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Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Norwich man was found to have assault rifles and two bombs after being arrested on Sunday. Police were called to a home on Prospect Street in Norwich for the report of an altercation. Officials said 57-year-old Andrew Cook was arrested following a physical
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In a critical voting rights case, conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday suggested they were ready to uphold two provisions of an Arizona voting law that Democrats argue violate the historic Voting Rights Act. Supporters of voting rights are fearful that the court’s new 6-3 solidified conservative majority will weaken a key provision of the
Continue ReadingSince the debut of The New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears” last month, there has been renewed interest in the singer’s court-ordered conservatorship and calls for her father, Jamie Spears, to step aside as co-conservator. Through his attorney Vivian Lee Thoreen, Jamie Spears said he, too, wishes the conservatorship could come to an end.
Continue ReadingAfter initially reporting him missing, an Ohio mother has been charged with killing her 6-year-old son and disposing of his body in the Ohio River, police said. Brittany Gosney, 29, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in the death of her son James Hutchinson. Her boyfriend, 42-year-old James
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President Joe Biden is set to announce on Tuesday that drugmaker Merck will help manufacture a vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, administration officials familiar with the matter said, increasing production capacity as the third authorized shot begins going into arms. The arrangement between two competitors is unusual and underscores the urgency in manufacturing and
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is expected to huddle with Senate Democrats on Tuesday as the chamber gears up to pass the White House’s top legislative priority: a major pandemic relief plan. Biden is slated to join Senate Democrats virtually during their caucus lunch Tuesday afternoon, a meeting that comes as Democrats face pressure to stick together
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is racing to find space for the growing number of families and unaccompanied children crossing the US-Mexico border alone, which may include opening more temporary facilities and providing federal funding for Covid-19 testing. “We’re apprehending more kids than we can release,” a senior Homeland Security official told CNN. “There’s a lot of
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In a critical voting rights case, conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday suggested they were ready to uphold two provisions of an Arizona voting law that Democrats argue violate the historic Voting Rights Act. Supporters of voting rights are fearful that the court’s new 6-3 solidified conservative majority will weaken a key provision of the
Continue ReadingThe pandemic drove Target to a record year of sales growth, as shoppers stocked up at its stores and bought online. Target’s 2020 sales increased 19.8% to $93.6 billion from $78.1 billion last year, the company said Tuesday. Digital sales, which include home delivery and in-store pickup, increased 145%. Target’s sales growth of more than
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Reporters Without Borders has filed a criminal complaint in Germany accusing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other Saudi officials of committing crimes against humanity in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and the detention of 34 other journalists. The Paris-based media advocacy group said in a statement that it had filed the complaint with a
Continue ReadingAmazon has quietly changed the design of its new app icon, replacing the blue ribbon on top that drew some unfavorable comparisons. Users of the Amazon Shopping app will now see a brown box that resembles a parcel with a blue strip that looks like packaging tape above the company’s signature arrow in the shape
Continue ReadingFor those wondering what Oscar ratings might be like in this pandemic-impacted year, based on the off-a-cliff results for Sunday’s Golden Globe awards, the forecast could be to look out below. Globes ratings plummeted more than 60% from the 18.3 million viewers who watched last year, per Nielsen data, to an average audience of 6.9
Continue ReadingCongress began debate Tuesday on a sweeping ethics and elections package pushed by Democrats that seeks to dramatically overhaul the nation’s rules for voting and funding political campaigns. Although the so-called For the People Act is expected to pass the Democratic-controlled House, it faces stiff headwinds in the Senate, where Democrats hold a slim majority
Continue ReadingWired, the preeminent tech magazine, has its new leader: Gideon Lichfield of MIT Technology Review is coming on as its global editorial director. Wired’s parent company Condé Nast, which also publishes Vogue, The New Yorker and other popular magazines, announced the appointment Tuesday. He starts on March 22. Lichfield is replacing Nicholas Thompson, who was
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Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren faces an uphill battle persuading Washington to back her tax on ultra-millionaires — starting with convincing her own party’s Treasury Secretary. Janet Yellen, whom Warren praised last year as an “outstanding choice” to lead the Treasury Department, fears a wealth tax would be too messy to implement. “Then Janet and I
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Gettysburg Borough Police are investigating a crash where one vehicle crashed into a building, burst into flames and caused a multi-alarm fire. According to a neighbor, the fire started at approximately 4:30 a.m. It appears to have started in one home and spread to
Continue ReadingThe pandemic drove Target to a record year of sales growth, as shoppers stocked up at its stores and bought online. Target’s 2020 sales increased 19.8% to $93.6 billion from $78.1 billion last year, the company said Tuesday. Digital sales, which include home delivery and in-store pickup, increased 145%. Target’s sales growth of more than
Continue ReadingFor the second time since the the pandemic began, Instacart has doubled its valuation as a privately-held startup. The on-demand grocery delivery service said Tuesday that it is now worth $39 billion after raising $265 million in financing from some of its existing investors. Instacart was previously valued at $17.7 billion in October after raising
Continue ReadingA painting of the Last Supper which hung for more than a century in a small English church was created in Titian’s workshop, art historians have found. The huge painting, which measures more than 12 feet by 5 feet, had garnered little attention on the walls of St Michael and All Angels Church in Ledbury
Continue Reading“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot has announced on social media that she is pregnant with her third child. The 35-year-old Israeli actress posed with her hands on her stomach in between her husband Yaron Varsano and their two daughters in a picture posted on Monday. “Here we go again,” the caption accompanying the post on
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