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A concert promoter in Tampa, Florida, is offering a massive discount to vaccinated people ready to see live music again. Leadfoot Promotions is selling tickets to an upcoming show featuring punk band Teenage Bottlerocket for $18 to those who are vaccinated, and $999 for those who are not. Paul Williams, the man behind the idea,
Continue ReadingA 9-year-old girl has died nearly two weeks after she was shot while jumping on a trampoline in Brooklyn Center, according to Minneapolis Police. A report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith died Thursday afternoon at the hospital from a gunshot wound to the head. The manner of death was determined
Continue ReadingAt least one person has died after a small plane carrying seven people crashed into a lake near Nashville on Saturday, authorities said. The Cessna C501 crashed shortly after taking off from the Smyrna airport, 12 miles south of Nashville, according to Rutherford County Public Information Officer Ashley McDonald. There were seven people on board,
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Chelsea clinched the Champions League title on Saturday after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the all-English final. A first-half goal from summer signing Kai Havertz, the most expensive player in Chelsea’s history, was enough to earn Thomas Tuchel’s side victory in front of thousands of fans at Porto’s Estadio Dragao in Portugal. Meanwhile, Manchester City’s
Continue ReadingGavin MacLeod, known for his roles on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Love Boat,” died Saturday, his nephew Mark See told Variety. He was 90 years old. MacLeod’s birth name was Allan See, but in his memoir, “This is Your Captain Speaking,” he wrote that he considered his last name to be “too
Continue ReadingAmerican Airlines has joined Southwest Airlines in suspending alcohol services on flights, the airline said Saturday. The decision follows a recent assault of a Southwest flight attendant that resulted in a serious injury. “Flight attendants are on the front lines every day not only ensuring our customers’ safety, but are also calming fears, answering questions,
Continue ReadingA Cessna C501 crashed into a lake outside Nashville Saturday, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac told CNN. The plane crashed into Percy Priest Lake after departing from the Smyrna Airport, about 12 miles south of Nashville, around 11 a.m. local time, according to the FAA. Possible injuries have not yet been reported. The plane
Continue ReadingOne man was killed and another injured after their plane crashed into a mountain near a ski resort in Utah, according to a news release from the Weber Fire District. A witness called 911 around 10 a.m. Saturday and reported seeing a plane crash into the mountain near Powder Mountain Ski Resort in Eden, the
Continue ReadingSummer is unofficially here, and many people in the United States are ready to get back to flying, driving cross-country and soaking up the sun after the pandemic hammered travel plans for basically all of 2020. With an increase in vaccinations and a decrease in travel restrictions, that summer vacation in the sand is much
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — One-month-old Maddison, sleeping peacefully now, gave her Brockton mother the scare of her life on Tuesday. “I just gave birth to this little one and I feel so connected to her. At one point before they arrived I seriously thought I was going to lose
Continue ReadingAn 8-year-old boy whose body was found by a hiker near Las Vegas has been identified by his mother, police said Saturday. Police are now searching for the boy’s 11-year-old half-brother and their father. The mother contacted police overnight, according to Las Vegas Metro Police Department Lt. Raymond Spencer. The mother told police a sketch
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LAUREL, Maryland (WJZ) — Howard County Police charged a Laurel Man in a 40-year-old unsolved kidnapping case. Howard Jackson Bradberry, 62, of Montgomery Street was arrested at his on May 25 after DNA allegedly linked him the 1982 rape and murder of Laney Lee McGadney. Bradberry was charged
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County authorities say the quick thinking of inmates at the North County Correctional Facility helped save at least two lives earlier this week. On Wednesday evening, deputies and staff in the facility responded to two inmates in medical distress and found the two unconscious and “suffering from possible overdoses,” a news release from
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Employers can offer incentives to employees to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to new guidance from the federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission. Companies administering vaccines to employees also may offer incentives as long as the incentives are not “coercive,” the EEOC said. In December the EEOC said that companies can legally mandate that all employees
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A 14-year-old Florida teen is being charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, prosecutors said. Aiden Fucci, 14, was initially charged with second-degree murder in connection with Bailey’s death, but the charge was upgraded to first-degree murder due to the nature of the crime, R.J. Larizza, state
Continue ReadingFor the first few months of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, the campaign seemed to be trundling along in search of a defining issue. Covid-19 numbers were dropping, Democrats in Washington delivered financial aid to head off a potential budget crisis and, with the outlook generally bright, the candidates’ plans — many of them
Continue ReadingAt least seven people were wounded during a shooting late Friday in Miami, police said. Officers responding to gunshot detection system alerts in Wynwood shortly before midnight found several people with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, Miami Police Department spokeswoman Kiara Delva said. Some shooting victims arrived at the hospital on their own, Delva
Continue ReadingPastor Greg Locke has grown his congregation over the last year by preaching that Covid-19 is a “fake pandemic” and the vaccine is a scam. Many people who were eager to get around pandemic restrictions drove from out of state to attend services at Locke’s Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. His following
Continue ReadingBonnie is a very good girl. But every time the 4-year-old Shepherd mix goes outside in the yard to play or relieve herself right now, her owner, Julie Matthews, straps a muzzle over Bonnie’s face. The goal? To keep her from indulging in a potential buffet of Brood X cicadas that have recently begun emerging
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Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been seeking to better understand immunity to the novel coronavirus. How long is a person immune after having Covid-19, after getting vaccinated, or both? And what could long-lasting immunity mean for booster shots? It’s still too early to tell — but experts are getting closer to cracking
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