With Microsoft acknowledging for the first time this past week that suspected Russian hackers behind a massive government security breach also gained access to its source code, pressure is mounting on US officials and cybersecurity experts to explain how the attackers infiltrated various US computer networks, what they did once inside and the steps that
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EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court has struck down rules banning Austin-area restaurants from offering late-night dine-in service, siding with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over local officials who said the measure was needed to slow the coronavirus’ spread. In addition, Paxton has now made good on a New Year’s Eve threat and filed
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President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate, offering a possible preview of his broader post-presidential strategy to use his influence in the 2022 midterm elections and beyond. Trump, back at the White House after his Mar-a-Lago holiday
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A cafe and juice bar in North Miami Beach started out the new year in shock after a customer left a $2,021 tip. Kelly Amar told CNN that her family has been operating Miami Squeeze for the last year and a half, and the tip meant the world to them. The customer came in on
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Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World ) — The wear and tear that comes with a long life has taken a toll on Dale Wear. But it’s only been since a recent fall that he’s felt like it’s really catching up with him. “I’ve had falls before. But this time
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(CNN) — Casi una docena de senadores republicanos y senadores electos anunciaron el sábado que votarán en contra del recuento de votos electorales la próxima semana cuando se espera que el Congreso certifique la victoria del presidente electo Joe Biden, a pesar de que no hay evidencia creíble que sugiera fraude electoral generalizado en las
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President Donald Trump is stoking division in the Republican ranks days before control of the Senate — and the balance of power in Washington — is decided in a pair of runoff elections in Georgia. After more than four years of nearly unbroken fealty to the President, a heavy majority of Senate Republicans broke with
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Madison State Journal ) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has strained businesses to the breaking point, forcing some to close down permanently, some officials in Wisconsin’s organic industry have been reporting some of their best gains in years. The root cause may be a mixed bag,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, NC (WLOS ) — A local World War II veteran recently spoke with News 13 about past combat and the current battle to save lives from COVID-19. The interview happened just after his 100th birthday. Decorations were placed on his front lawn this week by family and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT ) — After a snow delay earlier in the week, hundreds of volunteers braved the cold for the Open Door Mission’s Diaper Drive. With over 300 volunteers, two trucks, and 1.1 million diapers, many lives were changed. The remnants of Tuesday’s snowstorm are still lingering
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Dolly Parton and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb have teamed up for a remake of the Bee Gees’ classic song “Words.” The single was released Friday and will be included on Gibb’s upcoming album “Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1.” The album will be released on January 8. Parton and Gibb unveiled their duet
Continue Reading Tesla hit its goal of building a half-million cars in 2020, a first for the company, it reported Saturday. The completed deliveries to customers, which is slightly different from the production figure, fell just short of that same goal as it delivered 499,550 cars. That sales total rounds up to the 500,000 target, though. The
Continue Reading Bitcoin has been flirting with the $30,000 mark for weeks, and finally passed that record-setting level Saturday. The virtual currency is now valued at above $33,000, an all-time high. Bitcoin has tripled in value during 2020, growing steadily even as the stock market plunged in the early days of the pandemic. Investors have been drawn
Continue Reading Dolly Parton and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb have teamed up for a remake of the Bee Gees’ classic song “Words.” The single was released Friday and will be included on Gibb’s upcoming album “Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1.” The album will be released on January 8. Parton and Gibb unveiled their duet
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Louisville house has been vandalized with graffiti. The words “were’s my money” were left on McConnell’s front door. “Mitch kills poor” and expletives were also written on the house. Police in Louisville said the vandalism happened early Saturday morning. The graffiti is presumably a reference to
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EL PASO, Texas – One person was transported to the hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle rollover crash in west El Paso on Saturday afternoon, according to fire dispatchers. The crash happened at Resler and Transmountain. The Texas Department of Transportation reported that westbound lanes on Transmountain were closed at the spot of the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect announced Saturday they will vote against counting electoral votes next week when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory — despite no credible evidence suggesting widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. The 11 Republican lawmakers said they intend to support an objection
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A family of 12 siblings broke the Guinness World Record for highest total combined age, with the oldest at 97 and the youngest at 75. The D’Cruz family has a combined age of 1,042 years and 315 days, and their record was confirmed on December 15, according to a news release from Guinness. Their names
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The New York City Sheriff’s office raided three large gatherings during New Year’s Eve and the early hours of New Year’s Day, Sheriff Joseph Fucito told CNN. One celebration in Queens had in excess of 300 patrons, who were “consuming alcohol, singing karaoke, and dancing.” Congregants went unmasked, according to the sheriff. The party, held
Continue Reading The year has scarcely begun, and ubiquitous pop star Harry Styles has saved it already with a stylish dance video for his new toe-tapper, “Treat People with Kindness.” It’s racked up more than 6 million views on YouTube already. The former One Direction star plays a nightclub singer who invites “Fleabag” Emmy-winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, Oregon (KPTV ) — More than three years after the Eagle Creek Fire burned 48,000 acres on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, the Eagle Creek Trail has reopened. The U.S. Forest Service for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area announced Friday that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut (WFSB ) — The new year is bringing changes to Bradley International Airport, as a battle is brewing between firefighters and the Connecticut Airport Authority. On Thursday, 2020 gave one final scare for Bradley Airport as a private plane landed with no landing gear. Thankfully,
Continue Reading (CNN) — No se recomienda mezclar las vacunas contra el covid-19, indicó el sábado la jefa de inmunizaciones de Public Health England, la Dra. Mary Ramsay, después de que la guía del gobierno se actualizara esta semana para decir que la intercambiabilidad de las vacunas contra el covid-19 era una opción «razonable». «No recomendamos mezclar
Continue Reading The longer that President-elect Joe Biden takes to select his pick for US attorney general, the more pressure builds on him to staff his Justice Department with a diverse leadership team. What Biden had initially anticipated would be announced by Christmas Day, has stretched into the new year. That breaks with recent norms for an
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL ) — New Year’s Eve may be over, but celebrations continued Friday with out-of-towners packing bars and nightclubs across Atlanta. CBS46 spoke with a dozen people waiting in line outside of oAK Atlanta in downtown. All of them said they were either from Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV ) — A local woman who lives in downtown Nashville caught bizarre video of two base jumpers leaping from the rooftop of the Grand Hyatt. The woman who sent us the video tells us she was sitting at the rooftop bar around 6 p.m. last
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) aprobó la vacuna Pfizer/BioNTech para uso de emergencia, allanando el camino para que los países de ingresos bajos y medios comiencen a inmunizar a sus poblaciones contra el covid-19. La vacuna fue aprobada por primera vez en el Reino Unido el 8 de diciembre para uso
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV ) — After 10 months of searching high and low for his missing dog, a Missouri man was reunited with his pooch as the new year began. In February of 2020, Dylan Summers’ disabled dog Athena disappeared from his yard in Bourbon, Mo.
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Mauricio Pochettino was officially confirmed as the new coach of French champion Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel. The news had been widely expected since the departure of Tuchel, who was relieved of his duties in December despite leading PSG to the Ligue 1 title and the Champions League final last
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fired Tom Herman because it was tired of waiting for him to deliver a Big 12 title and turn the Longhorns back into national championship contenders. Next up: Steve Sarkisian, the architect of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s offense and its tsunami of points this season. Texas fired Herman on Saturday after
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