The United States saw the highest Covid-19 daily death toll in more than six months Tuesday, with at least 1,707 fatalities, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The coronavirus is now killing at least one American every minute of the day, bringing the country to another horrific milestone on Wednesday: At least 250,029 people
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Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — Two men were arrested Wednesday after police say they broke into a Queens family’s home and held several people hostage. Police spent much of Tuesday night negotiating with the suspects. The men let four hostages go free, including an infant, before they were arrested.
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Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based owner of US supermarket chains Stop & Shop, Giant and Food Lion, is buying the online grocery service FreshDirect as demand for online grocery shopping accelerates in the pandemic. The two companies announced the agreement Wednesday, but did not disclose terms of the transaction. The deal is expected to close next
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President-elect Joe Biden acknowledged in a private video call with supporters on Wednesday that he will face “real brick walls” in the Senate if Republicans maintain their majority but said he thinks he can overcome the political divides that may exist. “We’re going to run into some real brick walls initially in the Senate, unless
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Stony Brook, NY (WCBS) — Exit testing is underway at all State University of New York schools. It’s an ambitious plan to require all students get COVID-19 tested before they head home for the Thanksgiving holiday, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Tuesday. The ballroom at SUNY Stony Brook used
Continue Reading It will be her toughest high-wire act yet. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to retake the speaker’s gavel in January with what could be the narrowest Democratic House majority in decades, and as moderates and progressives in her ranks reckon with how to govern a party caught between the desires of its base and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Miami (WFOR) — As coronavirus cases continue to soar in South Florida, it’s more important than ever to wear a mask. But how do you convince Miami to mask up? Oolite Arts, a local art gallery, had an idea and asked local filmmakers and artists to produce a
Continue Reading The Trump campaign’s options to dispute the election have largely evaporated, but that hasn’t stopped some of the President’s supporters from trying to gum up election certifications in battleground states. In Michigan, two Republican members of the canvassing board in Wayne County — which includes Detroit — on Tuesday temporarily blocked certification of the election
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(CNN) — A este ritmo, el coronavirus está matando al menos a un estadounidense cada minuto del día. El martes se informaron al menos 1.707 nuevas muertes por covid-19, según datos de la Universidad Johns Hopkins. Esa es la cifra diaria de muertes más alta desde el 14 de mayo. Y solo va a empeorar,
Continue Reading A handful of current Trump administration officials, as well as some political appointees who left in recent months, have quietly started to reach out to members of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team, according to people briefed on the matter. The outreach is a sign that President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election and the
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A handful of current Trump administration officials, as well as some political appointees who left in recent months, have quietly started to reach out to members of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team, according to people briefed on the matter. The outreach is a sign that President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election and the
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Much of Wall Street views the Trump campaign’s efforts to overturn the election results as a desperate sideshow destined to fail. But JPMorgan is telling clients there’s still a chance that this process descends into chaos. It is 2020, after all. Michael Cembalest, chairman of market and investment strategy at JPMorgan Asset Management, warned in
Continue Reading William Hartmann, a Republican member of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers who temporarily blocked certification of election results in the Michigan county, has recently shared conspiracy theories about the election and Covid-19 on Facebook, CNN has found. He also shared racist posts about President Barack Obama during his presidency. On Tuesday, he was one
Continue Reading The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order Wednesday that paved the way for the troubled Boeing 737 Max to carry passengers again, ending the jet’s 20-month grounding. The plane, the best-selling jet in Boeing’s fleet, was grounded in March 2019 after two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. It was discovered that a safety feature
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Colorado authorities have issued a warrant for homicide in connection with the discovery of human remains in rural southern Colorado, police said Wednesday. Local and state authorities announced they had found the remains of three people on two properties in Lasauses, Colorado, while serving a search warrant. They now want to find Adre Jordan Baroz,
Continue ReadingThe US military reported a record high number of coronavirus cases on Tuesday with 1,314 new cases, according to Defense Department statistics. There are currently about 25,000 active Covid-19 cases in the ranks, and another 44,390 service members have recovered from the virus, according to the Pentagon. The number of military cases has grown over
Continue Reading Barack Obama is well on his way to becoming the best selling author of the year. It is a title previously bestowed on his wife, Michelle Obama, whose book “Becoming” rocketed to the top of the charts in 2018. Now the former president’s new memoir, “A Promised Land,” is breaking records for the book’s publisher,
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AUSTIN, Texas — Academy Award winner and Texas native Matthew McConaughey says he would consider a run for governor of the Lone Star state, but “it would be up to the people,” according to ABC affiliates KVUE/KBMT. “Look, politics seems to be a broken business to me right now,” McConaughey said Wednesday on “The Hugh
Continue Reading Some of the last remaining stimulus programs for the unemployed, renters and student loan borrowers are set to expire by the end of December unless Congress or President Donald Trump takes action. While Congress moved swiftly to deliver trillions of dollars in pandemic relief programs when the country first shut down in March, a lot
Continue Reading Two more House members announced Wednesday they have tested positive for Covid-19 and are isolating, the latest in a string of diagnoses that have hit Capitol Hill. The cases brings CNN’s tally to 26 House members and eight senators that have so far tested positive or been presumed positive. Rep. Dan Newhouse, a Republican from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Sudbury, MA (WBZ) — Every week, Sudbury Police Officer Al Hutchinson finds a different spot to set up shop. “(I’m looking for) scenery, a place that some people don’t necessarily recognize but they know we are in Sudbury,” he told WBZ-TV. And more importantly a place to prop
Continue Reading (CNN) — La titular de la Administración de Servicios Generales, Emily Murphy, es el único obstáculo entre el presidente electo Joe Biden y el inicio formal de la transición. La abogada lucha con el peso de una elección presidencial que cae sobre sus hombres y siente que la pusieron en una situación sin salida, según
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In less than 10 months, Covid-19 has killed more people than strokes, suicides and car crashes typically do in a full year — combined. The victims include an elderly father and his grown daughter who died within moments of each other. Two parents who died before their son’s 5th birthday. In rare cases, even children
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NEW YORK, NY — The confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus now tops 250,000, the highest in world, by the Johns Hopkins University’s count as of Wednesday afternoon. Covid-19 has killed more than a quarter of a million Americans in less than 10 months, according to the data. At this rate, coronavirus is killing at
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[Breaking news update, published at 6 p.m. ET] Covid-19 has killed more than 250,000 people in the United States in less than 10 months, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. [Original story, published at 5:49 p.m. ET] At this rate, coronavirus is killing at least one American every minute of the day. At least
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Watertown, MA (WBZ) — It’s been on Mount Auburn Street in Watertown since 1947. It’s even on the national register of historic buildings. But now, a diner which customers know better for its Rhode Island Johnny Cakes and Shakshuka, is getting creative to save itself. “Diners are from
Continue Reading Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Wednesday that New York Mets second baseman Robinson Canó will be suspended without pay for the entire 2021 season after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. Canó is set to forfeit his $24 million salary, according to MLB.com. “We were extremely disappointed to be informed about Robinson’s suspension for violating
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Daniil Medvedev produced a brilliant display to beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 6-3 6-3, at the ATP Finals on Wednesday. The 24-year-old made beating the 17-time grand slam champion look comfortable as he progressed into the semifinals of the tournament. Medvedev has now won three of his last four meetings against
Continue Reading Three top ethics experts and prominent critics of President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally requested the Senate Ethics Committee investigate whether Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina violated the chamber’s rules in his probe over how mail-in voting was conducted in the 2020 presidential election. In a letter, Walter Shaub, a former top ethics
Continue Reading (CNN) — El Reino Unido prohibirá la venta de automóviles nuevos que funcionen solo con combustibles fósiles en 2030, una medida que está diseñada para eliminar gradualmente los vehículos contaminantes antes que cualquier otra economía importante y respaldar la recuperación del país de la pandemia. El gobierno del Reino Unido dijo en un comunicado el
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