People in cities across the US are expected to take part in strikes on Black Friday to call attention to the global climate crisis. Climate strikes are also scheduled to take place around the world on Friday. The protests are part of Fridays for Future, a youth-driven movement that started after teenage Swedish climate activist
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — While many get to enjoy Thanksgiving with their families, some members of the community don’t have that choice. For them, places like El Caldito soup kitchen in Las Cruces have come together to provide a spot to eat and celebrate every year since the 1990’s. It’s the community coming together
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The convictions of four former top executives of Insys Therapeutics, an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company which made the powerful opioid Subsys, have been partially overturned by a federal judge in Boston. Two of the four convictions of Insys founder John Kapoor and three other former executives were thrown out by US District Court Judge Allison Burroughs
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Two projectiles launched by North Korea on Thursday were “presumed to be fired from a super-large caliber multiple rocket launcher,” South Korean army officials said. “This North Korean action does not aid the easing of tension on the Korean Peninsula,” said Army Major Gen. Jeong Dong-jin of the South Korean Joint Chief of Staff. “We
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Just getting out of a tough relationship and looking for a distraction? This new travel app might be for you. Breakup Tours, developed by a Hong Kong-based company, offers experiences and services aimed at people who are dealing with heartbreak. Instead of querying users about travel dates and room preferences, the app asks clients some
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Police Department said it will launch an internal investigation into an officer’s conduct after a doorbell camera recorded a verbal confrontation between that officer and a 24-year-old man. The video, shared with ABC-7 by Ruben Garcia Jr., appears to show the officer shouting at him after he said
Continue Reading After threatening to pull out of the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show, Ellie Goulding went through with the performance — and ensured it was one we wouldn’t soon forget. The Grammy-nominated artist lit up AT&T Stadium on Thursday during the Cowboys game against the Buffalo Bills. But what got people talking wasn’t her performance —
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Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — 6-year-old Olivia Numanga was riding her bike by her house on Pu’uahi Street in Laie when an SUV struck her and fled the scene. Numanga fractured her skull and broke her thigh bone. When Honolulu Emergency Medical Services and the Honolulu Fire Department arrived, Olivia
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Firefighters have made progress suppressing a Texas chemical plant blaze but authorities are keeping a mandatory evacuation order in place as a precaution. Tens of thousands of residents within a 4-mile radius of the TPC Group plant in the small city of Port Neches evacuated their homes Wednesday after a series of explosions at the
Continue Reading On Thanksgiving eve, President Donald Trump slipped unnoticed out of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on his way to a bare-bones military plane with just a handful of top aides. Sixteen hours later, he touched down for the first time in Afghanistan, on just his second visit to a war zone as President after a
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(CNN Español) – El presidente de Perú Martín Vizcarra se pronunció sobre la detención del expresidente del Consejo de Ministros, César Villanueva, a quien nombró cuando asumió el gobierno tras la renuncia de Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. “Nos piden que nos pronunciemos ante los últimos sucesos, pero ¿queda algo en duda? Lo dijimos muchas veces, y
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pa. (WPMT) — It is Wednesday afternoon and Missy Sweitzer is cooking up her famous ‘checkpoint chowder.’ It’s an extra course she doesn’t mind preparing, even in the midst of a massive family feast planned for 90 relatives on Thanksgiving. Missy will bundle up Wednesday night to
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Estados Unidos tiene listados casi 70 grupos a los que identifica como Organizaciones Terroristas Extranjeras (FTO, por sus siglas en inglés). Entre ellas figuran los Cuerpos de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica, ISIS, al Qaeda, ETA y las FARC. El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, dijo este miércoles que tenía la intención de
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — ¿Tienes problemas para acceder a Instagram o Facebook? No eres el único. Facebook e Instagram están experimentando interrupciones este jueves en varias partes del mundo, lo que afecta en particular a los usuarios en Estados Unidos en el Día de Acción de Gracias. Hubo miles de quejas sobre la caída
Continue Reading Just one day after remains found in woods in Alabama were confirmed to be his missing stepdaughter, UFC fighter Walt Harris posted an emotional tribute to her on Instagram, calling his pain “unbearable.” Aniah Blanchard, Harris’ 19-year-old stepdaughter, had been missing since October 23 after last being heard from in Auburn, Alabama. Harris was active
Continue Reading A group of hikers in New Hampshire made an against-the-odds discovery during their recent trek on a snowy, 4,000-foot mountain. It all started after Bill Giguere lost his gold wedding band while hiking on a loop trail near Mt. Hancock, according to CNN affiliate WCVB. He took to Facebook and posted about his loss, asking
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Mich. (WNEM) — A family is mourning after a mother lost her long battle with cancer. “She lit up a room when she walked in, her smile could change anyone’s day. She was my hero. she was a hero to a lot of people,” Charles Schnetzler
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WCPO) — Cincinnati Chiefs football player Dei Roseman spent three years living with his mother in the same College Hill rental home. When it caught fire Nov. 9, he lost everything inside — and nearly lost her — in the span of minutes. The Roseman family will
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Pandora has been charming customers for almost 40 years, most notably with its ubiquitous bracelets. Now the company is adding a little magic — of the Hogwarts variety. Pandora dropped its Harry Potter collection Thursday, consisting of 12 products — including charms, pendants and a bracelet. All are inspired by the characters and symbols from
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EL PASO, Texas — The former McCrory’s Pharmacy in west El Paso was destroyed by a fire early Thursday morning. The El Paso Fire Department told ABC-7 it looked like the pharmacy at 6151 Dew Drive was a total loss. “We’re going to wait for the roof to burn away. Once it does, we can
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WACO, Texas (KXXV) — Baylor freshman, Sequoia White, is thankful for her life after beating stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s T-cell Lymphoma. She was only 16-years-old when she started suffering from a stiff neck, and fatigue. “I was just like, I had been playing volleyball at school and had been
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI/KSAW) — Education students at Boise State might not have had previous knowledge or interest in 3D printing. Still, the ability to individualize assistive technology has made drastic improvements in the day-to-day for the students they serve. “I’m going into special education, and I’m seeing all
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR (KPTV) — Deputies are asking for the public’s help locating a suspect who stole cremated remains from a vehicle during a break-in Thursday. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the theft occurred sometime overnight in the 10300 block of Southwest Hollyridge Lane in the community
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WALSENBURG, CO (KOAA) — The Colorado Department of Transportation says a bus carrying 50 people crashed into a median south of Walsenburg on I-25. The crash happened 4 miles south of Walsenburg early Thursday morning. Colorado State Patrol said the bus was headed north on I-25 when it
Continue Reading Gabrielle Union is expressing gratitude in the wake of her controversial exit from “America’s Got Talent.” The actress, along with fellow “AGT” judge Julianne Hough, will not return for the second season of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions,” which premieres January 6. For that series judge Simon Cowell will be joined by Alesha Dixon, Heidi
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Alelia Murphy, a 114-year-old former seamstress who’d been recognized as the oldest living American, has died. Murphy, a New Yorker who was drawn to the city by the Harlem Renaissance, died Saturday, confirmed her granddaughter, Nefer Nekhet. “It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Mrs. Alelia Murphy,” the health
Continue Reading And the top dog is Thor the Bulldog! The annual National Dog Show touted some amazing breeds, but a bulldog topped them all this year. Thor beat out over 2000 dogs from over 193 breeds to claim his Best in Show award. “I love this dog,” handler Eduardo Paris said in an interview after the
Continue Reading If you suddenly burst into tears during a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade commercial break, your younger family members might’ve been startled. But they probably never dreamed of taking flight on a bike with an alien in the basket. E.T. — yes, THAT E.T.! — made a surprise appearance in commercial for telecommunications company Xfinity. Only
Continue Reading (CNN) – Alelia Murphy, una excosturera de 114 años que había sido reconocida como la estadounidense más longeva, murió. Murphy, una neoyorquina que fue atraída a la ciudad por el renacimiento de Harlem, falleció el sábado, según confirmó su nieta Nefer Nekhet. “Con gran tristeza compartimos la noticia del fallecimiento de la señora Alelia Murphy”,
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President Donald Trump arrived in Afghanistan Thursday for a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops and announced peace talks with the Taliban have restarted. It was his first trip to the country and his second visit to US troops overseas in a war zone following a trip to Iraq at the end of last year.
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