A mother’s dilemma: Pay the bills or buy Christmas presents?
Angela Kearney’s living room is filled with Christmas decorations. The lights on her tree illuminate her most prized ornaments. The room looks…
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She got coronavirus, then lost her job. The pandemic makes her scared to look for another one
Maria never imagined she wouldn’t have a job. And she never imagined she’d be afraid to look for another one. But this year, so many…
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Couple delivers first child at home with the help of paramedics
Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WFSB) — A surprise delivery for a Wallingford family. Their…
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Un tercio de todos los hospitales de Estados Unidos están casi sin espacio en las UCI por covid-19
(CNN) — Más estadounidenses que ni siquiera tienen coronavirus están sufriendo debido al aumento de las hospitalizaciones en UCI por covid-19.…
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Covid-19 is taking a devastating toll on Filipino American nurses
Nearly a third of the nurses who’ve died of coronavirus in the US are Filipino, even though Filipino nurses make up just 4% of the nursing…
Continue Reading Families consider vaccination after losing loved ones in nursing homes
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Catherine Hendrix was just 80 when she died alone at Grady…
Continue Reading Historic Atlanta church inundated with threats ahead of Senate runoffs
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The historic Ebenezer Baptist Church is feeling the wrath from…
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‘Cookies, Cocoa and Holiday Cheer’; El Pasoans invited to drive-through holiday light show
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso are hosting a holiday…
Continue Reading Theaters push for additional financial help to survive pandemic
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Conn. (Hartford Business Journal) — Theaters and other entertainment…
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Covid-19 relief talks at a critical juncture amid looming shutdown threat
The 116th Congress is entering a make-or-break moment: It can either collapse in a colossal failure or it can all come together quickly to give…
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Britney Spears releases Backstreet Boys collaboration ‘Matches’
Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys have a song that will certainly get you moving and grooving this holiday season. Spears dropped the new song,…
Continue Reading Dog, owner reunited after 348 days
Click here for updates on this story BISMARK, Mo. (Daily Journal) — If only dogs could talk. An autumn miracle occurred…
Continue Reading 14 million American households are at risk of eviction as protections expire
John Ayers’ face filled with pride as he listed everything he used to be able to afford as an insurance agent — $2,000 monthly rent,…
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14 million American households are at risk of eviction as protections expire
John Ayers’ face filled with pride as he listed everything he used to be able to afford as an insurance agent — $2,000 monthly rent,…
Continue Reading Jigsaw puzzles provide fun to people stuck at home
Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Ill. (Quad-City Times) — People stuck at home because of the COVID-19…
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Bloomberg journalist detained in Beijing for allegedly ‘endangering national security’
A Chinese national working in the Beijing bureau of Bloomberg News has been detained on suspicion of endangering national security. Haze Fan was last…
Continue Reading Cheery faces of night-shift nurses boost spirits of patients, families during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wis. (The Journal Times) — “I think I’m allergic to sun. I am much…
Continue Reading Black employees earn 20% less at Britain’s biggest bank. It’s trying to fix that
Lloyds Bank has become the first UK lender to disclose the pay gap of its Black employees, shining a light on the dearth of Black people in senior…
Continue Reading Chris Evans to voice Buzz Lightyear in new Pixar movie
Chris Evans is Buzz Lightyear. The “Captain America” star will voice “the original Buzz Lightyear” in a new Pixar film,…
Continue Reading Chinese state-owned companies are in trouble. That could hurt the global recovery
Chinese state-owned companies are starting to default on their debts. It’s a problem that could ripple through the country’s financial…
Continue Reading Woman charged with arson, accused of starting several fires for the second time this year
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/KSMO) — For the second time this year, police arrested the…
Continue Reading Pfizer and Moderna could score $32 billion in Covid-19 vaccine sales — in 2021 alone
The imminent authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in the United States is a momentous occasion for science, the economy and humanity. The…
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Pfizer and Moderna could score $32 billion in Covid-19 vaccine sales — in 2021 alone
The imminent authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in the United States is a momentous occasion for science, the economy and humanity. The…
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StormTRACK Weather: Mostly sunny and windy Friday
Temperatures will be warmer today and Saturday but will cool down Sunday. Expect gusts between 30 to 35 mph through Friday and then again on Sunday.…
Continue Reading ‘Safety’ tackles the old-fashioned sports movie on Disney+
Anyone who has watched a lot of sports movies can practically read the formations, with football serving as its own overpopulated subgenre.…
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Casey Goodson Jr’s mother says officers brought their ‘bias’ against her son and her family
Casey Goodson Jr and his family were treated as suspects and law enforcement in Columbus, Ohio, quickly assumed a shooting that left the 23-year-old…
Continue Reading ‘The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ will leave you feeling ‘Fever’-ish
Knowing the songs isn’t knowing the whole story with “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” the HBO documentary you…
Continue Reading Drew Barrymore does double duty in the dark showbiz tale ‘The Stand In’
Although billed as a “hilarious” comedy, “The Stand In” turns out to be a whole lot darker than that, offering a rather…
Continue Reading Filmmaker inspires Black women to talk about mental health
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Between the global pandemic, the fight for racial equality and…
Continue Reading Family of man killed in crash disputes police account
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Family members of Daron Whitt say St. Louis Metropolitan Police…
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