THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An exit poll published immediately after voting ended in the Dutch general election suggests that the conservative party of caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte has won the most seats, putting him first in line to form a new ruling coalition. The Ipsos poll for national broadcaster NOS forecast that Rutte’s
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Hate crimes, defined by the United States Department of Justice, are crimes motivated by bias. The Justice Department clarifies that “hate” doesn’t mean anger or dislike — but rather bias against people with specific characteristics like race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability. The “crime” part is often violent, like an assault or
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released an unclassified summary of a joint assessment of the national security threat posed by domestic violent extremism, which was ordered by the White House in January.
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Within the space of a few days, the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has ground to a standstill in virtually all of western Europe. France, Spain, Germany, Italy and more than a dozen other countries have paused rollout of the shot, calling it a precautionary measure following concerns that it could be linked to
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Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Asia and Nigel Taylor’s love story started back when they were just teenagers in high school. “From there we’ve been literally inseparable everyday together ever since,” said Asia Taylor. But soon after they got married–they had to face their first bump in the road.
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Mortgage rates have been steadily rising this year, but that doesn’t seem to be slowing demand for housing — yet. According to Freddie Mac, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage is now 3.05%, up from the all-time low of 2.67% at the end of 2020. Rising long-term bond yields could lead to even higher
Continue Reading Cardi B famously raps “Cardi don’t need more press,” but if that’s the case, she may want to chill on Twitter. The Grammy winner got into it on Twitter Tuesday with conservative pundit Candace Owens. It all stems from Owens appearance Monday on Tucker Carlson’s Fox show where she criticized Cardi B and Megan Thee
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A California condor at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation surprised keepers by laying a second egg just as her first one was hatching. The first fluffy chick of 2021 hatched on March 13 to condor parents No. 765 and No. 55.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Violent extremists motivated by political grievances and racial biases pose an “elevated threat” to the U.S. homeland. That’s according to an unclassified intelligence report released more than two months after a violent mob of insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol. The assessment was made in a report released Wednesday by the Office of
Continue Reading The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday released an unclassified summary of a joint assessment of the national security threat posed by domestic violent extremism as ordered by the White House in January. The threat assessment, produced by ODNI, the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security, was transmitted to the
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(CNN) — Tras años de escepticismo, el bitcoin finalmente está ganando credibilidad de un público amplio. Tesla informó el mes pasado que prontó aceptará el bitcoin como forma de pago en la compra de sus vehículos, y reveló que compró US$ 1.500 millones en bitcoin como parte de sus existencias. Mientras tanto, Uber y Mastercard
Continue Reading A lucky photographer captured an amazing shot of a giant manta ray that leaped out of the water as he was taking pictures of surfers from a Florida beach. Rusty Escandell told CNN that he took the photograph on Sunday, while spending the day with family and friends at a beach near Officers Club Beach
Continue Reading “I’m a Mac” actor Justin Long is now a PC guy. Nearly two decades ago, Long extolled the benefits of Mac computers while playing one opposite John Hodgman’s PC in Apple’s iconic “Get a Mac” commercials. Now, in a pointed jab at Apple, Long is featured in a new Intel ad where he appears much
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ATLANTA, Georgia — A white gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them of women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors was charged with murder Wednesday in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community that’s increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic. Robert Aaron Long, 21, told police the
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President Joe Biden hosted Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland for a virtual bilateral meeting on Wednesday to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and spoke about his own family’s Irish roots. “Everything between Ireland and the United States runs deep, Taoiseach, our joys, our sorrows, our passion, our drive and our unrelenting optimism and hope,” Biden said
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Internal Revenue Service will be extending the April 15 tax filing deadline by about a month to mid-May, giving taxpayers additional time to file due to pandemic disruptions. Numerous news outlets including the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post reported the delay, citing IRS, Treasury Department and Congressional sources, ahead of
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Un testigo de la fiscalía de Nueva York en el caso contra el supuesto narcotraficante hondureño, Geovanny Fuentes, dijo este martes que presenció reuniones entre este último y el presidente de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, en las que el mandatario aseguró que podían traficar droga por el territorio hondureño con el apoyo
Continue Reading The first observed interstellar object zipped through our solar system in October 2017 — and astronomers have been trying to understand it ever since. Scientists scrambled to observe the object before it disappeared, moving along at 196,000 miles per hour, and their observations caused more questions than answers about the “oddball,” as scientists dubbed it.
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Four years after Amazon bought Whole Foods, the e-commerce giant is making another major push to sell shoppers groceries. But this time, Whole Foods isn’t the focus of the strategy. Instead, Amazon is ramping up openings of Amazon Fresh grocery stores. Amazon has opened 11 Fresh locations around the United States over the past year.
Continue Reading Dr. Serena Liebengood, the widow of US Capitol Police Officer Howie Liebengood, who died by suicide after serving on the front lines during the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, is asking that his death be considered “in the line of duty.” In a letter obtained by CNN to Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a Democrat
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A 13-year-old boy got to live out a dream he became a firefighter for a day thanks to the Miami Children’s Initiative. Sherrod Scott’s 6-year-old sister, Chassidy Saunders, was killed in a drive-by shooting at a birthday party in Liberty City back in January. After
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ANTELOPE, California (KOVR) — A violent reaction to a restaurant order led to chaos at a Wingstop in Antelope over the weekend. The wings are supposed to be fiery — not the customers — but cellphone video shows a man wild about wings getting upset over his order.
Continue Reading A Los Angeles judge announced Wednesday that the murder trial of millionaire Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary “The Jinx,” will resume on May 17 with the jury present. Durst, heir to a New York real estate empire, left his jail cell to hear the ruling from Superior Court Judge Mark Windham.
Continue Reading The multitude of tax breaks in the $1.9 trillion relief package signed this month by President Joe Biden will provide one of the biggest one-year tax cuts in modern history, a new analysis has found. The tax breaks are 70% larger than those in any single year of the Republicans’ 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — When Southern California’s theme parks reopen as early as April, it could be with one very significant and silent difference: no screaming on rides. The California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA), a trade group which represents theme parks statewide, is backing a plan that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — It’s frustrating enough having your car taken away from a parking lot. Some drivers who abandoned their vehicles during Sunday’s blizzard have now been jolted by the fact they have to pay to get the vehicle back from tow lots. “They towed my car in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — South Florida doctors say a healthcare worker who received a COVID vaccine while she was pregnant passed those antibodies to her newborn. “To our knowledge, this was the first in the world that was reported of a baby being born with antibodies after a vaccination,”
Continue Reading Guinness, like other Irish stouts, enjoys a seasonal popularity every St. Patrick’s Day. It has also been touted as being “good for you,” at least by its own advertising posters decades ago. But can this creamy, rich and filling beer really be added to a list of healthy beverages? Or is its reputation just good
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — Friends, family and city officials came together to celebrate the 105th birthday of one Holocaust survivor and Miami Beach resident. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber gave Molly Godur a key to the city to kick off her big day. Godur came to Miami
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Ravenswood neighborhood guitar shop’s manager said a Chicago Police officer wanted to do some in-store shopping – but the manager turned him away per the store’s COVID policy. So imagine his surprise when the officer later criticized the store on a social media post
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