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By Frank Stealy Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — More than a month later, 6-year-old Alex Hook is still recovering after a hunk of metal flew from under a lawn mower into his skull. Saturday, Oct. 23, bikers from across the region came together to support him and his
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By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt edged surprise first-run leader Roland Leitinger of Austria by .07 of a second to win the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom. The Swiss skier was .21 behind in third after the opening leg but used an attacking second run for the
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday Democrats are planning to have an “agreement” on a framework for President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net plan and a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the next week. “That’s the plan,” she told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are taking a look at a state agency that has been at the center of questions of whether Gov. Kristi Noem used her influence to aid her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license. The Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young are married. The reality TV stars tied the knot on Saturday in Santa Barbara, California, and shared pictures of their special day on Instagram. Young wrote on Instagram, “I married the love of my life today. My sweet man, my everything. Cheers to forever
Continue Reading VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — A fire is burning in several containers aboard a cargo ship off Canada’s Pacific coast province of British Columbia, and authorities say hazardous materials in two containers could pose a risk to maritime traffic but not to areas on shore.. The Canadian Coast Guard says it received word late Saturday
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Colin Powell broke many barriers to become one of the nation’s top diplomats. Beside him all along was one quiet force: Alma Johnson Powell. The couple’s love story started with an accidental date — and lasted six decades. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The
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By ALAN FRAM and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting two pivotal senators for meetings in hopes of resolving lingering disputes over Democrats’ long-stalled effort to craft an expansive social and environment measure. The White House says the session with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Sen.
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting two pivotal senators for meetings in hopes of resolving lingering disputes over Democrats’ long-stalled effort to craft an expansive social and environment measure. The White House says the session with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Sen.
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden hosted critical moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his home in Delaware on Sunday in a push to finalize an agreement on a sweeping economic and climate package, a White House official told CNN. As a critical week for Biden’s
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, CNN The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no charges and no access to an attorney, he told CNN. Worst of all, two weeks without being able to talk to anyone on the outside, especially
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Rick is headed for Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and is forecast to reach land by Monday morning. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rick had winds as high as 85 miles per hour (140 kph) and was expected to hit somewhere around the seaport of Lazaro Cardenas or the resort
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has called for an end to the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries. The pope on Sunday said priority must be given to saving lives in the Mediterranean Sea and assuring their disembarkation in port. Italy and
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business You’ve already noticed prices going up at the supermarket and the drugstore. Unfortunately, more sticker shock could be around the corner. What’s happening: Companies that make consumer goods are announcing price increases left and right. Faced with persistent higher costs, they don’t expect the situation to moderate any time soon.
Continue Reading By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Ryan Cochran-Siegle had his return to World Cup skiing after a 275-day injury break cut short to a single run. The American missed qualification for the second leg of the season-opening giant slalom by one hundredth of a second. But the Vermont native quickly took positives
Continue ReadingCNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden went to New Jersey to promote his economic agenda on Monday, amid a major week of negotiations with Democrats to pass portions of his sweeping, multi-trillion dollar agenda. The visit offered Biden a chance to pitch both his plans — a bipartisan infrastructure package and a social
Continue Reading By LORI HINNANT, MARIA CHENG and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A team of young scientists in South Africa is assembling the equipment needed to reverse engineer Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine. The scientists are effectively making an end run around an industry that has vastly prioritized rich countries over poor in
Continue Reading By Angela Barajas, CNN “I love my people! I love my Black people!” said Marcus Arbery, Sr. this week as he neared the steps of the Glynn County Superior Court in Brunswick, Georgia, during jury selection proceedings in the trial against the three men charged in the killing of his 25-year-old son Ahmaud Arbery in
Continue Reading By BRYAN ANDERSON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After lawsuits alleging racial gerrymandering, Republicans drawing new legislative maps in Texas, Ohio and North Carolina this year say they won’t use racial or partisan data in the process. Still, the political maps they’re proposing would tilt heavily toward their party.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warren and Sara Murray, CNN Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has significant personal baggage that is raising concerns about the GOP’s ability to hold one of the most competitive Senate seats in the country next year. A rival Republican candidate has revealed
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