It is the first time the designation has been used it since the category for fast-growing drug dangers was created in 2019.
Karen Beaudoin
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Bowdoin graduate Justin Pearson is reinstated to Tennessee House
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to send Pearson back to the Legislature in Nashville, from which he had been expelled for his support of gun control protesters.
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Inflation slows but stays high enough for Fed to hike again
Much of the drop resulted from price declines for goods such as gas, used cars and furniture.
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Stiff EPA emission limits to boost U.S. electric vehicle sales tenfold in a decade
If finalized next year as expected, the plan would represent the strongest push yet toward a once almost unthinkable shift from gasoline-powered cars and trucks to battery-powered vehicles.
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Biden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever
New rule updates for cars and trucks could lead to 67% of all passenger car sales to be EVs by 2032, the EPA says, as it pushes new climate proposals
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Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault
The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea says the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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Video shows Louisville police under fire from bank shooter
Officer Nickolas Wilt, who had graduated from training just 10 days earlier, was still in critical but stable condition Tuesday evening.
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Biden faces awkward talks abroad after classified document leak
U.S. allies are disconcerted by the biggest breach of U.S. intelligence since former federal contractor Edward Snowden handed out thousands of pages of classified documents to journalists.
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Criminal probe focuses on school where boy, 6, shot teacher
Prosecutors in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher are investigating whether the actions of any school employees could lead to criminal charges.
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Chicago selected for 2024 Democratic National Convention
The national committee says Illinois – along with Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota – are part of the crucial Midwestern ‘blue wall.’