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Plaque marking site of slave auctions missing in Virginia

February 7, 2020 3:45 AM Associated Press

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Wuhan coronavirus whistleblower doctor dies as confirmed cases top 30,000

February 7, 2020 2:46 AM CNN

A Wuhan doctor who attempted to warn the public about a potential new coronavirus outbreak died on Friday from the infection, as the number of…

Russia blacklists over 200 Jehovah’s Witnesses

February 7, 2020 2:41 AM Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have added over 200 Jehovah’s Witnesses to a register of extremists and terrorists, the organization said…

China’s censors tried to control the narrative on a hero doctor’s death. It backfired terribly

February 7, 2020 2:38 AM CNN

Speaking to state media in late December, one of China’s top medical officials hailed eight residents of Wuhan who had attempted to blow the…

How Chinese doctor Li Wenliang died twice in China’s state media

February 7, 2020 1:07 AM CNN

The Chinese media’s reporting of the death of coronavirus whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang caused confusion and anger Thursday night, as Li was…

A Nashville student-teacher was dismissed after a lesson on slavery the school says was not ‘age appropriate’

February 7, 2020 12:51 AM CNN

A student-teacher at a Nashville elementary school was dismissed after a Black History month lesson on slavery that prompted students to complete the…

Five people were killed when a small plane crashed in Alaska

February 7, 2020 12:31 AM CNN

Five people were killed when a commuter airplane crashed about 12 miles southwest of Tuntutuliak in Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers…

Single moon dust grain collected during Apollo 17 ‘preserves millions of years of history’

February 7, 2020 12:29 AM CNN

Although the moon is conveniently close for observations, astronauts haven’t stepped on the lunar surface since 1972. Fortunately, this will…

Two correctional officers injured a federal prison inmate and then tried to cover it up, Justice Department says

February 6, 2020 11:20 PM CNN

Two federal correctional officers were arrested Thursday after prosecutors charged them with injuring an inmate in Massachusetts and trying to cover…

How drug wars in Ireland led to the murder and dismemberment of a teenage boy

February 6, 2020 11:14 PM CNN

Keane Mulready-Woods should have been celebrating his 18th birthday this week. But the Irish teenager’s life came to an end last month, in a…

New Jersey’s governor accused a Facebook group’s page of being anti-Semitic. Facebook shut it down

February 6, 2020 9:49 PM CNN

The Facebook page for a group named Rise Up Ocean County was taken down Wednesday after New Jersey officials accused them of featuring “racist…

Royal Caribbean to refile motion to dismiss lawsuit from family of toddler who died

February 6, 2020 9:46 PM CNN

After a federal judge denied a motion by Royal Caribbean Cruises to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the family of an Indiana toddler who fell to her…

All of its neighbors have it, so why hasn’t North Korea reported any coronavirus cases?

February 6, 2020 9:14 PM CNN

It’s now about two months since a deadly novel coronavirus was found in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and nearly every country and territory in…

Buttigieg holds narrow lead in Iowa caucuses with 100% of precincts reporting

February 6, 2020 7:33 PM CNN, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg held a slim lead over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses with the Iowa Democratic Party announcing on Thursday…

China’s Red Cross is under fire for not getting supplies to hospitals fighting coronavirus. That’s a problem for the government

February 6, 2020 8:18 PM CNN

On a gray afternoon in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a suited man lifts a box of 3M masks into the trunk of a black vehicle next to a Red Cross…

The suspect in the El Paso Walmart shooting is now facing federal hate crime charges

February 6, 2020 7:21 PM CNN

The man accused of killing 22 people and injuring nearly two dozen more in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, has been indicted on…

Texas executes man who killed wife, children, other relatives during drug-fueled rage

February 6, 2020 5:56 PM Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Dallas man was executed Thursday evening for a shooting in which he killed his wife, two children and two other relatives…

Women who settled with The Spotted Pig owner want to start new restaurant

February 6, 2020 7:13 PM CNN

Three women who settled with the owner of the famed The Spotted Pig over sexual harassment claims want to buy the site where the closed Manhattan…

President Trump speaks out on ‘not guilty’ decision in impeachment trial

February 6, 2020 10:13 AM Associated Press, ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Exulting in his impeachment acquittal, a defiant President Donald Trump took a scorched-earth victory lap Thursday, unleashing his…

Virginia lawmakers pass protections for LGBTQ people

February 6, 2020 7:02 PM Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation Thursday that advocates said makes the state the first…

Pablo Escobar’s chief hitman ‘Popeye’ dies of cancer

February 6, 2020 6:55 PM CNN

A man who had oversight over a web of assassins working for the infamous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar is dead. Jhon Jairo Velásquez, also known as…

Famed Seattle eatery pays $483,000 in wage theft case

February 6, 2020 6:48 PM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — A venerable restaurant in Seattle’s Pike Place Market has agreed to pay $483,000 to settle wage theft allegations. The Seattle…

Experts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in time

February 6, 2020 6:41 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise…

Weinstein defense calls first witness: friend says he had a “sex addiction”

February 6, 2020 6:31 PM CNN

Harvey Weinstein’s defense team called their first witness Thursday — a former producer who they say casts doubt on actress Annabella…

A bronze slave auction plaque has gone missing from Charlottesville’s Court Square

February 6, 2020 6:25 PM CNN

An historical plaque marking the site of a slave auction went missing in Charlottesville, Virginia, and police are offering an award of up to $1,000.…