BTS on making music, watching Netflix and working out during quarantine
BTS, they’re just like us — except with millions of fans and number one hits. Members of the international K-pop sensation that is BTS…
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My lifelong Muppets obsession helped me explain the pandemic to my preschooler
Growing up with “Sesame Street” in the early 1980s, I found pieces of myself in Cookie Monster’s sweet tooth, Big Bird’s…
Continue Reading One of the leading coronavirus vaccine trials is currently paused. Prominent vaccine researchers tell CNN that’s unusual
Vaccine clinical trials are notoriously difficult to conduct. They involve thousands, or even tens of thousands, of participants, and typically go on…
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Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari executed despite international campaign
Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a…
Continue Reading From a smiley fish to a dangling raccoon, Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards offer some light relief
A colorful Mediterranean parrotfish “smiles” at the camera, a raccoon’s hind legs and tail poke out of a tree and a young seal…
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Zverev reaches first Grand Slam final after comeback win at US Open, will face Thiem
It wasn’t a classic five-setter, but Alexander Zverev might not mind. Zverev came from two sets down to beat Pablo Carreño Busta 3-6 2-6 6-3…
Continue Reading A ball python laid 7 eggs at the Saint Louis Zoo, even though she hasn’t been around a male in years
Zookeepers at the Saint Louis Zoo were surprised to see their oldest snake coiled around a clutch of freshly laid eggs because she hadn’t been…
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Oregon officials preparing for ‘mass fatality incident’ as fast-moving wildfires threaten to merge
Firefighters in Oregon are racing to slow down two wildfires from merging into a single inferno Friday after blazes in three West Coast states have…
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A 13-year-old invents an emergency kit to prevent drownings on Florida beaches
Florida shores may soon become a bit safer thanks to the ingenuity of 13-year-old Kaial Hajik in Panama City Beach. After hearing of several…
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Why UTEP moved graduation ceremonies online, but allowed fans at football games
EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 is learning more about how UTEP came to the decision to move graduation ceremonies online, instead of holding it in-person.…
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Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds
Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new…
Continue Reading Former ‘Top Chef’ contestant Aaron Grissom dies at 34
Former “Top Chef” contestant Aaron Grissom has died after a traffic accident, authorities said Friday night. He was 34. Grissom suffered…
Continue Reading Actress Naya Rivera yelled ‘help’ before drowning, her son told investigators
Naya Rivera screamed for help right before she drowned, using the last of her strength to get her 4-year-old son back onto a boat, he told…
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Judge keeps Kanye West off presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin — A judge has ruled that rapper Kanye West was correctly left off the presidential ballot in the key swing state of Wisconsin.…
Continue Reading Ohio college students were cited after hosting a house party despite testing positive for Covid-19
Six students at Miami University in Ohio were cited for violating a city ordinance on mass gatherings after they held a house party despite at least…
Continue Reading Former Marine cheers medical workers every morning after their overnight shift caring for Covid-19 patients
After wrapping a grueling 12-hour, overnight shift helping patients fight the coronavirus, nurses at Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center in…
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Texas approaching 14,000 total virus deaths as hospitalizations, daily new cases continue to fall
AUSTIN, Texas — At least 3,488 new cases were reported Friday of the coronavirus, as well as 144 new Covid-19 deaths, the Texas Department of State…
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No. 14 Texas eager for opener vs. UTEP before chasing Big 12 title
AUSTIN, Texas — For Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger, each day of summer workouts and training camp felt like uneasy steps toward a season that might…
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DEA in El Paso seizes over 900 pounds of meth worth $1.65 million
EL PASO, Texas– The Drug Enforcement Administration is celebrating the early success of their Operation Crystal Shield. The operation was announced…
Continue Reading DNA leads to arrest in the killing of a New York teenager 35 years ago
DNA testing led to the arrest of man in the 35-year-old killing of a girl in Rochester, New York, police and prosecutors said in an emotional press…
Continue Reading Two former Illinois child welfare employees arrested in connection with the death of AJ Freund
Two former employees of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services who oversaw the case of Andrew “AJ” Freund were arrested…
Continue Reading Even children with no symptoms can spread Covid-19, CDC report shows
Even children with mild or no symptoms can spread Covid-19, according to contact tracing data from three Utah child care facilities released Friday.…
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Why did the El Pasoan cross the bridge to Juárez? To socialize, new survey finds
EL PASO, Texas — How much of El Paso’s retail trade is comprised by Mexican visitors? That’s just one of the questions a survey conducted by…
Continue Reading Stokes Twins’ lawyers say YouTube stars are not guilty of any crimes
The lawyers for YouTube celebrities the Stokes Twins say their clients, charged with false imprisonment and swatting in Orange County, California,…
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‘We can beat this’: El Paso boy hospitalized with 2nd bout of cancer in 3 months
EL PASO, Texas — September is “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.” It serves as a reminder that cancer can affect anyone at any time — even during a…
Continue Reading US could see a ‘very deadly December’ with tens of thousands of coronavirus death to come, computer model predicts
An influential model is predicting a catastrophic winter with a significant rise in coronavirus deaths. A possible scenario sees 415,090 Covid-19…
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Covid-19 leads to separate 9/11 remembrances this year for Las Cruces & NMSU
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — First-responders and the New Mexico State University ROTC in recent years held a joint memorial for those lost during…
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Family sues school district to stop mask mandate
Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, TN (WSMV ) — Nico Sanfilippo entered his freshman year at Raider…
Continue Reading Educators running into technology issues during first week of classes
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM ) — “This is a new world for teachers to be living in,” said…
Continue Reading Suspect on the run after allegedly shooting his children’s mother
Click here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, GA (WGCL ) — Police are tracking a suspected killer who is believed…
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