Parents of Tyre Nichols invited to State of the Union address after public outcry following his death: 'Law enforcement has an obligation to do its job'

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Tyre Nichols' mom RowVaughn Wells closes her eyes in grief as Ben Crump puts a hand on her shoulder in comfort
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is comforted at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.

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Police allege a substitute teacher encouraged middle school students to fight during class and filmed it

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Ettson Arreola was arrested on Friday after police discovered he had recorded videos of students fighting and posted them on social media,

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Should you warm your car up in the winter before driving? I spoke with more than 30 mechanics and couldn't get a straight answer.

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Car getting stuck in snow on road with trees around it
When warming up your car in the winter, experts said to consider the environment and maintaining the engine.

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'It's a failure for us': Migrants at the Southern US border are reportedly frustrated with the mobile app that's supposed to speed up asylum appointments

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Migrants from Mexico, Venezuela and Central American countries stage a protest outside the United States Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Migrants from Mexico, Venezuela and Central American countries stage a protest outside the United States Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico on Monday, January 9, 2023.

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A Bangladeshi boy was playing when he got locked in a shipping container. He woke up in Malaysia nearly a week later.

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Commercial shipping containers on the port's ground waiting to be shipped in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Commercial shipping containers waiting to be shipped at the port in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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A Portland woman said a gas station employee told her 'I don't serve Black people.' 3 years later, a jury awarded her $1 million in damages.

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A man died after being crushed by a pop-up street urinal in central London

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A police tent is erected at Cambridge Circus on the junction between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road in London, after a man died after being crushed by a telescopic urinal.
A crane lifts the street urinal police at Cambridge Circus in central London, after a worker was crushed to death.

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Just after being cut in line at Publix, a Florida man won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket

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Lottery playing slips are shown at a supermarket kiosk, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Surfside, Fla.
Lottery playing slips are shown at a supermarket kiosk, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Surfside, Fla.

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A woman with severe mental illness lay dead in her apartment for more than 3 years before being found, say reports

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Police line tape

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Family lawsuit alleges a 97-year-old grandmother 'froze to death' after being locked outside of an assisted living facility

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Mary Jo Staub died on February 26 last year after she became locked outside an assisted-living facility
Mary Jo Staub died on February 26 last year after she became locked outside an assisted-living facility

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