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By Chad Thompson Click here for updates on this story CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCCI) — A man is recovering after a trench he was working in collapsed Tuesday. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department posted images of the rescue on Facebook. Firefighters were called to the 600 block of First Avenue Southwest at 9:39 a.m. The
Continue ReadingBy Gareth Harris Hundreds of people helped clean and restore a sculpture of a seated Black woman by the US artist Tschabalala Self, which was vandalized on May 15. The ten-foot-tall bronze work entitled “Seated,” from 2022 — which has been temporarily installed outside the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea on England’s south coast
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CINNAMINSON, New Jersey (KYW) — Cranberry juice could soon become New Jersey’s official state juice. It’s all thanks to a group of students at Eleanor Rush Intermediate School in Cinnaminson. In 2020, a group of fourth-graders began working on the civics project. They lobbied and
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials were divided at their last meeting as to whether or not another rate hike was needed to slow the economy, according to minutes from the central bank’s May policymaking meeting, released Wednesday afternoon. The decision was ultimately unanimous, but officials seem to be moving
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By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Resident physicians at a New York City hospital once called “the epicenter of the epicenter” of the nation’s Covid-19 pandemic announced an end to their strike Wednesday after reaching a tentative agreement with their employer. More than 150 resident doctors at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens began a strike Monday
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Not every acting experience has been great for Melissa McCarthy. The “Bridesmaids” star tells The Guardian that the environment on one unnamed project was so bad, she was inspired to start her own production company with her husband, Ben Falcone. “I did work for someone once who ran such
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Summer is just weeks away which means increased “Mosquito Days” could be on the horizon. According to Climate Central, Mosquito Days occur when the average relative humidity is 42 percent or higher. Mosquitos thrive in muggy, warm weather, which can be synonymous with Coachella Valley summers. Increased Mosquito Days could lead to more opportunities for
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Americans who are already trying to navigate persistently high inflation, soaring interest rates, banking turmoil and recession fears are now faced with trying to prepare for the “unthinkable:” a potential US debt default. Earlier this month, Kimberly Dickerson called up her creditors, asking about contingency plans in the
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of crashing a U-Haul truck into a security barrier near the White House earlier this week will remain in custody ahead of his detention hearing next week, a federal magistrate judge said Wednesday. During Sai Varshith Kandula’s brief initial hearing in federal court on Wednesday, US
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, habló este miércoles respecto al decreto de “muerte cruzada” que aplicó la semana pasada, al cual defendió y dijo que cuenta con el respaldo de la población. En un discurso dirigido a la nación, Lasso aseguró que con ese decreto puso fin a una confrontación
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max may only be hours into its rollout, but it quickly came under fire by top Hollywood guilds for the way it credits writers and directors. Early Wednesday, some started noticing a change to the credits on films. Instead of individually listing writers, directors
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The parents of Bryan Kohberger have been subpoenaed to testify before a Monroe County, Pennsylvania, investigative grand jury, according to a source familiar with the situation. Kohberger’s father is expected to testify before the impaneled grand jury in a sealed proceeding in Pennsylvania Thursday, according to the source.
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Ayer en la corte de Indio se declaró culpable un sujeto de Cathedral City acusado de disparar su pistola contra un grupo de personas en Sky Valley cerca de la Dillon Road e inmediatamente el juez lo sentenció a seis años y medio en prisión. Se trata de Ryan Sargent de 34 años quien el
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press Greeted with a standing ovation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, James Hong could easily have just basked in the applause and moved on. But for the 94-year-old, the mostly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” winning best cast seemed like an opportunity for a stark reminder that
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press Greeted with a standing ovation at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, James Hong could easily have just basked in the applause and moved on. But for the 94-year-old, the mostly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” winning best cast seemed like an opportunity for a stark reminder that
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Palm Springs está considerando pagar más de un millón de dólares a una empresa que trabajará para destruir todos los campamentos de indigentes que hay en la ciudad. En los últimos meses han contabilizado 418 personas sin hogar. El censo de personas sin hogar que hicieron en el Condado de Riverside este año encontró que
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