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By STEPHANIE BAUMER Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Illinois (KMOV) — A high speed sledding attraction is coming to the Metro East. Aerie’s Resort’s Alpine Coaster will be the first of its kind in Illinois. Riders will board a two-person coaster and ride along the wooded hillside reaching speeds of up to
Continue ReadingBy TREVOR SOCHOCKI, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan (WNEM) — A Mt. Pleasant Middle School parent is accusing the district of strip searching her son and placing him in isolated suspension. On Monday, the sixth grader joined a protest against the school with the National Parents Union. The
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd The Biden administration will unveil its “Trucking Action Plan” on Thursday in an effort to address supply chain challenges that have plagued the White House for months. The plan is the product of the administration’s Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, a group chaired by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s has settled a lawsuit with former CEO Steve Easterbrook, forcing the disgraced executive to repay his severance package of more than $100 million. Easterbrook was fired in 2019 after the fast food giant’s board determined that he violated company policy by demonstrating “poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DODGE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An Appleton man was sentenced to 10 years of prison followed by 10 years of extended supervision for possession with intent to deliver amphetamine on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Officials say that on Sept. 24, 2020, officers with the Lake Winnebago
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The line of cars started forming at dawn. It was early November in Greenville, North Carolina, and drivers waited in a line that stretched for miles to pick up Thanksgiving turkeys — 10,000 free frozen birds to anyone who asked. Who was behind this act
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The line of cars started forming at dawn. It was early November in Greenville, North Carolina, and drivers waited in a line that stretched for miles to pick up Thanksgiving turkeys — 10,000 free frozen birds to anyone who asked. Who was behind this act
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A new study released by the California Policy Lab (CPL) showed that fewer people have moved to California from other states since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile the number of people leaving California to move to another state has gone up. The study found that since the start of the pandemic, people moving to
Continue ReadingBy SHAIN BERGAN, MORGAN MOBLEY, NICK SLOAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Three people were killed late Wednesday night after a fire truck collided with an SUV and crashed into a building in Westport. A Kansas City Fire Department truck was heading northbound on Broadway Boulevard near Westport
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CNN By Lauren Lee, CNN When refugees arrive in the US, they face unique challenges. “They’ve been dumped in a new country where they don’t know the language, don’t know the culture, and they all of a sudden have to survive,” said Stephanie Giddens, founder and executive director of Vickery Trading Company. “They need extra
Continue ReadingBy BLAKE SUMMERS Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Police, along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, are working to investigate an officer-involved shooting that has left one person dead. A large police presence is on the shooting scene in the Bellshire area. A call went out just after
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — New home construction in the U.S. jumped 11.8% in November as builder confidence continues to rise amid strong demand. The double-digit percentage increase last month left home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.68 million units, an 8.3% increase from the rate
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — New home construction in the U.S. jumped 11.8% in November as builder confidence continues to rise amid strong demand. The double-digit percentage increase last month left home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.68 million units, an 8.3% increase from the rate
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La Junta de Aviación de Civil de República Dominicana (JAC) informó este jueves sobre las identidades, edades y nacionalidades de las víctimas del accidente de una aeronave en el que fallecieron seis pasajeros y tres tripulantes. En un comunicado, indicaron que se trata de tres tripulantes: el venezolano Luis Alberto
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed that administering booster shots is “urgent” and “crucial” to tackle the surge of coronavirus infections across the continent and the emergence of the new omicron variant. With the festive season looming, the bloc’s leaders also stressed Thursday the importance of coordinated action
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed that administering booster shots is “urgent” and “crucial” to tackle the surge of coronavirus infections across the continent and the emergence of the new omicron variant. With the festive season looming, the bloc’s leaders also stressed Thursday the importance of coordinated action
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped the case against one of the suspects in a deadly mass shooting at a Miami-Dade County banquet hall because detectives improperly obtained a confession after he asked for an attorney. The state attorney’s office announced Wednesday that 20-year-old Warneric Buckner won’t face first-degree murder and attempted murder charges in
Continue ReadingBy AYAH GALAL, MIKE AGOGLIATI Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — With more COVID patients in hospitals and the omicron variant spreading, some hospitals are changing their visitor policies. At St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, several changes were made: Patients can have one adult visitor per day. Children and babies
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised interest rates to combat surging consumer prices. The move Thursday makes it the first central bank among the world’s leading economies to do so since the coronavirus pandemic began. The increase in the bank’s main rate to 0.25% from the record
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has raised interest rates to combat surging consumer prices. The move Thursday makes it the first central bank among the world’s leading economies to do so since the coronavirus pandemic began. The increase in the bank’s main rate to 0.25% from the record
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