Click here for updates on this story Reidsville, NC (WGHP) — Bullying can be a problem in schools, but two Reidsville High School students are doing what they can to meet the problem head-on. Demontez Canada and Tyvon Smoot heard about a freshman student whose sister had tweeted that he was feeling bad because he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Raleigh, NC (WGHP) — A plane that disappeared on radar as it was approaching Raleigh-Durham International Airport has been found, according to the airport. At 10:02 a.m., crews found the plane near the Reedy Creek multi-use trail at Umstead State Park, the airport announced at a Monday news
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(CNN) — Durante casi tres años, “Welcome To Video” fue una guarida encubierta para personas que intercambiaron videos de niños que fueron agredidos sexualmente. Allí, en el sitio de videos de explotación infantil más grande conocido de la internet profunda (o deepweb), cientos de usuarios de todo el mundo accedieron a material que mostraba el
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Google Maps is about to get some new features that will help users report on incidents such as accidents and speed traps in an upcoming update. These real-time reporting features were popularized by the navigation app Waze, which is owned by Google. Waze has a devoted user base because it can sometimes give drivers a
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The United States has quietly reduced the number of US troops in Afghanistan by 2,000 over the last year despite the lack of a peace deal with the Taliban, Gen. Scott Miller, the head of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, said in a press conference in Kabul on Monday. “We’ve reduced our authorized strength
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hampton Roads, VA (WTKR) — A military plane that landed at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Monday ran off the runway, according to officials. The incident involving the PHF based military aircraft did not have any injuries associated with it, and no flights were impacted because of the
Continue Reading These three things are amazing beyond words: 1) Mitt Romney has a lurker Twitter handle. 2) The handle name is “Pierre Delecto.” 3) “C’est Moi” is how Romney confirmed to a reporter that he was Delecto and Delecto was him. Truly epic stuff. But before we just laugh off the whole thing, let’s dive a
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All your favorite Nickelodeon characters are coming to New Jersey. Nickelodeon Universe, which at 8.5 acres will be the largest indoor theme park in North America, will open on October 25 at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The park features more than 35 rides, roller coasters and attractions. Nickelodeon characters such
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Allegan, MI (WXMI) — A dog at the Allegan County Animal Shelter is about to celebrate his fourth birthday and his only wish is to find a loving home. In just over a week, Rudy will turn 4 years old, but for nearly a quarter of his life,
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Hundreds of millions of people in India depend on farming for their livelihoods, but many of them struggle with losing crops to disease, getting them to market or achieving the right price when they do. Several startups are trying to change that. Piggybacking on India’s mobile boom, these companies are using smartphones and the internet
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Hundreds of trucks carrying American troops have crossed into Iraq in a long military convoy Monday, marking the largest withdrawal of US forces from Syria to date. US personnel, who were fighting the terror group alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, will be mostly repositioned in western Iraq, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, while
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Escucha Zona Pop en Apple Podcasts o en Google Podcast, si tienes Android y si tienes Spotify, suscríbete y comparte tus comentarios con la etiqueta #ZonaPop. (CNN Español) — ¡La espera terminó! “La casa de las flores” temporada 2 ya está disponible en Netflix y la audiencia por fin sabrá lo que sucede con el futuro de cada
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The extradition hearing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will go ahead in February 2020 after a judge denied a request by his lawyers to delay proceedings by three months. Assange appeared in person at Westminster Magistrates court on Monday for a case management hearing on his extradition to the United States. The Australian is battling
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Shalane Flanagan, a four-time Olympian and the winner of the 2017 New York City Marathon, has announced her retirement after 15 years at age 38. “With happy tears I announce today that I am retiring from professional running,” Flanagan wrote in an Instagram post. “From 2004 to 2019 I’ve given everything that’s within me to
Continue Reading For the first time, there are more rich Chinese than Americans in the top 10%. A new report from Credit Suisse shows that wealth in China is ticking up, and the country now accounts for 100 million of the richest 10% of people in the world. There are 99 million Americans in the same category.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans, LA (WGNO) — More than 12 hours after a series of controlled explosions took down two cranes above the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel, debris could be seen cascading down onto the street. The hail of metal and concrete debris fell from the building around 5 a.m.
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is taking several steps to placate angry Republicans after a disastrous run which saw his impeachment defense shredded by current and ex-officials and, most stunningly, by his own acting White House chief of staff. An unusual backlash in his party against the President over two issues — the crisis in Syria and
Continue Reading It’s 2:30 in the morning at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and it feels like the whole campus is wide awake. It’s Sea Trials day, a grueling, 14-hour training exercise that freshmen, or plebes as they’re known at the academy, go through as the culmination of their first year. It is a chance
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A nice start to the week as westerly winds bring dry and mostly sunny skies across the Borderland. This afternoon looks great but the winds will increase around 5 to 15 mph. A strong cold front will move through the region causing cooler temperatures around 5 to 10 degrees below normal Thursday and 10 to
Continue Reading Australian airline Qantas has completed the longest non-stop commercial passenger flight, researching the potential impacts of ultra-long haul flights on pilots, crew and passengers. With 49 people on board, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight completed the 10,066-mile journey from New York to Sydney in 19 hours and 16 minutes. Qantas Group Chief executive Alan Joyce
Continue Reading President Donald Trump will convene his Cabinet Monday morning for the first time since July, the first such meeting since House Democrats announced an impeachment inquiry. The Cabinet meeting comes as the President is testing patience within his own party following his decision to withdraw troops from Syria, though Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday
Continue Reading Lebanon has passed a series of major economic reforms, including the slashing of officials’ salaries and the scrapping of austerity measures, after a weekend of mass nationwide protests over a deteriorating economy. A long-awaited budget for 2020 has been approved — a move that could unlock billions of dollars in pledged international donations — and
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors can’t show a clip from the film “The Godfather Part II” at a trial as they try to prove to a jury that Roger Stone threatened a witness, a federal judge said Monday. Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the federal district court in Washington said showing the clip — which prosecutors wanted to
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia anunció este lunes oficialmente que está proponiendo una nueva regla que autoriza al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (DHS) a recolectar muestras de ADN de los migrantes bajo su custodia. El anuncio señala que las muestras de ADN se ingresarán en la base de datos de ADN
Continue Reading At least 31 people were killed after a passenger bus veered off the road and burst into flames in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s humanitarian affairs minister told CNN Monday. The bus, traveling from Lufu in Mbanza-Ngungu territory, was heading to the capital Kinshasa when its brakes failed Sunday, causing the vehicle to
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El ministro del interior de Chile, Andrés Chadwick, informó este domingo que en el país se han registrado 103 “eventos graves” y que se han arrestado a más de 700 personas en las últimas horas. El fiscal jefe de la región metropolitana centro norte Xavier Armendariz confirmó este domingo en rueda de
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un tornado que aterrizó en el norte de Dallas dejó a más de 100.000 sin electricidad, mientras el fuerte sistema de tormenta azota partes de las Grandes Llanuras. La policía fue de puerta en puerta en áreas de Dallas el lunes por la mañana en busca de personas que pudieron haber quedado atrapadas
Continue Reading Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday that some US troops will temporarily remain in Syria in part to protect oil fields in the country from ISIS as other US troops withdraw from northern Syria. Speaking at a press conference in Afghanistan, Esper said the US withdrawal from northern Syria will take “weeks not days”
Continue Reading There are two plans afoot to oust President Donald Trump. One, impeachment, has transfixed Washington. But the earth is also moving in the other: the 2020 Democratic race. The smoke has cleared from last week’s CNN/New York Times debate, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren has suddenly emerged as the hot ticket for nomination, shaking up assumptions
Continue Reading Dunkin’ is launching its Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich nationally in November, two months ahead of schedule, after a highly successful test of the product this summer. The buzzy new sandwich is a way for the chain to capitalize on growing consumer interest in plant-based proteins — and take up more space in the increasingly competitive
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