Skyrocketing meat prices hurts restaurants.
Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, IL (WQAD) — As the hospitality world begins to re-open, restaurant owners…
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CBP holds webinars to provide info on job openings and how to apply
EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is holding a pair of job webinars Wednesday night and again Thursday morning. The agency is…
Continue Reading Memphis private school boots contractor after racist email sent to public official
Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A black county commissioner who received a hate-filled…
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27 new Dona Ana County virus cases as New Mexico plans to test food industry workers
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 147 additional cases of coronavirus; 27 of those new cases occurred…
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J.K. Rowling explains her gender identity views in essay amid backlash
Author J.K Rowling is once again trying to explain her views on gender identity amid backlash over statements she made on social media that have…
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Days before resigning, CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman told gym owners he doesn’t mourn George Floyd
Hours before tweeting controversial statements about George Floyd on Saturday, former CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman made insensitive comments about race…
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Satellite images of Wuhan may suggest coronavirus was spreading as early as August
Satellite images of hospital parking lots in Wuhan, China, as well as internet search trends, suggest the coronavirus may have been spreading in…
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NASCAR bans Confederate flags at all races, events
Ahead of its Cup Series race Wednesday night in Martinsville, Virginia, NASCAR said it is banning the flying of Confederate flags at its races and…
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Texas reports record virus hospitalizations for 3rd straight day & single-day new case record
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas on Wednesday reported a third consecutive day with a record number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 as a new rise in…
Continue Reading Medical examiner says Flagstaff boy allegedly kept in closet by family members died of starvation
Click here for updates on this story FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KPHO/KTVK) — A 6-year-old who was kept in a closet in Flagstaff…
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George Floyd’s brother tells Congress: ‘He didn’t deserve to die over $20’
WASHINGTON, DC — In a dramatic moment in the crisis over race and policing, George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, testified Wednesday before the…
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2 arrests made in Lower Valley murder that police now say was drug deal gone bad
UPDATE: Two men have been arrested in last week’s Lower Valley murder, police said Wednesday, as they also identified the victim of what’s being…
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Man found shot in car, seriously wounded in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — An 18-year-old man was shot and seriously wounded early Wednesday in northeast El Paso. The shooting happened about 1 a.m. in the…
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Protesters should self-quarantine for two weeks, LA County says
Attend a protest recently? You should be self-quarantining, says Los Angeles County. LA County tweeted its guidance on Tuesday, after mass protests…
Continue Reading North Carolina’s tennis association teams up with distillery to make their own hand sanitizer
Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina’s tennis association is working with a…
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Caught on Video: White counter-protesters mock George Floyd’s death by re-enacting it in New Jersey
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — A corrections officer who participated in a counter-protest to a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Jersey in…
Continue Reading Spike Lee revisits the Vietnam War’s legacy in ‘Da 5 Bloods’
The timing alone gives Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” a searing sense of urgency, contemplating black inequality through the prism of…
Continue Reading They prepared for years for a pandemic. Now the pressure is on to create a therapy that could help control it
Kristin Pascal jokes with friends at Zoom game night that she’s spent the Covid-19 pandemic moving clear liquids around the office. In reality,…
Continue Reading Disney fans say Splash Mountain, a ride inspired by ‘Song of the South,’ should be re-themed
One of Disney’s best-loved rides is based on a film widely considered the studio’s most racist. Splash Mountain, a mainstay at both Walt…
Continue Reading Police: Bullet strikes crib of sleeping 1-year-old in Brown Deer
Click here for updates on this story BROWN DEER, Wi (WDJT) — Police are investigating after a bullet struck the crib of…
Continue Reading This teenage martial artist creates videos to help superhero seniors stay active while in quarantine
Jeffrey Wall, 15, is just as compassionate as he is fierce. The accomplished Tang Soo Do Korean martial artist is helping his community stay fit…
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Watch LIVE: Congressional hearing on police reform proposals
WASHINGTON, DC — In a dramatic moment in the crisis over race and policing, George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, is among those testifying…
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Dueling protests over police expected in downtown El Paso on Wednesday evening
EL PASO, Texas — A ‘Defund Police’ protest and a counter-protest in support of the El Paso Police Department are planned for Wednesday evening at…
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If you’re planning to take part in protests, here are your rights
Every American has the right to demonstrate peacefully. It’s right there in the First Amendment. But it’s not as simple as showing up…
Continue Reading ‘Gone with the Wind’ pulled from HBO Max until it can return with ‘historical context’
HBO Max has pulled “Gone with the Wind” from its library of films. The removal of the film comes as mass protests sweep across the United…
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Whataburger gives $1 million to fund minority student scholarships in honor of George Floyd
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Citing the recent death of George Floyd, Whataburger announced Wednesday that the company would be donating $1 million to a…
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Michael Jordan and crew reel in 442-pound marlin in fishing tournament
If we learned anything from “The Last Dance” documentary, it was that Michael Jordan really doesn’t like losing. So when the…
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El Paso’s Catholic churches to start re-opening on limited basis
EL PASO, Texas — Bishop Mark Seitz, with the El Paso Catholic Diocese, is authorizing the initial phase of church re-openings within El Paso County…
Continue Reading Sean Hannity said George Floyd and Donald Trump are both victims of bad cops
Fox News host Sean Hannity, a nightly champion of President Donald Trump, highlighted the similarities between Trump’s sparring with the US…
Continue Reading PwC chairman: How Corporate America can stop failing black workers and diversify its ranks
PwC Chairman Tim Ryan has been vocal for several years about the need for Corporate America to diversify its ranks. And he agrees that it has failed…
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