Thousands without power following overnight storms, flooding
By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Thousands of WE Energies customers are without…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not rule out 2022 challenge to Chuck Schumer
In this preview from the CNN special “Being .. AOC,” Dana Bash asks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) on if she plans to mount a challenge against…
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Lionel Messi says PSG move is a ‘possibility’ as he bids tearful farewell to Barcelona
By Duarte Mendonca and John Sinnott, CNN As he bid a tearful farewell to Barcelona on Sunday, football superstar Lionel Messi said a move to Paris…
Continue Reading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not rule out 2022 challenge to Chuck Schumer
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez does not know what her political future holds — and that includes whether she…
Continue Reading Bobby Bowden, legendary Florida State University football coach, dies at 91
By Wayne Sterling, Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN Bobby Bowden, the famed college football coach who led Florida State University for over 30 years…
Continue Reading How Anita Dunn got ‘to the table’ and has helped other women follow
Senior White House advisor Anita Dunn is one of the few people in history to be in the inner circle of two presidential campaigns, and two…
Continue Reading How Anita Dunn got ‘to the table’ and has helped other women follow
By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN More than 40 years ago, Anita Dunn was walking into the White House as an intern in then-President Jimmy…
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ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather: Hot, rain chances increase through the week
Boy oh boy, will it be hot today! Many of us will be in the triple digits today, with little to no relief from cloud cover or rain. Please take the…
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Olympic flame extinguished, marking end of Tokyo Games
TOKYO, Japan — The Olympic flame has been extinguished, officially marking the end of a pandemic-delayed and heavily restricted Tokyo Games after…
Continue Reading IOC President Thomas Bach declares the Tokyo Olympics officially closed, saying they were a success despite the pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics have officially come to an end. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has declared…
Continue Reading Closing ceremony wraps Tokyo 2020 after Team USA tops medal table
High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have…
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The risky loophole Chinese companies have been using for years
By Charles Riley, CNN Business When investors purchase a stock, what they’re doing is buying a percentage of the company. Right? Wrong! At…
Continue Reading Eliud Kipchoge is the ‘greatest of all time … in any sport,’ says leading performance coach
By George Ramsay, CNN After winning the men’s Olympic marathon at Tokyo 2020, Eliud Kipchoge disarmingly remarked that he’d “wanted…
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A Black realtor was showing a home to a Black father and son. They were handcuffed by Michigan police
By Dakin Andone and Raja Razek, CNN A Black realtor was showing a house to a Black man and his 15-year-old son in a Michigan suburb last week when…
Continue Reading Black real estate agent and his Black clients file lawsuit after being handcuffed by police during home showing
A Black real estate agent was showing a house to a Black man and his 15-year-old son in Wyoming, Michigan, when they were handcuffed by police. They…
Continue Reading ‘This is no way to make policy’: Cryptocurrency advocates express frustration with bipartisan infrastructure language
Feeling like you missed out on crypto? You’re not alone. But don’t go all-in on “the next big thing” just yet. CNN’s Jon Sarlin explains how pump &…
Continue Reading Closing ceremony wraps Tokyo 2020 after Team USA tops medal table
By Ben Church The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by…
Continue Reading ‘You made me so damn proud’: Biden praises Olympic athletes and extends invite to the White House
High jumpers sharing gold; competitors celebrating their rivals’ success; runners helping fallen athletes back to their feet. The Tokyo games have…
Continue Reading Taliban seizes Kunduz, first major Afghan city to fall in vacuum left by US troop withdrawal
By Jennifer Hauser, Tara John and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, local officials told CNN on…
Continue Reading South Dakota’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: A ‘cautionary tale’ in the age of Covid-19
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Duston Van Balen took a road trip with his family and a wooden urn containing the ashes of a man he considered a brother, with…
Continue Reading Senate clears last hurdle before final vote on massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package
By Kristin Wilson, Ali Zaslav, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate voted to cut off debate on the massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package…
Continue Reading Entre lágrimas, Lionel Messi se despide del FC Barcelona
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (Reuters) — El seis veces ganador del Balón de Oro, Lionel Messi, rompió a llorar el domingo durante una…
Continue Reading Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden, who won 2 national titles at Florida State, dies at 91
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Exuding charm and wit,…
Continue Reading The world is on the brink of ‘catastrophe,’ leader of next UN climate talks warns
By Amy Woodyatt and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Failure to act now on climate change will result in “catastrophic” consequences for the world,…
Continue Reading More than 400 universities are requiring Covid-19 vaccines. But the murky threat of fake vaccination cards worries some students and experts
By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can voluntarily share their Covid-19 vaccine status…
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‘All the beds are taken up by Covid victims’: Hospitals in the South are running out of space or staff
By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are reaching all-time highs in parts of the South, with some patients unable to get…
Continue Reading 2 Texas ERs temporarily shut down as US Covid-19 hospitalization and death rates double in 2 weeks
By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some Texans…
Continue Reading The Sierra Nevada red fox is now protected and listed as an endangered species
By Alaa Elassar, CNN The Sierra Nevada red fox, a rare California species whose population is dramatically dwindling, has been listed as endangered.…
Continue Reading What’s next for gymnastics great Simone Biles after Tokyo?
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles left Tokyo on Wednesday with her fame intact, but changed from the person she had been…
Continue Reading Get your kids to start cooking at home
By Lisa Drayer, CNN As a busy parent, I spend a lot of time in the kitchen preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for my family. I’m…
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