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After raising employee wages to $15/hour, Klavon's Ice Cream Parlor in Pittsburgh received "well over 1,000 applications" for job openings. Co-owner Jacob Hanchar says customer service has improved and he hasn't "noticed a difference on our bottom line." https://t.co/9GaJOSi7ef

The Pentagon has confirmed these images of UFOs are part of ongoing investigations https://t.co/YRG4t8UbZu https://t.co/55MWWBiZyx

House Democrats introduce a resolution to block a $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Pocan and Rashida Tlaib are lead sponsors of the measure https://t.co/qtrnO6E4oD https://t.co/qtrnO6E4oD

Paul Mooney, the trailblazing comedian best known for his blunt, boundary-pushing routines about racism and social justice and for his work with Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle, died on Wednesday. He was 79. https://t.co/XX8ShvXMnc

Surveillance footage shows the moment an 11-year-old girl fought off an attempted kidnapper as she waited for her school bus https://t.co/8oJjazPWxG

Good news! The DEA quietly announced ending their monopoly on cannabis grown for scientific purposes. And that means American researchers can, for the first time ever, conduct studies using real-world cannabis instead of the terrible low-THC they’ve been forced to use for decades....

“For the first time since the pandemic began, Covid cases are down in all 50 states,” White House senior Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt said Tuesday. “We are winning the war on the virus, and we need you to help us finish the job.” In the past week, the US has averaged around 31,200 new Covid-19 cases — the lowest average since last June and less than half what the average was just a month ago, according to Johns Hopkins University data.⁠ ⁠ (📸: Hannah Beier/Reuters)

Newly released Capitol riot footage shows unidentified suspects attacking officers with a tactical baton and metal knuckles

“We have people scaling the Capitol, hitting the Capitol Police with lead pipes across the head, and we can’t get bipartisanship," Rep. Tim Ryan says about the independent commission to investigate the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. https://t.co/SIszKD1Fih

"I am 107 years old and have never seen justice." Viola Fletcher testified before members of a House Judiciary subcommittee, calling for justice and for the US to officially acknowledge the Tulsa race massacre ahead of the 100th anniversary on May 31. https://t.co/26RCho44x3

Demonstrators in cities around the world turned out Tuesday to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza, where the humanitarian situation has worsened during an Israeli air campaign targeting Hamas militants. https://t.co/XeKG0RO0P9 https://t.co/iacF9ZPCCQ

Pelosi responds to GOP opposition to proposed bipartisan commission that would investigate the Capitol riot: "It sounds like they are afraid of the truth, and that's most unfortunate. But hopefully they'll get used to the idea that the American people want us to find the truth" https://t.co/UEubvSqrhF

United States ends policy that denied US citizenship to some children born abroad to gay Americans. https://t.co/Hpx3qUeUZh

Duke University has hired the first woman — and first person of color — to serve as the school's director of athletics https://t.co/Y2ZQbiYCmI

"I cried so much that my eyes dried out" At least 85 people have been killed in triple bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan - the majority of them schoolgirls https://t.co/KpCzrwzumu https://t.co/aPJqKTc0NU