Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — A natural fertilizer operation is causing unnatural odors in and around a farming community northwest of Omaha. Tons of corn milling byproduct stockpiled, then its spread on nearby farmland but to neighbors, that stinks. The Dodge County Board let a half dozen neighbors air
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Hackers are targeting key actors in the coronavirus vaccine supply chain as distribution gets underway, according to new warnings by the Department of Homeland Security and IBM, which discovered the malicious activity. Since September, attacks by unknown attackers have sought to compromise “select executives in sales, procurement, information technology and finance positions” at organizations responsible
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EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was taken to the hospital with serious injuries Thursday morning after being struck by a car in east El Paso. Police said in a tweet that it was a hit and run. Fire department dispatchers confirmed the victim suffered serious injuries as a result of being struck. The incident
Continue Reading CNN’s Jake Tapper will interview President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday in their first joint interview since winning the election, the network announced Tuesday. Part of the interview will air on CNN’s “The Situation Room” in the 5 and 6 p.m. ET hour on Thursday, and the full interview will air
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The United States has had its most devastating wildfire season on record, with more than 8 million acres of land burned across the country this year. Regenerating the forests that sat on much of that land would ordinarily take years and involve hundreds of people manually replanting saplings grown in dedicated nurseries. Seattle-based DroneSeed has
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The United States has had its most devastating wildfire season on record, with more than 8 million acres of land burned across the country this year. Regenerating the forests that sat on much of that land would ordinarily take years and involve hundreds of people manually replanting saplings grown in dedicated nurseries. Seattle-based DroneSeed has
Continue Reading Georgia Republicans are increasingly worried about President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday for the two Senate runoff races, as some brace for a tirade to overturn his loss that could hurt the party’s effort to keep control of the chamber. The campaigns for Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler recognize that Trump can fire
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported 27 new coronavirus-related deaths Thursday. It was the county’s third deadliest day of the pandemic and brings the death toll to 968 in El Paso County. The latest fatalities include 16 women and 11 men ranging in age from their 40’s to
Continue Reading Stimulus talks are as real as they have been in months right now, with Democratic leaders’ embrace of the bipartisan group’s framework on Wednesday a sign that this could begin a real negotiation. We are not quite there, but things are moving. What’s happening behind the scenes? Leadership aides are still talking to try and
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More than 2,800 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the United States on Wednesday — the most the country has ever reported in a single day — as health care officials say their staff and facilities are struggling to support burgeoning numbers of patients. The number of Covid-19 patients in US hospitals Wednesday — 100,226, according
Continue Reading Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is constructing the key team of senior staffers who will accompany her to the White House, announcing Thursday the hiring of three top roles including chief of staff. The staffers, all of whom are women and two of whom are people of color — highlight the incoming administration’s commitment to diversity.
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(CNN) — El presidente ejecutivo de BioNTech, Ugur Sahin, habló con CNN y dijo que se había alcanzado un hito muy importante: las personas fuera de los ensayos clínicos pronto tendrían acceso a la vacuna en el Reino Unido, “y creemos que realmente es el comienzo del fin de la pandemia». “Por supuesto que es
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Two days after being disciplined, Pablo Matera has been reinstated as Argentina’s rugby captain and, along with teammates Guido Petti and Santiago Socino, had his suspension from the squad lifted following an investigation into “discriminatory and xenophobic” social media posts dating from between 2011 and 2013. The trio were suspended on Tuesday for the derogatory
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Lawrence, KS (KCTV) — A three-year old little girl from Lawrence is going on 12 days in an intensive care unit for a dog attack that happened in Oklahoma. The child, Sivya, is expected to be okay and will likely be moved out of intensive care soon. But
Continue Reading This much has been made clear in recent days: The US-China fight that’s rattled markets and forced companies to rethink their global supply chains won’t just be a feature of the Trump era. What’s happening: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that could kick several Chinese firms off American stock exchanges.
Continue Reading As President Donald Trump and other Republicans pushed false claims of widespread voter fraud in the weeks following the presidential election, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state was among a group of officials across the country who drew the ire of the President and his supporters for pushing back against those unfounded claims. But for Brad
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As President Donald Trump and other Republicans pushed false claims of widespread voter fraud in the weeks following the presidential election, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state was among a group of officials across the country who drew the ire of the President and his supporters for pushing back against those unfounded claims. But for Brad
Continue Reading 3M, maker of Post-Its and industrial materials, is cutting about 3% of its global workforce, amounting to roughly 2,900 jobs, as the company continues its restructuring plan. In a release Thursday, 3M CEO Mike Roman said the changes were the result of the pandemic that has “advanced the pace of change and disrupted end markets
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Unión Argentina de Rugby (UAR) informó este jueves que ha decidido levantar la suspensión de los jugadores Pablo Nicolás Matera, Guido Petti Pagadizabal y Santiago Gabriel Socino, involucrados en un escándalo por declaraciones consideradas racistas y xenófobas. En un comunicado, la organización indicó que ha devuelto la capitanía a Pablo Nicolás
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Scientists have discovered what they say is the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world — an 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia. The octogenarian fish, which is old enough to have lived through World War II, was found by the Australian Institute of Marine Science at the Rowley
Continue Reading Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has invited hundreds of guests to the State Department for holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite warnings from health experts that Americans should avoid large gatherings amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic, according to two State Department officials familiar with the planning. The upcoming events, which will offer refreshments and
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has invited hundreds of guests to the State Department for holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite warnings from health experts that Americans should avoid large gatherings amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic, according to two State Department officials familiar with the planning. The upcoming events, which will offer refreshments and
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New Jersey nurse Sofia Burke said it took one family member letting their guard down “for one second” for Covid-19 to infect seven of the eight people in her household. Burke spoke with CNN’s Don Lemon through an oxygen mask Wednesday. She said she had been treating coronavirus patients throughout the pandemic, but now she
Continue Reading A new video advertisement from Nike Japan that portrays the experiences of three soccer players from different backgrounds has sparked fierce debate online, including some calls to boycott the company. The two-minute film, titled “The Future Isn’t Waiting,” shows how the teenagers, who are bullied over their race or other differences, ultimately find confidence through
Continue Reading Progressives led by President-elect Joe Biden will soon take over the White House, but at the Supreme Court, liberalism has reached a historically low ebb. A court that drove liberal social change for decades is now an engine of conservatism. That was evident in a religious liberty dispute over Covid-19 rules last week and is
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los expresidentes de Estados Unidos Barack Obama, George W. Bush y Bill Clinton se ofrecieron como voluntarios para vacunarse contra el covid-19 ante las cámaras con el fin de promover la confianza del público en la seguridad de la vacuna una vez que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. la autorice.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his astonishing career in Juventus’ comfortable 3-0 win against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 35-year-old was on target in the second half to double his side’s lead but it’s probably fair to say he’s scored from more impressive efforts in the past. The forward
Continue Reading Congressional Democrats on Wednesday asked the DC Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel to open an investigation into an attorney for the Trump campaign who had issued a call for violence against a former cybersecurity official who was ousted from his post after he rejected President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud. Democratic Reps.
Continue Reading There are nearly 2 billion stars in our galaxy. At least that’s what the most current map shows. Astronomers have mapped the most extensive atlas of our Milky Way galaxy yet, including the positions of each and every one of those stars. The European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory also tracked the movement, colors and
Continue Reading President-elect Joe Biden’s foreign policy team will soon have access to the letters President Donald Trump exchanged with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, correspondence that belongs to the US government — not Trump — and could provide insight into one of the world’s most enigmatic leaders. “They may help paint a richer psychological portrait
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