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“Yes, residents should be concerned as we are concerned as well,” Sergeant Michael Casavan with the Palm Springs Police Department told News Channel 3 Wednesday morning after a pipe bomb was found near Araby trailhead on Tuesday evening. Read article: ‘Live and active’ pipe bomb found near Araby Trail in Palm Springs “We don’t have
Continue ReadingEurope is now trading more goods with China than the United States, a sign of how the pandemic is transforming the global economy. Data released this week by the European Union’s statistics service attributed the shift to a 5.6% increase in imports from China in 2020 and a 2.2% increase in exports. Meanwhile, there was
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Click here for updates on this story Fredericktown, Missouri (Daily Journal) — Cold temperatures may be responsible for a sprinkler system malfunction that dumped approximately 2,000 gallons of water inside Kelly A. Burlison Middle School in Fredericktown Tuesday morning. The Fredericktown Fire Department responded to a call at 11:10 a.m. Tuesday to Kelly A. Burlison
Continue ReadingNew coronavirus variants could lead to a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases, and can “dangerously accelerate the trajectory of the pandemic,” US health officials warned Wednesday. “I know these variants are concerning, especially as we’re seeing signs of progress,” US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House
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COACHELLA, Calif. – An additional $24 million will be allocated for agricultural workers who need to self-isolate due to COVID-19. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the designation of funds into what is known as the Housing for the Harvest program, while touring a produce packing site in Coachella on Wednesday. Newsom was joined by several Coachella
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Butte, Montana (Montana Standard) — A judge on Wednesday sentenced a man accused of hijacking a bus and holding a man hostage in Butte to 10 years in custody of state mental health officials, who can later transfer him to any number of supervised facilities. Prosecutors recommended the
Continue Reading John Henderson’s power first went out Tuesday morning and stayed off for 2 hours, and then came back on around 7 p.m., then was back off again around midnight and hasn’t been on since, he said. What the San Antonio, Texas, resident is most concerned about right now though, is his wife’s health — she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Tim Alexander knew something was wrong around 2 p.m. Tuesday when he pulled into the parking lot of PR Masonry and saw Andrew Rupp inside his mother, Dianne Rupp’s, car. “That was weird,” Alexander said. “Dianne would never let her son (Andrew Rupp)
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Racine, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A 57-year-old Racine woman, Margie Jean Phillips, is facing dozens of criminal charges in 11 separate court cases in Racine and Milwaukee counties, according to online court records. Most of the charges against Phillips are in connection with thefts and attempted thefts
Continue ReadingThe US government’s probe into the devastating SolarWinds breach is likely to take “several months” at least, according to the top White House cybersecurity official, speaking to reporters Wednesday in the Biden administration’s first public assessment of the gravity of the suspected Russian spying campaign. At least nine federal agencies were specifically targeted by the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — The Saint Louis Zoo needs your help naming their newest penguin! On Dec. 11, 2020 a female southern rockhopper penguin hatched at the Penguin & Puffin Coast, the first for the zoo in 11 years! Bird keepers have picked four potential names for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — People have been slipping and falling all over the area since Sunday. Area hospitals have already seen people with broken bones due to the ice. While some people, of course, don’t have a choice, others didn’t realize just how slick it is outside. Louise
Continue ReadingGoogle Maps can already tell you which train to take or map out an optimal driving route. Now, it’s simplifying travel even more by letting users pay for parking or public transportation right from their phones. As of Wednesday, users can connect their Google Maps accounts with their Google Pay wallets and make transportation-related payments
Continue ReadingNicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. The Biden administration wants to fill the role with someone who has extensive diplomatic experience and Burns meets that criteria, the sources said, but noted that announcements
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Long Beach, California (KABC) — A man who spent half of his adult life in prison has graduated from Cal State Long Beach. In a Facebook post, Joseph Valadez says he finished his last two semesters on the “President’s Honor List” for getting straight A’s. He also made
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — When you hear that snow and sleet is coming, some people might think of it as an inconvenience, while others think it’s a chance for fun in the snow. For Natalie Wheeler, it was a chance for her and her husband to say “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — Paula and Cal Kingman said they thought a medical program exempted them from Evergy shutting their power off during the rolling outages. An Evergy spokesperson told KCTV5 the medical program only gives people an automated call to tell them their power could be
Continue Reading Here’s a look at NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Facts It is the main governing body for stock car racing in the United States. NASCAR was created by William H.G. (Bill) France, a stock car driver and gas station owner. Stock cars are large, late model sedans that have been built
Continue Reading Here’s some background information about Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2021, Purim begins at sundown on February 25 and ends at nightfall on February 26. In 2022, Purim begins at sundown on March 16 and ends at nightfall on March 17. Facts Purim is the celebration of the story of Queen Esther
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