Town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years

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RICHMOND, Vt. — Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about their children’s dental health and transparent government — and highlighting the enduring misinformation around […]

Large fire reported on key bridge linking Russia to Crimea

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KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian authorities said Saturday that a truck bomb has caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said that the truck bomb caused seven railway cars carrying fuel to catch fire, resulting in a […]

Mourners pray at Thai temple filled by children’s keepsakes

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UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand — Grief-stricken families prayed Saturday morning at a Buddhist temple filled with children’s keepsakes, flowers and photos of the smiling toddlers who were slain as they napped on blankets at a day care center in northeastern Thailand. Coffins containing the 36 killed, 24 of them children and […]

North Korea says US carrier’s return aggravates tensions

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned Saturday the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a “considerably huge negative splash” in regional security, as it defended its recent missile tests as a “righteous reaction” to intimidating military drills between its rivals. The North Korean […]

3 people shot outside Ohio football game: Police

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Three people were shot outside a high school football game Friday in Toledo, Ohio, and their conditions are not life threatening, according to the Toledo Police Department. The game was being played at Whitmer High School against Central Catholic at the time of the shooting. The Toledo Police Department do […]

Another man arrested after slaying of 1 cop, wounding of 2nd

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BRADLEY, Ill. — Another person has been arrested in connection with the killing of one police officer and the wounding of a second at a northern Illinois hotel in late December, Illinois State Police said Friday. Illinois police Division of Criminal Investigation officials arrested Xavier Harris, 22, of Bradley, on […]