Read: NFL’s letter to Biden offering stadiums as vaccination sites
Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden that every NFL team’s stadium was available for “mass…
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Baltimore business Greenhouse Tea Company attracting attention of some celebrities
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — A little cup of tea made a big difference for Quentin Vennie’s…
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Parents of children with compromised immune systems desperate to get Covid vaccine: ‘It should have been given thought’
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Some parents desperate to get the COVID vaccine are pleading with…
Continue Reading READ: Former Capitol Police chief’s letter to Congress on delays and failures leading up to Capitol riot
The former chief of the US Capitol Police provided Congress the clearest timeline yet of the events leading up to and including the January 6…
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Federal spending on food aid up 50% but hungry Americans say it’s not enough
The Department of Agriculture spent nearly 50% more in 2020 than it did pre-pandemic to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP…
Continue Reading 3 North Carolina police officers shot after responding to sound of gunshots
Click here for updates on this story High Point, North Carolina (WXII) — Three police officers were shot overnight in…
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Mask mandates can work, CDC researchers say
Mask mandates can work, according to research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. One new study showed that, in places…
Continue Reading Random pills, tablets discovered by customer inside children’s vitamin bottle
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WCVB) — Police in the city of Boston are investigating after a Target…
Continue Reading CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky…
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Probe in wake of missing soldier finds Fort Bliss troops faced ‘remarkable stress’ over past year
FORT BLISS, Texas — A military investigation launched in the wake of a U.S. Army private at Fort Bliss who went missing found “no evidence of toxic…
Continue Reading Miles-long crash involving 40 vehicles closes interstate
Click here for updates on this story Newton, Iowa (KCCI ) — The Iowa State Patrol urges drivers to avoid traveling east…
Continue Reading ‘A national treasure’: Film critics remember acting icon Christopher Plummer
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Canadian actor and icon Christopher Plummer, known…
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Biden’s relief plan closer to reality as Congress OK’s budget measure
WASHINGTON, DC — Both chambers of Congress have now passed a budget resolution, a key procedural step that sets up the ability for Democrats to…
Continue Reading Bus veers off road into trees to avoid sliding into traffic
Click here for updates on this story Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (WISN) — A Milwaukee Country Transit System bus veered off…
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Preguntas de la audiencia sobre el coronavirus: ¿es posible contagiarse de covid-19 a través de los ojos?
(CNN Español) – Las formas de contagio del coronavirus continúa siendo una de las preocupaciones de nuestra audiencia. En este episodio de…
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Hackers intercepted a Covid-19 vaccination appointment hotline in Pennsylvania
A hotline set up to help people in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County schedule Covid-19 vaccination appointments was partially compromised, county…
Continue Reading A 10-year-old boy and family friend cleaned snow off 80 hospital workers’ cars during storm
Just call them snow angels. A Rhode Island fifth-grader and a family friend swept snow off dozens of hospital workers’ cars during…
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Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, known for ‘The Sound of Music’, dies at 91
WESTON, CONNECTICUT — Christopher Plummer, the acclaimed Canadian actor perhaps best known for his role in “The Sound of Music,” has died. He was…
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‘The Equalizer’ gets a new look (again) with Queen Latifah answering the call
“The Equalizer’s” evolution continues, from that stately old British gent in the 1980s to a couple of Denzel Washington movies to…
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Luckin Coffee files for bankruptcy in the US
Luckin Coffee, once hailed as China’s homegrown rival to Starbucks, has filed for bankruptcy in the United States less than a year after the…
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El Paso’s Joe Moody again named speaker pro tem of Texas House
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan shook up the chamber’s leadership this week, signaling who his top…
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‘Framing Britney Spears’ is as much about the singer’s fans as her legal woes
“Framing Britney Spears” skips the more obvious title, “Free Britney,” the name of a fan-driven movement that’s…
Continue Reading ‘Malcolm & Marie’ is a showcase for its stars, and a headache for its viewers
Writer-director Sam Levinson spends a good deal of time in “Malcolm & Marie” complaining about critics, which feels like a boxer…
Continue Reading Democrats indicate they don’t need Trump’s testimony to make case at impeachment trial
House Democrats prosecuting the case against Donald Trump are signaling privately and publicly they will likely avoid a dramatic showdown with the…
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Christopher Plummer, ‘Sound of Music’ star, oldest actor to win an Oscar, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” and at 82…
Continue Reading Sources say Police Chief fired, deputies now patrolling the city
Click here for updates on this story HACKETT, Arkansas (KFSM) — Multiple sources have told 5NEWS that the Hackett…
Continue Reading Sasse’s message to Nebraska GOP as he faces censure: ‘Politics isn’t about the weird worship of one dude’
Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska stood firm against leaders of his state’s Republican Party on Thursday after they advanced a censure resolution…
Continue Reading Area child care workers thankful for grants, hoping for more help
Click here for updates on this story DUNMORE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Child care workers are considered essential and…
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A look back at the Borderland’s big freeze – 10 years ago this week
EL PASO, Texas — It was Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, when an intense arctic air mass moved into southern New Mexico and far west Texas. The weather system…
Continue Reading Couple accused of neglecting child in Pennsylvania
Click here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN TOP, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Two people are locked up for allegedly…
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