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A group of a dozen Jewish House Democratic members is calling on fellow Rep. Ilhan Omar to “clarify her words,” after accusing her of equating the US and Israel with the Taliban and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the US. Omar’s views on Israel and Palestinian rights have often
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman was killed during a drive-by shooting in Hartford on Wednesday evening. It happened on Sisson Avenue around 5 p.m. The shooting victim was later identified as Sylvia Cordova, 56, of Hartford. Police said Cordova was cooking dinner in her apartment when she
Continue ReadingOver 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s conflict-ravaged Tigray region are experiencing dire hunger, finds a new report by the United Nations and other aid groups. “There is famine in Ethiopia right now,” United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock warned on Thursday. According to the global Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system, which evaluates food insecurity
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Texas officials are investigating after newly released body camera footage obtained by the non-profit news outlet Reveal showed a deputy Tasing a migrant teenage boy at a shelter. The footage, which the outlet said it obtained under a Texas state records law from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, showed a deputy responding to a shelter
Continue ReadingTwo of the senior officials expected to round out President Joe Biden’s cyber team faced lawmakers on Thursday for their confirmation hearing as the administration grapples with how to deal with the growing number of foreign ransomware attacks against American companies and organizations. Chris Inglis is the nominee for the newly-created National Cyber Director role
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The son of the University of Michigan’s legendary football coach, Bo Schembechler, alleged Thursday that he was sexually abused by a former team doctor being investigated by the school — and that his father knew and did nothing. Matt Schembechler, 62, said he first visited Dr. Robert Anderson before playing football as a fourth-grader in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BUFFALO, New York (The Buffalo News) — Greg Syposs got sticker shock last month when he ordered his usual tray of pizza and 30 wings. The meal for his family of seven usually cost $53 but had jumped to $63. “I was a bit surprised,” the Niagara Falls
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President Joe Biden announced Thursday evening that the United States plans to donate 500 million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses globally as part of his efforts to reassert US leadership on the world stage. “America knows first-hand the tragedy of this pandemic. We’ve had more people die in the United States than anywhere in the world,
Continue ReadingAn 18-year-old and her baby who were kidnapped in Texas have been found safe, Corpus Christi police said Thursday. An Amber Alert and a Clear Alert were issued for the pair by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday night. Jezabel Zamora and her baby daughter Zaylee were located safely Thursday morning and reunited
Continue ReadingA common cold virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is spreading across the South, causing an unusual wave of late spring disease, the US Centers for Disease Control and prevention said Thursday. The CDC issued a Health Advisory Network warning to doctors and other health care providers to be on alert for the virus, which
Continue ReadingTwo people were shot and killed inside a Publix in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office. The shooter is also deceased, PBSO said. In a tweet Thursday, the sheriff’s office said deputies arrived at the scene to find three people dead from gunshot wounds, including a man, a woman
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A bike courier delivering medication says he was racially profiled by a homeowner in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood in a tense exchange captured on a viral video. The nearly eight-minute video shows a man who identified himself as “John” demanding identification and other
Continue ReadingJeffrey Toobin returned to CNN as the network’s chief legal analyst on Thursday, eight months after he exposed himself during a Zoom call with colleagues at The New Yorker. Toobin was interviewed by anchor Alisyn Camerota on “CNN Newsroom” about that incident, and about recent legal news. “I feel like we should address what’s happened
Continue ReadingHackers have broken into the systems of Electronic Arts, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, and stolen source code used in company games, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business on Thursday. Online forum posts reviewed by CNN Business and vetted by an independent cybersecurity expert show that on June 6, hackers claimed to
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A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, popping up in dozens of countries and raising fears that the strain may spearhead a wave of infection that could overwhelm health care systems, reverse reopening plans and even potentially undermine the rollout of vaccines. The B.1.617.2 strain, officially known as the
Continue ReadingCalifornia is appealing a federal judge’s ruling last week that overturned the state’s longtime ban on assault-style weapons, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday. US District Judge Roger Benitez on Friday blocked California from enforcing its ban, saying it violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms and deprives Californians from owning assault-style weapons
Continue ReadingNew York’s local businesses were hit hard by the pandemic, so one Israeli immigrant, now a Brooklyn resident, created an online marketplace to bring life back to the city’s struggling stores. When Covid-19 hit the United States last year, Maya Komerov saw shoppers flock to Amazon at the expense of the small businesses in their
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As a renewed sense of optimism sweeps the US this summer with lower reported Covid-19 cases, the US surgeon general has issued a warning for those not vaccinated: Don’t let your guard down quite yet. “For those who are unvaccinated, they are increasingly at risk as more and more variants develop,” Dr. Vivek Murthy told
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ROWLETT, Texas (KTVT) — Some North Texas homeowners are demanding action over a road they say puts their lives in danger. It’s a portion of Dalrock Road in Rowlett where homes along a curve are sustaining damage at an alarming rate. “We can’t even sleep, you hear anything
Continue ReadingAn unrelenting surge in gun violence and murder is gripping American cities even before the habitual summer spike in crime, leaving police brass from New York to New Orleans scrambling for solutions. With states lifting Covid-19 restrictions and more people out in warmer weather, US cities are preparing for a potentially bloody summer by bulking
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