The Senate Judiciary Committee voted a controversial judicial nominee out to the full Senate on Thursday over the vigorous dissents of Democrats, but the panel held over another at the request of the White House. Steven Menashi, up for a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, serves as an Associate
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HORIZON, Texas — Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Horizon has had one of its most sacred objects stolen — the tabernacle, which according to Catholic belief holds the body and blood of Christ. The metal container is regarded as one of the most sacred objects in any Catholic Church and is used to house the
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Nota del editor: Jeff Yang es colaborador frecuente de CNN Opinion, escritor de artículos de fondo para Quartz y otras publicaciones, y es copresentador del podcast “They Call Us Bruce”. Coescribió la autobiografía éxito en ventas de Jackie Chan y es el editor de tres novelas gráficas: “Secret Identities”, “Shattered” y la próxima “New Frontiers”.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City has announced the theme of the 2020 Met Gala and the accompanying Costume Institute exhibition: “About Time: Fashion and Duration.” The exhibition — which will be part of the Met’s 150th anniversary celebrations — will trace the history of fashion from 1870 to the present, along
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An 89-year-old Auschwitz survivor is now under police protection after receiving online and offline anti-Semitic threats in Italy, according to local reports. Liliana Segre, who was only 13 when she was deported to Auschwitz, is a senator-for-life who recently spearheaded the creation of a parliamentary committee against hate, racism and anti-Semitism, also known locally as
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It all happened so suddenly that I didn’t have time to react. It was a loud bang, followed by screams and commotion. Then panic. Mothers yelled for their children and children cried out for their mothers. And there I was in the middle of the chaos: scared, confused and unable to move. What else could
Continue Reading (CNN) — A la fotógrafa Carolina Sandretto le llevó cuatro años y tres viajes de ida y vuelta a Cuba elaborar un libro completo sobre la opulencia arquitectónica de sus salas de cine. Durante la década de 1950, la economía de Cuba, entonces dominada por estadounidenses, era lo suficientemente próspera como para dar lugar a
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Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, FL (WPTV) — There’s a new push locally to make high school graduations gender-neutral. Supporters say the goal is to make ceremonies more inclusive and it’s currently being discussed within the Palm Beach County School District. “Honestly I’ll do anything to make sure children aren’t
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Season 3 of Netflix’s Queen Elizabeth II drama “The Crown” premieres later this month — and it comes at a time when bigger rivals like Apple, Disney and Amazon are threatening to steal the company’s title as the reigning monarch of streaming media. But investors seem to think that Netflix will withstand the threat. Netflix
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOPE, IN (WRTV) — An Indiana mother who went viral for all of the wrong reasons three years ago celebrated three years of sobriety with a photo shoot with her son. Erika Hurt’s life changed forever when she was found overdosed behind the wheel of her car
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HOPE, Indiana (WPTV) — An Indiana mother who went viral for all of the wrong reasons three years ago celebrated three years of sobriety with a photo shoot with her son. Erika Hurt’s life changed forever when she was found overdosed behind the wheel of her car with her infant son in the backseat back
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In the wake of a series of defeats at the ballot box on Tuesday — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s all-but-certain loss and Democrats’ takeover of the Virginia state House and Senate — Republicans, from President Donald Trump on down, have sought to downplay the meaningfulness of the results. Arizona Republican party chairwoman Kelli Ward took
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, FL (WPTV) — The West Palm Beach Police Department said an officer was arrested Wednesday after he failed to return a rented U-Haul box truck almost two years after it was first rented. The officer, Gregory McDonald, 32, was booked at the Palm Beach County
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McDonald’s. Juul. WeWork. Under Armour. Nike. Those companies, and plenty more, saw their chief executives walk out the door just in the past few months, part of a record-breaking trend. The number of CEOs who left their jobs in October alone was 172, a new high, according to a report from career tracking firm Challenger,
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Fezakele Kolisi was once forced to carry an identity document wherever he went in his own country. During apartheid, black citizens of South Africa were required to carry pass books when traveling outside of their designated homeland or township. Today, Fezakele’s son Siyamthanda — better known as Siya — begins a four-day journey across South
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (KZTV) — You can find every dog’s best friend here in small town, USA. Kayla Denney has devoted her career to saving every dog’s life that she can, and for that she’s being awarded the 2019 National ‘Unsung Hero” Award by Petco. She’s brought the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, TN (WTVF) — Law enforcement agencies are calling it an extra set of eyes. Doorbell cameras have helped police departments solve everything from burglaries to homicides. In a statement to NewsChannel 5, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office says the camera systems have been “very beneficial for investigations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WTMJ) — A new study labels Milwaukee as the worst city for Black Americans. This is according to the financial news site, 24/7 Wall St. Following eight metrics, Milwaukee ranked as the worst with Racine ranking second. “The gulf between how well people in the city
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (WTKR) — Traffic on Lynnhaven Parkway last week came to an abrupt stop when one car nearly hit another when getting into the right lane. Michael Taylor was directly behind the near-miss. His dash camera was rolling as both cars stopped and the drivers started
Continue Reading Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s campaign formally announced on Wednesday that it would seek a recanvass of Tuesday’s gubernatorial election results, following the Republican’s apparent loss to Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear. Beshear, who outpaces Bevin by more than 5,000 votes, claimed victory Tuesday night. CNN has not projected a winner in the contest. How a
Continue Reading Apple redesigned the web pages of its privacy policies Wednesday, its latest effort to distinguish itself from its personal data-selling competitors. “At Apple, privacy is built into everything we make,” CEO Tim Cook tweeted Wednesday announcing the changes. “You decide what you share, how you share it, and who you share it with. Here’s how
Continue Reading La Croix was once the king of canned seltzers, but its sales have been slumping because of an influx of new competitors. Now it’s potentially facing another challenge, this time from Coca-Cola. The beverage behemoth unveiled Thursday a new flavored seltzer water brand with a splash of caffeine, called AHA. It’s Coca-Cola’s first new beverage
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) — Romar Lyle says he always knew he wanted to be in law enforcement, but he also knew he couldn’t achieve his dream unless he made some major life changes. “I got a degree in investigative forensics and it was just so hard to find
Continue Reading Virtual power plants could solve one of renewable energy’s most vexing challenges: the weather. By supplying electricity from renewable sources even when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing, virtual power plant technology could help tackle the climate crisis. “If you can’t rely on renewable energy and other technologies to provide the energy
Continue Reading Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert who testified last week before House impeachment investigators, has no intention of leaving his post at the National Security Council, officials familiar with the matter said. Vindman, an Army officer who is currently detailed to the National Security Council, is expected to stay on
Continue Reading US Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized US weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates following a new CNN investigation into American-made arms in Yemen. Warren’s new comments came as she tweeted CNN’s report, published Wednesday, on a shipment of US-made military hardware to the Yemeni port of Aden last week. The port is
Continue Reading A Democratic member of one of the committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine said Thursday that instead of using the term “quid pro quo,” Democrats should consider describing the allegations against the President as “bribery” because the term is more accurate. Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, a member of the
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It appears the quality of your relationships with your extended family — mom, dad, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents and more — could make a real difference in your health as you age, maybe even more than your special love. A new study finds people who feel they aren’t supported by their extended family are more
Continue Reading Joe Pesci isn’t just returning to the screen. The actor, set to appear in the Netflix film “The Irishman,” has a new album coming out after 21 years. What? You didn’t know Pesci was a singer? The “Goodfellas” actor actually was a lounge singer before his acting career took off. His two previous albums were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FOSTER TOWNSHIP, PA (WNEP) — Thousands of tortillas littered a road after a crash involving two tractor trailers and a car in Schuylkill County. Busy Route 901 was shut down for hours outside Minersville after a crash that left police say 40,000 pounds flour tortilla scattered all over
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