Click here for updates on this story Hawai’i, USA (KITV) — Executives of a local radio station have pledged to support a statewide mission to end hunger in Hawai’i, after an incident involving two of its DJ’s over the weekend. The incident involved “Slick Vic” Harris and Krey-Z Oshiro of the Island 98.5 “Wake Up
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In April, less than a month after Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic, Dolly Parton donated $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University. More than seven months later, it’s been revealed that the legendary performer’s donation helped fund Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, which this week became the second coronavirus vaccine with a stunningly high success
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US retail sales grew at a slower pace than economists had predicted last month — prompting worries about a “difficult winter” with lower consumer spending before a recovery next year. Retail sales increased by 0.3% to $553.3 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis in October, the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. That’s below expectations of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WPMT ) — UPDATE (November 17): Three teenagers are facing charges after they shot a man while seeking revenge for a friend’s stabbing. Krishna Bhandari, 17, Kapil Basnet, 18, and Sujan Tamang, 16, are facing attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges for their roles in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA (WPMT ) — UPDATE (November 17): Three teenagers are facing charges after they shot a man while seeking revenge for a friend’s stabbing. Krishna Bhandari, 17, Kapil Basnet, 18, and Sujan Tamang, 16, are facing attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges for their roles in
Continue Reading The holidays are upon us and one tech company is already in the giving spirit. Zoom announced it will lift its timed meeting limit on Thanksgiving so “your family gatherings don’t get cut short.” The video communications company announced in a tweet that the 40-minute time limit it usually has on its free meetings will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — While Connecticut floats between a 4 and 6 percent coronavirus positivity rate, there is a big concern the rate could jump as college students return from all over the country for Thanksgiving. On Monday, Gov. Ned Lamont set some new criteria for returning to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Nashville is expected to see a sharp decline in Thanksgiving travel this year. In a report released by TripAdvisor on Monday, the 2020 Travel Index has Nashville ranked as the fourth least popular travel destination this holiday season. The former “it city” has a
Continue Reading Governments and central banks have promised to shell out $19.5 trillion since the coronavirus erupted to “put a floor under the world economy,” according to the International Monetary Fund. Some countries need even more help to recover from the crisis, but they might not get it. Governments have announced nearly $12 trillion in stimulus measures
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South Dakota is, by any measure, one of the epicenters of the coronavirus surge in the United States right now. The state has averaged more than 1,000 cases every day this month, according to The New York Times. Deaths from Covid-19 have surged 74% in just the last two weeks. Forbes just called South Dakota
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST HAVEN, CT (WFSB) — The secretary of veterans affairs will be in West Haven on Tuesday to get an update on a deadly explosion. Robert Wilkie is expected to be on the West Haven Veterans Affairs campus around 11 a.m. A Navy veteran and a contractor were
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — News4 Investigates discovered that taxpayers have spent more than $2.5 million so far housing the homeless at The Fairground Nashville’s new expo buildings. The expo buildings were turned into a homeless shelter in March, the city saying at the time they wanted to prevent
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President Donald Trump lost the presidential election 10 days ago. Since then, he’s done next to nothing — at least publicly — to suggest he plans to continue doing the job in any serious manner through January 20. Trump has no public events on his schedule Tuesday, the 10th time since the election that’s been
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WASHINGTON, DC — The CEO of Twitter says the social media site flagged some 300,000 tweets as part of efforts to combat disinformation in the period around the 2020 election between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified Tuesday at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LEWISBURG, PA (WNEP) — Kristen Williams was devastated when Snickerdoodle, her tortoiseshell cat, ran away from her home in Watsontown eight years ago. “I didn’t see her; I couldn’t find her. I pretty much gave up hope, I called places, but nobody found her, nobody saw her,” said
Continue Reading Amazon is making its biggest leap into the multi-billion-dollar health care industry with the launch of Amazon Pharmacy, a new digital drugstore. The US-based service, which became available to customers Tuesday, works just like a traditional drugstore with special added perks for Prime members. Amazon Pharmacy accepts most major insurance with the ability to manage
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Doctors and nurses who’ve been working tirelessly throughout the pandemic say we all need to take the new restrictions and precautions around the holidays seriously. “It’s not a matter of getting sick, see the doctor, go to the hospital, get treated, go home, this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, OR (KPTV) — The owners of local gyms and martial arts schools say they’re concerned about how they’ll survive this new round of restrictions. FOX 12 spoke to Shawn Chandler, the owner of CTA Hillsboro, a local Jiu-Jitsu school. He says gyms like his enforce strict rules
Continue Reading Ryan Reynolds is remembering his friend, Alex Trebek. The “Jeopardy!” host died November 8 after battling pancreatic cancer for a year and a half. Trebek was 80. Reynolds talked to “Extra” about the effect his friend’s death had on him. “It forces you to look around a little bit and see the people and the
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Moscú (CNN) — Las extremidades de un cuerpo sin vida cuelgan de una camilla en una sala de hospital mientras pacientes con coronavirus luchan por sus vidas a solo unos metros de distancia. Una anciana lucha por respirar, su desesperado jadeo es una lúgubre banda sonora de uno de los muchos videos inquietantes tomados con
Continue Reading Peter Morgan, the creator of “The Crown,” has defended including imagined scenes in the latest series of the hit Netflix show. Season four, which is based on real-life events but not entirely factual, premiered on Netflix on Sunday with a range of new characters, including Princess Diana and then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher. In the first
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If you think a negative test result means you don’t have coronavirus, you could be wrong. It can take days before a new infection shows up on a Covid-19 test. “We know that the incubation period for Covid-19 is up to 14 days. And before that, you can be testing negative, and have no symptoms,”
Continue Reading (CNN) — Karla Cornejo Villavicencio dice que está sufriendo la culpa de un sobreviviente. En 2010, escribió un ensayo anónimo ampliamente leído para The Daily Beast sobre la vida como estudiante indocumentada en Harvard. En octubre, menos de una década después, Cornejo Villavicencio se convirtió en finalista de lo National Book Awards (Premio Nacional del
Continue Reading (CNN) — El huracán Iota se ha adentrado en una zona de Centroamérica que aún se está recuperando de Eta y lleva consigo la posibilidad de inundaciones «potencialmente mortales», vientos catastróficos y deslizamientos de tierra. Las marejadas de la tormenta se sentirán desde Centroamérica hasta la península de Yucatán, hasta Jamaica en el este y
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Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles had to be carted off the field on Monday in the dying seconds of a 19-13 loss to division rivals the Minnesota Vikings. Trailing by six points with 40 seconds left on the clock, Foles was searching for a pass to win his side the game. The quarterback was pinballed
Continue Reading Her birthday isn’t until December, but Britney Spears is not waiting to celebrate. The superstar singer turns 39 on December 2 and on Monday she posted some photos on her verified Instagram account of her heading out on a trip. “I’m doing that whole work on yourself thing at the moment,” the caption showing Spears
Continue Reading There is sorely needed good news on the vaccine front: A second US vaccine has been found to have a high success rate against Covid-19. Moderna announced on Monday that its vaccine was 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data. Vaccinations could begin in the United States in the second half of December, starting
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There is sorely needed good news on the vaccine front: A second US vaccine has been found to have a high success rate against Covid-19. Moderna announced on Monday that its vaccine was 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data. Vaccinations could begin in the United States in the second half of December, starting
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High pressure will be dominant this week and each afternoon we will near-record high temperatures. Afternoon highs will reach the upper 70s and 80s through Saturday. A cold cold front will approach the region late Saturday and bring stronger winds and cooler temperatures Sunday and Monday.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso hospitals will soon have access to a new line of defense in the local fight against the virus. The region will soon receive a shipment of the Eli Lilly & Company monoclonal antibody therapy, also known as bamlanivimab. The Texas Department of State Health Services allocated shipments of
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