(CNN Business) — Una madre mete la mano en un sobre y saca la boleta de calificaciones de su hijo mientras él, cerca de ella, se ve visiblemente ansioso. La temporada de boletas de calificaciones puede ser un momento estresante para cualquier estudiante, pero en esta situación, las apuestas son aún mayores: ella lee en
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A local family just welcomed a baby boy into their family. But the birth came with a hefty price tag, one that they thought their health plan would at least partially cover. Now Ali and Elijah Middlesworth are sharing their story because they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GAINESVILLE, GA (WGCL) — Police are searching for a hospice nurse accused of forging prescriptions totaling over $75,000. Roseanne Brandsma, 53, of Murrayville is accused of forging nearly 50 prescriptions to obtain the narcotics. She’s facing 48 counts of unauthorized distribution of a controlled substance and 48 counts
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Mike Fiers, the Major League Baseball pitcher who was the whistleblower in the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scheme, has said that he has received death threats. “Whatever, I don’t care,” Fiers said to the San Francisco Chronicle on Thursday. “I’ve dealt with a lot of death threats before. It’s just another thing on my plate.” Fiers,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — For anyone who has ever thought about starting a business but didn’t know where to begin, a KC company wants to offer a new home to get that new business idea off the ground. Mark Launiu has been one of the owners at
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English rugby star Danny Cipriani, whose ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack took her own life on Saturday, has revealed he was suicidal in his early 20s and tried to buy a gun to end his life. In a lengthy video posted to his Instagram account, an emotional Cipriani described how he tried to buy a gun, and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida) — Dave Campo has been catching sharks since he was 12 years old. He spends his nights bobbing on the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean, waiting patiently in the dark for his
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Cuatro jóvenes salvadoreños evacuados de China se encuentran en Ucrania en buenas condiciones y bajo observación médica por dos semanas, le confirmó a CNN la Secretaría de Prensa de El Salvador. Los becarios que, según autoridades de salud no presentan síntomas del coronavirus, fueron trasladados el miércoles desde la ciudad de Wuhan,
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When slavery was abolished over a century ago, America was ready to leave that harrowing part of its history behind for good. But in Minnesota — and multiple other states –– slavery is technically still a part of their constitution. Lawmakers introduced an amendment on Thursday which would remove a clause from Minnesota’s constitution that
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As Iowa Democratic Party officials struggled with an epic meltdown on the night of February 3, unable to tally the results of their first in the nation caucuses with their new app, Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez was a thousand miles away at his Washington headquarters on Capitol Hill. Not wanting to be a
Continue Reading Nota del Editor: El Rev. Dr. William Barber II es presidente de Reparadores de la Brecha y copresidente de la Campaña Popular por los pobres: un llamado nacional a la revitalización moral. Su copresidenta, la Rev. Dra. Liz Theoharis, es la directora del Centro Kairos para las Religiones, los Derechos y la Justicia Social en el Seminario
Continue Reading Hopes for a slowdown in the spread of the novel coronavirus were dashed Friday as the number of new cases rose in China, and outbreaks worsened in Japan and South Korea. Authorities in China’s Hubei province confirmed an additional 411 cases of the virus Thursday morning, 62 more than the previous day, taking the total
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Democratic freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York announced on Friday that her political action committee will endorse a series of progressive women congressional candidates, including challengers to incumbent Democrats. Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter that the group, Courage to Change, is endorsing seven women candidates. Six of them are running for House seats and one
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, AR (KFSM) — Workers at a local Goodwill store are looking for the owner of items they believe were accidentally donated. According to the Goodwill Industries of Arkansas’ Facebook page, the items were donated to the store on Appleby Road in Fayetteville. Each item is tagged with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Anyone lucky enough to live to celebrate their 98th birthday may wonder who would be there to celebrate. One longtime local coach found out Thursday night. After decades of coaching young athletes, family members, former students, and fellow coaches surrounded Leland O’Dell
Continue Reading Everyone wanted to announce peace first, but only one group wants to leave. The beginnings of a long-trailed and horse-traded deal with the Taliban emerged Friday to perhaps get the United States out of its longest war and, as a more remote possibility, end decades of brutal conflict in the land-locked graveyard of empires. It
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GLASTONBURY, CT (WFSB) — A traffic stop in Glastonbury led to the discovery of more than 80 grams of packaged cocaine, police said. Glastonbury police said their K9 Soleil sniffed out 81.4 grams to be exact. They said the drugs were individually packaged for sale. Pictures released by
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se quejó el jueves de que la ganadora a mejor película en los Premios de la Academia fuera Parasite, un filme de Corea del Sur. “Cuán malos fueron los Premios de la Academia este año, ¿vieron? ‘Y el ganador es … una película de Corea
Continue Reading Jose Mourinho may have a striker crisis on his hands at Tottenham Hotspur, but in the long run he will turn the north London’s club fortunes around, says Benni McCarthy, who played for the Portuguese coach when he managed Porto. Having been appointed manager at Spurs following his dismissal at Manchester United, Mourinho is having
Continue Reading Donald Trump isn’t a fan of “Parasite.” “How bad were the Academy Awards this year, did you see? ‘And the winner is … a movie from South Korea,’” said the President of the United States on Thursday night of the Oscar-winning, South Korean film. “What the hell was that all about? We’ve got enough problems
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EXETER, PA (WNEP) — Police lights flashed on Wednesday night as patrol cars from Exeter, West Wyoming, Pittston, and West Pittston surrounded a home in Exeter with a spotlight shining. “I thought someone ran a stop sign, or there was an accident, I didn’t know what to think,”
Continue Reading Same-sex couples at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University have long been told they couldn’t hug, hold hands, kiss or date in public. If they did, they’d risk an investigation by the feared Honor Code Office, as well as punishment at their church or expulsion from school. But this week, a section of BYU’s student honor code
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Art lovers are being given the chance to own a Picasso painting valued at around $1 million. The price? Just €100 ($108) — the cost of a ticket for a charity raffle to be drawn in March. Picasso painted “Nature Morte” (still life) — an oil on canvas painting measuring 9 inches by 18 inches
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Richard Branson is sailing into new waters with the launch of his first cruise liner, making a bold pitch to younger travelers at an undeniably awkward time for the industry. The Virgin founder launched the Scarlet Lady on Friday, hoping its modern design and adults-only rule will prompt younger vacationers to take a fresh look
Continue Reading During the 1980’s, artist Matthew Wilder composed a song in about 30 minutes. That song, “Break My Stride,” has been featured in films and commercials over the years and turned him into a one-hit wonder. Now, nearly four decades later, the song is gaining relevance for listeners who weren’t even born when it was first
Continue Reading Ozzy Osbourne had to forgo his tour because of health issues, but he’s still releasing new music. The 71-year-old rocker has dropped his first solo album in almost a decade, “Ordinary Man.” Osbourne this week canceled North American dates of “No More Tours 2.” The album features collaborations with Elton John, Guns N’ Roses guitarist
Continue Reading Facebook will pay you for your voice, but don’t expect to get wealthy. The company is paying selected people to record phrases to improve its voice recognition tools. It’s asking them record the phrase, “Hey Portal, call…” which is its camera-equipped home device, followed by saying the first name of a Facebook friend twice for
Continue Reading For a standard sitcom in most respects, “Fresh Off the Boat” weathered a fair amount of off-screen drama. Despite the occasional tumult, the ABC series about an Asian-American family — which concludes its six-year run Friday — still left a mark. When the show premiered in 2015, it became the first broadcast series built around
Continue Reading Season 3 of “American Idol” on ABC has just started, but already there is drama. In an exclusive clip People posted to its web site, judge Katy Perry falls to the ground after a gas leak forces evacuation of the show’s auditions. In the clip, all appears to be going fine when a smell becomes
Continue Reading The worst may be over for farmers in the United States. Deere on Friday reported earnings for its fiscal first quarter that easily topped Wall Street’s forecasts, and revenue fell by less than analysts had expected. The tractor maker and bellwether for agriculture said the “US farm sector shows early signs of stabilization.” Net income
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