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MGM Resorts International is attempting to buy the owner of British gambling brand Ladbrokes, making it the latest US casino operator to place a significant wager on the fast-growing online betting industry during the pandemic. Ladbrokes owner Entain said in a statement Monday that it has received an £8.1 billion ($11.1 billion) proposal from MGM.
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The man who detonated a vehicle bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning sent “materials which espoused his viewpoints” to several acquaintances throughout the country, FBI public affairs officer Darrell DeBusk told CNN. The materials could provide further information on the motive of the bomber, identified as 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner. DeBusk asked those who
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — What a way to start the new year! A dog who spent 628 days in the shelter is finally home with his new forever family. Three-year-old “Sarge,” a shepherd-pitbull mix, came to Foothills Animal Rescue (FAR) in Scottsdale on April 15, 2019. Despite spending
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Personal Birth date: July 3, 1971 Birth place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia Father: John Shipton Mother: Christine (Hawkins) Assange Children: with Stella Moris: Max and Gabriel Other Facts When he was a year old, his mother married Brett Assange, who adopted him. Guest-starred as himself
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AVONDALE, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — An Avondale woman is being called a hero after rescuing the family next door from a house fire. It was all caught on video from the house’s Ring doorbell camera. “All I could think of was the kids,” said Carolyn Palisch. Palisch said she
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(CNN) — Slack confirmó una interrupción del servicio para algunos usuarios el lunes por la mañana, a medida que muchos trabajadores regresaron de las vacaciones. «Los clientes pueden experimentar problemas para conectarse a Slack para cargar canales en este momento», dijo la compañía. «Nuestro equipo está en el caso y los mantendremos informados». A las
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to more than double the number of coronavirus genomes sequenced to watch for new mutations in the US over the next two weeks, a top official said Sunday. The United States is now sequencing about 3,000 samples a week and the CDC hopes to more than
Continue Reading (CNN) — La actriz Tanya Roberts, mejor conocida por su papel de chica Bond en «A View to a Kill» y su interpretación de Midge Pinciotti en «That ’70s Show», falleció a los 65 años. Las autoridades no revelaron la causa de la muerte de Tanya Roberts. Pero no se debió a covid-19, dijo su
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Four Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies saved a man’s life this week after he was shot in the chest at a party in Happy Valley. Just after midnight Thursday morning, CCSO said deputies responded to reports of a shooting at a party at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — In three days Melissa White will have her first of a number of surgeries in what doctors say will be a year-long journey toward recovery. “My mom had breast cancer when she was 34 and I just turned 40, so I found out
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — It’s an eye-opening view. A sea of white flags took over Piedmont Park – 10,000 to be exact – honoring the lives of each Georgian lost to COVID-19. “It’s hard to grasp,” said one visitor, Joseph Fitzgerald. Sunday afternoon, local activists and COVID-19 survivors planted
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s Republican lieutenant governor on Monday condemned President Donald Trump’s phone call with Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, saying the President’s effort to pressure the state’s top election official to falsify election results was “inappropriate.” “I am 100% certified to tell you that it was inappropriate. And it certainly did not help the situation,” Geoff
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a York County woman decided to post a humorous TikTok to connect with fellow runners. Alysha Flynn woke up the next morning to 10,000 followers. Now, she has over 300 thousand followers on the platform and
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The holidays were rough for Amanda Kloots. While she starts her new job Monday as one of the full-time co-hosts of “The Talk,” she reflected over the weekend on coping following the death of her husband, actor Nick Cordero, from Covid-19 in July. “New Years has been tough, extremely hard for me. I’ve cried more
Continue ReadingWith progress in efforts for Covid-19 vaccines and predictions for when the population will receive them, there seems to be a light at the end of the long, harrowing pandemic tunnel. As the physical risks are better managed with vaccines, however, what will likely still remain is the indelible impact of the pandemic weighing on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — As COVID-19 cases slowly started to tick up at Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution in early September, inmate Shun Warren was trying his best to stay healthy. He wore a mask, kept 6 feet away from his fellow inmates, tried not to touch
Continue ReadingChipotle is adding cauliflower rice to its menu as customers’ tastes shift toward healthier options. Beginning Monday, the cilantro-lime flavored rice alternative will be available at all of Chipotle’s roughly 2,700 US and Canada locations for a limited time. The nationwide launch follows a trial last July at 55 locations in Denver and Wisconsin that
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — Una jueza británica rechazó una solicitud de Estados Unidos para extraditar al fundador de WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, y dictaminó que tal medida sería «opresiva» debido a su salud mental. El australiano de 49 años ha sido acusado en Estados Unidos bajo la Ley de Espionaje por su papel en la publicación de
Continue Reading A man charged with killing the pastor of a Texas church Sunday had been hiding from police in the church bathroom after a high-speed chase the night before, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said. Police identified the suspect as Mytrez Deunte Woolen, 21, who has been charged with aggravated assault while exhibiting a deadly weapon,
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Riverside County has landed in the top 10 of an unenviable list — the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) rankings of the riskiest counties in America. The agency has published its first National Risk Index, which ranks all 3,006 counties in the United States based on their vulnerability to 18 kinds of natural disasters, from
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