Attorneys for Gregory McMichael say Ahmaud Arbery killing ‘not just another act of violent racism’
Attorneys for Gregory McMichael, one of the men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, said Friday that “a very different…
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German cafe tells customers to wear pool noodles to enforce social distancing
A cafe in Germany has celebrated its grand reopening to customers after lockdown by handing out pool noodles to maintain social distancing. Last…
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Even as grocery stores limit meat sales, US farmers may have to euthanize 10 million pigs
The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating impact on the US’s food supply chain, especially the pork industry. Some grocery stores are…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant’s pilot had no alcohol or drugs in system, autopsy finds
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in January, killing Kobe Bryant and all eight other people aboard, had no alcohol or drugs in his system…
Continue Reading A salon owner who reopened despite Oregon’s stay-at-home orders has been fined $14,000
A salon owner who reopened her business in defiance of Oregon’s stay-at-home order has been fined $14,000. Lindsey Graham, who runs Glamour…
Continue Reading How to watch CNN’s special on coronavirus and race
CNN anchor Don Lemon and CNN political commentator Van Jones co-host the “The Color of Covid” on Friday. It’s a special, hourlong…
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UFC fighter Walt Harris returns to the octagon for the first time since his stepdaughter’s killing
Walt Harris wasn’t sure if he’d return to the octagon after the death of his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard. The 6-foot-5-inch, 250-pound…
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These are the states with coronarvirus cases falling and rising the most
The numbers of daily new reported coronavirus cases appear to be dropping in most states as the majority of the country takes steps to open their…
Continue Reading Ikea’s instructions for building the best pillow forts are what every parent needs right now
After what feels like a lifetime in quarantine and isolation, parents may be running out of ideas to keep kids entertained. So for everyone looking…
Continue Reading NYC subway workers had plenty to do before a TikTok prankster dumped milk and cereal in a train
A TikTok prankster is facing a backlash after staging a messy stunt that splashed milk and cereal all over a crowded New York subway car. The…
Continue Reading LeBron James and Travis Scott team up to design a T-shirt for the class of 2020
They won’t have typical graduation ceremonies but the high school class of 2020 now has a T-shirt, thanks to LeBron James and Travis Scott. The…
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NFL teams to begin reopening their facilities next week
NEW YORK, New York — NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the…
Continue Reading Magnitude-6.5 earthquake is largest in Nevada in past 66 years
An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.5 hit a remote area of Nevada on Friday morning, about 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas and near the…
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Attorneys for Gregory McMichael say Ahmaud Arbery killing ‘not another act of violent racism’
Attorneys for Gregory McMichael, one of the men charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, said Friday that “a very different…
Continue Reading How to watch Dr. Bernice A. King and Ilyasah Shabazz, daughters of MLK and Malcolm X, in conversation
Seeing Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. in conversation might not be possible anymore. But you can see their daughters, in their first ever…
Continue Reading Bodies of 2 half sisters found under a bridge in Georgia
A high school senior and her half-sister were found dead under a bridge along a highway in Georgia on Wednesday morning. The two women, Vanita…
Continue Reading A disabled dog abandoned on the side of a New Jersey highway was rescued
A disabled dog is on the mend after he was found locked inside a crate off the side of a New Jersey highway. A middle-aged Chihuahua, who has since…
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Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer Covid-19
At the heart of a nearly vacant Las Vegas Strip, Caesar’s iconic palace stands empty. The hotel’s doors are locked for the first time in…
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Trump unveils new vaccine effort
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump, whose prediction of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end outpaces the outlook given by most…
Continue Reading The pandemic could drive homelessness up as much as 45%, an economist projects
If the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive unemployment levels as high as predicted, homelessness will increase 40% to 45% by the end of the…
Continue Reading NAACP branches call for state lawmaker to resign for wearing apparent Confederate flag face mask
Multiple Michigan branches of the NAACP are calling for the immediate resignation of Michigan state Sen. Dale Zorn after he wore a face mask with…
Continue Reading Over 100 experts are calling on states to mandate masks, face coverings
Experts, medical professionals — even Nobel Prize winners — are urging governors in an open letter to mandate that anyone in public or at work…
Continue Reading A bakery is giving away hundreds of graduation cakes
800 graduation cakes. 12 schools. 5 weeks. That’s what it will take for Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop in Red Wing, Minnesota, to fulfill the…
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Trump to unveil new vaccine effort
President Donald Trump, whose prediction of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end outpaces the outlook given by most health officials, will…
Continue Reading Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer Covid-19
At the heart of a nearly vacant Las Vegas Strip, Caesar’s iconic palace stands empty. The hotel’s doors are locked for the first time in…
Continue Reading For 200 years, these villagers lived 2,600 feet up a remote cliff. Now they’re in a housing estate
Villagers living up a remote 800-meter (2,624-foot) clifftop in southwest China that became famous for the precarious ladders connecting it to the…
Continue Reading The ‘beating hearts’ of these pulsating stars create music to astronomers’ ears
Stars may appear bright to us on Earth, but peering inside their hearts is a little more elusive. Star data from NASA’s planet-hunting TESS…
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The ‘beating hearts’ of these pulsating stars create music to astronomers’ ears
Stars may appear bright to us on Earth, but peering inside their hearts is a little more elusive. Star data from NASA’s planet-hunting TESS…
Continue Reading Baby elephant born at the Houston Zoo survives emergency surgery
It’s a boy! Nelson, a healthy baby Asian elephant, was born at the Houston Zoo earlier this week, surviving an emergency surgery after his mom…
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