While e-cigarettes have been in the spotlight for their popularity among kids and an ongoing outbreak of lung injury, many have also looked to them as a potentially less harmful alternative to smoking cigarettes. New research published Friday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that adult smokers’ heart health might benefit
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North American cannabis companies are slogging their way through another rough earnings season. On Thursday, it was the industry leaders’ turn to take their licks. Canada’s Canopy Growth and Aurora Cannabis’ stocks were rocked as their financial performances again missed expectations amid ongoing market weakness in Canada and beyond. Those companies and others that tried
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Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Metro Police officers are working to combat a recent string of robberies targeting Hispanic people. Police say the robberies have been centered around four apartment complexes: Audubon Park Apartments in the 600 block of Whispering Hills Drive Stonebrook Apartments in the 100 block of
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The White House hopes to show that there was nothing untoward in the US-Ukraine relationship by releasing a rough transcript of President Donald Trump’s first call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. But nobody had accused Trump of doing anything wrong in that initial, congratulatory call. And the transcript raises a few questions that deserve further
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (WTKR) — A sigh of relief for thousands of teachers across the Commonwealth. “This has been extremely stressful for educators for many years,” Kelly Walker, the President of the Virginia Beach Education Association, said. For a number of years, teacher performance evaluations centered heavily on
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Nota del editor: David Bittan es abogado. Analista de temas políticos e internacionales. Columnista del diario el Universal de Venezuela. Ha participado en el Congreso Judío Mundial. Es miembro del American Jewish Committee y de la Federación de Comunidades Judías de España. (CNN Español) — El resultado electoral de España en las elecciones recientes es
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told doctors on a conference call this week that the United States is seeing more flu than is typical for this time of year. “Influenza is off to an early start,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University who was on the CDC
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Pedro Brieger es un periodista y sociólogo argentino, autor de más de siete libros y colaborador en publicaciones sobre temas internacionales. Actualmente se desempeña como director de NODAL, un portal dedicado exclusivamente a las noticias de América Latina y el Caribe. Colaboró con diferentes medios nacionales como Clarín, El Cronista, La Nación,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is cracking down on robocalls. She kicked off the effort in Lansing on Friday, Nov. 15. “There is nothing more annoying, more intrusive, uninvited and unwelcome than robocalls,” Nessel said. “Because of that bombardment of calls, more and more Michiganders
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In a historic move, President Donald Trump announced Friday that hospitals will be required to disclose the rates they privately negotiate with insurers. Part of a larger transparency push aimed at reducing health care costs, the controversial requirement has already raised the ire of the powerful industry. Four hospital groups quickly promised to file a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — Being stuck in the hospital is never fun, that’s especially true for children. But Covenant Healthcare is trying to make things a little better for kids in their pediatrics unit. “All I have to say is Mojo, let’s go to work, puts his own leash
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A man convicted of the rape and murder of South African student at a post office has been handed three life sentences in a case that has come to symbolize the casual violence women in South Africa face. In August this year, Luyanda Botha, raped and murdered 19-year-old student Uyinene Mrwetyana when she went to
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Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman escalated his fight with Elizabeth Warren on Friday by calling the Democratic presidential candidate a “superficial, nasty hater” who isn’t interested in dealing with facts. “The voting public should not be taken in by this political charlatan,” Cooperman told CNN Business in an email. His comments come after Warren took
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Former President George H.W. Bush’s tried and true service dog Sully will get to loyally stand in service of his owner cast in bronze. Sully wagged into stardom when a picture of him next to Bush’s casket stole our hearts. He was then the highlight of the proceedings as he visited his owner one last
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore has announced that the City of Atlanta may soon have an official Inspector General position opening soon. She says the move is in an effort to fight corruption in City Hall. Moore told CBS46 this week that she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OGDEN, UT (KSTU) — Two Utah sisters are thanking a complete stranger after the man’s chance discovery brought those sisters closer to their late father, more than a decade after their father’s death. In Sherri Lambert Hansen’s living room, photos of her father sat sprawled across the table
Continue Reading Marie Yovanovitch, the former United States ambassador to Ukraine, testified before the House on Friday that she was troubled by the misinformation disseminated about her by Fox News and other right-wing media entities. “I was worried,” Yovanovitch said, after having earlier on in her testimony said that she believed she had been the target of
Continue Reading President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step into an escalating clash between the legislative and the executive branches and block a House subpoena for Trump’s personal financial documents. The dispute goes to the heart of Congress’ power to investigate and further its legislative function amid broad claims from Trump
Continue Reading Six associates of President Donald Trump have been convicted of crimes since he took office, all stemming from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Some of the defendants pleaded guilty, and others were convicted after jury trials. Some, but not all, of the charges were related to Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Here is
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In 2001, a doctor diagnosed Grace Anne Dorney Koppel with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, telling her she had just three to five years left to live. She and her husband, long-time “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel, held each other in bed that night and sobbed. She was given a prescription for a treatment called
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GLASTONBURY, CT (WFSB) — Winter is coming, which means Channel 3 teamed up with Best Cleaners for the 11th annual Coats for Connecticut Drive. Friday, fans can come down to Channel 3 on Capital Boulevard in Rocky Hill from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to make a donation.
Continue Reading In the early morning hours on Monday, the Leonid meteor shower will send shooting stars across the sky. Look up on Saturday and Sunday night as well to spot bright meteors with trains streaming behind them. But the meteors may be harder to see because of the bright moon in the Waning Gibbous phase just
Continue Reading (CNN) — Después de que agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff respondieran el jueves a un tiroteo en la escuela secundaria Saugus en el sur de California, seis estudiantes fueron trasladados a hospitales locales con heridas de bala. “Entre los que fueron trasladados resultó estar el sospechoso, quien actualmente se encuentra en el hospital en
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“Charlie’s Angels” is back — again. The latest iteration of the female-led crime-fighting franchise, released Friday, is a film directed by Elizabeth Banks, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska as the next generation of “Angels.” Banks has put her own twist on the “Angels,” who now fight
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Una nueva jornada de manifestaciones convocada por el gobierno y la oposición está prevista este 16 de noviembre en varias ciudades de Venezuela. Las protestas de Bolivia hacen eco en las movilizaciones del país caribeño este fin de semana. Convocadas por el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Juan Guaidó —reconocido por más de 50 países como presidente interino de Venezuela— las movilizaciones de la
Continue Reading President Donald Trump stood before a crowd of supporters in Bossier City, Louisiana, Thursday night and delivered a wide-ranging speech for more than an hour. He expressed support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone ahead of a Saturday election. He railed against Democrats on impeachment proceedings, going after witnesses. He boasted about the economy, military
Continue Reading A study of 11 healthy astronauts onboard the International Space Station for six-month missions has revealed a new risk of long-term spaceflight. Six of the astronauts experienced stagnant or reverse blood flow, one had a blood clot and another was found to have a potential partial blood clot. The study, which involved nine men and
Continue Reading A simple haircut can make Alfredo Mamani feel like things are getting back to normal. The school teacher is glad to get a trim after three tense weeks in Bolivia that have upturned its government. Last month, a disputed presidential election led to nationwide strikes paralyzed this South American nation. The strike ended this week,
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La mayoría de los políticos chilenos acordó cambiar la Constitución vigente, aprobada en 1980 bajo la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet. De aprobarse una nueva carta magna, la actual quedará derogada. A través de un plebiscito de dos preguntas previsto para el próximo año, los chilenos deberán aprobar o rechazar si se redacta
Continue Reading Twitter announced details of its new policy banning political ads on Friday, saying that although politicians, political candidates and groups like SuperPACs will be banned from advertising on its platform, other groups and qualifying news organizations will be allowed to advertise on political issues. The policy, well-intentioned though it may be, will likely create confusion
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