Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Des Moines father of three is desperate for a new heart. Dustin Bachman, 35, was diagnosed with heart failure in 2013 but last Christmas it got progressively worse. “They determined my heart is actually only at 10%, and my kidneys are failing
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As the only American to have climbed all 14 of the world’s peaks over 26,000 feet above sea level — and the fifth person to do so without using supplemental oxygen — high-altitude mountaineer Ed Viesturs has come closer to the sun here on Earth than most of us ever will. Among the things the
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Berlín (CNN) — La comisión de vacunas de Alemania recomendó que la vacuna contra el coronavirus desarrollada por AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford no se administre a personas mayores de 65 años, dijo el jueves el Ministerio del Interior alemán. El Comité Permanente de Vacunación (STIKO) del Instituto Robert Koch de Alemania (RKI), la
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Dating app Bumble has been known for setting its own standards for how people should behave on the internet — from banning shirtless and underwear mirror selfies to photos of guns. Now, the company is making clear that there is no place for body shaming of any kind on its platform. “Find something else about
Continue Reading Facebook’s court-like Oversight Board overturned several of the company’s decisions to remove content in its first set of decisions since the independent body began hearing cases last fall. The board, which has been called Facebook’s version of a Supreme Court, announced Thursday that it overturned Facebook’s decisions in four out of the five cases before
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The Pentagon has received a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist with President Joe Biden’s plan to boost Covid-19 vaccinations across the country in his first 100 days in office, the Defense Department announced Thursday. “The department is evaluating the request, and what kinds of support it can provide. Given the significance
Continue Reading Commerzbank plans to slash its workforce by 10,000 and close 340 branches by 2024 as part of a strategic overhaul. The bank has roughly 48,500 employees around the world. But it indicated in a statement on Thursday that its home market would be heavily affected, with one out of every three jobs in Germany being
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Three teenage boys were arrested in connection with a house fire that killed three adults and two children in Denver last year, authorities said. The Denver Police Department announced on Wednesday that two 16-year-olds and one 15-year-old were being held on suspicion of charges including murder, arson and burglary, among other counts. The suspects were
Continue Reading America has been the king of the box office for, well, forever. Not anymore. In 2020, China overtook the United States to become the top movie market in the world. The country, perennially the second-largest movie market, brought in $3.1 billion at the box office in 2020, according to Comscore — nearly $1 billion more
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina — The United States’ first known cases of the more contagious and troublesome South African coronavirus variant have been detected in two people in South Carolina, the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control said. The department said “there is no known travel history and no connection between these two cases.” Both
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BOSTON, Massachusetts — Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are being offered to an increasing number of people. Vaccine recipients typically experience minimal side effects — the most common being temporary pain and swelling at the injection site, fevers, chills, tiredness, muscle aches and pains and headaches. While these side effects are generally a minor
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Grand Rapids, MI (WNEM) — A Michigan couple were denied parental rights to their biological twins after using a gestational carrier. “We were actually trying for a second child when I found a lump,” Tammy Myers said. Tammy and husband Jordan Meyers had two questions for doctors when
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AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Thursday that Texas had surpassed two million Covid-19 vaccinations. That milestone occurs nearly two weeks after Texas hit the one million mark. However, it also comes as Texas simultaneously surpasses two million confirmed Covid-19 infections in the state. The rise in cases comes despite
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — A Flint man who was granted clemency has been released from prison after he was sentenced to 40 to 60 years for selling weed and owning guns. Michael Thompson, 69, was released from the Charles Egeler Center in Jackson early Thursday morning, Jan. 28.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, WI (WDJT) — A 72-year-old man who recently recovered from COVID-19, died in an early morning apartment fire in Milwaukee Thursday, Jan. 27. Firefighters were called to Burnham Hill Apartments, near 29th and Mitchell around midnight. “I had to go to each floor and yell, ‘get out,
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Michael Strahan left the news of his having Covid-19 to his colleagues at “Good Morning America.” On Thursday, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Amy Robach addressed reports that their fellow co-host and NFL Hall of Famer had tested positive. “We know that you have noticed that Michael has not been here with us this week,”
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En una decisión trascendental, la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) llamó a ocho exjefes de la desmovilizada guerrilla de las FARC, constituidos ahora en el partido político Comunes, a responder por presuntos graves delitos de guerra y de lesa humanidad. Los afectados con la imputación de cargos de la JEP son
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has gotten the Covid-19 vaccine, going public with that announcement Thursday to encourage others to receive the shot when they have the opportunity. Popovich released the news on his 72nd birthday. He made the announcement through the NBA in the form of a video just
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los programas de vacunación masiva de covid-19 están en marcha en muchos países de todo el mundo, ofreciendo el primer rayo de esperanza de que la vida como la conocíamos podría volver a estar a nuestro alcance. El Reino Unido fue el primer país en comenzar a vacunar a sus ciudadanos con una
Continue Reading Manaos, Brasil (CNN) — La tensa calma afuera del pequeño hospital en Iranduba, Brasil, se hizo añicos cuando llegó la ambulancia. Adentro, los médicos le dan reanimación cardiopulmonar a una mujer en un intento finalmente inútil de salvar su vida. Una fuente del hospital le dijo a CNN que murió poco después de que la
Continue Reading (CNN) — Está surgiendo una posible explicación de por qué los datos federales muestran que solo se ha administrado aproximadamente la mitad del suministro de vacunas contra el covid-19 entregado en EE.UU. Las cifras de distribución de vacunas covid-19 de EE.UU. han desconcertado a los observadores durante semanas, y los estados afirman que necesitan más
Continue Reading “The Little Things” is actually based on a screenplay written in the 1990s, and those dark roots show, in a psychological crime thriller that notably resembles a relic of that era, “Seven.” Grindingly slow, the best one can say is that the movie keeps the audience off balance, while offering a big dose of star
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Taking an afternoon snooze could keep your brain sharp, a new study has said. Adults ages 60 and older who took afternoon naps showed signs of better mental agility compared to those who didn’t nap, according to a study published in General Psychiatry earlier this week. Researchers analyzed napping habits in 2,214 older Chinese people
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Doug Emhoff is racking up several firsts as second gentleman of the United States. He is the first male spouse of a vice president; he is the first Jewish spouse of an American vice president; and on Thursday he became the catalyst for a first dictionary entry. Merriam-Webster added “second gentleman” to its esteemed dictionary,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KEIZER, OR (KPTV) — This year, amid a pandemic, FOX 12 will regularly go inside Keizer Elementary to share the stories of teachers, staff and students firsthand, in a new series called “Keizer Strong.” FOX 12 most recently looked at some of the unique challenges students with special
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has already ordered significant changes to US immigration policy. But he has not issued an order that Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan claims he did. Jordan said on Facebook and Twitter on Saturday that Biden issued a new order to release “all” undocumented immigrants. Similarly, Jordan said in a Monday interview with
Continue Reading The day after President Joe Biden‘s inauguration, a large number of National Guard troops protecting the US Capitol moved to a nearby parking garage to rest. Outrage quickly grew among lawmakers over the situation. As CNN reported Friday, miscommunication and confusion surrounded the incident and it remains unclear how, exactly, the decision to move the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COUNSELOR, New Mexico (KOAT) — A 4-year-old girl is paralyzed after she was diagnosed with Acute Transverse Myelitis as a result of COVID-19, the girl’s mother tells KOAT. KOAT spoke to 4-year-old Stella Martin and her mother, Cassandra Yazzie, a day after Stella was finally released from the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — One year ago, Aimee Thomson thought she had life figured out. Buying a place that she and her two children could call home was becoming a real possibility. Now, the word “future” has a new, short-term meaning. “Somebody asked me the
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