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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer A newly released study says toxic PFAS chemicals have been found in Lake Michigan’s Green Bay. University of Wisconsin researchers say they detected a plume of the compounds and traced it to a plant that manufactures firefighting foam. PFAS chemicals are a common ingredient in the foams. They’re also
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Actor Jeremy Renner was assisting a stranded motorist when he was injured over the weekend in a snow-plow accident in the mountains on the edge of Reno, according to the city’s mayor. Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said the 51-year-old “Avengers” star was trying to help a stranded car outside his home
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By Shelby Lofton Click here for updates on this story MURRAY, Utah (KSL) — A carport collapse trapped some sleeping residents inside their Murray apartment building early Monday morning. Residents at the Revolve Apartments were jolted awake at approximately 1 a.m. to find the carport had collapsed, leaving some of them trapped inside. “I just
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Nate Otto, president/founder of Hot Purple Energy, issued his first public comments after suffering life-threatening injuries from a dirt bike accident last week. Hot Purple Energy sent out Otto’s statement on Tuesday: “It’s in the bad times that you learn who your friends and family are. This experience taught me that there are more people
Continue ReadingBy Bryant McCray Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — An Appleton-based oil company is trying to bail out their towing vessel after it sunk in the Kinnikinnick River. U.S. Venture Inc. is the owner of the 112-foot towing vessel. The vessel was docked and empty at the time it began to
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By David Close and Ray Sanchez, CNN Minutes into Monday night’s nationally televised NFL game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took a shot to the head and chest area while making a tackle following a completed pass. Hamlin, 24, quickly bounced on his feet, took a couple of steps and fell backward in a shocking
Continue Reading DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) — Spectators on a Southern California whale-watching cruise were excited when they spotted a gray whale, then amazed when the giant mammal gave birth right in front of them. The birth and the first moments of the calf’s life were recorded on cellphone and drone video Monday off Dana Point, south
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire, CNN Conservative hardliners nominated Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Tuesday to be speaker of the House during the chamber’s second and third votes amid the floor fight for House leadership. Jordan, in an effort to show party unity, nominated GOP leader Kevin McCarthy in the second round of voting. Speaking on
Continue Reading By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN Bruce’s Beach, an oceanfront property in Southern California that was taken from Black owners in the Jim Crow era and returned to their descendants last year, will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, county officials said Tuesday. Family members of the original landowners,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Tesla Inc., down $15.08 to $108.10. The electric vehicle maker fell short of CEO Elon Musk’s pledge to grow the company’s sales by 50% in 2022. Digital Realty Trust Inc., up $2.56 to $102.83. The real estate investment trust focused on
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street’s first trading day of 2023 after closing out its worst year since 2008. The S&P 500 index fell 0.4% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq also closed lower. Investors will be closely watching moves by central banks in coming months to fight inflation with
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup from his a historic defeat after a long, messy start for the new Congress. The surprise move end to Day One shows there is no
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Monteith, a U.S.-born comedian whose observational humor and satirical sketches also brought him a wide following in Britain, has died at age 80. His death was confirmed Tuesday by Marlise Boland, executive producer of the Anglophile Channel, which he often worked with. Boland said Monteith died Sunday in Los Angeles.
Continue Reading By Brandon Griggs and Faith Karimi, CNN Two adults and two children somehow escaped serious injuries after their Tesla plunged off a cliff along California’s Pacific Coast Highway and crashed on a rocky beach some 250 feet below. The incident occurred Monday morning at an area called Devil’s Slide, some 20 miles south of San
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MOSCOW (AP) — Ruslan Khasbulatov, who led a rebellion against Russia’s first post-Soviet president, has died. He was 80. Khasbulatov’s death was reported Tuesday by Russian state television. Khasbulatov, an ethnic Chechen, was elected speaker of parliament of the Russian Federation shortly before the Soviet collapse. His relations with Russia’s President Boris Yeltsin grew strained
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Korn and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Developers at a Microsoft-owned gaming studio voted on Tuesday to form the first ever US union at the tech giant, in a milestone moment both for the company and the video game industry. Some 300 quality assurance workers at Microsoft’s ZeniMax Studios voted to unionize with the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Developers at a Microsoft-owned gaming studio voted on Tuesday to form the first ever US union at the tech giant, in a milestone moment both for the company and the video game industry. Some 300 quality assurance workers at Microsoft’s ZeniMax Studios voted to unionize with the Communications
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California beachfront property that was taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to their heirs last year will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, officials said Tuesday. The heirs’ decision to sell what was once known as Bruce’s Beach
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California beachfront property that was taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to their heirs last year will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million, officials said Tuesday. The heirs’ decision to sell what was once known as Bruce’s Beach
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest after making a tackle during Monday night’s game, causing the NFL to suspend a pivotal game against the Cincinnati Bengals that quickly lost significance in the aftermath of a scary scene that unfolded in front of a national television
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