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RFK Jr. announces Nicole Shanahan as running mate for independent presidential bid

Oakland, California — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that he is picking Nicole Shanahan, a donor and California-based attorney and entrepreneur, as his running mate in his long-shot independent bid for the White House. At an event in Oakland, Kennedy introduced Shanahan as someone who “who will speak for millennials and Gen Z. Someone who cares about healing our …

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Supreme Court seems poised to reject abortion pill challenge after arguments over FDA actions

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared inclined to side with the Food and Drug Administration in acase involving a commonly used abortion pill and recent agency actions that made the medication easier to obtain, as the justices raised questions about whether a group of doctors challenging the moves demonstrated they had the proper basis to sue in federal …

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Who is Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s new running mate?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked Nicole Shanahan, a California lawyer and philanthropist who’s never held elected office, to be his running mate in his independent bid for president, he announced on Tuesday. An unconventional choice, Shanahan, who is 38, brings youth and considerable wealth to Kennedy’s long-shot campaign but is little known outside Silicon Valley. Shanahan leads the Bia-Echo …

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12 best high-yield savings accounts with no fees to open now

Stubborn inflation continues to be a cause for concern, with prices growing 3.2% year-over-year in February. That’s bad news for borrowers, as the Federal Reserve’s federal funds rate target is currentlypaused at a 23-year highand is unlikely to decline fall until the inflation rate moves closer to the Fed’s 2% target. In turn, interest rates are likely to stay elevated …

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Smoking pit oven leads to discovery of bones, skin and burnt human flesh, relatives of missing Mexicans say

A group of relatives searching for some of Mexico’s roughly 100,000 missing persons said it had discovered around two dozen bags containing human remains in a clandestine cemetery. The bones and other charred remains were found on Sunday at a ranch in El Salto in the western state of Jalisco, according to the Guerreros Buscadores collective. After arriving at the …

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NBC News drops former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as contributor after backlash

NBC News has dropped former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel from her role as a paid contributor, mere days after her hiring was announced, following on-air objections from NBC and MSNBC journalists. NBC News reported the decision was announced Tuesday in an email to staff by Cesar Conde, NBCUniversal Group chairman. “There is no doubt that the last several …

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Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, given chance to appeal against U.S. extradition by U.K. court

London —A U.K. court has ruled that Julian Assange will not be immediately extradited to face charges in the United States, giving the U.S. government three weeks to “offer assurances” that the American justice system will abide by several specific tenets in its handling of the WikiLeaks founder’s case. The British court said Assange “has a real prospect of success …

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Maps and video show site of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore

A major search and rescue operation has now transitioned to a recovery mission at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after it was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed early Tuesday, sending vehicles and people plunging into the water below. The U.S. Coast Guard said the ship had reported losing propulsion and control as it …

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6 safe gold investments to consider during retirement

Having the right mix of investments and savings is a crucial part of preparing for retirement. After all, most Americans say they’ll need about $1.8 million to retire, according to a recent survey by Charles Schwab. If you expect to need anything close to that amount for retirement, you’ll need to put away hefty amounts of money and make good …

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What to know about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore that left 6 presumed dead

Search and rescue operations shifted to a recovery effort Tuesday night in Baltimore after a massive cargo ship lost power and struck the city’s iconic Francis Scott Key Bridgeearly Tuesday, causing part of the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River. The collapse sent people and vehicles into the water along with a stretch of the bridge itself. Authorities said …

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