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By Meghan Danahey Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Louie LaChusa calls his art pieces “good spirits.” After an ice storm brought down trees all over his neighborhood in Laurel Park, he bought a chainsaw to help clean up. Louis remembered seeing artists carving bears out of tree
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A decorated but controversial biologist ousted for alleged sexual misconduct from the MIT-affiliated Whitehead Institute is getting new funding with help from billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman. Dr. David Sabatini, best known for scientific discoveries in cell biology related to mTOR, a protein that helps regulate cell functions, resigned
Continue Reading CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN When US startup Make Sunsets released two weather balloons into the skies above Mexico’s Baja California peninsula last year, it kicked up a fierce debate about one of the world’s most controversial climate solutions. The plan was for the balloons, filled with helium and a small amount of sulfur dioxide,
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana’s capital city have arrested two people for a mass shooting that left 12 others wounded at a nightclub in January. Two 19-year-olds, Nikeal Franklin and Jy’Shaun Jackson, were arrested Friday, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. Franklin was charged with 12 counts of attempted first-degree murder while
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Sam Fossum, CNN Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota offered Sunday a stark warning about the future of Social Security and Medicare if Congress fails to take action now. “In the next 11 years, we have to have a better plan in place than what we do today. Or we’re
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc and Sam Fossum, CNN Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota offered Sunday a stark warning about the future of Social Security and Medicare if Congress fails to take action now. “In the next 11 years, we have to have a better plan in place than what we do today. Or
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN British prodigy Sky Brown produced a sensational performance at the Skateboarding World Championships Sunday to win her first world title in park skateboarding. The 14-year-old, Britain’s youngest Olympic medal winner, now becomes Britain’s first skateboarding world champion, adding world gold to the bronze medals she won at the 2019 World Championships
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urielblanco (CNN) — ¿Te gusta el cosplay? Si estás al tanto de las últimas tendencias de la moda de lujo, puede que la respuesta sea sí. Desde los tacones de aguja Minnie Mouse Primavera-Verano 2023 de Loewe (que ya recibieron el visto bueno de Kylie Jenner) hasta los mocasines de payaso Hummer Derby de Balenciaga,
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PHOENIX (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a former Mesa police officer accused of firing shots at a vehicle he had pulled over, according to authorities. Maricopa County prosecutors said Kaylon Hall has been formally charged in the case and is facing two counts of felony endangerment. Hall reportedly stopped the vehicle in Mesa
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s the purrfect way to get back at your crappy ex. This Valentine’s Day, an Ohio animal shelter is offering to write your ex’s name in a litterbox — and let its adoptable cats go to town. The Animal Friends Humane Society in Hamilton, Ohio, is offering the unique tribute for
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By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It has been nearly two years since the United States began pressing Mexico over labor rights violations by using rapid dispute resolution methods contained in the U.S.-Mexico Canada free trade agreement. The administration of President Joe Biden has brought six such complaints and brags that, for
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It has been nearly two years since the United States began pressing Mexico over labor rights violations by using rapid dispute resolution methods contained in the U.S.-Mexico Canada free trade agreement. The administration of President Joe Biden has brought six such complaints and brags that, for
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected as the new president of Cyprus in a runoff election Sunday, pledging to revive stalemated reunification talks with the nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriots and to form a coalition government with women filling half of the Cabinet positions. With 100%
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Valentine’s Day is coming up, and it’s a holiday filled with chocolates, flowers and lots of love. St. Louis couple Dan Flynn and Marsha Callender are showing people how important it is to show your partner you love them every day.
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, CNN Israeli forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday, killing a 14-year-old boy, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Qusai Radwan Waked was shot in the abdomen, the ministry said. The target of the raid was Jibril Zubeidi, who was detained, Israeli and Palestinian authorities said. In a joint
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Once LeBron James had strolled onto the court and taken his seat in the crowd, it took a split second for the young fan sitting next to him to recognize who she was sitting next to. But when she did, 12-year-old Gaia couldn’t contain her excitement. As her brother snapped photos,
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday, including a pregnant woman and two children, in the disaster that killed over 33,000
Continue ReadingCNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN Team Fluff has taken home the coveted “Lombarky” trophy in the 2023 Puppy Bowl, winning 87-83 over Team Ruff. Vivianne, a bulldog mix from southern Colorado, scored the game’s final touchdown after taking an adorable green turtle toy into the end zone. Team Fluff is on a winning streak: They
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The third installment in the “Magic Mike” series danced its way to the top of the box office charts this weekend with a James Cameron double header, “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Titanic” (yes that “Titanic”), looming close behind. “ Magic Mike’s Last Dance ” earned $8.2 million
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN The man accused of serving as a getaway driver for his teenage son, who allegedly killed three other teens and wounded another at a Texas convenience store in 2021, has been convicted of capital murder in connection with the three deaths. Richard Acosta Jr. was found guilty Friday
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