About a dozen sailors and Marines onboard the USS San Diego tested positive for Covid-19 while the ship was deployed to the Middle East, the Navy said in a statement Thursday. The amphibious transport ship is pierside in Bahrain, and all positive cases have been isolated onboard. The ship remains in a Covid-restricted bubble. In
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El ministro de Salud de Ecuador, Juan Carlos Zevallos, presentó su renuncia al cargo, informó este viernes en un mensaje en Twitter el presidente Lenín Moreno. «Hay quienes solo ven errores. Respeto esa opinión. Yo prefiero recordar al ministro que aceptó la difícil tarea de conducir la salud del país en la
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Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (WQAD ) — A 14-year old boy was found dead after a shooting between a group of cars involved in a chase on Farnam Street in Davenport Thursday evening. Police have identified the victim as Jamon Winfrey from Davenport. Police had the area of Farnam Sreet
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story East St. Louis, Missouri (KMOV ) — A man died after the car he was driving fell from an interstate ramp and landed on railroad tracks below early Friday morning in East St. Louis. According to the Illinois State Police Department, the car was merging from Illinois Route
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The death of John Geddert, the US Olympic team coach who was charged with 24 felonies in connection with the abuse of young gymnasts, was an “escape from justice,” said Sarah Klein, one of the many athletes who reacted to his suicide on Thursday. “He tortured and abused little girls, myself included, for more than
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Mills Township, Michigan (WNEM ) — A two-year-old and a five-year-old are dead, their parents badly burned, and three other kids were hurt in a Mills Township fire. “Just a horrible thing for those kids to die like that,” said Ryan Mills, a man who lived down the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — The healthcare world has been shaken up since the pandemic hit. Forcing many annual health visits to be put on hold. But, experts say you can’t keep holding off on those. “Overall, our visits have been down going back to about a year ago,”
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska will meet on Monday with Neera Tanden, the Biden administration’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. Tanden’s confirmation is on the rocks after at least one Democratic and several moderate Republican senators announced their opposition to her appointment
Continue ReadingGerman footwear brand Birkenstock is selling a majority stake to L Catterton, a private equity firm backed by Bernard Arnault’s LVMH. The company said in a statement on Friday that L Catterton affiliates including Arnault’s family investment company, Financière Agache, will also invest in the maker of the iconic flat sandals. Arnault is Europe’s richest
Continue ReadingFifty prominent men, including business leaders, athletes and actors, are backing a proposal that would pay moms $2,400 a month for their “unpaid labor at home,” as record numbers of women have left the workforce due to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis. In an open letter published as a full-page ad in The
Continue ReadingNetflix has made progress adding diverse content created by and starring women, Black and Asian people on its platform in recent years, but the streaming service and film studio hasn’t had the same success yet with increasing Latinx representation, according to a new study it commissioned. The Netflix diversity audit was conducted last year by
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Lady Gaga‘s father, Joe Germanotta is speaking out following the horrifying attack on Wednesday that left his daughter’s dog walker shot and her two French bulldogs stolen. “We are hoping for an act of kindness so we can get the dogs back,” Germanotta told CNN in a phone call Friday morning. “We are upset about
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Find yourself drifting off in the middle of the day, no matter how hard you try to ignore the urge to nap? It may be down to your genetics, according to a new study. A study published this month in the scientific journal
Continue ReadingThe Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved final rules for a new broadband subsidy program that could help struggling families pay for internet service during the pandemic. The agency’s $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program provides eligible low-income households with up to a $50 per month credit on their internet bills through their provider until
Continue Reading(CNN Español) –– El Poder Judicial de Perú ordenó al Ministerio de Salud y al Seguro Social de Salud (EsSalud) «respetar la decisión de Ana Estrada Ugarte, de poner fin a su vida a través del procedimiento técnico de la eutanasia», según anunció en su cuenta de Twitter la institución, que también incluye la sentencia
Continue ReadingHasbro is dropping the honorific “mister” from the “Mr. Potato Head” brand, renaming the shapeshifting plastic spud to the gender-neutral “Potato Head.” It’s a notable change from one of the world’s largest toy makers to untether one of its most famous products from a binary gender identity — something that was far less controversial in
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Almost 50 years after “Lady Sings the Blues,” “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” revisits the singer’s career, through the lens of the feds hounding her. The result is a disjointed, oddly structured movie, which derives its high notes from Andra Day’s showstopping performance in the title role. Despite that earlier biography and a recent
Continue Reading “The Father” will affect people in different ways, and the movie remains a somewhat claustrophobic adaptation of the stage play. Yet there have been few better attempts on screen to capture dementia — both for those trapped within it, and those grappling with how to handle them — punctuated by a staggering performance from Anthony
Continue Reading It’s either a bad time or (cynically) a good one to release a relatively small movie starring Armie Hammer, whose personal life has been very much in the headlines. Setting those marketing considerations aside, the film is “Crisis,” a weak attempt to chronicle the opioid epidemic “Traffic” style, through a trio of stories that wind
Continue ReadingEvery Friday, groggy Marvel fans either wake up early or stay up late to follow along with the weekly adventures of streaming’s favorite couple: witchy Wanda Maximoff and her humanoid husband, The Vision, on Disney+’s “WandaVision.” Marvel Studios’ first original series for Disney+ has found a loyal audience, even though new episodes debut at a
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