By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Three layers of electrified fence. New security cameras. A military guard and a sign saying “Entry forbidden.” Windows with bars and reflective glass, on newly refurbished barrack buildings. All empty, bar the occasional security officer, deep in the forest of authoritarian Belarus. These are the indications, according to videos seen
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) — Two Fayetteville women are teaming up with a local graphic designer to help curb the gun violence problems plaguing the community they live in. Arry McNeill lost her son Antonio four years ago when he was murdered in a park
Continue Reading By Elaina Athans Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — A home in the historic Oakwood section of downtown Raleigh has been the site of elaborate Halloween displays over the years; however, the latest installation is a little different. It’s a call for awareness in the surge of COVID-19 cases.
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CNN en Español (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos anuncia nuevas acciones para combatir la corrupción y afianzar la democracia en Centroamérica, lanzando una restricción adicional de visas para actores corruptos y antidemocráticos en Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador. En un comunicado emitido el miércoles, el Departamento de Estado indicó que
Continue Reading By Annie McCormick Click here for updates on this story WESTAMPTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (WPVI) — A man accused of assaulting his elderly neighbors during a home invasion was arrested in Millville on Wednesday night, Action News has learned. Rhys Lershe, 44, is accused of climbing into the victims’ Westampton Township, New Jersey home through
Continue Reading By Gray Hall Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A Penn State University student has died after a months-long battle with COVID-19. Family and friends say Neil Patel’s life was not supposed to end like this. The 20-year-old died Sunday after a tough battle with the virus. “Unfortunately, COVID hit him
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By James Briggs, CNN British police have arrested 11 people across the UK in connection with episodes of racist abuse targeting England football players on social media following the team’s Euro 2020 final loss to Italy. The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) launched a hate crime investigation after racist comments were directed at some of
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After putting the wind in “Moana‘s” sails with his music and lyrics, Lin-Manuel Miranda brings his stage-honed chops to another animated movie in “Vivo,” a sweet if slight love story built around an inordinately resourceful kinkajou. Premiering on Netflix, Miranda’s songs elevate a small-boned effort — call it cute, without
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT County, Georgia (WGCL) — A local family is asking for the community’s help in creating new leads in their daughter’s homicide. Police said they discovered 18-year-old Tory Lang shot to death in the Yellow River Park Last week. CBS46’s Tori Cooper spoke to her
Continue Reading By Josh Morgan Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Atlanta Police Department concluded their investigation into a video that recently surfaced on Twitter showing an Atlanta Police sergeant kicking a woman in her head. APD says Chief Rodney Bryant has reviewed the video and determined the actions of the sergeant
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — En unas elecciones sin sorpresas, el clérigo ultraconservador y jefe judicial de Irán, Ebrahim Raisi, fue electo presidente el 18 de junio luego de que el Consejo de Guardianes vetara la participación de los principales candidatos reformistas y centristas, y este jueves juró formalmente en el cargo. ¿Pero quién es
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Ebrahim Raisi tomó posesión este jueves como presidente de Irán, señalando el comienzo de una nueva era de línea más dura que podría anunciar cambios importantes en las políticas de la República Islámica en el país y en el extranjero. “Juro salvaguardar la religión oficial y el establecimiento de la república islámica
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By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US Embassy in Moscow says it still does not know the whereabouts of American citizen Trevor Reed, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison last summer by the Russian government. A State Department spokesperson tells CNN that they’re “concerned that after three weeks, the U.S. Embassy
Continue Reading By Andrew Masse Click here for updates on this story NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Hamden man accused of defrauding Medicaid was taken into custody Wednesday. Investigators charged Christian O’Connor, 53, of Hamden with first degree larceny by defrauding a public community and health insurance fraud. Between July of 2016 and March of this
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN In the quest to understand Mars, two robots are better than one — especially when they work together. While the Perseverance rover prepares to collect its first Martian sample, the Ingenuity helicopter is flying overhead to scout the terrain and take photos. “Ingenuity is allowing the Perseverance science team to be
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts will likely to miss the band’s upcoming “No Filter” tour through North America. The news comes after Watts turned 80 in June and had undergone a medical procedure for an unknown condition. A spokesman for the stones issued a statement on Twitter stating that the drummer
Continue Reading By Kaitlyn Naples, Kevin Hogan Click here for updates on this story STORRS, Connecticut (WFSB) — More than 800 University of Connecticut students have submitted COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests. According to a lawsuit filed by students who are against the school’s vaccination requirement, university officials said as of July 23 there had been 771 requests
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is warning that Israelis over 60 are at risk unless they go get their third booster shot immediately. In a recorded audio message meant to be forwarded to friends and family, Bennett said that in the next two to three weeks anyone who is over the
Continue Reading New data from Pfizer shows a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant, but the US Surgeon General is cautioning anyone thinking about getting a booster shot.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Loved ones were in Dellwood Wednesday night, holding a vigil for 13-year-old Nevaeh Smallwood. Her 15-year-old boyfriend is accused of shooting her to death Tuesday. At 3:50 p.m., officers were called to the 10200 block of Lynncrest Court for
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, anunció este jueves que su país será sede de conversaciones entre gobierno y oposición de Venezuela. En su habitual conferencia de prensa matutina, AMLO dijo que había aceptado la propuesta de Noruega, que propuso a México como sede, y que esperaba que los
Continue Reading By Emma Hogg Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A new policy required by a St. Louis-area transportation company is garnering strong opinions both within the community and online. Charlie Bullington owns Yo Transportation services, a business he started 16 years ago. Recently, he has made it a requirement that
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SPRING, Texas (AP) — A Texas water park says a chemical exposure that sent dozens of people to hospitals was caused by “improper installation” of a water filtration system. Six Flags officials said Wednesday that a third-party service company improperly installed the system at Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, causing pool-sanitizing chemicals to be released in an
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Earlier this year, when GameStop shares exploded out of the blue, all eyes were on Robinhood, the commission-free trading app that was helping millions of amateur investors gain access to financial markets. Coordinating on social media, the app’s users showed an uncanny ability to supercharge a wide array of stocks.
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Williams, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN US intelligence agencies are digging through a treasure trove of genetic data that could be key to uncovering the origins of the coronavirus — as soon as they can decipher it. This giant catalog of information contains genetic blueprints drawn from virus samples studied at
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Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Smartphone season is underway, and the headlines will almost certainly be the same as always: thinner, sleeker, faster models are coming to consumer pockets. But if a new push from the US government succeeds, future smartphones may also have to be designed for something extra — the ability to
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Good Morning, I hope you are enjoying your Thursday so far. If you’re a fan of the triple-digit heat you’re in for a treat. The forecast will be changing over the next several days as high pressure dominates the weather pattern. The forecast for this afternoon will be mostly dry with isolated storms and easterly
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s job market recovery is chugging along, but worries about the Delta variant derailing progress are rampant. Even as economists anticipate the best gains since last summer in Friday’s jobs report, persistently high unemployment claims and a big miss in the private sector payroll report put a damper on the
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