Kelli Ward, the chair of the Arizona Republican Party who promoted President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, now faces an audit on her own recent electoral victory. Sergio Arellano, a Tucson small business owner who ran for Congress in 2018, is requesting an audit of the votes cast in
Continue ReadingThe European Union has been locked in a very public and acrimonious fight with AstraZeneca over vaccine delays. The temperature may have cooled slightly after a meeting late Wednesday, which both sides said was constructive, but the problem hasn’t been fixed yet and the stakes for EU countries are high. These are the battle lines:
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Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A photo shared over social media showing a huge crowd of unmasked drinkers at a popular beer hall along the beltline continues to draw widespread condemnation. Pour Taproom has subsequently shut its doors, temporarily, of its own accord saying it needs to do better. “It’s
Continue ReadingMore than 30 House members sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday requesting more flexibility for using their congressional allowances toward helping their personal safety by hiring local law enforcement or other security personnel for their home district offices. “While the U.S. Capitol is protected by
Continue Reading A Russian court rejected an appeal Thursday to overturn the 30-day detention of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny ahead of a hearing next month over whether he should face jail time for a years-old fraud case. Navalny appeared by video link at the court in the city of Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow. He continues
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ACWORTH, Georgia (WGCL) — A disturbing letter mailed to Acworth neighbors has police investigating who is behind the racist message. “We want this neighborhood just for white people. Out Hispanics, out Blacks, out Asians,” the six-line paper reads. Residents in Abernathy Farm began receiving the mail Tuesday night.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — House Democratic leaders are introducing a bill to eliminate what they call a “poverty tax.” Connecticut is one of several states that can stake a claim against former welfare recipients as a way to recover the money provided to them. House Speaker Matt Ritter
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Another warning tonight about puppy scams. Victims paying to get one are coming to the metro area only to find they’re barking up the wrong tree. Before bringing home Elle, the Albrecht’s searched online for puppies. Linda discovered some ads are scams to take
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — An 89-year-old woman has lost money in a prize scam and the conmen kept calling back for more. By overhearing her mother’s phone call Leslie isn’t disrespectful but lucky. “I heard the part about prepaid cards, and I said uh no,” said Leslie. Leslie
Continue Reading Unlike many who have to drive miles to get a Covid-19 vaccine, some travelers in southwestern Oregon had the vaccine come to them Tuesday under treacherous weather conditions. Josephine County Public Health workers were returning from a mass vaccination clinic at Illinois Valley High School in Cave Junction when about 20 members of the group
Continue Reading Here’s a look at Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia, in the Caucasus Mountains region. Chechnya is bordered by Russia, the country of Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia. Facts Capital: Grozny Population: 1,465,791 (January 2019 est.) President: Ramzan Kadyrov (2007-present) Timeline 1991 – Chechnya begins fighting for independence from the crumbling
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Stephen J. Hadley, former national security adviser to US President George W. Bush. Personal Birth date: February 13, 1947 Birth place: Toledo, Ohio Birth name: Stephen John Hadley Father: Robert Hadley Jr. Mother: Suzanne (Bentley) Hadley Marriage: Ann (Simon) Hadley Children: Kate and Caroline Education: Cornell University,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MAUSTON, Wisconsin (WiscNews) — For 25 years, Ronnie Ehle of Brunner Manufacturing in Mauston has not missed a minute of work. Ehle started at Brunner in 1989 as a die builder, but his streak of perfect attendance began in 1995. Since that time he has never showed up
Continue ReadingParkland shooting survivor David Hogg called on Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has faced intense criticism this week over incendiary remarks she made in recent years as well as a viral video in which she harasses Hogg. “My message to Kevin McCarthy is, take all of
Continue ReadingRep. Adam Kinzinger is willing to lose his seat over his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump, the Illinois Republican told CNN’s David Axelrod during an episode of “The Axe Files” podcast released Thursday. “I did it knowing full well it could very well be terminal to my career,” Kinzinger said of his vote. “But
Continue ReadingStrengthen the Affordable Care Act. Restore abortion protections. Lower drug prices. President Joe Biden has a long list of health care promises — many of which center on reversing policies enacted by the Trump administration over the past four years. However, it will take the President’s health officials time to address all of the measures,
Continue ReadingHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy privately made a blunt appeal to his colleagues in the aftermath of the divisive fight to impeach former President Donald Trump: Stop attacking each other and instead focus on Democrats. “Cut that crap out,” McCarthy told his members, according to two sources on the call. McCarthy said he’s had personal
Continue Reading Ben Berman was planning to make pizzas for a dinner party with friends when the coronavirus pandemic hit. It was March last year, and it was clear that gathering in large groups wasn’t safe. So the Wharton graduate student came up with a way to get rid of all of the pizza dough he had
Continue ReadingSo much for what goes up must come down. GameStop continued to defy gravity Thursday. Shares soared another 30% in premarket trading thanks to massive support from individual investors on Reddit. GameStop shares are now up nearly 2,500% this year — surging from just under $20 at the end of 2020 to a current price
Continue ReadingChipotle is testing curbside pickup at 29 locations in California to give customers a way to get their tacos and burritos without having to go inside restaurants. Here’s how it works: Customers who order from participating restaurants through the Chipotle app will see a “curbside pickup” option before they check out. Once the order is
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