Canada got a one-two punch Friday as public health officials said vaccine deliveries would be delayed and its Covid-19 measures still aren’t working to control a resurging virus. “We have to buckle down, this is our best way through in the coming weeks of winter,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a news conference Friday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mid-Michigan, USA (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan businessman has pleaded guilty to dumping untreated waste into Flint’s sewer system. Robert Massey, president, and owner of Oil Chem, Inc., pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act. The charge stems from illegal discharges of landfill leachate, totaling more than 47
Continue ReadingOne is dropping in on the White House phone operators, addressing troops at bases across the country, paying a visit to national guardsmen in place for the inauguration and speaking by phone with his successor. The other is holed up inside, silenced on social media, resisting entreaties to deliver a farewell address and refusing to
Continue ReadingThe executive hired to help boost Walmart’s e-commerce business to compete with Amazon is leaving the company. Marc Lore, who joined the company in 2016 after selling his online startup Jet.com to Walmart, is retiring at the end of January, the company announced Friday. Lore, the chief executive of Walmart’s US e-commerce arm, initially led
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It’s folly to examine why some things go viral on the internet, and by doing so one risks discounting the beauty of the simplest answer: They just do. Nothing makes sense. Roll with it. Or at least, that’s the easiest thing to tell yourself when “The Wellerman,” a 19th Century whaling song, has been knocking
Continue Reading At least 67 people have died after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, according to the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in Indonesia. Jan Gelfand told CNN on Friday that he expects the death toll and number of missing people to increase. Hundreds have been
Continue ReadingFormer Secretary of State Rex Tillerson painted a scathing picture of his old boss President Donald Trump as someone who made uninformed decisions that were not based in reality — a stark contrast to Trump’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo, who is heaping praise on the outgoing President in his final days in office. “His understanding
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, CT (WFSB) — A Connecticut wildlife rehab center is struggling to survive because of the COVID-19 crises. When wildlife animals find themselves in trouble, New Britain’s Claws N Paws Rehabilitation Center is there to help. “Our wildlife do not have a voice. They have no one
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Representative Raul Ruiz isn’t holding back on his criticisms of the way Riverside County is handling the distribution of coronavirus vaccines and the vaccination process.Ruiz expressed his frustrations with the process Friday he says has been too slow and unorganized. “There seems to be discoordination,” Ruiz said. “There doesn’t seem to be a plan. It seems there’s
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to send the House’s impeachment article to the Senate next week, according to a source familiar with her thinking, which will kickstart the beginning of the trial, though Pelosi would not say publicly Friday when she will do so. Pelosi’s decision on when to formally transmit the impeachment resolution
Continue ReadingThe US has counted more Covid-19 deaths these last two weeks than any other 14-day stretch of the pandemic. And at this rate, the nation’s overall coronavirus death toll may hit 400,000 before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Wednesday. The country reported more than 42,800 Covid-19 deaths during the first 14 days of
Continue ReadingA pheasant took flight from the White House Thursday afternoon. Toted by Debbie Meadows, wife of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, the taxidermy bird was moved out of Meadows’ West Wing office, among other boxes and souvenirs from his time in the administration, and placed into the trunk of a waiting SUV. With
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(CNN Español) — República Dominicana informó este viernes que detectó el primer caso de covid-19 con la variante de Reino Unido. Según informó el Gabinete de Salud que encabeza la vicepresidenta del paÃs, Raquel Peña, se trata de una mujer dominicana que llegó en un vuelo desde Londres a fines de diciembre. El comunicado oficial detalló que
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A coyote walked around and another sat in a tree inside an enclosed area at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. The animals drew spectators, prompting one to talk about coyotes she recently saw in Desert Hot Springs. “We saw some huge coyotes come across the road. They were really nice and
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that retired Lt. General Russel Honoré will lead a review of the “security infrastructure” of Capitol Hill, following a violent riot that left five people dead earlier this month. “To protect our Democracy, we must now subject the security of the U.S. Capitol Complex to rigorous scrutiny,” Pelosi
Continue ReadingNow that Covid-19 vaccination efforts are ramping up, local health officials are on the hunt for locations that can quickly be converted into vaccination clinics, and malls across the country, battered by declines in in-person shopping, are starting to play a role. Mall operators are sitting on plenty of abandoned retail space that might be
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The Bonita Fire is giving a whole new meaning to ‘wildfire season’ in California. Often times fire officials have stressed that fire season is year round, but it still is a rarity to see one burning mid-January. The Bonita Fire broke out just after 1 a.m. Friday morning east of Mountain Center and grew to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OZAUKEE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — As essential workers at restaurants and other local businesses struggle to make ends meet, workers in Ozaukee County say someone is stealing their tips. Java Dock employees in Port Washington say a man on Thursday, Jan. 14, walked in and stole the money
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Nashville Public Library will suspend curbside service and computer reservations at their main location on Sunday, due to a planned protest at the capitol building. The protest, called the “Tennessee Freedom Event,” is connected to a call for rallies at every state capitol
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County health officials say the demand for the coronavirus vaccine is far outpacing the supply in a virtual meeting hosted by Supervisor Manuel Perez. FULL MEETING BELOW: News Channel 3’s Dani Romero learned more about the challenges the county is facing now. “Demand far exceeds supply,” said Dr. Kim Saruwatari, Director of Public Health for
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