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reporter based in L.A. focusing on stories across the Western U.S. andrew.blankstein@nbcuni.com

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    'No, that's the rocket.' residents react to finding rocket debris in neighborhood.

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    6 hours ago

    Marcus Semien says goodnight to his old team! 😱

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    6 hours ago

    Leylah Fernandez upsets Naomi Osaka (3) at the This is Fernandez's first win over a top-3 ranked player in the world 👏

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    6 hours ago

    Has been quite a day for 18-year-olds at the US Open... Leylah Fernandez defeated (3) Naomi Osaka to secure her first win over a top-3 ranked player. Carlos Alcaraz defeated (3) Stefanos Tsitsipas to become youngest men's player to reach US Open Round of 16 since 1989.

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    6 hours ago

    NEW: The federal judge overseeing the Ghislaine Maxwell trial orders prosecutors to disclose to the defense unnamed co-conspirators they intend to introduce at trial, consistent with case precedent in other courts. But (1/2)...

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    6 hours ago

    The team at WDSU in New Orleans -- a NBC affiliate -- has housed crews in some form or another like this for every big storm since Katrina. Great station, better people.

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    Lots of people are asking where our news crews are living after . Lots of us are bunking at the tv station. We are working around the clock to continue SHOUTING for the people suffering greatly. So many need so much. When we crash - this is one of the bunk rooms.
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    6 hours ago

    A principal in Tucson, Arizona, was confronted by three men, one carrying zip ties, who threatened to make a citizen’s arrest after the son of one of them was told to quarantine because of possible Covid-19 exposure.

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    Sep 2

    New NFIB Jobs Report: Staggering 50 Percent of Small Business Owners Report Job Openings They Can’t Fill ⁦⁩

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    11 hours ago

    The comments on this are well worth reading. The US job market is in massive disarray.

    A big reason job openings aren't being filled is due to Boomer retirements. Small businesses are losing key employees with decades of experience. They want to hire someone with the same skills but those people don't exist. Lots of openings but no hiring.
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    11 hours ago

    This is such a poignant read. If you haven't, please do.

    The last two decades have arguably been the hardest I’ve experienced as a journalist and the daughter of an Iraqi immigrant. Few things are worse than having to defend your intentions, your faith and your loyalty to your fellow countrymen.
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    16 hours ago

    "We cannot underscore enough this afternoon that on day six after this hurricane, the resources and supplies are not here for the thousands of individuals who do not have power," reporting from Houma, Louisiana.

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    14 hours ago

    Jacob Chansley's lawyer is about to hold news conference, after guilty plea But before sentencing. Interesting decision. Standby

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    12 hours ago

    Sugar prices surged to 4-year highs, due to a cold snap and drought conditions in Brazil

    Markets Update: Sugar Prices Soar After Brazil Cold Snap
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    13 hours ago

    Three-time Super Bowl winner David Patten killed in motorcycle crash at 47

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    13 hours ago

    BREAKING: President Biden is ordering the widespread declassification of information collected during the US investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks following growing pressure to do so from family members of the victims.

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    15 hours ago

    The Dodgers and Giants are both 85-49 (.634 win pct) entering this weekend's series. According to this will be the first September series since 1962 in which two teams entered with a .630 win percentage or higher.

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    14 hours ago

    Heading into Labor Day Weekend… a time when this area, inextricably tied to tourism, sees an influx of about 100,000. Today, it’s still a ghost town. Too dangerous to properly breathe, let alone risk the still encroaching flames. It’s sad.

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    14 hours ago

    Man who became known as the “QAnon Shaman” pleads guilty to a federal charge in connection with his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol.

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    16 hours ago

    From Asked if the U.S. had come across any Afghan evacuees who appear on terror watchlists, DHS Secretary Mayorkas said Friday "in fact we have."

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    19 hours ago

    Forget finance. Supply-chain management is the pandemic era’s must-have MBA degree.

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