When Mo’Nique won the best supporting actress Academy Award in 2010 for her performance in “Precious,” she thanked her husband for showing her that “sometimes you have to forgo doing what’s popular in order to do what’s right.” She is still living that way a decade later, even if Hollywood may see it as something
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Michael Bloomberg‘s campaign sees an opening in the Iowa chaos. Bloomberg’s campaign now has more than 2,100 people on staff, including 1,700 people in 40 states and 400 people in the campaign’s New York headquarters, aides tell CNN. And Bloomberg met with his senior leadership team on Tuesday morning to discuss the results — or
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Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR ) — A South Florida man is sharing his story with the hope of helping others, after he nearly lost sight in one of his eyes. A relatively common infection led to a painful and frightening ordeal, ultimately resulting in the need for a cornea transplant.
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WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday implored his colleagues to acquit President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment when the Senate takes a final vote in his trial Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT. “We must vote to reject the House’s abuse of power, vote to protect our institutions, vote
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When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed to nominate even one person of color for an Oscar for the second year in a row in January 2016, Hollywood insiders and reform advocates pointed to dismally-low demographic figures to argue the annual awards show’s lack of diversity was a reflection of an industry-wide
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST ORANGE, NJ (WCBS ) — There’s an unusual pairing at the Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey: A cheetah and a domestic animal. They have bonded over their love of play and more. But as CBS2’s Meg Baker found out Monday, it’s not just fun and games.
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(CNN Español) — Hay un virus mortal que se propaga de estado a estado. Se aprovecha de los más vulnerables, atacando a los enfermos y a los adultos mayores sin piedad. En los últimos meses, se ha cobrado la vida de al menos 39 niños. Se trata del virus de la influenza, que causa la
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC ) — Jim Chase, a traffic signal supervisor for the Colorado Department of Transportation, anxiously waited for this February snowstorm for months. “It’s exciting. It’s exciting,” proclaimed the the 22 year-veteran of CDOT. What’s got him so excited? The storm was the first real test for
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) — Varios miembros del personal de una pequeña clínica de salud comunitaria en el histórico Barrio Chino de Los Ángeles hablaban por teléfono con pacientes mientras usaban máscaras faciales que amortiguaban sus voces. El uso de mascaras es un fenómeno nuevo en la clínica, ubicada dentro del Chinatown Service Center, una organización
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces Public School District has paid a retired educator an undisclosed amount of money to settle a civil lawsuit which alleged the district violated New Mexico’s public records laws. In December 2018, retired LCPS principal Kathy Norris filed a request for information (under New Mexico’s Inspection of Public
Continue Reading Green Day, “Father of All…” (Reprise/Warner) Green Day recently caught some people unaware. The trio performed at the NHL’s All-Star Game in St. Louis and singer Billie Joe Armstrong dropped some swear words into the mix. NBC had to bleep the band. What did everyone expect? The trio is older now but age hasn’t blunted
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAIRHAVEN, CT (WBZ ) — Two bystanders saved a man as a fire ripped through a convenience store and the apartment upstairs in Fairhaven Monday. Crews responded to Jackson’s Variety on Sconicut Neck Road around 7:45 a.m. Owner Colleen Jackson said she was opening the store when she
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Autoridades de Panamá desplegaron un operativo de búsqueda a nivel nacional para recapturar a un reo, asesino en serie, que se fugó de la cárcel la Mega Joya, al este de la ciudad de Panamá. El Ministerio Público anunció que abrió una investigación por la fuga de Gilberto Ventura para determinar la
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Democratic Party started releasing partial caucus results late Tuesday afternoon following a day-long delay sparked by technical problems. With 62% of Iowa precincts reporting, Pete Buttigieg was leading with 26.9%. Bernie Sanders was in second with 25.1%. The tally of state delegate equivalents released Tuesday showed Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden
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CHICAGO (AP) — An investigation of a Chicago high school that led to the cancellation of the boys basketball season, and the removal of the principal and assistant principal revealed allegations of sexual misconduct by students and adults, retaliation against witnesses and athletic recruiting violations, officials said. At a meeting Monday night in a packed
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Inmates inside Mississippi’s state prisons are describing inhumane and dangerous conditions that have them fearing for their lives, including overflowing raw sewage covering their cell floors, lack of access to showers for weeks and deadly gang violence. At the state’s most notorious prison unit, one inmate says he’s living in a “death trap” and is
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The battle for breakfast gains a new entrant on March 2. That’s when Wendy’s enters the ring and debuts its highly anticipated menu for the increasingly competitive timeslot. The launch comes six months after the fast food chain announced it wanted in on this growing category. And Wendy’s is already needling its peers on Twitter:
Continue Reading Ireland has launched an inquiry into Google’s processing of location data, adding to pressure on the search giant from regulators in Europe. The country’s Data Protection Commission said Tuesday that it “received a number of complaints” from consumer organizations across the European Union tied to Google’s use of location information collected from its users. The
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Under normal circumstances, a match between Liverpool and Shrewsbury Town would produce a pretty one-sided scoreline. But the result of Tuesday’s FA Cup fixture is proving difficult to predict. That’s because Premier League leader Liverpool is deliberately fielding a young and inexperienced side against Shrewsbury, a team 59 places below Jurgen Klopp’s side in the
Continue Reading An attempt to exclude select UK political reporters from an official briefing has led some journalists to accuse the British government of resorting to tactics used by President Donald Trump to punish the media for critical coverage. Several publications were prevented from attending a briefing at the offices of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday,
Continue Reading Deborah Batts, the nation’s first openly gay member of the federal judiciary, has died. She was 72. Batts died in her sleep on Sunday, according to a news release from Fordham University, which described her as the school’s first African-American faculty member. The cause of death was unclear. Batts was sworn in as a judge
Continue Reading Ikea is closing its only major downtown store in the United Kingdom after years of losses. But it’s not abandoning city centers yet. The Swedish furniture maker said in a statement Tuesday that it plans to close its store in Coventry, which was built in 2007 in the most dense part of the city. The
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An hours-long delay in reporting results from the Iowa caucuses raised serious questions about the process. It was not immediately clear exactly why Iowa Democrats were slow to report the results — they said in a statement they were checking for accuracy after finding inconsistencies — but that didn’t stop candidates already in a rush
Continue Reading Green Bay (11-13, 6-5) vs. IUPUI (6-18, 2-9) Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis; Thursday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Green Bay seeks revenge on IUPUI after dropping the first matchup in Green Bay. The teams last went at it on Jan. 5, when the Jaguars shot 48.4 percent from the field while holding Green Bay to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WGN) — Chicago police are searching for two people they believe are responsible for an aggravated battery and robbery against a 60-year-old man on a CTA bus. Police said two people spit on the 60-year-old, sprayed him with pepper spray and took his possessions while he
Continue Reading Chief Justice John Roberts, who has recently spent hours in Congress presiding over Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, will return Tuesday night to attend the President’s State of the Union address, a Supreme Court spokesperson said. In the past, Roberts has expressed mixed feelings about the event, but he has always attended. A court spokesperson told
Continue Reading The spread of the Wuhan coronavirus shows no signs of slowing, as China reported another major spike in both confirmed cases and deaths in the region at the heart of the epidemic. The total number of confirmed cases in China stands at 20,438 as of Tuesday morning, including a 1-month-old baby in southwestern Guizhou province,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WGN) — St. Barnabas School in the city’s Beverly neighborhood will be closed Tuesday after several students and employees went home sick. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that an email sent to parents said 137 students were sent home with influenza, strep throat or stomach flu. The
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Aún no existe una cura para el mortal coronavirus de Wuhan, pero varias grandes compañías de biotecnología esperan poder tratar los síntomas con los medicamentos antivirales existentes. Gilead Sciences, una firma biofarmacéutica con un medicamento experimental llamado remdesivir, que se usa para tratar el virus del Ébola, dijo el viernes
Continue Reading MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attempt to recover a rare car that thieves smuggled from Milwaukee to Europe more than a decade ago can continue, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. According to court documents and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper reports, millionaire Roy Leiske’s 1938 Talbot Lago, a rare French sports car, was stolen from
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