The reopening gamble: Set your timer for three weeks
Set a timer for three weeks. By late May, we should know whether certain US states collected on a major gamble or committed a hideous error by…
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Duane ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Chapman is engaged
Ten months after losing his wife to cancer, Duane “Dog” Chapman is sharing the news he’s engaged. The reality star posted an…
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Clarence Thomas breaks silence on bench during Supreme Court’s first remote oral argument
Justice Clarence Thomas broke a year-long silence on the bench during the Supreme Court’s first remote oral arguments on Monday, posing a…
Continue Reading Carnival cancels cruises through July and plans to ‘phase-in’ service in August
Carnival Cruise Line announced mass cancellations Monday in addition to revealing its plans to resume service in North America on August 1 using a…
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Don Shula, longtime Miami Dolphins coach and two-time Super Bowl winner, dies at 90
Don Shula, the longtime Miami Dolphins coach and architect of the only perfect season in NFL history, died at his South Florida home Monday morning,…
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie and Cameron Diaz join virtual lockdown fight
Actors Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie, Cameron Diaz and Florence Pugh are among a host of female celebrities trading punches in a bid to fend off…
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Sorting Fact from Fiction: Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s coronavirus podcast for May 4
As conspiracy theories and myths about Covid-19 continue to spread, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta sets the record straight on some…
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Man who built crosses to honor El Paso mass shooting victims dies from cancer at age 69
AURORA, Illinois — Greg Zanis, the Illinois man who built more than 27,000 white crosses to commemorate victims of gun violence in America including…
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Costco is limiting how much meat customers can buy
Costco on Monday became the latest retailer to implement purchasing limits on fresh meat because of the slowdown at processing plants during the…
Continue Reading Actors rose to the occasion to make ‘All Rise’ remotely filmed episode
The cast and crew of CBS legal drama “All Rise” were just a few days into filming the 21st episode of their freshman season when concerns…
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Las Cruces considers temporary ban of UTVs on city streets to slow virus spread
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces City Council on Monday discussed the possibility of a one-year ban on Utility Task Vehicles, or UTVs. “Do we…
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Alleged sex abuse kept a Michigan football player away from doctors for decades. He now has stage 4 cancer
It was the snap of the doctor’s glove that spooked him right out of the exam room. Chuck Christian is a large fellow, a 6-foot-4 former tight…
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Amazon VP says he quit over company ‘firing whistleblowers’
Amazon engineer and vice president Tim Bray said he quit his lucrative job at the company over the recent firing of several employees who raised…
Continue Reading A Los Angeles police officer has been arrested after ​authorities say he shot a fellow officer on a camping trip
An off-duty officer with the Los Angeles Police Department has been arrested after ​authorities say he shot a man during a camping trip over the…
Continue Reading Taika Waititi to direct and co-write new ‘Star Wars’ movie
“Star Wars” fans have even more reason to celebrate this May 4, unofficially known as “Star Wars Day.” Walt Disney Studios…
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Senate says it has ‘no discretion to disclose’ records requested by Biden regarding Reade allegation
The Secretary of the Senate said Monday its office has “no discretion to disclose” records requested by presumptive Democratic nominee…
Continue Reading A landslide in New York state leaves homes dangling inches away from a giant crater
A landslide left a dozen people displaced after their homes came dangerously close to being destroyed. Pictures of the scene on Sunday in Waterford,…
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Don Shula, long-time Miami Dolphins coach and two-time Super Bowl winner, dies at 90
Don Shula, the longtime Miami Dolphins coach and architect of the only perfect season in NFL history, died at his South Florida home Monday morning,…
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Don Shula, long-time Miami Dolphins coach and two-time Super Bowl winner, dies at 90
Don Shula, the longtime Miami Dolphins coach and architect of the only perfect season in NFL history, died at his South Florida home Monday morning,…
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Some retailers are too broke to go bankrupt
Everything must go! Store-closing sales are crucial to the nation’s retail economy: They help liquidate slow-to-sell inventory, and in many…
Continue Reading Face mask projected onto Brazil’s famous Christ the Redeemer statue
The massive Christ the Redeemer statue that has overlooked Rio de Janeiro for almost 90 years sported a new look this weekend. A face mask was…
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Trump attacks Bush after 43rd president offers message of unity
Former President George W. Bush called for an end to partisanship in the nation’s continued battle against the coronavirus pandemic, a message…
Continue Reading ‘Westworld’ will be back, but where it goes after that finale is anyone’s guess
“Westworld” finished its third season on Sunday night, with HBO having announced plans for a fourth year of the show last month. For…
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Stocks eke out small gains amid rising U.S.-China tensions
NEW YORK, NY — Stocks shook off an early stumble and scratched out small gains on Wall Street Monday, as the market’s momentum slows following its…
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The less obvious running mate Joe Biden should pick
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is right to narrow his vice presidential selection to a woman. After decades of other countries…
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Trump administration projects virus death toll to nearly double
WASHINGTON, DC — As he prepares to travel across the country to Arizona on Tuesday, and with Monday another day without a coronavirus task force…
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How to handle a micromanaging boss when WFH
Micromanagers are hard enough to deal with in the office. But their constant need to closely control everything can get worse when their team is…
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Top doctor tells County Commissioners that El Paso hasn’t reached virus peak yet
EL PASO, Texas — City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza made the following key points below about the coronavirus outbreak during an…
Continue Reading The 45 most shocking lines from Donald Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Fox town hall
With the statue of Abraham Lincoln towering over him, President Donald Trump took questions from two Fox News personalities — and average…
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Europe is in a new phase of reopening, but it’s hardly a return to normal
Millions of people across Europe were returning to some semblance of their former lives Monday as more countries across the continent began to reopen…
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