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Thirty years ago, a truck bomb went off at a federal office building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children, in the deadliest domestic terror attack in the U.S. “In Oklahoma, they’re used to twisters, those ugly storms

A gunshot tore brothers apart decades ago. The FSU shooting split them up for good  NBC News Two victims killed in Florida State campus shooting identified  WCTV FSU Shooting Suspect Was Shaped by Guns, Extreme Views and Chaotic Childhood  The New York Times

IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the job  Federal News Network US senator says margaritas in photo with wrongly deported man planted by El Salvador – live  The Guardian The Head of the I.R.S.

Amid the measles outbreak that started in Texas and is now believed to have spread to four other states, many people might be wondering: do I need to get a measles vaccine booster? Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease

‘Lab Leak,’ a flashy page on the virus’ origins, replaces government COVID sites : Shots – Health News  NPR

A client recently lamented, “I can’t do these wine bar dates anymore! It’s $20 for just one drink with tip. I could get at least two bottles of wine at Trader Joe’s for that.” Similarly, a couple I work with

White House touts Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory on new website  CNN

Sorry to overwhelm you, but there are lots of different types of apologies. Some are heartfelt; others are inflammatory. Some are just meaningless uses of the word “sorry”—a language habit we should all try to fix so that true apologies

IRS decision on Harvard’s tax-exempt status could come in days: Sources  ABC News Harvard’s Stand Against Trump Is Helping It Raise More Money  The New York Times Opinion | Harvard and the View From Hillsdale  WSJ Research Funding  Harvard University Trump moves you might

Trump administration’s AmeriCorps cuts delay storm recovery projects for Philly homeowners  WHYY Newsom sues DOGE over AmeriCorps cuts, saying it ‘gives the middle finger to volunteers’  Politico Governor Newsom responds to DOGE’s dismantling of AmeriCorps: ‘Middle finger to volunteers. We will sue’  Governor