Click here for updates on this story New Hartford (WFSB) — A brewery in New Hartford put out a call to raise funds for a non-profit organization. Brewery Legitimus said the response to help Foodshare was far greater than expected. Owners Chris and Christina opened the brewery three years ago. During a time when the
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Umbrellas suspended in the Parisian sky. Hikers snowshoeing across New York’s tallest mountain. A camel standing before the Giza Pyramids. It’s a big and amazing world out there, full of spectacular destinations. And with the ongoing revolution in camera technology, there’s never been a better time than right now to soak it all in. At
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Rep. Max Rose announced Tuesday that he’s being deployed as part of the National Guard’s mission to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “Like many Guardsmen and women across the country, I am leaving my day job to serve our nation,” the New York Democrat said in a statement. “Unlike them, I will be able to return
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(CNN) — William Helmreich, un destacado sociólogo quizás mejor conocido por caminar casi cada cuadra de la ciudad de Nueva York, murió el sábado por la mañana por coronavirus, dijo su familia. Tenía 74 años. Helmreich escribió casi 20 libros, incluyendo “The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6.000 Miles in the City” (La Nueva York
Continue Reading The marathon continues. Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the death of rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle. He was gunned down March 31, 2019, near the clothing store he owned in South Central Los Angeles. Hussle was 33. The rapper’s brother, Samiel Asghedom, posted a photo on Instagram Tuesday showing Hussle weeks before he was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR/KAUT) — As doctors and nurses continue to be on the frontlines of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, KFOR has received emails from several viewers accusing hospitals of refusing to let healthcare workers wear masks while dealing with patients. “Now there’s just a massive overwhelming feeling of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — An Atlanta woman has taken to Facebook to post her desperate struggle in the fight against the coronavirus. Niya B. Matthews, who debated whether or not to post the video, says she went through with it to share her struggle and bring awareness. She says
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday called the stay-at-home order he issued this week “one of the last tools in our arsenal” in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus in his state. In a separate interview with NPR, Hogan, a Republican who is the chairman of the National Governors Association, also disputed President
Continue Reading Turns out Lizzo is 100% that generous. The singer treated some of those on the front lines fighting the coronavirus pandemic to a meal. On Monday a verified Twitter account Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit tweeted a thank you to Lizzo for providing lunch for its emergency room staff. “SURPRISE! @lizzo treated our ER staff
Continue Reading (CNN) — La decisión del presidente Donald Trump de extender las pautas de distanciamiento social hasta el 30 de abril se produjo después de que los funcionarios revisaron 12 modelos estadísticos diferentes, dijo la doctora Deborah Birx, coordinadora de respuesta al coronavirus de la Casa Blanca, durante una conferencia de prensa el domingo. Pero parada
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GARDNER, Kan. (WDAF) — While one local mom waits to hear the results of her toddler’s presumptive COVID-19 test, she’s asking everyone to take quarantine precautions seriously. Two-and-a-half year old Indie is a fun kid. “She’s super active, and she’s definitely an extrovert,” Katie May, Indie’s mom, said.
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Here’s a look at the life of Kofi Annan, former UN secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Personal Birth date: April 8, 1938 Death date: August 18, 2018 Birth place: Kumasi, Ghana Birth name: Kofi Atta Annan Father: Henry Reginald Annan, provincial governor in Ghana Mother: Victoria Annan Marriages: Nane (Lagergren) Annan (1984-August 18, 2018,
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In a crisis, all is revealed. After a lifetime devoted to avoiding responsibility and accountability — for his lies, his deceptions, his hype, and his cruelty — President Donald Trump has met his match in the pandemic of 2020. His bluff and bluster are powerless as thousands of Americans die and the blame falls, in
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Roger Federer is the latest athlete to take to social media to share his lockdown life. The 20-time Grand Slam winner gave his Twitter followers a trick shot demonstration as the Swiss snow falls around him. In the video, Federer practices the “tweener” shot, a stroke played through the legs while facing away from the
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s time table and process for choosing a new pope. Approximate Time Table (This timeline is based on 1996 Pope John Paul II‘s constitution on the conclave, “Universi Dominici Gregis,” and on what by has happened in previous conclaves.) Burial & Mourning upon Death of a Pope Cardinals decide,
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Japanese billionaire Masa Son cast himself as a bold, visionary investor betting on the future. Now he’s playing defense as the coronavirus pandemic threatens large swathes of his global tech portfolio and savages SoftBank’s share price. Sweeping restrictions on work, travel and social interaction aimed at containing the pandemic could be catastrophic for many of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Benton County (KFSM) — Human remains were found in Benton County on Friday, March 27, according to Lt. Shannon Jenkins with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Jenkins said detectives withe Benton County Sheriff’s Office collected the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual early Friday morning. The skeletal remains
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. Owners of a landmark seafood restaurant in Florida’s Panhandle are under criminal investigation in a major tax fraud case, according to court records. David and Kellie Biegler, owners of Hurricane Oyster Bar and Grill in Santa Rosa, on Florida’s Gulf coast between Panama City
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo. The games are scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The Paralympics are scheduled to take place August 24 to September 5, 2021. Facts This is the second time the Olympics will be held in Tokyo, which previously
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed two bills into law Monday that limit the rights of transgender people. One measure bans transgender girls from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, while the other prohibits transgender people from changing their gender on Idaho birth certificates. Little’s office did not comment on the laws. House Bill 500,
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Rugby League player Mose Masoe has been told to leave hospital and continue his rehabilitation from a serious spinal injury at home in order to make space for coronavirus patients. The 30-year-old was told Monday he would have 72 hours to leave Pinderfields Hospital, West Yorkshire, and will not be able to take any special
Continue Reading Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi was one of five patients discharged by Nigerian health authorities in Lagos on Monday after recovering from Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. In a series of posts on Twitter on Monday, Osowobi shared her experience living with the virus in an isolation center in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center. Her illness
Continue Reading The mourners gathered by the hundreds, packed tightly on to the evening streets of Bnei Brak. There was no social distancing — no two meters between them — as they made their way down the roads of this ultra-Orthodox town near Tel Aviv for the Saturday night funeral of Rabbi Tzvi Shenkar. Despite a police
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Stroudsburg (WNEM) — Monroe County currently has 182 cases of the coronavirus and seven deaths. To help stop the spread, doctors are asking residents of Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey to stop moving between states and stay put. More than half of the patients coming into St.
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Erectile dysfunction isn’t just an issue in the bedroom. It could also be an indication of a man’s risk for heart disease and early death. And this holds true, a new study says, regardless of a man’s testosterone levels. Erectile dysfunction is defined as the inability to get or maintain an erection long enough to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Orleans (WGNO) — Usually, you might hear Sam Tepper playing the piano at Dos Jefes or Live Oak Cafe. These days, you wouldn’t hear him play at all, unless you happened to stroll down Harmony Street on a lovely Saturday evening. Tepper is also a piano teacher,
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — Stocks fell Tuesday to close out Wall Street’s worst quarter since the most harrowing days of the 2008 financial crisis. The S&P 500 dropped a final 1.6%, bringing its loss for the first three months of the year to 20% as predictions for the looming recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak
Continue Reading We’re three months into 2020 — yet this is how long American women must work into the year to earn the same salary as men did in 2019. Every year, the National Committee on Pay Equity sets a date for “Equal Pay Day” to highlight the overall pay disparity between men and women who work
Continue Reading A Holland America cruise ship is heading toward the United States looking for a port while the voyage has turned, according to the son of one couple aboard, into a “nightmare scenario.” Maximilian Jo’s parents are on board the Zaandam cruise ship, where eight people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and about 200
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Tuesday’s forecast will be nicer than yesterday and not as windy, a great day to get outdoors while you continue to practice social distancing. The sky will be clear this morning but a system off to our west will bring partly cloudy skies this afternoon. This same system will bring gusty winds and dust as
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