Click here for updates on this story COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Columbus Telegram) — Katie Reisdorff was just a teenager about a decade ago when her older sister came home from work one day at the local popcorn shop and asked her if she wanted a job. “I didn’t know it even existed until my sister
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Ill. (Quad-City Times) — Bob Vogelbaugh stood in the parking lot of SouthPark Mall in Moline waving to the people in their vehicles that were lined up for what was supposed to be the 50th anniversary of the annual Thanksgiving dinner hosted by the man who has
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Alex Trebek, the late host of the long-running game show “Jeopardy!,” had a Thanksgiving message for viewers, urging them to “be thankful” and “keep the faith.” The message was recorded earlier this year as part of the Thanksgiving Day episode. “Jeopardy!” tweeted the clip Thursday morning, ahead of the planned broadcast. The beloved TV host
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (Wisconsin State Journal) — Traffic on Wisconsin’s roads remains lighter than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic started limiting the number of places people could drive to, but it’s unclear how or whether that’s related to reported increases in fatal traffic crashes, citations for excessive speeding
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The weather will become more active over the next few days. The first cold front will move in on Black Friday and bring in increased wind gusts around 30 mph. The upper low will also bring rain and snow to Sierra, Grant, Otero Counties and areas north. Please keep that in mind if you are
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities say an Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic’s disbanded military nuclear program has been killed in an ambush on the outskirts of Tehran. Iran’s foreign minister alleged that the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh bore “serious indications” of an Israeli role. He
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Boeing is finally close to getting its 737 Max back into the air again in the United States. But the company still faces challenges in the critical aviation market of China, where its business woes go way beyond the troubled aircraft. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has yet to say whether it will
Continue ReadingActing Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller made an unannounced visit to Somalia Friday, the first by an American defense secretary and the last stop in a four country swing on his first trip abroad since being installed as part of President Donald Trump’s post-election purge of top Pentagon officials. Miller was only on the ground
Continue Reading Matthew Perry is engaged to his girlfriend, Molly Hurwitz, the “Friends” star revealed in comments published Thursday. “I decided to get engaged,” the 51-year-old told People magazine. “Luckily, I happened to be dating the greatest woman on the face of the planet at this time.” Earlier this month, Perry took to Twitter to tell fans
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Nota del editor: David Bittan Obadia es abogado y analista de temas políticos e internacionales. También es columnista del diario El Universal en Venezuela. Ha participado en el Congreso Judío Mundial y es miembro del American Jewish Committee y de la Federación de Comunidades Judías de España. (CNN Español) — Durante la reciente campaña electoral
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President Donald Trump finally confirmed Thursday that he will vacate the White House in January after weeks of plunging America into a dark period of uncertainty—where the fate of democracy sometimes seemed to be hanging by a thread—but he largely ignored the mounting challenges his successor is facing as he exits. “It’s going to be
Continue Reading (CNN) — El gobierno del Reino Unido ha remitido formalmente la vacuna experimental contra el coronavirus desarrollada por la farmacéutica británico-sueca AstraZeneca, junto con la Universidad de Oxford, al regulador de medicamentos británico para su evaluación. Según el Departamento de Salud y Asistencia Social del Reino Unido (DHSC, por sus siglas en inglés), la derivación
Continue Reading (CNN) — La pandemia de covid-19 está arrasando en EE.UU.: ya es más devastadora que las oleadas anteriores y no muestra signos de desaceleración. El Día de Acción de Gracias, EE.UU. celebró su 24º día consecutivo con más de 100.000 casos nuevos. Las hospitalizaciones el jueves alcanzaron un nuevo récord, por decimoséptimo día consecutivo, con
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Tributes have been pouring in for the Dallas Cowboys’ strength and conditioning coach Markus Paul, 54, who died Wednesday after experiencing a medical emergency unrelated to Covid-19 at the team’s headquarters. During the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving Day game against the Washington Football Team, each player wore a sticker with Paul’s initials on his helmet. Players also
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported one new coronavirus-related death Friday morning, a man in his 60s. It marked the smallest number of deaths reported since Oct. 26. Health officials also reported 678 new virus cases. The number of active infections reached a new all-time high at 37,058.
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The Supreme Court’s rejection of New York’s pandemic limits on religious services exposed personal fissures among the nine justices and offered the starkest rendering yet of President Donald Trump’s impact on the bench. The dueling sides of the 5-4 cases handed down late Wednesday took issue with each other’s legal rationales. But they also engaged
Continue Reading Diego Maradona was buried on Thursday in a private ceremony on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. A small number of close family and friends were permitted into the Bella Vista cemetery, where the soccer great was laid to rest alongside his parents. Earlier fans had lined the streets as Maradona’s body departed Argentina’s presidential palace,
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If you were to greet a Neanderthal with a handshake, it might feel a little awkward. The digits of the Stone Age people, who went extinct about 40,000 years ago, were much chunkier than ours. What’s more, a Neanderthal’s thumb would have stuck out from his hand at a much wider angle. “If you were
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President Donald Trump finally confirmed Thursday that he will vacate the White House in January after weeks of plunging America into a dark period of uncertainty—where the fate of democracy sometimes seemed to be hanging by a thread—but he largely ignored the mounting challenges his successor is facing as he exits. “It’s going to be
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Attention shoppers! It’s Black Friday, and a lot of retailers are making changes to their holiday sale plans to keep you safe (and spending) during the pandemic. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
Continue Reading Attention shoppers! It’s Black Friday, and a lot of retailers are making changes to their holiday sale plans to keep you safe (and spending) during the pandemic. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
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The Covid-19 pandemic is raging across the US — already more devastating than previous surges and showing no signs of slowing down. On Thanksgiving, the US marked its 24th day in a row with more than 100,000 new cases. Hospitalizations Thursday hit a new high — for the 17th consecutive day — with now more
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Continue Reading (CNN) — Claire, un lebrel escocés, venció a cientos de perros el jueves para llevarse a casa el premio mayor en el National Dog Show 2020 en Estados Unidos. Claire, el lebrel escocés que ganó el premio más importante en el National Dog Show 2020. Claire obtuvo el galardón de Best in Show en el
Continue Reading (CNN) — El ministro de Salud de España, Salvador Illa, ha dado más detalles de la campaña de vacunación contra el covid-19 que comenzará en el país en enero del próximo año. Illa dijo que el gobierno había creado 15 categorías de población para establecer quién tendría precedencia para recibir una vacuna. Confirmó que en
Continue Reading Diego Maradona fue sepultado en la provincia de Buenos Aires. La Casa Blanca considera levantar las restricciones de viaje desde Europa. El efecto del contagio en Acción de Gracias. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Un adiós multitudinario y agitado a Maradona Miles de personas salieron a
Continue Reading “A little bit with the head of Maradona and a little bit with the hand of God.” Those four words — “the hand of God” — describe one of the most iconic moments in football history, a goal that belongs to one of the most iconic footballers in the game’s history — Diego Armando Maradona,
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Donald Trump finalmente confirmó el jueves que dejará la Casa Blanca en enero después de semanas de hundir a EE.UU. en un período oscuro de incertidumbre –donde el destino de la democracia a veces parecía estar colgando de un hilo– pero ignoró en gran medida los crecientes desafíos que su sucesor
Continue Reading (CNN) — Durante cuatro años, Donald Trump ha sido el abanderado mundial del populismo de derecha. El movimiento no comenzó con Trump, pero el presidente de Estados Unidos lo impulsó de una manera que ningún otro líder podría hacerlo, utilizando el peso de la oficina más poderosa de la Tierra para darle legitimidad. Su derrota
Continue Reading Swiss voters are about to decide whether a business should be held liable for human rights and environmental abuses, even if the wrongdoing was committed in a foreign country by a subsidiary or a supplier it works closely with. The question has divided the country ahead of a referendum on Sunday, and it could have
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