Twenty One Pilots has officially set a new record for the longest music video of all time — clocking in at just over 4,264 hours. The pop band, known for their hit “Stressed Out,” released the song “Level of Concern” in April. Two months later, the duo announced that they were making what they called
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — One person was shot and another grazed by a bullet during a shooting at a skating rink late Tuesday night. The incident happened around 11 p.m. at the Cascade Skating Rink on the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Drive in northwest Atlanta after
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After months of failed negotiations and political feuding, Congress finally approved a $900 billion relief package this week, nearly nine months after the record $2.2 trillion passed in March, and against the backdrop of a country riddled with economic peril and surging coronavirus cases. The bill would give most Americans $600 in direct stimulus payments,
Continue ReadingThe US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform Ripple, its CEO, and its chairman, for orchestrating securities fraud worth $1.3 billion, the agency said Tuesday. The SEC said Ripple illegally marketed XRP, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, to retail customers. According to the complaint, Ripple’s chairman, co-founder and former CEO Christian Larsen,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — State police are looking for a man involved in the murder of a UPS employee along Route 8 in Watertown. The suspect was identified as 19-year-old Elijah David Bertrand, who is also a UPS employee. Troopers announced that they will have a news conference
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The opening and closing ceremonies of Tokyo’s Olympic Games will be carried out with a “simpler, more restrained approach,” the Organizing Committee announced on Wednesday. The ceremonies will be designed to “reflect the overall simplification of the Games” with Covid-19 countermeasures in place. Tokyo’s Organizing Committee made no announcements about how the opening and closing
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A man, his two children and two pets were unharmed when they had to escape a fire at their southeast Portland apartment early Wednesday morning. Portland Fire & Rescue said crews responded to a reported fire at the Alder Royal Apartments, located in the
Continue ReadingIna Garten and her husband Jeffrey are celebrating 52 years of marriage. The Food Network star took to Instagram with a loving post about her husband, writing: “Fifty-two years and still having so much fun!,” she wrote in the caption. “You gave me a life I could never have dreamed of. Happy Anniversary my love.”
Continue ReadingTayshia Adams is engaged! “The Bachelorette” star and Zac Clark are getting hitched and it all went down during Tuesday night’s finale of the ABC dating show. “If you had told me in March that I’d be getting engaged at the end of the year, I would not have believed it for a second,” Adams
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Claims for unemployment benefits fell across most categories in Wednesday’s Labor Department report. Still the job market recovery has stalled while more than 20 million Americans need aid to make ends meet. Another 803,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. That was a drop off from the week
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Germany’s Lufthansa operated a special cargo flight to airlift fruit and vegetables to England on Wednesday as shortages of food and other vital supplies loom because of continuing chaos at the UK-French border. A Lufthansa spokesperson told CNN Business that the Boeing 777 freighter was carrying 80 tons of perishable goods from Frankfurt to Doncaster-Sheffield
Continue ReadingThe adage that a heroic movie is only as good as its villains has never felt truer than in “Wonder Woman 1984,” and those villains simply aren’t very good. The net effect is a concerted drag on this eagerly anticipated sequel, making its simultaneous debut in theaters and streaming on HBO Max perhaps the film’s
Continue ReadingEddie Murphy is back in to his royal homeland of Zamunda in “Coming 2 America.” The first official trailer for the much-anticipated sequel has dropped, and former Prince Akeem (played by Murphy) is now newly-crowned King Akeem. Along for the ride is Semmi (played by Arsenio Hall). The two must find the son Akeem never
Continue ReadingTeens are struggling during the pandemic, with social isolation, loss and financial woes on top of what’s already a tumultuous time in their young lives. Parents worry it will only get worse as holiday celebrations are muted or even canceled in light of the mounting Covid-19 death toll and hospitalizations. CNN talked to pediatrician and
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The end of President Donald Trump’s time in office has been marked by a renewed interest in granting clemency — both from the President, and from members of his inner circle looking for protection before President-elect Joe Biden assumes office. While Trump has continued to falsely insist publicly that he won the presidential election rather
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s surprise Tuesday night video cataloging his complaints about the massive — and painstakingly negotiated — $900 billion coronavirus relief bill immediately raised the specter of a government shutdown and economic turmoil at a time when aid is desperately sought for millions of Americans. The President didn’t explicitly threaten to veto the bill,
Continue ReadingThe year 2020, to put it mildly, was a challenging one for Corporate America. Still, some high-profile companies — and their leaders — thrived during these difficult times. Salesforce in particular had a truly standout year. Salesforce was added to the venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average in August. In December the cloud computing company announced
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Some of us are winding down for a period of holiday rest after a tumultuous year. But those who work in finance may not get much respite. Blame the last-gasp uncertainty about the US stimulus package, Brexit talks going down to the wire and a huge pipeline of deals that will keep bankers busy. The
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Donald Trump’s presidency is blazing into history in a way that epitomizes his corrupt excess, with pardons for cronies and war crimes, assaults on democracy, fresh Covid-19 denial and impunity for Russia. And in a trademark bombshell that blindsided aides, Trump on Tuesday also issued a sudden pre-Christmas demand for changes to a desperately needed
Continue ReadingYou know it’s been a remarkable year when a devastating global pandemic isn’t the only major story capturing people’s attention. In a look at CNN’s most-read digital stories of 2020, November’s historic US presidential election looms large. But the intensity of the year is reflected in the wide range of stories that captured the world’s
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