Click here for updates on this story Palm Beach County, FL (WPTV) — From Boca Raton to Vero Beach and further north in Florida, Bufo Toads are making their presence known in large numbers this year, putting pet owners on high alert. “Your pet is like your best friend and your companion,” said Alexandra Boyle,
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Google is rolling out new technology to improve the results it serves up when you type in a search query, though you might not even notice. On Friday, the company announced that it is starting to use an artificial intelligence system developed in its research labs, known as BERT (which stands for “Bidirectional Encoder Representations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Punta Gorda, FL (WFTX) — There’s a new concern about the safety of the drinking water in Punta Gorda. Thousands of people received a letter from the city alerting them that the water might be unsafe to drink and may cause health problems down the road. The city
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Franklin, TN (WTVF) — The search is on for a man who attacked a woman as she walked her dog early Thursday morning in Franklin. According to Franklin Police, the woman was walking her dog on McKays Court in The Landings apartment complex off of Moores Lane at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pasco County, FL (WFTS) — An 8-year-old student is accused of bringing a loaded gun to an elementary school in Pasco County Thursday. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the student brought the gun to Hudson Elementary School. Deputies say the gun was found inside the student’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pinellas County, FL (WFTS) — A 21-year-old woman was arrested after seriously injuring a 6-month-old baby and causing multiple brain bleeds. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, they began an investigation on Oct. 22 after a 6-month old baby was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
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The Democratic National Committee raised the fundraising and polling thresholds for the sixth Democratic debate on Friday, a move that could further reduce the size of the debates before primaries begin next year. Democratic candidates, in order to qualify for the debate, will now need to receive 4% in at least four national or early
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The White House is eyeing former Treasury Department spokesman Tony Sayegh to lead impeachment messaging efforts, three sources familiar with the discussions said. Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, is among those pushing for Sayegh’s hire, the sources said. Sayegh was previously a candidate to become White House communications director after Hope Hicks left the
Continue Reading The anonymous senior Trump administration official, who previously alleged that there’s an internal administration resistance to President Donald Trump, plans to recount the President’s conversations in their forthcoming book. According to Axios, which first reported that the conversations will be recounted in the book, the anonymous official was a frequent participant in meetings with the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — The fun of Friday Night Lights reaches beyond just the playing field. Antonio Vannucci is a history-making sophomore after no lovable mascot was to be found in the halls at Union High School. “I thought since there wasn’t one in history, I would just
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — The fun of Friday Night Lights reaches beyond just the playing field. Antonio Vannucci is a history-making sophomore after no lovable mascot was to be found in the halls at Union High School. “I thought since there wasn’t one in history, I would just
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(CNN) — Esta mañana salió el sol en California, y los incendios forestales siguen arrasando: Esto es lo que necesitas saber: Nueve incendios activos en California: esta mañana había nueve incendios activos ardiendo en California, dijo CalFire a CNN. El incendio Kincade, el incendio Cabrillo, el incendio Nelson y el incendio Muir todavía están ardiendo
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The World Series is one of sport’s hot tickets, but match day at a baseball game in Japan outdoes anything the MLB has to offer. We’re in a sea of chanting fans, all calling the name of 27-year-old Tetsuo Yamada as he steps up to the plate. Every player has their own chant that’s shouted
Continue Reading Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat on Thursday named Jane Fraser the bank’s new president, as well as its new CEO of Global Consumer Banking. The move makes Fraser second in command at Citigroup, a role that has been open for several months as Corbat considered the bank’s future. Fraser is now Corbat’s likely successor, which could
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The coldest air of the season arrived Friday morning, with most areas sitting in the 20s and 30s. Many areas dropped to freezing or just below. High temperatures will only hit around 60 for Friday afternoon with plenty of sunshine and lighter winds. Tonight will be just as cold with temperaturs dipping into the 30s,
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is running into trouble in China. The world’s largest brewer on Friday downgraded its annual earnings outlook after weak sales in China and the United States hurt profit growth in the third quarter. Anheuser-Busch InBev raised roughly $5 billion last month in an IPO of its Asia business that touted future growth in
Continue Reading Boeing said Friday that it is addressing safety recommendations raised by Indonesian investigators about its 737 Max aircraft to ensure that a fatal crash “never happens again.” The promise was part of Boeing’s lengthy response to the final report from Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee into last year’s crash of a Lion Air flight. Investigators
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, AZ (KGUN) — It was the early summer of 2015, when David Collin Russell started feeling symptoms he had been expecting his whole life. From an early age, David spent years watching family members, from his grandfather to his mother, all get diagnosed with the rare, genetic
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In 2003, when Hawaiian surfer Bethany Hamilton was just 13 years old, she lost her arm in a shark attack while surfing in Kauai. After losing nearly two-thirds of her blood, her life and future in surfing were anything but guaranteed. Surfing with one arm is a tall order, and doing so professionally nearly impossible,
Continue Reading The United States and China may be moving toward a “phase one” trade deal, but a hawkish speech by Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday is a reminder of the deep divide between the world’s two biggest economies — a chasm that is unlikely to be bridged any time soon. What Pence said: The vice
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — An Atlanta man who once tried to run for mayor has spent the last year trying to get Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the city of Atlanta to unblock him on Twitter. “I use social media,” said Alex Barrella, a professional cartoonist. “It’s my
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Swimming legend Michael Phelps is more likely to jump in a ball pool than a swimming pool these days. The 28-time Olympic medalist, who retired from competition after the 2016 Rio Games, became a father for a third time in September when his wife Nicole gave birth to baby boy Maverick. American Phelps, who already
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The Jimmys have so much in common. Both are husbands, fathers, funny, and late-night talk show hosts. So, it was only a matter of time before Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel did a public service announcement to help people distinguish between them. At least, that was the idea. But in the skit, which Kimmel shared
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Virginia Beach, VA (WTKR) — On any given day, you can find little Layla Beecham running, jumping and most definitely smiling. But if you saw her on the playground or at school, you would have no idea that she’s fighting for her life. Hours after she was born
Continue Reading The White House is urging all federal agencies to cancel their subscriptions to The New York Times and the Washington Post. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement Thursday that “not renewing subscriptions across all federal agencies will be a significant cost saving for taxpayers — hundreds of thousands of dollars.” The
Continue Reading Sen. Lindsey Graham and other congressional Republicans have slammed House Democrats for conducting their impeachment inquiry with depositions behind closed doors, but Republicans also used closed-door depositions during their impeachment inquiry of former President Bill Clinton two decades ago. Then-Rep. Lindsey Graham, at a November 1998 news conference one day after Special Prosecutor Ken Starr
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre y una mujer, ambos de 38 años, fueron arrestados este viernes en el norte de Inglaterra bajo sospecha de tráfico y homicidio, según la policía de Essex. El camionero de 25 años de Irlanda del Norte, identificado como Mo Robinson, permanece bajo custodia. Además, comenzaron las autopsias de algunas de las
Continue Reading Every Halloween Chipotle celebrates the holiday with discounts for customers who buy their meals while in costume, a 19-year-old promotion it calls “Boorito.” This year, the company is updating the promotion by partnering with video sharing app TikTok, encouraging users to post videos of themselves in their Halloween finery while using the hashtag #Boorito. The
Continue Reading Offshore wind turbines could generate enough electricity to power every home and business on Earth, according to a report published on Friday. The Paris-based International Energy Agency published the results of what it describes as the “most comprehensive global study” of offshore wind ever undertaken, an effort that involved analyzing hundreds of thousands of miles
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If you ban it, they will come. That was the case at Uluru, the sacred red rock in Australia’s Northern Territory, where tourists flocked to make a final ascent before a permanent ban on climbing came into force. Images posted on social media showed long lines of visitors hoping to ascend the landmark, once known
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