Click here for updates on this story STURGIS, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — The owner of a Sturgis gun store is distraught after her shop was burglarized twice in two months after operating without incident for the past five years. “The last five weeks, everything has been turned upside down,” Tammy Bohn, who owns Sturgis
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Mont. (Billings Gazette) — In late November, like so many health care workers across the world, Ellen Edlund was diagnosed with COVID-19 and went from provider to patient. Monday marked day 14 in a hospital bed at Billings Clinic, where she’s worked for more than 15 years
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBUS, Neb. (Columbus Telegram) — Longtime Columbus residents Sharon Pohlman and Michelle Woerth are looking to end 2020 on a high note. It will also, in a way, be the end of an era. “The Christmas Rush” craft and vendor fair, scheduled to take place this weekend at
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WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden is promising to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to 100 million people during the first three months of his incoming administration, pledging “100 million shots in the first 100 days.” At an event from Delaware to introduce his pandemic response team on Tuesday, Biden laid out his top three priorities
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Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court on Tuesday dismissed Michael Flynn’s criminal case as moot, following Flynn’s pardon by President Donald Trump. Read Sullivan’s opinion here: cnn.com/2020/12/08/politics/read-michael-flynn-emmet-sullivan-opinion/index.html
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A federal court has dismissed a 47-count indictment against the captain and two managers charged in connection with the fatal duck boat sinking in Missouri in July 2018. A judge recommended in September that the charges be dismissed for “lack of admiralty jurisdiction,” commonly known as the Seaman’s manslaughter statute. Judge David P. Rush noted
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(CNN) — Las vacunas que protegen contra el covid-19 están en camino. ¿Qué deben esperar los adultos mayores? Los primeros candidatos, de Pfizer y Moderna, podrían llegar antes de Navidad, según Alex Azar, quien dirige el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos. Ambas vacunas son notablemente efectivas en la prevención de enfermedades
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The United Kingdom has become the world’s first nation to begin vaccinating its citizens with a fully vetted and authorized Covid-19 shot, a landmark moment in the coronavirus pandemic. The first Briton to get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine — 90-year-old Margaret Keenan — received the first of two doses at 6:31 a.m. local time on Tuesday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — A new TikTok trend has teens pulling their scalp in hopes of getting it to “pop.” The hashtag “scalp popping” has more than 6.5 million views on the popular video sharing app. But is scalp popping safe? Pediatrician Dr. Andrew Doyle weighed in on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA) — More people than usual are struggling to make ends meet this year, especially in the holiday season. One Baldwin County high school has teamed up with Prodisee Pantry to help fill the growing need. So far this year, Prodisee Pantry has fed nearly thirty
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Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court on Tuesday dismissed Michael Flynn’s criminal case as moot, following Flynn’s pardon by President Donald Trump. Read Sullivan’s opinion here:
Continue Reading (CNN) — El número de casos de coronavirus en Estados Unidos podría alcanzar los 20 millones para el Día de la Inauguración presidencial, el 20 de enero, según un nuevo pronóstico sobre la pandemia de coronavirus de la Universidad de Washington en St. Louis. El modelo, publicado el lunes en la revista Nature Scientific Reports,
Continue Reading (CNN) — El equipo de transición del presidente electo Joe Biden anunció el martes puestos más altos en su comité de toma de posesión. Compartido por primera vez con CNN, las nuevas incorporaciones al equipo, que planificarán la celebración y las actividades relacionadas con la juramentación del presidente electo el 20 de enero, comprenden un
Continue Reading (CNN) — Twitter informó el viernes que entregará el control de la cuenta @POTUS a la nueva administración de Joe Biden el día de la inauguración. La cuenta @POTUS es la cuenta oficial del presidente de los Estados Unidos y está separada de la cuenta @realDonaldTrump que Trump usa para tuitear. Esto también se aplicará
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Almost half of the people who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor were on-board the USS Arizona which sunk after the Japanese shot it down. The last two survivors from the USS Arizona are Ken Potts and Lou Conter, both are 99-years-old. Conter told
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WASHINGTON, DC — The chief scientific adviser for the Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine program said he did not know anything about an executive order on vaccines that President Donald Trump signed on Tuesday. Moncef Slaoui, the adviser to the vaccine initiative, dubbed “Operation Warp Speed,” said in an interview with ABC News that he was “staying
Continue Reading A recent report offers a glimpse into how the coronavirus pandemic has affected students’ academic performance. Overall, the findings paint an optimistic picture. But for Black and Hispanic students, as well as those in schools that serve low-income populations, the situation is more concerning — with marginalized students falling further behind in reading and math.
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A recent report offers a glimpse into how the coronavirus pandemic has affected students’ academic performance. Overall, the findings paint an optimistic picture. But for Black and Hispanic students, as well as those in schools that serve low-income populations, the situation is more concerning — with marginalized students falling further behind in reading and math.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Reino Unido comenzó a administrar este martes la vacuna de Pfizer y BioNTech contra el coronavirus, lo cual implica un gran paso para la eventual vacunación de las poblaciones de alto riesgo y en la contención del avance de la pandemia en el mundo. Esto es lo que debes saber sobre la
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre de 81 años llamado William Shakespeare fue la segunda persona en recibir la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer y BioNTech fuera de los ensayos clínicos. Los primeros británicos reciben la vacuna contra el covid-19, un momento histórico en la pandemia Shakespeare, conocido por sus amigos como Bill, es un paciente
Continue Reading Goya CEO Robert Unanue referred to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the company’s “employee of the month,” claiming that the congresswoman’s July tweets about making her own adobo boosted sales. “When she boycotted us, our sales actually increased 1,000%,” Unanue said during a radio interview with The Michael Berry Show on Monday. “She got employee of
Continue Reading (CNN) — A medida que EE.UU. se acerca a los 15 millones de infecciones por covid-19 reportadas, está agregando números de casos a su ritmo más rápido hasta ahora, y los funcionarios también están corriendo para aumentar los protocolos de vacunas. Las métricas de coronavirus en todos los niveles han ido en aumento. En los
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Todos tendrán acceso a la vacuna. Así lo anunció este martes el subsecretario de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud, Hugo López-Gatell, al detallar el plan de vacunación contra el coronavirus en México. En la primera etapa, que va desde diciembre hasta febrero de 2021, se comenzará con los trabajadores de la
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WAPT) — The Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner said a Jackson man who admitted to brutally murdering his girlfriend 13 years ago has turned his life around. The prisoner, George Bell III was convicted of murdering his girlfriend, Heather Spencer, 13 years ago. Spencer’s mother,
Continue Reading The US government plans to give SpaceX nearly a billion dollars to beam internet from space to people across rural America, where three out of five people say access to broadband is still a pressing issue. The company will receive a total of $856 million, one of the largest subsidies handed out by the Federal
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The US government plans to give SpaceX nearly a billion dollars to beam internet from space to people across rural America, where three out of five people say access to broadband is still a pressing issue. The company will receive a total of $856 million, one of the largest subsidies handed out by the Federal
Continue Reading A climber who had stopped to rest during an expedition on Mount Hood was rescued after falling into a snow-covered volcanic crevice. Caroline Sundbaum, 32, of Portland, Oregon, was climbing the mountain at around 11,200 feet on Friday when another climber saw her sit down to rest on her pack and then disappear, the Clackamas
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — NOPD officer and hero Patrice Swan has been battling breast cancer since earlier this year. Swan said she had no warning signs when she went in for a routine checkup back in August. That was when doctors found a lump on one of her
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Stamp collecting may not be for everyone, but three upcoming stamp releases are definitely worth saving. The US Postal Service is releasing three new stamps next year inspired by the achievements and culture of Asian Americans. The stamps will honor Japanese Americans who fought in World War II, Chien-Shiung Wu, a Chinese American nuclear physicist,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WLKY) — Customers in Louisville are reporting significant delays in deliveries through the United States Postal Service with many of them starting long before the busy holiday shipping season. Shipping is part of its daily operations at JSO Wood Products in Jeffersontown, according to owner Steve
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