As we move into the new year, it’s easy to see that things changed for a lot of people in 2020. Alongside a deadly pandemic, 2020 also delivered reminders of the severity of the climate crisis facing the world — droughts, floods, heatwaves, wildfires and hurricanes continued to disrupt life for communities across the globe,
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Click here for updates on this story TOWNSHIP OF TAYLORSVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — A Wilkes County woman who was helping an 8-year-old child after a deadly crash in Alexander County became injured when she was hit by a pickup truck. North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers say they responded to the crash Saturday around
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(CNN) — Nuestra pesadilla mundial sobre la pandemia de coronavirus está entrando en su segundo año y estamos aguantando de la mejor forma en la que podemos. Nuestras vidas dieron un vuelco por la pandemia en el año que pasó, la economía se tambalea y más de 1,8 millones de personas han muerto, 351.000 de
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WLS) — Chicago Public School teachers bundled up from head to toe to teach their students remotely Monday morning. The teachers reported to school, but refused to step inside- opting instead to teach from outside as many said they still did not feel that it was
Continue Reading (CNN) — Incluso si no tienes coronavirus, las hospitalizaciones récord por covid-19 podrían tener un impacto devastador para ti. «Si tienes un accidente automovilístico, querrás que te salvemos la vida», dijo el Dr. Brad Spellberg, director médico del Centro Médico de la Universidad del Sur de California del Condado de Los Ángeles. «Si tienes un
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La alcaldía de Bogotá decretó un régimen de cuarentena estricta de dos semanas a partir de este martes para las localidades de Usaquén, Engativá y Suba, debido a la alta incidencia de los casos de coronavirus. A las autoridades de Bogotá les preocupa el comportamiento de la pandemia desde la primera semana
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Bitcoin prices more than quadrupled in 2020 and surged to a new record above $30,000 this year, but many investors think there’s still room for the cryptocurrency to run. Anthony Scaramucci has become the latest bitcoin bull hoping to give the digital currency some legitimacy. Scaramucci’s firm, SkyBridge Capital, officially launched the SkyBridge Bitcoin Fund
Continue Reading New year, same telecommuting headaches. Slack, a popular workplace communication platform, confirmed a service interruption for some users on Monday morning as many workers returned from the holiday break. “Customers may experience issues connecting to Slack to loading channels at this time,” the company said. “Our team is on the case and we will keep
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Over the next month, St. Louis City will roll out a new and innovative program meant to help alleviate the strain on 911 dispatchers and potentially save lives. “At the end of the day this is about saving people’s lives so we want
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — It was a rocky first trading day of the year for Wall Street as stocks fell sharply, with the Dow dropping more than 600 points at midday before recovering a bit before the afternoon close, as investors grew worried about the the pandemic and the economic recovery in 2021. Investors took
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NEW YORK (AP) —While Gonzaga and Baylor remain firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, Shaka Smart and the fourth-ranked Texas are making a push into the rankings’ top tier, too. The top-ranked Zags and second-ranked Bears remained 1-2 in Monday’s latest Top 25 as they have all season. But the Longhorns jumped four spots
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to travel to Atlanta on Monday to campaign on behalf of two Democrats looking to flip control of the US Senate in Tuesday’s runoff elections. Tuesday’s closely-watched races will determine whether Republicans keep control of the Senate, which will affect the kind of legislation Biden would be able to pass
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Actress Tanya Roberts, who is best known for her role as a Bond girl in “A View to a Kill” and Midge Pinciotti on “That ’70s Show,” has died. She was 65. Officials did not release her cause of death. But it was not due to Covid-19, said her publicist and longtime friend Mike Pingel.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — At the start of a new year, you may find yourself cleaning out your closet. But have you considered where you could donate all your old items? Karen’s Kloset in Essex Junction and Shalom Shuk in Surlington are just two local thrift stores asking
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President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee will promote the national day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as part of festivities ahead of the inauguration on January 20. The President-elect, his wife Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff are expected to participate in the day of service on January
Continue Reading There were 18 attempted calls from the White House to the Georgia secretary of state’s office between the election and Saturday’s phone call, a source with knowledge and a Georgia state official confirmed to CNN. In a recorded phone call, first published by The Washington Post on Sunday, President Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of
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COSTA MESA, California — The Los Angeles Chargers have fired coach Anthony Lynn less than two seasons after he led the franchise to the playoffs. Lynn is the sixth NFL coach fired this season, joining Houston’s Bill O’Brien, Atlanta’s Dan Quinn, Detroit’s Matt Patricia, Adam Gase of the New York Jets and Jacksonville’s Doug Marrone.
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque city council is preparing to look at an ordinance that will focus on hair discrimination. It’s called the CROWN Act. CROWN is an acronym for creating a respectful world for natural hair. Bantu knots, locks, afros and even box braids are just some of the hairstyles the CROWN Act
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2020 was supposed to be the watershed moment for action on climate change, the year the world woke up to the challenge and started taking it seriously. Instead, it has symbolically topped a decade of wasted climate promises. Inspired by a wave of climate activism, national leaders were expected to come up with new, more
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After an overall unfavorable year filled with uncertainty, one Florida fire department ended 2020 by responding to an ironic last call: a dumpster fire. As they were counting down to the New Year, Brevard County firefighters were called to the scene of a fire in the community of Viera. There, they found an actual dumpster
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — In a year filled with sadness, the comeback of former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith was one of the positive remarkable stories. Smith returned to the game after nearly having his leg amputated following a gruesome injury in November 2018. Seventeen surgeries
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Saturday was an emotional day for the Oklahoma City Fire Department as the community remembered the life of Maj. Andy Davis, who died from COVID-19 on Christmas Eve. An especially emotional moment during the celebration of life ceremony for the 20-year Oklahoma City Fire
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced Monday that all 67 men’s basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana in a bid to keep the marquee event from being called off for a second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic. RELATED CONTENT: NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Fast Facts Games
Continue Reading President Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a 9 p.m. ET rally for a pair of Georgia Republican Senate candidates, but his election eve appearance has GOP officials in Georgia and in Washington worried in the wake of his recently publicized call pressuring an election official over the November results. The President’s presence at the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PEA RIDGE, AR (KFSM) — Police are calling one man a hero after he pulled a man from a burning home in Pea Ridge. Tyler Thompson, 37, of Pea Ridge saw his neighbors home catch fire and ran to help. “When I heard it was him that did
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Ohio (WLWT) — A U.S. veteran who served in three wars was in for quite the birthday surprise last weekend. His family and friends got together to plan a special surprise to celebrate his 93rd birthday. John Brown didn’t know what was waiting for him outside his
Continue Reading MGM Resorts International is attempting to buy the owner of British gambling brand Ladbrokes, making it the latest US casino operator to place a significant wager on the fast-growing online betting industry during the pandemic. Ladbrokes owner Entain said in a statement Monday that it has received an £8.1 billion ($11.1 billion) proposal from MGM.
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The man who detonated a vehicle bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning sent “materials which espoused his viewpoints” to several acquaintances throughout the country, FBI public affairs officer Darrell DeBusk told CNN. The materials could provide further information on the motive of the bomber, identified as 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner. DeBusk asked those who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — What a way to start the new year! A dog who spent 628 days in the shelter is finally home with his new forever family. Three-year-old “Sarge,” a shepherd-pitbull mix, came to Foothills Animal Rescue (FAR) in Scottsdale on April 15, 2019. Despite spending
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Here’s a look at the College Football Playoff, a four-team seeded postseason format which began for the 2014 season and replaced the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). January 11, 2021 – The College Football Playoff National Championship game is scheduled to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. January 1, 2021 – In
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