Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KHBS/KHOG) — A bill to require Holocaust education to be taught in Arkansas public schools is intended to be introduced in the state Senate education committee next week. Currently, the Holocaust is not a required curriculum in Arkansas. The bill was filed last Wednesday but
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconson (WDJT) — Repealing the mask mandate could have devastating impacts on those who rely on food assistance programs. The Assembly is scheduled to take the final vote on a resolution Thursday to toss out Gov. Tony Evers emergency order, requiring Wisconsinites to wear masks. States who’ve
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One of the last Sandro Botticelli portraits left in private hands sold at auction for more than $92 million USD (after fees) at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday morning. The 15th-century painting “Young Man Holding a Roundel” became the most expensive work by the Renaissance artist ever to appear at auction, and the most valuable
Continue Reading Disney+ is taking a quack at bringing the world of “The Mighty Ducks” to live-action television for the first time. The new trailer for “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” was released by the streamer on Thursday, giving a first look at the new series, starring Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez, who reprises his role as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi (WAPT) — An Ocean Springs businessman is facing charges of defrauding the United States and other health care providers in a $1.8 million scheme related to acquiring and hoarding personal protective equipment as well as price gouging health care providers, including the Department of Veterans
Continue Reading The teacher who made the now infamous — and not-for-sale mittens worn by Sen. Bernie Sanders during President Joe Biden’s inauguration is auctioning off three more pairs. After announcing last week that she had no more mittens to sell, second grade teacher Jen Ellis made time to knit three extra pairs. As of Thursday, the
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(CNN) — El senador Bernie Sanders ha recaudado US$ 1,8 millones para la caridad a través de la venta de mercancÃa inspirada en la foto viral de él y sus guantes el dÃa de la toma de posesión del presidente Joe Biden. El equipo del senador de Vermont comenzó a vender sudaderas y camisetas con
Continue ReadingThe last time Southwest Airlines posted an annual loss was 1972, when it was a small upstart airline flying a handful of planes on Texas-only routes. Since then, it has grown to become the nation’s fourth largest airline, reporting 47 consecutive profitable years while its largest rivals flew into and out of bankruptcy during the
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People living in the Snow Creek Community south of Palm Springs are bracing for possible flooding and debris flows as a result of a winter storm expected to move into the Coachella Valley area Thursday night. The community could be hit with runoff from surrounding mountains and hillsides left scorched by the Snow Fire, which
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts community is coming together for an 87-year-old man who lost his wife, pets and house in a fire. Allan Levine and his 78-year-old wife, Rhonda, were in their Holliston home when the fire started at midnight on Jan. 19. Rhonda Levine raced
Continue ReadingHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had an important decision to make — stick with former President Donald Trump and his loyalists in the Freedom Caucus, or side with more establishment House Republicans who want to take the party back. The answer became clear when instead of calling Trump, as he often did when Trump was
Continue Reading A pediatrician diagnosed with terminal cancer killed another pediatrician during a hostage situation before turning the gun on himself, according to an Austin Police Department news release. Dispatchers received a call on Tuesday saying a man walked into the offices of Children’s Medical Group with a gun and was holding hostages inside the building. Initially,
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An extra mask could better protect the public from more contagious variants, but fit and filters are still most important factors. Doctors are reminding everyone to keep-up their guard as the state eases up on coronavirus restrictions. In fact, many of them now recommend wearing 2 masks to protect against new variants that are more
Continue Reading The New York state Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents by approximately 50%, according to a report released Thursday by the state attorney general’s office. Over the course of the pandemic, there have been at least 8,700 deaths in nursing homes statewide, according to the Department of Health. But the report
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — State lawmakers moved a bill to reform statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims one step closer to reality Wednesday. House Bill 14 with a 187-15 vote. The legislation would amend the state’s Constitution to give child sex abuse victims a retroactive two-year
Continue Reading (CNN) — Pamela Anderson volvió a ser una mujer casada. La exestrella de televisión y su guardaespaldas, Dan Hayhurst, se casaron en Nochebuena en su casa en la isla de Vancouver, confirmó un representante de Anderson a CNN. «Me casé en la propiedad que les compré a mis abuelos hace 25 años, aquà es donde
Continue ReadingA new malaria mosquito is emerging in African cities, with potentially devastating consequences for those living there, according to a new study. The larvae of Anopheles stephensi — India’s main mosquito vector of malaria — are now “abundantly present” in locations across Africa, researchers from The Netherlands’ Radboud University Medical Center and Ethiopia’s Armauer Hansen
Continue Reading There is no question that Covid-19 vaccine distribution should be targeted and prioritize the hardest-hit communities, the chair of Biden’s Covid-19 Equity Task Force said. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith said during CNN’s coronavirus town hall Wednesday night that multiple analyses are already showing a pattern of racial disparities among those receiving Covid-19 vaccines across the country.
Continue Reading Mayor Jane Castor has issued an executive order mandating the use of face coverings during events surrounding the upcoming Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida. The order, which Castor signed Wednesday, requires face masks to be worn outdoors in event zones and entertainment districts, including parts of Tampa’s downtown and the area surrounding the Raymond James
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Las variantes del nuevo coronavirus generaron interrogantes en la comunidad cientÃfica. Desde si son más infecciosas o más mortales o si afectarán la eficacia de la vacuna. En este episodio, el doctor Elmer Huerta repasa una prepublicación de investigadores sudafricanos sobre la variante que se originó en ese paÃs y por qué
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