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Winter storm wallops parts of Midwest on one of the biggest travel days of the year Original

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By Valerie Castro 
| NBC News
A powerful winter storm continues to take aim at the heart of the country, impacting one of the biggest travel days of the year. The Thanksgiving weekend storm system has brought over a foot of snow and strong winds to parts of the Midwest, and thunderstorms across the South. As of Saturday evening, numerous locations in Iowa have recorded a foot or more of snow, while parts of Illinois, including Chicago suburbs, are at 5 inches and counting.
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In West Virginia, a legal battle over school vaccine mandates reflects national tension Original

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By Valerie Castro 
| NBC News
Lawsuits against Covid vaccine mandates were abundant during the pandemic, but the legal battles playing out in West Virginia could presage broader attempts to roll back childhood vaccination requirements for dangerous illness such as measles, whooping cough, polio or diphtheria nationwide. A similar challenge in New York was recently appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court after it was struck down by a lower court in March.
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With rise in border migrant deaths, forensic volunteers and students work to identify remains

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By Valerie Castro 
| businessandamerica.com
Amerika Garcia Grewal is a lifelong resident of Eagle Pass, Texas, and a volunteer with Operation Identification, a project that works to identify the bodies of migrants discovered along the U.S.-Mexico border. The hope is to notify loved ones in their home countries and when possible, repatriate the remains. “The body keeps the score,” Grewal said, as she explained her work, which includes removing clothing “to look for any identifying marks,” including tattoos.
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