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This Nov. 18 photo, provided by the Utah Department of Public Safety, shows a metal monolith in the ground in a remote area in Utah. The mysterious monolith has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists.

Metallic Monolith In Utah Vanishes Just As Mysteriously As It Appeared

After its discovery in a remote location in Red Rock Country more than a week ago, the metallic prism has inspired theories to its origin. Officials say it was removed by an "unknown party" on Friday.

Lights placed as a memorial to COVID-19 victims surround the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Jan. 19. Some economists believe deaths tied to alcohol use, drug use and suicides have risen during the pandemic as the isolation felt by many has taken an emotional toll.

They Lost Sons To Drug Overdoses: How The Pandemic May Be Fueling Deaths Of Despair

As drug overdose deaths rise during the pandemic, a former White House economist says social isolation could be partly to blame.

Members of the Washington National Guard stand near a fence surrounding the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., in anticipation of protests on Jan. 11, 2021.

State Capitals Tighten Security Amid Threat Of Armed Protests Ahead Of Inauguration

The FBI is warning of protests and potential violence in all 50 capitals ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. On Wednesday, President Trump urged that there be no violence of any kind.

The California State Capitol in the early evening in Sacramento, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016.

California To Study Reparations For Black Americans

California will develop a detailed plan for granting reparations to Black Americans under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday.

Surveillance camera footage released by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office appears to show the suspected gunman outside of Young's Asian Massage — one of three spas where people were killed Tuesday.

Atlanta Shooting Suspect Charged In Spa Shootings

Robert Aaron Long, 21, who was arrested within hours of the attacks on the three massage businesses, has been charged with murder and assault.

Education Pick Miguel Cardona Is New To Washington — But Not To Classrooms

President Biden's education nominee has spent most of his professional career as a public school educator in the city where he grew up: Meriden, Conn.

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., here in February, is temporarily stepping aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during the investigation of his stock sales. He has denied any wrongdoing.

Burr To Step Down As Intelligence Chairman During Probe Of Stock Sell-Off

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is stepping aside during the Justice Department's investigation, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement Thursday.

Residents of Protection, Kan., gathered in the high school gym to receive polio shots on April 2, 1957. The mass inoculation event was staged by the March of Dimes, then known as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

In Tiny Kansas Town, Pandemic Skeptics Abound Amid False Information And Politics

In 1957, residents of the southwestern town Protection set an example by being the first in the U.S. to be fully inoculated against polio. Now locals are divided on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.

2 Prominent 'New York Times' Journalists Depart Over Past Behavior

Science reporter Don McNeil Jr. admitted he was wrong to have used a racial slur. Producer Andy Mills said he had learned from past misbehavior but a "pressure campaign" made it impossible to stay.

A Delta Air Lines jet taxis past Southwest Airlines jets to be parked with a growing number of jets at Southern California Logistics Airport on March 24, 2020 in Victorville, Calif. As the coronavirus pandemic grows, exponentially increasing travel restrictions and the numbers of people in quarantine, airlines around the world are scrambling to find places to park a majority of their fleet.

Relief Package Includes Billions For Boeing And Airlines

Air travel has rapidly decreased, Congress has stepped up with assistance: more than $60 billion in aid for airlines as well as Boeing and some of its critical suppliers.

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