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By Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — What seemed like a joke between a daughter and her dad about getting views and making money by creating TikTok videos suddenly became a reality. Ashlyn Allen, 19, from Idaho Falls, has had TikTok for several years. She started posting
Continue ReadingHira Humayun, Laura Smith-Spark, and Mick Krever, CNN The historic center of the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and sites in Yemen and Lebanon were added to the World Heritage List Wednesday by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). All three sites were simultaneously added to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed The legal fight around medication abortion — the two-pill regimen that allows women to terminate their pregnancies — escalated Wednesday with separate lawsuits filed in two states challenging their restrictions on the method. One lawsuit was filed by GenBioPro, a major manufacturer of mifepristone, which is the first drug used in the
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By Kate Golembiewski, CNN The zombies are identifiable by the fungi bursting from their bodies: a thicket of spiky tendrils, a miniature garden of mushroom-like fruiting bodies. These fungal parasites act as puppeteers, commanding and positioning the zombies to infect entire communities. It’s the premise of “The Last of Us,” a video game series and
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Bad weather canceled hundreds of flights on Wednesday, with Southwest Airlines once again hit particularly hard. As of 10:30 am ET the cancellations had totaled 482 flights to, from or within the United States. About half of those — 235 — were Southwest flights. One of the major reasons is a
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN Police in Baton Rouge this week arrested four men in connection with the alleged rape of a 19-year-old Louisiana State University student who was killed when a car struck her in a roadway earlier this month. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Madison Brooks was raped before she was
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it plans to stop six coal-fired power plants from continuing to dump coal ash — a toxic byproduct of coal-fired electricity — into unlined ponds. The agency announced last year that it would begin to enforce Obama-era regulations requiring coal-fired power plants to clean
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Tras semanas de intensos debates dentro la OTAN, tanto el Gobierno de Alemania como el de Estados Unidos aprobaron el envío de tanques para fortalecer la defensa de Ucrania, enfrentada en una guerra con Rusia desde febrero de 2022. En el caso de Alemania, se trata de al menos 14
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following the botched launch of a European rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites last year and the delayed introduction of the Ariane 6 launcher. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday,
Continue Reading By BERT WILKINSON The Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The former leader of Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency is criticizing the government’s plan to use satellites to monitor oil spills in the South American nation’s waters. The agency announced that it will use Colorado-based MAXAR Technologies to watch its oil fields from space. But Vincent
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Shemar Moore is a new dad. The actor shared a People magazine story on his verified Instagram account which announced that he and partner Jesiree Dizon have welcomed their first child together, a daughter. “Ya boy is officially a Dad!!!,” Moore wrote in the caption of the post. “Dreams come
Continue ReadingBy Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story CHINO HILLS, California (KABC) — While there’s no such thing as a fire-proof home, one home located in Chino Hills might be as close to one as you can possibly get. Over the past year and a half, homeowner O.P. Almaraz made many alterations to
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MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A light earthquake centered offshore gave Southern California an early morning wake-up call Wednesday, but there were no reports of damage. The 4.2-magnitude quake struck at 2:03 a.m. and was centered beneath the ocean 10.6 miles (17 kilometers) south of Malibu, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The USGS citizen reporting website
Continue Reading CNN By Laura Ly and Lauren del Valle, CNN A former Columbia University gynecologist accused by the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and others of sexual assault has been convicted of federal sexual abuse charges, prosecutors say. Robert Hadden, 64, was convicted of four counts of enticing and inducing individuals to travel
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s top prosecutor has ordered all suspects detained in the investigation into the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast released and filed charges against the judge leading the probe. The move Wednesday by chief prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat is another blow to the investigation, which has
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The Homeless Point in Time Count is underway across Riverside County, where volunteers and county staff are taking to the streets to contact individuals experiencing homelessness. The count started at 5:30 a.m. 1,000 volunteers varying from county staff to people in the community wanting to make a difference take part in conducting the count. The
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN After weeks of geopolitical squabbling, a major moment in the war in Ukraine has arrived: Germany has announced it will provide Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv’s troops. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the move on Wednesday, bowing to intensifying international pressure — led by the United States, Poland and a bloc
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story UNIVERSAL CITY, Los Angeles (KABC) — A performer at Universal Studios Hollywood remains hospitalized after a stunt accident on the set of the WaterWorld show. According to a Universal Studios Hollywood spokesperson, it happened during an afternoon performance on Monday. Initial calls reported a possible
Continue Reading By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has arrived home after five years in exile, three weeks after the country’s president lifted a ban on opposition rallies. He arrived at the main Julius Nyerere International Airport on Wednesday afternoon and was received by opposition party officials and greeted
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is weakening Wednesday on worries about corporate profits following a mixed set of earnings reports and forecasts from Microsoft and others. The S&P 500 was 1.4% lower in early trading, on pace for a second step down after reaching its highest level in
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