NFL athletes and Lowe’s are donating $1 million in Christmas trees to needy families
NFL stars who spend their Sundays lighting up the scoreboard are making the holidays a little brighter for a number of families in need. On Giving…
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Staten Island bar shut down after declaring itself an ‘autonomous zone’ and defying Covid-19 rules, sheriff’s office says
A Staten Island bar was shut down after calling itself an “autonomous zone” and defying Covid-19 restrictions, the New York City…
Continue Reading UK police say 4 people died following an explosion at a waste water treatment plant near southwest city of Bristol
LONDON (AP) — British police say four people have died following an explosion in a silo that holds treated biosolids at a wastewater treatment…
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Just in time for Christmas, Jupiter and Saturn will come closer than they have since the Middle Ages
The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it’s happening just in…
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Chinese probe has lifted off from moon with cargo of lunar rocks on first stage of return to Earth
BEIJING, China — Chinese state media say the country’s lunar probe has lifted off Thursday from the moon with a cargo of lunar samples on the…
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Austin mayor apologizes after he told residents to stay at home while vacationing in Mexico
AUSTIN, Texas — Mayor Steve Adler of Austin said in a video posted on YouTube that he regrets traveling to Mexico in early November as he was…
Continue Reading Pueblo’s Sunset Inn was a booming family business. Then the pandemic hit
For almost four decades, the Sunset Inn Bar and Grill was a thriving, beloved family-owned business in Pueblo, Colorado, famous for its version of…
Continue Reading Tropical reef fish, 81, is the oldest ever to be discovered by scientists
Scientists have discovered what they say is the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world — an 81-year-old midnight snapper…
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A nurse and 6 of her family members have Covid-19, and it began with a small act of kindness
New Jersey nurse Sofia Burke said it took one family member letting their guard down “for one second” for Covid-19 to infect seven of the…
Continue Reading Gaia space observatory maps nearly 2 billion stars in Milky Way galaxy
There are nearly 2 billion stars in our galaxy. At least that’s what the most current map shows. Astronomers have mapped the most extensive…
Continue Reading Massachusetts lawmakers pass policing reform bill to ban chokeholds and limit tear gas use
Massachusetts state legislators passed a sweeping police reform bill Tuesday that amends use of force and training policies and tailors law…
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Hospitals ‘beyond limit’ as number of U.S. virus patients tops 100,000 and deaths hit all-time high
The total number of coronavirus deaths reported in a day set a new record Wednesday and hospitalizations also reached an all-time high, and doctors…
Continue Reading Lon Adams, who developed the recipe for Slim Jim jerky, dies of Covid-19
Lon Adams, known for developing the recipe for Slim Jim jerky, has died from Covid-19 complications on Saturday, his funeral home confirmed. He was…
Continue Reading She’s 102. She lived through the 1918 flu and now she’s beat coronavirus — twice
Angelina Friedman is a survivor, in every sense of the word. When she was a baby, she lived through 1918 flu. Throughout her life she survived…
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Mysterious monolith appears along California’s central coast region
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, California – Another sighting of a mysterious monolith has appeared in the world, this one in California’s central coast…
Continue Reading Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according…
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Parents of 628 migrant children separated at border still have not been found, court filing says
SAN DIEGO, California –The parents of 628 migrant children separated from their families due to Trump administration policies at the US-Mexico…
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Pelosi, Schumer back bipartisan $908B pandemic relief proposal as basis for potential deal
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday they are backing a new $908 billion…
Continue Reading An Alabama woman is raising 12 kids after her sister and brother-in-law died from Covid-19
Francesca McCall and her younger sister Chantale had always promised to take care of each other’s kids if anything ever happened to either.…
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An Alabama woman is raising 12 kids after her sister and brother-in-law died from Covid-19
Francesca McCall and her younger sister Chantale had always promised to take care of each other’s kids if anything ever happened to either.…
Continue Reading Free education for essential workers in Michigan is expanding into a pathway toward a four-year degree
The opportunity for essential workers in Michigan to earn a tuition-free degree during the coronavirus pandemic has just expanded. Eastern Michigan…
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San Francisco votes to ban smoking inside apartments, with exception for weed
Smoking is set to be banned in San Francisco apartments, with one exception: weed. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to ban…
Continue Reading NYPD body cameras are ‘a powerful tool’ but don’t reduce use of force, report says
Body cameras more accurately captured the number of stop and frisks conducted by New York City police officers but “did not reduce use of force…
Continue Reading Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing has died at the age of 94, his office and the French presidency say
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who became a champion of European integration during his 1974-1981 presidency, has…
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The man who was found clinging to his boat in Florida is safely on shore and heading home
The man who was found clinging to his capsized boat off the coast of Florida is safely back on shore with a story to tell. Stuart Bee, 62, was…
Continue Reading Potential life on ancient Mars likely lived below the surface, study says
If life ever existed on ancient Mars, it may not have found a way on the surface — but several miles below it. A new study suggests that the…
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Young Texas family faces financial ruin trying to protect their baby from Covid-19
DALLAS, Texas — Jessica Lusk and Dylan Garcia are under what they call “unbearable stress.” Every second they worry that in trying…
Continue Reading A young family faces financial ruin trying to protect their baby from Covid-19
Jessica Lusk and Dylan Garcia are under what they call “unbearable stress.” Every second they worry that in trying to keep their youngest…
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Stimulus negotiations: 3 routes to Covid relief all face fierce headwinds
It’s almost like everyone woke up Tuesday and realized that there was a massive cliff coming at the end of December if lawmakers couldn’t…
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41 attendees of last month’s swingers convention in New Orleans test positive for Covid-19
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (WDSU) — The owner of a company that hosted a swingers convention in New Orleans last month said 41 of the roughly 300…
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