As Dr. Darrell Salk waited in line to receive his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, he realized he had been in a similar situation about 60 years ago. The 73-year-old retired doctor and geneticist living in Seattle remembered waiting in line at school with his classmates for a different vaccine — it was the
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The Virginia Senate voted Wednesday to censure state Sen. Amanda Chase, a Republican who is a candidate for governor, following her comments earlier this month referring to the rioters who stormed the US Capitol as “patriots.” The censure vote passed 24-9 with bipartisan support. Chase had addressed the January 6 rally in Washington prior to
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Now-former Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after an incident at a residence in a Seattle suburb, police and court records say. The incident began at around 9:44 p.m. PT in Kent, Washington, according to Kent Police Department Assistant Chief Jarod Kasner. Wheeler was booked into the King
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WASHINGTON, DC — Defense attorneys for jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin urged a federal judge Wednesday to release the Otero County commissioner and gun rights advocate as he awaits trial in Washington in connection with the siege on the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors want Griffin, a resident of Tularosa, New Mexico, held without bail
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Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate who gained national acclaim at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, will recite an original poem before Super Bowl LV, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Wednesday. Gorman’s poem will highlight three individuals the NFL will honor as honorary captains at the Super Bowl “who served as leaders in
Continue Reading Cloris Leachman, the acclaimed actress whose one-of-a-kind comedic flair made her a legendary figure in film and television for seven decades, has died, according to a statement from her longtime manager and representatives. She was 94. “It’s been my privilege to work with Cloris Leachman, one of the most fearless actresses of our time. There
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso American Federation of Teachers said it has sent a letter to County Judge Ricardo Samaniego and Mayor Oscar Leeser requesting that they remove and replace Dr. Hector Ocaranza as El Paso City/County Health Authority. The teachers’ group, in a social media post where its president Ross Moore disclosed
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Click here for updates on this story MIDDLEBURG, PA (WNEP) — T&D’s Cats of the World is an animal rescue near Middleburg that takes in all kinds of critters, even tigers. The pandemic has affected T&D’s like many other businesses and nonprofits. The rescue cut back on volunteers and canceled its biggest fundraiser of the
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(CNN Español) — Este martes marcó el primer aniversario de la muerte de Kobe Bryant, quien falleció el 26 de enero de 2020 en un trágico accidente de helicóptero que terminó con su vida, la de su hija Gianna, y otras siete personas. La triste fecha fue recordada en varios rincones del mundo. Sin embargo,
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Facebook’s business continues to fire on all cylinders even as the company faces growing scrutiny from regulators over its acquisitions and from critics for the role its platform may have played in spreading lies about the US presidential election. The company said Wednesday that it posted a profit of $11.2 billion in the final three
Continue Reading In 22 days, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient life that may have been on the red planet in the past. The rover, which is the largest and most advanced rover NASA has ever built, will act as a robotic geologist, collecting samples
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The Biden administration has repeatedly touted its plans to aggressively use the Defense Production Act as it combats the coronavirus pandemic, but behind the scenes, a slower, more painstaking effort is underway. The more cautious and contemplative effort means the new administration has yet to announce any new deals in its early days to ramp
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso plans to resume offering curbside services at eight library branches starting Feb. 1, officials announced on Wednesday. The restart of library services comes on the heels on an announcement by the city that it was also going to reopen the El Paso Zoo to the public next month.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RACINE, WI (WDJT) — A family of four escaped a fire at home thanks to a working smoke alarm on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The Racine Fire Department responded to a reported stove fire in the 1600 block of Prospect Street shortly before 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, fire crews
Continue Reading Analysts have talked for at least a year about the potential for Apple’s first 5G iPhone to drive a “supercycle” of device sales. On Wednesday, Apple’s earnings report for the three months ended December 26 — the first since the iPhone 12 went on sale — offered an initial look at how actual sales are
Continue Reading One of six men federally charged on suspicion of being involved in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last year pleaded guilty Wednesday. Ty Garbin, 25, signed an agreement pleading guilty in federal court in Michigan to the sole charge against him — kidnapping conspiracy. According to the agreement, Garbin will continue to
Continue Reading A draft request for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the Department of Defense that would seek as many as 10,000 service members to support administering Covid-19 vaccinations is close to being finalized, a FEMA spokesperson said Wednesday. Service members could be deployed at up to 100 sites nationwide in support of administering
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Midland, MI (WNEM) — The Sanford and Edenville Dams breaching caused destruction for hundreds of families. Some families are still picking up the pieces. Eight months removed from the spring’s damaging floods and home revitalization efforts are still taking shape with help from Midland County’s Habitat for Humanity
Continue ReadingSome Oklahoma students will have to pay $1 to buy a new mask if they don’t have one when they get to class, as part of a school district’s effort to fight Covid-19. Broken Bow Public Schools let parents know about the new policy for high school and middle school students on Monday in posts
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Kristen Stewart ciertamente se parece a la princesa Diana. Una foto de la próxima película Spencer, en la que Stewart interpreta a la fallecida Lady Di, se dio a conocer. Y es una buena imagen. La película, escrita por el creador de «Peaky Blinders» Steven Knight, gira en torno a un fin de
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Republican Senate leaders are increasingly confident that former President Donald Trump won’t be at risk of conviction when his impeachment trial begins next month, expecting the votes to stay largely the same as Tuesday’s 55-to-45 test vote over the constitutionality of the trial. Tuesday’s vote, forced by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky over whether
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — A Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville student from Chicago died after being shot near campus. Illinois State Police officials said the 26-year-old student was shot while driving on the ramp from Rte. 157 to Interstate 270 on Jan. 14. According to several of Moneer Damra’s friends,
Continue Reading The San Francisco Unified School District voted this week to rename 44 schools named after controversial public figures, including former Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and current Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The school district, which has more than 57,000 students enrolled, is changing the schools named after historical figures linked to “the subjugation and enslavement
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — It has been 22 years since Cory Rubio was reported missing in Shreveport. As the anniversary of her disappearance soon approaches, her family remains hopeful that someone will come forward with information that could bring the family closure. “It is difficult,” Rubio’s daughter, Sarah
Continue Reading Former President Donald Trump is expected to meet with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Florida on Thursday, a source connected to the former President confirms to CNN. The Trump-McCarthy meeting was initiated by the California Republican, another person familiar with the meeting says, and is part of an effort to get back into the
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso reopened the El Paso Zoo to the public on Wednesday, after it had been closed to visitors since March 18 of last year when the Covid-19 pandemic started. The city shut down the zoo at the time along with animal services, recreation centers, libraries and museums
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — Police in Florissant have arrested a man they say fatally shot his supervisor Tuesday afternoon. Officers responded to the Marygrove Children’s Home around noon just after noon Tuesday. Brantley Tate, 60, who was an employee at the home, was found in the parking lot
Continue Reading (CNN) — Después de que mi hermana me dio una manta con peso para Navidad, se convirtió en el regalo que no sabía que necesitaba. Es una de las mejores cosas que me han pasado. Como alguien con ansiedad, he luchado por un sueño reparador: conciliar el sueño puede llevar hasta dos horas o me
Continue Reading The Biden administration has paused arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as it conducts a wider review of agreements worth billions of dollars made by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told CNN Wednesday. Secretary of State Tony Blinken confirmed that pending arms sales are under review, as is
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — Data released Wednesday showed seven counties showed significant improvements over the last two weeks when it came to reducing daily Covid-19 case totals and test positivity rates, allowing them to move into the yellow zone on the state’s Red-to-Green map. Under the state’s color-coded system, those counties that meet certain
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