PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine lobsters have long delighted tourists as the state’s most beloved seafood. But one company thinks the crustaceans can save human lives by providing their blood for use in new drugs. The effort, involving a longtime lobster scientist, wouldn’t be the first example of coastal invertebrates being used to aid human
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Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) — Jorge Trejo Ibarra se emocionó cuando Bernie Sanders habló sobre la atención médica en un mitin en Las Vegas durante el fin de semana. El hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos de 17 años, que fue diagnosticado con linfoma de Hodgkin en etapa cuatro en 2018, vota por el senador de Vermont
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Click here for updates on this story SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA (KCPQ/KZJO) — Dramatic video shows a Washington marijuana shop manager using bear spray to drive off three armed robbery suspects. Snohomish County deputies say the attempted robbery happened Saturday night at Marijuana Club 99 in the Everett area. Chris Vincent told Q13 News he was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — A woman accused of helping a man after he killed a Las Vegas model and buried her in concrete agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors, according to court records. Lisa Mort, 31, reportedly knew that Christopher Prestipino, 45, killed Esmeralda Gonzalez in
Continue Reading Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has joined the chorus of athletes speaking out against baseball commissioner Rob Manfred’s handling of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, imploring him to “fix this.” “Listen I know I don’t play baseball but I am in Sports and I know if someone cheated me out of winning the title
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TACOMA, WA (KCPQ) — A woman accused of plotting to steal a newborn baby has been officially charged. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Juliette Parker schemed for months, posed as a photographer and even drugged a woman as part of the elaborate conspiracy. Her 16-year-old daughter was also involved, officials
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is well ahead of the rest of the field for the Democratic national primary after strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to a new CNN Poll of Polls on the race. Sanders, a Vermont independent, is leading the pack as the candidates head to the Nevada caucuses
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The Hill on Wednesday released the findings of its months-long review into the work of John Solomon, the former executive at the outlet whose columns pushing right-wing conspiracy theories about Ukraine played a pivotal role in President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry. The findings of the investigation, which were announced in a memo posted online, were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU ) — An anonymous group calling itself “P.U.T.I.N.” said they released pigeons wearing MAGA hats into downtown Las Vegas. According to an email from the group’s apparent leader “Coo Hand Luke,” PUTIN — which stands for Pigeons United To Interfere Now — released the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A longtime Nashville criminal justice advocate, who was arrested last month for breaking into the Downtown Detention Center, was arrested again last night. The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office says 50-year-old Alex Friedmann was charged with a Class A Felony vandalism charge and is being
Continue Reading President Donald Trump wielded his powers of clemency Tuesday for convicted white-collar criminals and the former Illinois governor accused of attempting to sell a US senate seat. The wave of pardons and commutations, some of which Trump has been considering for years, came amid a post-impeachment flurry of presidential prerogative, from ridding his team of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — A new bill looking to legalize recreational marijuana is on its way to the house. It’s the latest string of bills looking to bring legal weed to Pennsylvania. State Representative Jake Wheatley (D-Allegheny) has introduced an updated legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. The legislation
Continue Reading BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — A man and a woman exchanged gunfire Tuesday inside a suburban Denver Walmart, panicking shoppers and triggering a swarming police response, police said. No one was hurt. The woman and man were both arrested, police in Broomfield said. Their names have not been released. A motive has not yet been identified.
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When Michael Bloomberg takes the 2020 debate stage for the first time Wednesday night, allegations of sexist and misogynistic behavior will loom over the former New York City Mayor. They include claims from the 1990s that prior to a male colleague’s wedding, Bloomberg told a group of female employees to “line up to give him
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A rare beast has been asleep in the Irish countryside for close to half a century. When the Old Midleton Distillery in County Cork closed its doors in 1975, after 150 years in business, several casks of trial whiskey innovations disappeared with it. They rested deep within their barrels — until now. On Tuesday night,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Según un estudio publicado el lunes en el International Journal of Cancer, los estados de Estados Unidos con las tasas más altas de casos de melanoma relacionados con la radiación ultravioleta se extienden por las costas este y oeste, en Hawai y en los estados sin litoral. El melanoma es uno de los
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Vegetables rotting in the fields, food going unprocessed, the elderly and disabled left without care. That’s the alarming picture painted by some British employers about the impact of new U.K. immigration rules set to be introduced in less than a year. Farms, food factories and care homes said Wednesday that they will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Shiawassee County, MI (WNEM) — The man accused of killing Kevin Bacon was found unresponsive in his cell. Michigan State Police confirmed that Mark Latunski was found unresponsive in his cell on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Troopers were dispatched to the Shiawassee County Jail at about 5:08 p.m. MSP
Continue Reading A commemorative tweet from former President Barack Obama Monday touting the “longest streak of job creation in American history” on the 11th anniversary of the Recovery Act was met by an angry tweet from President Donald Trump attacking Obama’s record on the economy. Trump tweeted: “Did you hear the latest con job? President Obama is
Continue Reading The Shamrock Shake is back again. To honor the 50th anniversary of the drink, McDonald’s is making it available for purchase throughout the United States starting Wednesday. It’s been three years since the shake was last sold nationally. In addition to the traditional green vanilla shake, McDonald’s is selling a McFlurry version made with Oreo
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO (KMOV ) — For many people around St. Louis, tax refunds provide a down payment for a new car, according to a local expert. But how do you know if the mileage on your new vehicle is correct? A St. Charles County man by
Continue Reading Fourteen federal judges will convene an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss concerns about President Donald Trump and the Justice Department’s intervention in politically charged cases. The judges, a mix of Republican and Democratic appointees, who sit mostly on district courts across the country, will meet via conference call in their capacity as members of a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DULUTH, Ga. (WGCL) — Two woman have been charged with murder in the fatal shooting outside a Gwinnett County gas station in early February. Jamun El Winslow, 20, of Lawrenceville was found shot to death in front of the Grande Club Apartments on Club Drive on February 5.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, NE (WOWT) — After two weeks of quarantine on a Marine base in San Diego, dozens of Americans who showed no symptoms of coronavirus were allowed to leave. One of them is from Omaha and he was welcomed home Tuesday night. A kiss for wife Fauniel, a
Continue Reading The family of deceased TV presenter Caroline Flack has released an unpublished message written by the star, as an inquest into her death began on Wednesday. Flack, the former host of the hit UK reality show “Love Island,” died by suicide at her northeast London apartment on February 15 as she awaited trial for an
Continue Reading Bud Light Seltzer is already one of the country’s top-selling hard seltzer beverages within weeks of launching. The drink from Anheuser-Busch InBev hit shelves mid-January and is the third-most popular spiked seltzer, according to sales data from Nielsen released Tuesday. White Claw is still the most dominant brand, controlling roughly 60% of the category, followed
Continue Reading Yes, you can have guacamole. And no, it’s not extra. Chipotle on Monday announced the launch of “Guac Mode,” a promotion that brings the promise of free guacamole and other unnamed extras for anyone who signs up for the Mexican-inspired restaurant’s rewards program. “Our fans absolutely love our fresh, handmade guac, especially when it’s not
Continue Reading This year looks like it will be a big one for Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee. Not only will they welcome their first child together, but the couple is now engaged. The pair announced their engagement Tuesday on their respective Instagram accounts. “A lifetime to love and grow with you…you have my heart,” Dewan wrote
Continue Reading The award-winning rapper Dave accused UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson of being a racist during a politically-charged performance onstage at the 2020 Brit awards on Tuesday night. The 21-year-old musician took to the stage in London’s O2 arena to perform a reworked version of the song “Black” from the album “Psychodrama,” which explores the experience
Continue Reading Jorge Trejo-Ibarra lit up when Bernie Sanders talked about health care at a Las Vegas rally over the weekend. The 17-year-old son of Mexican immigrants, who was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2018, is voting for the Vermont senator largely because of “Medicare for All.” Trejo-Ibarra, after going into remission, decided to get
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