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Author: Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY

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‘Like smoking multiple packs a day’: Hazardous air quality worries West Coast parents

September 20, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Like smoking multiple packs a day’: Hazardous air quality worries West Coast parents

As fire season burns hotter and longer, which increasingly results in hazardous air blanketing the West Coast, what’s the risk for young children?

Nation

Fire crews are doing ‘good work’ to contain raging wildfires in Oregon and California. Now it’s the weather’s turn to help.

September 14, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Fire crews are doing ‘good work’ to contain raging wildfires in Oregon and California. Now it’s the weather’s turn to help.

Reminders of devastation are everywhere: Burnt-out cars, piles of ash where buildings once stood. Then there’s the choking smoke in the air.

Life

Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison among Women of the Century for arts, literature and media

August 14, 2020August 26, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison among Women of the Century for arts, literature and media

Media executive Oprah Winfrey is one of the most famous, influential and wealthiest women in the world. Winfrey is on USA TODAY’s centennial list.

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Defund police? Some cities have already started by investing in mental health instead

June 22, 2020June 27, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Defund police? Some cities have already started by investing in mental health instead

Across the U.S., some cities are investing millions of dollars into mental health resources and response teams while defunding some police budgets.

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At a small Oregon meatpacking plant, first came fear, then a plan

May 10, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on At a small Oregon meatpacking plant, first came fear, then a plan

At Nicky USA’s in Portland, Ore., sad realization struck that in the era of the coronavirus, the family business could not go on as planned.

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Religions alter death and burial rituals in wake of coronavirus, causing mourners more heartbreak

April 23, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Religions alter death and burial rituals in wake of coronavirus, causing mourners more heartbreak

Sitting shiva via zoom: Because of social distancing, many religions’ death and burial rituals have been modified.

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Is the coronavirus an act of God? Faith leaders debate tough questions amid pandemic

April 2, 2020April 5, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Is the coronavirus an act of God? Faith leaders debate tough questions amid pandemic

Faith leaders are fielding questions about whether coronavirus is an act of God and if it’s some sort of punishment for sin.

News

Coronavirus live updates: US death toll tops 4,000, with projections of 240,000 fatalities; Dow suffers worst 1st quarter ever

March 31, 2020April 1, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Coronavirus live updates: US death toll tops 4,000, with projections of 240,000 fatalities; Dow suffers worst 1st quarter ever

The coronavirus death toll surged past 4,000 on Tuesday, eclipsing the total from the 9/11 terror attacks. Here are the latest updates on the crisis.

Nation

More than 3,000 coronavirus deaths in US as large cities battle hospital bed shortages

March 30, 2020March 31, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on More than 3,000 coronavirus deaths in US as large cities battle hospital bed shortages

The U.S. hit another grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic Monday, recording its 3,000 death as the nation’s most populated cities put out cries for aid and extra hospital beds.

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Liberty University welcomed coronavirus to campus last week, the New York Times reported. That’s ‘false,’ university says.

March 29, 2020Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAYComments Off on Liberty University welcomed coronavirus to campus last week, the New York Times reported. That’s ‘false,’ university says.

After the New York Times reported that multiple Liberty students had gotten sick after returning to campus, the Virginia university pushed back.

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U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

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PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

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USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

August 31, 2023AP

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

August 31, 2023Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY
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