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  • USAssociated Press

    Ex-astronaut who died in Washington plane crash was doing a flyby near a friend's home, NTSB says

    The former Apollo 8 astronaut best known for taking the iconic “Earthrise” photo, who died last month while piloting a plane over the waters off Washington state, was doing a flyby near a friend's house when the fatal accident occurred, federal authorities said Tuesday. William Anders, whose “Earthrise” photo showed the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, had texted a friend to say he planned to do a flyby near her house on the western shore of Orcas Island, the National Transp

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  • USThe Register-Guard

    Brush fire reported near I-5 off North Game Farm Road

    Eugene Springfield Fire is battling a brush fire first seen near a homeless encampment on North Game Farm Road.

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  • USJournal & Courier

    Purdue grad student who jumped last year from bridge presumed dead

    Purdue grad student Anik Paul stepped off the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge in the wee hours of July 3, 2023, and he's not been seen since.

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  • BusinessAssociated Press

    Black farmers' association calls for Tractor Supply CEO's resignation after company cuts DEI efforts

    The National Black Farmers Association called on Tractor Supply's president and CEO Tuesday to step down after the rural retailer announced that it would drop most of its corporate diversity and climate advocacy efforts. The resignation demand emerged as Tractor Supply, which sells products ranging from farming equipment to pet supplies, faces a deepening backlash over its decision, which itself came after conservative activists spoke out against the company's work to be more socially inclusive

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  • BusinessFortune

    YouTube star and philanthropist MrBeast says ‘ideally’ governments, not content creators, should build homes and cure blindness—but he won’t ‘stand by and do nothing’

    "People get mad and say I shouldn’t be doing this and governments should. Yes, ideally a YouTuber isn’t the one fixing these issues but I’m not just gonna stand by and do nothing."

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  • BusinessGuitar World

    Squier debuts a new Tele/Jazzmaster hybrid – and revives Fender's Les Paul-inspired 'Troublemaker'

    Fender once again throws the rule book out the window for two new limited edition Paranormal models – and the results are quite something

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  • USAssociated Press

    Stripper sues Florida over new age restrictions for workers at adult entertainment businesses

    A 19-year-old and the club where she worked as a stripper have sued Florida’s attorney general and two local prosecutors to stop enforcement of a new state law prohibiting adult entertainment businesses from employing people who are under 21, claiming it violates their constitutional rights. Serenity Michelle Bushey claims in the lawsuit that she lost her job at Cafe Risque in the Gainesville area after the law took effect on Monday since she is younger than 21. The purpose of the law was to d

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