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Ben Higgins, who starred on season 20 of “The Bachelor,” is weighing in on the controversy surrounding longtime host Chris Harrison. Higgins told CNN in a recent interview that he’s been friends with Harrison for years and found himself in a tough spot following Harrison’s controversial comments regarding race during an interview on Extra with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WOODBURN, Oregon (KPTV) — Three teenagers escaped from the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn Sunday, and warrants have been issued for their arrest, according to the Oregon Youth Authority. Authorities say the teens who lived in the same unit assaulted a staff member, stole their keys and
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. From a media perspective, the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be the biggest trial of the streaming TV age. Opening arguments will get underway around 10 a.m. Eastern on Monday. People
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide next term whether Kentucky’s Republican attorney general can defend a controversial abortion-related law that had been struck down by a lower court, keeping the legal fight going. Attorney General Daniel Cameron sought to defend the law after the state’s Democratic administration declined to continue doing so. The
Continue ReadingThe police officer who shot a man to death while responding to multiple shooting incidents in Virginia Beach, Virginia, late Friday night did not have his body camera turned on. “The officer was wearing a bodycam, but for unknown reasons at this point in time, it was not activated,” Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate
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Two students died after an Iowa State University crew club boat capsized with five students aboard during practice Sunday morning, according to the university. The body of one student was recovered from Little Wall Lake on Monday morning by a dive team and the other body was recovered Sunday, a news release from the university
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats are looking at potentially using an arcane budget process twice more this year in an effort to ensure they can pass President Joe Biden’s massive infrastructure project with just a simple Democratic majority. The effort underscores the narrow margins Democrats have to pass the Biden agenda, and the move comes as some moderates
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A stranded cat is safe and dry after being rescued from a wooded island in the Saginaw River. Elyssa Weber was scrolling on Facebook last week when she saw a post about a cat stranded in the Saginaw River. “Instantly my heart just thumped
Continue ReadingA teenage girl in Texas has been abducted by a registered sex offender and is in “extreme danger,” the local sheriff’s office says. Lexus Gray, 14, was allegedly kidnapped by her non-custodial father, 40-year old Justin Gray, on Wednesday after authorities say he assaulted and chased her mom with a knife, the Rains County Sheriff
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A first-in-the-nation COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit was deployed in Connecticut on Monday. Gov. Ned Lamont said it belongs to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. A news conference kicked it off at 11 a.m. Monday at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. Stream it
Continue ReadingCzech billionaire Petr Kellner was one of five people killed when their chopper crashed near a glacier in Alaska during a skiing trip on Saturday. PPF Group, the Czech investment company that Kellner co-founded, confirmed his death in a statement on Monday. “With great sadness, PPF announces that … Petr Kellner tragically passed away in
Continue ReadingColorado lawmakers are facing pressure to act from constituents and are in the “early stages” of discussing gun reform proposals after a man opened fire at a Boulder supermarket last week, the state’s top Democratic senator told CNN. “We’re talking probably a couple of weeks before we introduce substantial policy, but it’s all very much
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Opening statements began Monday in former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial, 10 months after George Floyd’s death under his knee launched a summer of protest and unrest. In a first for Minnesota, the trial will be broadcast live in its entirety, giving the public a rare peek into the most important case of the
Continue ReadingOpening statements are set to begin Monday in former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial, 10 months after George Floyd’s death under his knee launched a summer of protest and unrest. In a first for Minnesota, the trial will be broadcast live in its entirety, giving the public a rare peek into the most important
Continue ReadingLondon has recorded zero daily deaths from Covid-19 in a single day for the first time in over six months, official data indicates. Public Health England (PHE) statistics from Sunday showed no fatalities within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test in the UK capital, while the country as a whole recorded 19 deaths. The
Continue ReadingOne student is dead and another is missing after an Iowa State University crew club boat capsized with five students aboard during practice Sunday morning, according to the university. The body of one student was recovered from Little Wall Lake by a dive team Sunday, a news release from the university said. Three of the
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The quarter-mile-long container ship that’s been blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week has been dislodged, clearing the way for hundreds of waiting vessels to begin transiting the vital trade artery. But that doesn’t mean the crisis is over for companies that rely on timely deliveries of raw materials, parts and products. Even before
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The hundreds of thousands of citizens whose deaths from Covid-19 could have been avoided are owed national and political accountability, but the polarization of America that exacerbated the pandemic threatens to deprive them of their due. A haunting admission by Dr. Deborah Birx in a new CNN documentary that after last year’s first infectious wave,
Continue ReadingThierry Henry says the discussion around whether or not footballers should take the knee before games has become a distraction from the real “cause.” The former Arsenal and Barcelona star, who recently quit social media in protest of racist abuse and online harassment, believes the discourse has veered so far off course that people are
Continue ReadingIn a new CNN special report “COVID WAR: The Pandemic Doctors Speak Out,” CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta spoke to six leading US health officials about their experiences responding to the coronavirus pandemic over the past year. For the first time, free from the watchful eyes of the Trump White House, the top
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