Two people in Ohio found razor blades in their Halloween candy, police say
Ohio police are urging trick-or-treaters to carefully sift through their Halloween stash after two people said they found razor blades hidden inside…
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Gabon’s tricky balancing act with a growing timber industry and the environment
It’s a tiny country in West Africa, but 80% of Gabon is covered in tropical rainforests, which has given rise to the country’s second…
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Trump slams Chicago crime rate despite new numbers showing improvement
President Donald Trump continued criticism of the city of Chicago and its crime rate Friday, despite new numbers from the Chicago Police Department…
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Exxon’s profit shrinks by 49% because oil prices aren’t cooperating
ExxonMobil is finally cashing in on America’s shale oil boom. But soft crude prices are dinging the oil giant’s bottom line. Exxon said…
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Decision to release inmate draws attention to ICE detainment requests
Click here for updates on this story Asheville (WLOS) — An undocumented immigrant convicted of child sex crimes is now…
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Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ celebrates 25 years being an earworm
Try to read this story and not hear the song in your head. Too late. If you aren’t hearing “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by…
Continue Reading Carjacking victim shares harrowing story
Click here for updates on this story Buncombe County (WLOS) — When auto repair shop owner Bruce Henderson went into…
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El Día de Muertos tiene que ver con el más allá, el amor y las coloridas calaveras
(CNN) — Las familias esparcen grandes cantidades de pétalos de caléndula, encienden velas para sus seres queridos y algunas incluso se maquillan…
Continue Reading ‘American Son’ makes flawed but powerful leap to Netflix
“American Son” possesses considerable power in its premise, while wrestling with the claustrophobic aspects of transferring a stage play…
Continue Reading Steve Bannon jousts with Errol Morris in ‘American Dharma’
Errol Morris directed “The Fog of War,” which appears to have motivated former White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon to sit down…
Continue Reading US Steel reports first loss since tariffs designed to help industry
US Steel is losing money again. The steelmarker reported its first loss since early 2017, about a year before the Trump administration imposed 25%…
Continue Reading Castro reaches $800,000 fundraising goal and is staying in the race
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro raised $800,000 in the last 10 days of October, a fundraising figure that he said was necessary in…
Continue Reading No clear leader among 2020 Democrats for Iowa caucusgoers in new poll
A new survey of likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers from the New York Times and Siena College finds a tight top tier of four in Iowa, with no clear…
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Person seriously wounded in stabbing at east El Paso Circle K
EL PASO, Texas — Emergency dispatchers said one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in east El Paso on Friday…
Continue Reading Two women were killed while climbing a steep, icy mountain in California
The bodies of two women were recovered from Red Slate Mountain in California following a three-day retrieval effort. Jennifer Shedden, 34, and…
Continue Reading Día de Todos los Santos: la historia y las tradiciones detrás de esta festividad
(CNN) — Cada año, el 1 de noviembre muchos católicos romanos y otros cristianos en todo el mundo celebran el Día de Todos los Santos, que honra…
Continue Reading Trump deja Nueva York y ahora es residente de Florida, según documentos de la corte
(CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump, un nativo de Nueva York, ahora se ha declarado residente de Florida, según documentos judiciales. El…
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Rugby World Cup final win would mean so much to South Africa, says coach Rassie Erasmus
Wearing a No. 6 Springboks shirt, South Africa’s new democratically-elected president Nelson Mandela handed over the Web Ellis Cup to captain…
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NFL-er Trent Williams says he had a cancerous growth on his scalp and his team didn’t do anything about it
Pro Bowl tackle Trent Williams, who ended his holdout with the Washington Redskins earlier this week, says he had a cancerous growth on his scalp and…
Continue Reading How America’s aging economic expansion could stay alive for years
The economic expansion that was borne out of the ashes of the Great Recession is ancient by historical standards. Spanning more than a decade,…
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On-screen smoking in PG-13 films has doubled since 2010, CDC says
Hobbits toke on pipes in the Shire. James Bond smokes while outsmarting foes and wooing women. Freddie Mercury and his bandmates puff on cigarettes…
Continue Reading Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson were very busy showing off on Instagram for Halloween
Miley Cyrus let us all in on her Halloween night, posing in a series of pictures and videos with new boyfriend Cody Simpson, who was dressed as Billy…
Continue Reading 5 Cosas 1 de noviembre: Perro que cazó a líder de ISIS visitará la Casa Blanca
México se prepara para celebrar el Día de Muertos. Conan, el perro “héroe” en la operación contra al-Baghdadi, visitará la Casa Blanca.…
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The most important number from today’s House impeachment vote
The most important number coming out of the House vote Thursday to formalize the rules of the impeachment investigation is this one: 0. (Get it? One?…
Continue Reading 5 million children to get face masks as New Delhi battles heavy pollution
Five million New Delhi children will be given face masks by the government as the city battles heavy smog so toxic that it threatens to force schools…
Continue Reading New York Marathon: ‘Running is difficult, it is painful,’ says Mary Keitany
When Mary Keitany was a young girl the journey to and from school was 13 miles. Mostly she walked, but other times she ran carrying her heavy books…
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Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads not guilty to new sexual abuse charges
A third accuser has emerged in the Cuba Gooding Jr. sexual misconduct case. Gooding has now been charged by police in three separate incidents, on…
Continue Reading ‘The Witcher’ trailer reveals release date
If you are into fantasy, go ahead and take December 20 off of work. That’s the date Netflix is releasing its series “The Witcher.”…
Continue Reading How Katie Hill’s farewell marks a new fight over double standards
In her final speech on the House floor Thursday, Democratic US Rep. Katie Hill of California apologized more than a half-dozen times for mistakes…
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MotoGP has a problem. Can 20-year-old Fabio Quartararo solve it?
Back in 2013, MotoGP was at a crossroads. Stung by criticism that top class racing had become dull and predictable, it was undergoing a technical…
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