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'This never should have happened': Mother of 16-year-old killed in police shooting wants answers

'This never should have happened': Mother of 16-year-old killed in police shooting wants answers

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'This never should have happened': Mother of 16-year-old killed in police shooting wants answers

Paula Bryant’s 16-year-old daughter, Ma’Khia was fatally shot by a Columbus police officer on the city’s southeast side on Tuesday.

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Vaccine

FDA inspection found problems at Baltimore factory making J&J vaccine

The agency hasn’t given emergency approval to the factory, which is needed before any vaccine material made at the factory can be distributed.
Nation World

Democratic lawmakers push $25B to electrify school buses

School buses make up 90% of the nation’s total bus fleet and typically carry 25 million children each day.
Olympics

Tokyo Games delay decision on fans until month before

Organizing committee president Hashimoto says a decision on venue capacity may not be made until June. She had previously promised that decision for this month.

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CMPD investigating shooting in east Charlotte

Authorities responded to a shooting Wednesday evening in east Charlotte around 9 p.m.
Businesses could get thousands from this little-known CARES Act Program

The Employee Retention Credit program allows qualifying small businesses to collect thousands of dollars in refunds for every employee on their payroll.

Sports

IOC: Athlete protests still banned at Tokyo Olympics

The restrictions mean that just raising a fist on the podium, or even taking a knee, would risk punishment for athletes at the Tokyo Games this year.
Tokyo Games delay decision on fans until month before

Organizing committee president Hashimoto says a decision on venue capacity may not be made until June. She had previously promised that decision for this month.