt Thursday

The Odysseus lunar lander fired its main engine for six minutes and 48 seconds Wednesday, putting the spacecraft into a 57-mile-high orbit around the moon and setting the stage for a landing try Thursday, the first for a U.S. spacecraft in more than 50 years. “Odysseus is now closer to the moon than the end-to-end distance driving across Space City, …

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Biden weighs invoking executive authority to stage border crackdown ahead of 2024 election

Washington — President Biden is debating whether to invoke a sweeping presidential authority that gained infamy during the Trump administration to stage a crackdown on migrants coming to the U.S. southern border, three people familiar with the plans told CBS News. Mr. Biden is weighing citing a law dating back to 1952 to severely restrict access to the U.S. asylum …

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Trump, GOP lag Biden and Democrats in fundraising as campaigns look to general election

President Biden and Democrats started off the year with a significant fundraising edge over former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee, campaign finance reports filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission show. Mr. Biden’s campaign says it entered February with $130 million cash on hand across its affiliated committees. Two of those entities, the Biden for President Committee …

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Grammy winner Allison Russell discusses controversy surrounding Tennessee lawmakers blocking a resolution honoring her

Allison Russell, a celebrated Americana musician from Nashville, recently won her first Grammy, marking a significant milestone in her career. The award for Best American Roots Performance was given for her song “Eve Was Black.” But Russell’s moment of triumph quickly turned controversial in her home state of Tennessee. During a routine legislative session, two resolutions were proposed in the …

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Cartel video shows gunmen shooting, kicking and burning bodies of enemies, Mexican police confirm

Investigators in Mexico said they have largely confirmed the contents of a grisly drug cartel video showing gunmen shooting, kicking and burning the corpses of their enemies. In a country where videos of decapitations and executions have appeared on social media before, the video released Tuesday was still chilling. A squad of whooping, cursing gunmen can be seen on a …

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House is heading toward nuclear war over Ukraine funding, one top House GOP leader says

There’s a “50-50” chance of a government shutdown in early March, says House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry, of North Carolina, and it’s House Speaker Mike Johnson’s fear of being ousted that will determine the outcome. And at the same time, McHenry says the House is heading to a procedural “nuclear” war over funding for Ukraine. “I think the odds …

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5 charred bodies found in remote Mexico town after reported clash between criminals

Acapulco, Mexico — Five charred bodies were found Tuesday in a remote village in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero after reports of a confrontation between suspected criminals, local authorities said. The state prosecutor’s office said on social media that police, soldiers and forensic experts went to the mountain community of Las Tunas to verify the reports. “They located the …

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Its not just rising sea levels – the land major cities are built on is actually sinking, NASA images show

Rising sea levels are threatening the East Coast of the U.S., but that’s not the only thing to worry about, according to NASA. Images shared by the space agency on Tuesday show the coast is actually sinking — including the land that holds major cities such as New York and Baltimore. A NASA-funded team of scientists at Virginia Tech’s Earth …

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What is chlormequat, and can the chemical found in foods like Quaker Oats and Cheerios impact fertility?

A recent study by the Environmental Working Group found a chemical pesticide in oat-based foods sold in the United States — but how concerned do consumers need to be about potential health impacts? The pesticide, chlormequat, is used as a growth regulator for plants, according to theNational Library of Medicine. It is approved in Canada and other countries for use …

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