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August 07, 1974

Meany backs Nixon ouster

Meany said that if Nixon is not out of the White House by the November elections, the Republicans will face a political disaster in which they will lose 60 congressional seats.

"As it stands now, it is going to be a disaster for the Republican Party, and I mean a real disaster," he said.

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Alabama executes Willie Smith by lethal injection

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Alabama executes Willie Smith by lethal injection

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Alabama corrections officials executed Willie Smith on Thursday, eight months after the Supreme Court halted his lethal injection over a dispute about having his pastor present in the death chamber.

Study: Mandates get more people vaccinated than recommendations

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Study: Mandates get more people vaccinated than recommendations

Requiring COVID-19 shots for work, school or travel will boost vaccination rates without the backlash and mass walkouts that many have predicted, new research predicts.

Maine's North Woods offers glimpse of future fights for 'green energy'

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Maine's North Woods offers glimpse of future fights for 'green energy'

BANGOR, Maine, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A proposed energy project in Maine's North Woods has made for strange bedfellows and turned old friends into enemies over whether shipping electricity from Canada to New England is good for the environment.

Printable steak, insect protein, fungus among NASA space food idea winners

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Printable steak, insect protein, fungus among NASA space food idea winners

ORLANDO, Fla. Oct. 22 (UPI) -- NASA has chosen 18 companies to continue developing space food that astronauts could use on long-term, Deep Space missions to Mars or other planets, such as 3D-printed steak and ingredients that include insect protein.

Sheriff's office: Alec Baldwin shot two people, one fatally, with prop gun on film set

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Sheriff's office: Alec Baldwin shot two people, one fatally, with prop gun on film set

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a western being filmed in New Mexico, killing the movie's director of photography and injuring its director, authorities said.

Avid exercisers not at higher risk for ALS, study says

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Avid exercisers not at higher risk for ALS, study says

A new study may allay concerns that strenuous exercise could up the risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, an incurable neurological disease.

Southern California man pleads not guilty to charges of murdering his missing wife

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Southern California man pleads not guilty to charges of murdering his missing wife

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The husband of a missing Southern California woman pleaded not guilty to her murder on Thursday.

Justice Dept. charges five in Venezuelan bribery and money laundering scheme

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Justice Dept. charges five in Venezuelan bribery and money laundering scheme

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- five people, including a former Venezuelan state governor and a Colombian linked to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, have been charged in the United States for laundering money.

Texas asks Supreme Court to leave abortion ban in place

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Texas asks Supreme Court to leave abortion ban in place

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Texas urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Justice Department's request to block the state's restrictive abortion law, stating the Biden administration has no standing to challenge it.

Family found dead near Yosemite died from extreme heat, sheriff says

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Family found dead near Yosemite died from extreme heat, sheriff says

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Local authorities say they've determined the cause of death of a family that mysteriously went missing near California's Yosemite National Park.

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