Johnny Pacheco played music that made it impossible to sit still. The Dominican-born multi-instrumentalist experimented with different Latin American musical styles, though he was particularly enamored with Afro-Cuban genres like charanga and pachanga. He was a bandleader, producer and record label head with an eye for talent, and his famed Fania Records would make stars
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Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — “This view and this river here–I’m a little overwhelmed. I can just see myself coming out here and sitting on a bench–and watching the river flow by,” said Thomas Zimmerman from the Veterans Outreach of Pennsylvania. A five-acre plot of land along the Susquehanna
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bonners Ferry, Idaho (Spokesman-Review) — Goggles covered in ice and visibility nearing zero, Edward Moellmer squinted down an expanse of snow near the summit of Montana’s Engle Peak. What was that? That blurry disruption in an otherwise white expanse of snow and fog. Trees maybe? He sure hoped
Continue ReadingAdidas says it will offload struggling US fitness brand Reebok as part of a strategic overhaul. The German sportswear company said in a statement on Tuesday that it has decided to begin a formal process “aimed at divesting Reebok” following a review of the business that it announced late last year. “Reebok and Adidas will
Continue ReadingThe State Bar of Georgia is “proceeding with an inquiry” into attorney Lin Wood, one of the lawyers who unsuccessfully pushed a handful of suits to block Georgia’s election results after alleging unfounded claims of fraud, the organization told CNN in a statement Tuesday. In a statement to CNN, Sarah Coole, chief operating officer with
Continue ReadingAt this point, there’s nothing particularly special about a fast food chain announcing a new fried chicken sandwich. So, McDonald’s is hoping to differentiate the upcoming launch of theirs with limited edition collection of clothing and music. McDonald’s will sell a limited number of $5 swag packages via a special website on Thursday. The swag
Continue Reading An artist based in Philadelphia has set a new record for the world’s largest drawing by an individual. The art project, made by Dyymond Whipper-Young, spans 6,507 square feet. Whipper-Young, who is also an art teacher, used just black Crayola Project XL Markers to create the piece, which took a whopping 63 hours — over
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(CNN) — Colombia comenzará su campaña de vacunación contra el covid-19 el miércoles, dijo el lunes el presidente, Iván Duque. Duque dijo durante su discurso televisado diario que el Gobierno habÃa decidido adelantar el calendario de vacunación, que empezaba el sábado. La campaña de vacunación en Colombia comienza semanas después de que paÃses vecinos como
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will allow hunters to kill 200 wolves in the last week of February even as the state appeals a judge’s order requiring the winter hunting season. Acting on orders of a Jefferson County judge, the
Continue Reading Police in Myanmar have filed a new charge against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the military leaders who took control of the country in a coup attempted to defend their actions. The additional count against Suu Kyi came as Myanmar’s military held its first news conference, two weeks after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — Rapper Cyhi is known for his writing credits in the rap industry but the artist is now writing a plea to Atlanta, after he says someone tried to kill him. The incident happened Thursday night, according to an Atlanta Police incident report. The rapper took
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hanover, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A York County couple is facing charges after police say they physically abused a six-month old infant in their care, causing the baby to suffer multiple skull fractures and other injuries. Kayota Branson Beck, 26, and Jocylena Isabelle Beck, 25, both of Hanover, are
Continue Reading At least three people were killed and 10 more were injured after a tornado ripped through Brunswick County, North Carolina, late Monday night, officials said. Dozens of homes were damaged, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tweeted. “This is a very, very tragic event for our community and our county,” Brunswick County Commissioner Randy Thompson said.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New Haven, Connecticut (WFSB) — Hundreds of truck drivers waited in line in New Haven for salt as they tried to prepared for more rounds of winter storms this week. Concerns about a potential salt shortage led to the lines at the Gateway Terminal in New Haven. Contractors
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Click here for updates on this story Clovis, California (KFSN) — A Clovis mother is back home with her family after nearly losing her life to COVID-19. But her diagnosis eight months ago is still sticking with her today, as she fights constant complications still lingering after contracting the virus. Recent Stories from ABC30 “I
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The US on Monday reported more than 53,800 new Covid-19 infections: its lowest daily case count since October and a vastly different number from those plaguing the country just last month, when infections were topping 200,000 a day. Statistics across the US are now reflecting more encouraging trends. California, one of the states hit hardest
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Parler, the social network favored by conservatives, came back online Monday with a redesigned website one month after it was suspended by Amazon Web Services and effectively driven offline. “Speak freely and express yourself openly, without fear of being ‘deplatformed’ for your views,” Parler’s homepage read. Content from before Parler vanished no longer seems to
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and backed by the NAACP. Read the lawsuit
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Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection to the 2019 Sandalwood fire in Calimesa, to the west of the Coachella Valley and Beaumont. Antonio Ornelas-Velazquez, 38 In a CalFire statement, investigators said they arrested Antonio Ornelas-Velazquez, 38, Saturday on Santa Rosa Road in Desert Hot Springs. Firefighters said Ornelas-Velazquez was driving a trash truck that
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The North Carolina Republican Party central committee voted Monday to censure Sen. Richard Burr for his vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial — a move that made him the latest GOP senator to be reprimanded by his state party for siding with Democrats in the trial. The result was
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