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United Airlines has announced it will purchase up to 50 Boom Overture supersonic jets for commercial use by 2029, heralding the return of supersonic passenger flights nearly 20 years after the Concorde was decommissioned. Supersonic planes halve the time it takes to fly from New York to London, from seven hours down to 3.5 hours,
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday said kneeling to protest against discrimination before sporting events was a custom related to slavery and alien to the central European country, adding that pressuring athletes everywhere to follow suit was “provocation.” Hungary, one of 14 host nations to the upcoming Euro 2020 soccer championship, has been ruled
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Click here for updates on this story Mount Charleston, NV (KVVU) — NV Energy announced it officially shut off power at Mount Charleston at 2 a.m. Thursday morning. NV Energy said 470 Mount Charleston customers were de-energized due to “extreme” fire weather conditions. The outage was expected to last until 10 a.m. UPDATE (6:32 p.m.)
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — After years of porch pirate incidents in the St. Louis area, one family believes there’s a new twist to the crime many have fallen victim to. David Hayes lives in an unincorporated part of St. Louis County, near Creve Coeur, and had an Amazon
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A couple from the mountains will enjoy a dream wedding in a castle setting. They’re the winners of a national contest for couples on the frontlines whose wedding plans were disrupted by COVID-19. “Guess what guys, you ended up with the most
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, ID (eastidahonews.com) — A former live-in nanny accused of convincing a teen to use drugs has reached a plea agreement with Bannock County prosecutors. Wanda May Mansfield, 34, pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child, and in exchange, a felony charge for possession of a controlled
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Kid Rock isn’t the only country artist in Nashville facing backlash over words you should never say. Earlier this year, Morgan Wallen was caught on camera shouting the n-word in the driveway of his home, after what Wallen himself called a ‘72-hour bender’. He
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. ANTHONY, ID (eastidahonews.com) — Kay Woodcock was not expecting to become so emotional during Chad Daybell’s arraignment Wednesday morning. Woodcock traveled from Louisiana to St. Anthony on the one-year anniversary of her grandson, Joshua “JJ” Vallow, being found buried in Daybell’s backyard with his sister, Tylee Ryan.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Portland mother says her family had the scare of a lifetime when her 5-year-old son found a loaded gun in the bushes near their home. “I’m very fascinated as to the story of that firearm and how did it wind up in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EDMONTON, Alberta (CTV Network) — As pressure mounts on the Canadian government to reopen the land border with the U.S., experts say incentivizing Canadians to become fully vaccinated by providing greater freedoms and less restrictions to those who are is a good place to start. “We know from
Continue ReadingConsumer prices roared higher in May, rising at their fastest pace in decades. Inflation rose 5% in the 12-months ending in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. That was a faster pace than economists had predicted and the biggest jump since August 2008. Stripping out food and energy costs, which tend to be
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — In light of the recent discovery of what is believed to be the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of a former residential school in B.C., some are renewing calls for Canada Day to be cancelled this year. On social media,
Continue Reading Carrie Underwood and John Legend took home the coveted award for Video of the Year at the 2021 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday night. Underwood and Legend teamed up for “Hallelujah” in 2020, and despite some stiff competition in the category the duo prevailed. The voting was done by fans via Twitter. Underwood is the
Continue ReadingA pumped up Novak Djokovic let out a series of guttural screams after edging past Italy’s Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of this year’s French Open. The Serbian, bidding for his 19th grand slam title, was forced to dig deep to hold off the resurgent Berrettini, eventually winning 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5.
Continue ReadingThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a $547 billion surface transportation package aimed at pouring money into the country’s roads, bridges and transit systems over the next five years. The bill is one piece of President Joe Biden’s larger infrastructure package and marks the beginning of Democrats’ efforts to go it alone on infrastructure,
Continue ReadingMore than 70 CEOs from some of the world’s biggest companies have urged governments to do much more to tackle climate change, including forcing businesses to reduce their carbon emissions. In an open letter published on Wednesday, company chiefs — including Mark Schneider of Nestlé and Ramon Laguarta of PepsiCo — called on all governments
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Patients and their families are starting to inquire about the new Alzheimer’s drug approved this week by the US Food and Drug Administration. Shipments of the medication are expected to go out in just a couple of weeks. Hospitals are on tap to administer treatment when needed. And there is serious division in the FDA,
Continue ReadingFrom lumber and steel to paint and burrito bowls at Chipotle, prices are rising almost everywhere you look. That’s putting investors on high alert. What’s happening: Wall Street is training its attention on the Consumer Price Index for May, which arrives on Thursday. The report is expected to show that prices excluding food and energy
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A member of a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee said Wednesday he had resigned over the agency’s approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug. The FDA approved aducanumab, to be sold under the brand name Aduhelm, this week over the objections of its advisory Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee. Mayo Clinic
Continue ReadingAn experiment to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that stop them from transmitting viruses appears to have helped reduced the spread of deadly dengue virus in Indonesia, researchers reported Wednesday. The modified mosquitoes thrived for three years, and cases of dengue were reduced by 77% in areas where they were introduced, the researchers reported in the
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