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By JASMINA ALSTON Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A train that departed from Atlanta late Sunday night has been stuck on the track in Virginia for more than 35 hours because of winter storms. Sean Thornton and his daughter, Isabella, expected a quick overnight trip up North, but it was
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By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rep. Rashida Tlaib says she will seek reelection in a new Detroit-area seat created through redistricting, an announcement that came hours after fellow Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence said she will retire from Congress. The new 12th District includes portions of Detroit along with suburbs including Dearborn
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s health authorities have recommended that the use of the country’s digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate be expanded to include restaurants, cultural activities and other venues starting next week. The move was announced Wednesday and it will take effect on Jan. 12. It is a step up from previous guidance to only
Continue ReadingCNN Niamh Kennedy and Amy Woodyatt, CNN At least 164 people have been killed and more than 5,000 detained during violent upheaval in Kazakhstan this week, as unrest swept the nation and the death toll ticked even higher. Deadly protests that erupted in in the Central Asian country in recent days have seen the government
Continue Reading By RON TODT and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The deadliest single fire in Philadelphia in at least a century has killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals. Those numbers could grow after officials said at a news conference hours after the fire early Wednesday that 26 people
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Cordeiro is running to regain his job as U.S. Soccer Federation president, two years after he quit amid a backlash to the group’s lawyers filing legal papers claiming the women’s national team players had less physical ability and responsibility than their male counterparts. Cordeiro
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say two construction workers have been killed after being buried under the roof of a school that collapsed. No students were in the building in the northern city of Gijón with Spain’s children still enjoying their winter holidays. Emergency workers took several hours to recover both bodies from under the
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The Biden administration is opening additional federally run free Covid-19 testing sites this week in six states across the country — Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Delaware, Texas and Washington — as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to surge in the US. “We have the tools
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The Biden administration is opening additional federally run free Covid-19 testing sites this week in six states across the country — Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Delaware, Texas and Washington — as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to surge in the US. “We have the
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY ALLEN Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In one month, people in Davidson County will no longer have to wait in line and pay to get their emissions tested. On Tuesday night, Metro Council voted unanimously to end the program. That means this decision impacts anyone who drives
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Jan. 6 attack, the new chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says he is working to resolve “critical deficiencies” despite major staffing shortages and thousands of new threats to members of Congress. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger appeared at
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, accusing him of “corrupt activities” that threaten to destabilize the region and undermine peace accords. The Treasury Department alleged Wednesday that Dodik has used his leadership position to accumulate wealth through graft and bribery. The
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Experts in South Africa say President Cyril Ramaphosa is challenged to take decisive action against the corruption documented in a judicial report presented to the leader and made public. Legal specialists and Amnesty International say the damning findings by the state commission of inquiry — chaired by
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — A Kansas City, Kansas, man is accused of using his position as a hotel front desk clerk to make a duplicate key to get inside a woman’s hotel room to assault her. Fletcher Clardy, III is charged with attempted rape.
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Los premios Golden Globes o Globo de Oro regresan este año para —a pesar de las controversias— para celebrar a las mejores películas y series del cine, televisión y las plataformas de streaming. Los premios Golden Globes, que celebrarán su 79 entrega el domingo 9 de enero, será una premiación
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN Military bases in Iraq and Syria that hold American troops were attacked Wednesday, though no US forces were killed in the strikes, according to Iraqi officials and the US-led coalition. There have been multiple attacks this week coinciding with Monday’s second anniversary of the US assassination of a
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By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Travis Lunn, a veteran casino executive, is the new president of Atlantic City’s Borgata casino. He most recently served as the southeast group president and chief operating officer for MGM Resorts, where he led Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi and Gold Strike
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Italian league resumes after a two-week winter break with Juventus hosting Napoli in the marquee match. Coronavirus infections are limiting squads, however, with about 10% of players in Serie A positive including Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. Serie A leader Inter Milan visits Bologna and second-place
Continue ReadingBy Karen Wynne Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A rural mountain community is reeling after the death of a beloved, longtime North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper, accidentally killed by his own brother. James Lovelace lives across the street from where the crash happened. He said last
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Novak Djokovic llegó a Melbourne antes del Abierto de Australia, pero un error de visa reportado generó dudas sobre su participación en el Grand Slam de apertura de temporada. Los organizadores del Abierto de Australia anunciaron el martes que a Djokovic se le había otorgado una exención médica, una decisión
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