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Trainer Bob Baffert said in a statement Tuesday that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit had been treated prior to the race with an ointment containing the steroid betamethasone. Medina Spirit, whose victory in the Derby has been cast in doubt after a positive drug test, arrived at the Pimlico race track Monday ahead of Saturday’s
Continue ReadingOne of the Earth’s longest-flying spacecraft has detected a “persistent hum” beyond our solar system, according to a new study. NASA’s Voyager 1 launched on September 5 1977, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Titan-Centaur rocket, just weeks after its sister craft, Voyager 2. Although they were initially designed to last five years, more than
Continue ReadingA man charged in a hate crime assault on an Asian woman in New York City in March pleaded not guilty and is being held on a $1 million bond, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Brandon Elliot, 38, was arraigned virtually on Monday in the state Supreme Court, according to Manhattan DA spokeswoman Naomi Puzzelo.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will meet with Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about his infrastructure proposal, White House official said. Sinema, a moderate Democrat, is key to the President’s legislative agenda in an evenly split chamber where every Democratic vote is essential to pass Biden’s agenda. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A new skyscraper and transit plaza will soon be near Milwaukee’s lakefront. After nine years, construction began on “The Couture” Tuesday, May 11, right across from the Summerfest grounds. It’ll be about three years before all of the high-rise is complete. One of the developers
Continue ReadingDogecoin prices rebounded Tuesday morning after Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his nearly 54 million Twitter followers if they want his car company to “accept Doge.” Nearly 77% of the poll’s respondents said yes. But even after a nearly 10% price spike Tuesday — from about 46 cents to around 50 cents per coin— dogecoin
Continue ReadingIn three states, more than 70% of adults have already received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, federal data showed Wednesday — meaning they’ve reached the Biden administration’s new vaccination goal months ahead of the July 4 target. Those three states are New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Continue ReadingTwo men accused of spraying police with chemical spray, including on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, during the Capitol riot will stay in jail as they await trial, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The long-awaited ruling from Judge Thomas Hogan of the DC District Court comes in one of the most closely watched cases
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden announced additional steps toward promoting vaccine accessibility, including free rides on Uber and Lyft to vaccination sites, to help meet the administration’s goal of 70% of adults getting at least one coronavirus shot by July 4. Uber and Lyft will provide free rides to and from vaccination sites until July 4 as
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BUTTE, Montana (The Montana Standard) — There’s nothing left but piles of bricks and charred rubble where the M&M Cigar Store served as an anchor icon to Uptown Butte for 130 years. Nothing but its historic neon sign survived a fire that gutted the building on Friday, leaving
Continue ReadingBroadway will be back. Hit musicals “Hamilton,” “Wicked” and “The Lion King” have announced they will return to the stage on September 14. The news was announced Tuesday on “Good Morning America” by cast members Alexandra Billings, who plays Madame Morrible in “Wicked,” Krystal Joy Brown, who plays Eliza in “Hamilton,” and L. Steven Taylor,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque police say a pedestrian was hit and killed late Sunday night on the city’s west side. Police say they were called to a hotel near I-40 and Coors Boulevard late Sunday in response to a suspect throwing rocks at cars in the
Continue ReadingFive unaccompanied migrant children, ranging from as young as 11 months to 7 years old, were encountered along the Texas-Mexico border Sunday, according to US Customs and Border Protection. A Border Patrol agent responded to a call from a Maverick County constable concerning the children, the agency said. The agent responded and located five girls
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Less than five months into the year, 11 people walking on the streets of Las Vegas have been hit by a car and killed. That includes a great-grandmother who was on her way to her granddaughter’s birthday party. It happened at Lake Mead and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLAGLER COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — An assistant principal at a Flagler County elementary school has been reprimanded after authorizing the use of a spit sock, also called a spit hood, on a third grade student, officials told WESH 2 News. An internal professional standards investigation also determined the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Aletha Gray is asking anyone with information about her son’s murder to connect with Pittsburgh Police. Terrance Jones was her youngest child when he was shot and killed on Aug. 20, 2019. He was just 21 years old. Gray said it’s been especially troubling because
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — The lives of men who’ve died at the hands of police in Raleigh are now on full display downtown. A makeshift memorial was put up on Fayetteville Street by activists and family members who believe the men died because of police brutality and
Continue ReadingAway from her friends and regular routine, London teenager Eesha Parashara developed an eating disorder during the UK’s first national lockdown, which began last March. Isolation and loneliness, coupled with social media, proved a toxic combination. “When I ate every meal, my stomach would hurt for about an hour,” Parashara, 17, recalled. “Then not going
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For over three decades, Montana police have been trying to identify the skeletal remains of a woman that were found by a bear hunter in Missoula County. Now, police say, they have identified them as belonging to Janet Lee Lucas, a missing mother from Washington. Her remains were found in 1985 and named “Christy Crystal
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KABC) — For one local family, helping people has been the family business for generations. They are health care workers who’ve bravely faced the pandemic and experienced their own tragic loss due to COVID. Still they are hopeful for the future; in part because of the
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