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���Not enough medics��� to help pilgrims with heat, Hajj witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts 06/22/2024 12:30pm • (CNN) ��� There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned from Hajj told CNN, as the official death toll from this year���s Hajj pilgrimage soared to almost 500. Witnesses s LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books - and on themselves 06/22/2024 09:05am • Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help. As an information services librarian, answering patrons' questions is part of Meissner���s day-to-day work, and serving the community is one of her favorite parts A vocational school student stuns China by besting university competitors in a math contest 06/22/2024 01:17am • A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China became a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of a math competition, beating many others from top universities and raising questions about the education system. Jiang Ping, who is studying fashion design, finished 12th in t Parts of Washington state parental rights law criticized as a ���forced outing��� placed on hold 06/21/2024 11:13pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� A judge has paused parts of a new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a ���forced outing��� measure. King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott on Friday paused portions of the law while a lawsuit brought by civil liberties groups and others is pending, T Carrasco solid for 6 innings, Guardians take advantage of Toronto pitching wildness in 7-1 win 06/21/2024 10:46pm • CLEVELAND (AP) ��� Carlos Carrasco pitched six strong innings and Austin Hedges hit a two-run single when Toronto's pitchers couldn't find the strike zone, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays on Friday night. The Guardians drew five walks while scoring seven runs in the s El Salvador death toll rises to 19 as heavy rains continue 06/21/2024 09:46pm • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) ��� The torrential rains hitting El Salvador caused the deaths of another six people on Friday when two girls and four adults were killed after being buried in their homes. Wall collapses and landslides on the outskirts of the capital brought a total of 19 dead. ������ FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers 06/21/2024 05:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, acknowledging that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of traditional tobacco smoking. The FDA said it authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from Njoy, the vap Attorneys say Biden administration���s new safety standards for migrant children in custody not enough 06/21/2024 05:04pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Attorneys for migrant children who arrived to the United States on their own say the Biden administration���s new rules are not enough to ensure their safety while they are in U.S. custody and should not replace a decades-old agreement from a court settlement that requires court NSO performs a century of Disney at Kennedy Center 06/21/2024 04:32pm • It's time to put on your Mickey Mouse ears and head to the nation's capital this weekend! The renowned National Symphony Orchestra will perform "Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic" at the prestigious Kennedy Center Concert Hall in D.C. on Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23. The even Pennsylvania couple drowns in Florida rip current while on vacation with their 6 children 06/21/2024 02:16pm • HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) ��� A Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after they were caught in a rip current while swimming, authorities said. Brian Warter, 51, and 48-year-old Erica Wishard, and two of their mostly teenage children were caught in the current Biden's 2 steps on immigration could reframe how US voters see a major political problem for him 06/21/2024 01:41pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country. The tandem actions �� Man accused of killing 7 at suburban Chicago July 4 parade might change not-guilty plea 06/21/2024 01:01pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 will return to court next week for a possible change in his plea of not guilty, a prosecutor said Friday. Robert Crimo III was scheduled to face trial next February Virginia first lady speaks out on the dangers of fentanyl 06/21/2024 11:20am • The deadly danger of fentanyl took center stage Wednesday evening in Loudoun County as Virginia first lady Suzanne Youngkin led a forum aimed at raising awareness of the illegal substance and overdose risks. Concerned parents sat in the sanctuary of the Community Church in Ashburn to hear experts Don���t blink! Summer Olympics��� fastest sport, kitesurfing, will debut at Paris Games 06/21/2024 10:04am • The fastest sport at the Paris Games has such wild speeds that the athletes say the waves and the wind become muted. Welcome to the Olympic debut of kitesurfing. ���What���s cool is it���s so silent, flying across not hitting the water,��� Daniela Moroz said. Moroz has won six consecutive world cham South Carolina governor visiting Germany, a major driver of the state's economy 06/21/2024 09:02am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is off to Germany next week to strengthen business ties that have fueled this century's economic boom in the formerly struggling Southern state. The governor is an invited guest at the TDI conference, also known as the Day of German Industry