Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — A teenager was arrested during a recent drug bust by the Clackamas County Inter-agency Task Force, according to the sheriff’s office. Investigators with the task force checked social media earlier this month for any illegal drug activity. The sheriff’s office says the task
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLINTON, Missouri (KCTV) — Angela Hammond’s future was bright in April of 1991. She was 20 years old, engaged to be married, expecting a child. But one night she was snatched from the payphone outside the old Food Barn in Clinton. The person on the other end of
Continue ReadingFor Rachael Freedman, shopping for on-demand grocery delivery startup Instacart felt like something of a dream job. Freedman, who is based in San Diego, signed up for the service in November 2020 after staying at home for years to take care of her kids. “I loved the flexibility. I liked the money. It was good
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New CDC guidelines say you don’t have to wear a mask outdoors if you’re not in a crowded area. But if you have particularly bad allergies, you might want to anyway. “The worst is when it’s a windy day…and all the dust just comes out of no where,” said Jesus Olivo, a resident of Coachella.
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“Four Good Days” is only a so-so movie, a grim addiction story — based on a Washington Post piece — that plumbs the extent to which a mother is willing to suffer and exercise tough love to save her child. Said mom is played by Glenn Close, in a role unlikely to put her back
Continue ReadingLondres (CNN) — ¿Tienes pensado comprar un coche nuevo, un smartphone o una lavadora este año? La escasez mundial de chips informáticos podría obligarte a esperar y a pagar más. Incertidumbre en el mayor fabricante de chips de China 1:04 Un número creciente de fabricantes de todo el mundo tiene problemas para abastecerse de semiconductores,
Continue ReadingEurope fell deeper into recession in the first three months of the year, but the region’s economy is already turning a corner and looks set to bounce back as coronavirus restrictions ease. EU GDP contracted by 0.4% between January and March, compared with the previous quarter, statistics agency Eurostat said in a statement on Friday.
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Social media influencers have enormous power to set trends, create overnight sensations and broadly define what’s cool. Josh Richards, a 19-year-old determined to be the world’s first influencer billionaire, isn’t shy about flexing that clout. Unsatisfied with simply promoting brands on social media, Richards is now focused on buying stakes in startups — and then
Continue ReadingThe US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is now formally underway, according to the White House and several US defense officials. “A drawdown is underway,” White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday. “While these actions will initially result in increased forces levels, we remain committed to having all of
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN on Tuesday that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan will concentrate the minds of “free riders” in the region about their interests in keeping the country stable. Blinken spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper, who asked him to respond to concerns that President Joe Biden’s plans to withdraw US forces
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Health Canada is warning about the “potential risk of treatment failure” for a Canadian-made COVID-19 monoclonal antibody, saying it may not protect against infection from some variants. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Health Canada said that bamlanivimab may fail to treat certain
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The mRNA technology used for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines has been hailed as a medical breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. The vaccines’ high efficacy against SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, their safety in clinical trials, and how quickly they were
Continue Reading Ma’Khia Bryant loved styling her curly hair in front of her camera phone and posting about it on TikTok. “My baby was an innocent, talented, bubbly, loving teenager,” her mother, Paula Bryant, told reporters earlier this week. Ma’Khia, 16, died April 20 during an encounter with a Columbus, Ohio, police officer at her foster home.
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Opposition to the ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue continues in Palm Springs. A peaceful protest was held Friday morning to express “community dissent to the statue on Museum Way.” Protesters gathered at the Marilyn statue base on Museum Way near Belardo Road, just across from the Palm Springs Art Museum. The protest was organized by a few
Continue ReadingEuropean regulators have accused Apple of violating EU antitrust law, saying the company’s app store rules unfairly restrict rival music services. Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s top antitrust official, said Friday that Apple is in breach of competition law because it charges app developers high commission fees and forbids them from telling users about cheaper
Continue Reading Once there was a bustling construction zone here. Now it’s like a ghost town, frozen in time. Heavy machinery is parked and motionless. Stacks of steel bollards stretch as far as the eye can see. The Trump administration built more than 450 miles of fencing along the US-Mexico border — including hundreds of miles of
Continue Reading The list of people T-Pain needs to buy “a drank” just grew by quite a bit. That’s thanks to a folder on Instagram the rapper/singer/producer says he had no idea existed and which turned out to be filled with notes from a ton of celebs trying to reach him. Here’s the story: T-Pain recently posted
Continue Reading The second batch of Ireland’s oldest ever whiskey collection will be released this May — and a single bottle costs $45,000. Presented in a hand blown Waterford Crystal decanter and displayed in a wooden cabinet made from reclaimed whiskey vats, there are just 70 bottles of Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Two in
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Some Republicans in a crowded field of candidates competing for a US House seat in Texas ahead of a May 1 special election have embraced Donald Trump and his political legacy. A former professional wrestler is using the tagline “make America Texas again” as he warns “commies in DC are ruining America.” Two former Trump
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — La pandemia del coronavirus ha tenido efectos mixtos en el comportamiento de las cifras de violencia en Colombia. En estos dos meses de confinamiento, se ha registrado la tasa de homicidios más baja de los últimos 46 años, según datos entregados este lunes por el Sistema de Información Estadístico, Delincuencial, Contravencional y
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