Chuck Schumer Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Chuck Schumer, the US Senate majority leader and Democratic senator from New York. Personal Birth date: November…
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‘Fake Famous’ spotlights the darker side of how ‘influencers’ get made
“Fake Famous” offers a novel window into the world of influencers, conducting an experiment to see if three young wannabes can be…
Continue Reading Two FBI agents killed and three agents injured in shootout in Sunrise, Florida
Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three agents were wounded in a shootout as they executed a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday…
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Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog new tricks
Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog Spot new tricks. On Tuesday the company announced three new products for Spot — Spot Arm, Spot Enterprise…
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10 GOPers are throwing Biden a lifeline. He should take it
On Monday, President Joe Biden met with 10 Republican US senators at the White House to discuss a roughly $618 billion recovery package they…
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Bend set to roll out new street-sealing material: recycled tire chips
Some of Bend’s neighborhood streets are about to get a new kind of…
Continue Reading Students honor essential workers by dressing as doctors, police officers
Click here for updates on this story Los Angeles (KABC) — Resurrection Catholic School in Boyle Heights is highlighting…
Continue Reading Mother, two children found dead in Tennessee house fire
Click here for updates on this story Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee (WSMV) — A mother and two children have been found…
Continue Reading A college student made big bucks off GameStop stock. Now he’s donating video games to a children’s hospital
After making thousands off GameStop stock last week, a 20-year-old college student used his newfound riches to pay it forward to a local…
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How Myanmar’s opening to democracy got crushed
In a precision operation early Monday, Myanmar’s armed forces chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing summarily deposed the country’s government,…
Continue Reading Tennessee principal apologizes for ‘All Lives Matter’ theme for Black History Month
The principal at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, middle school has apologized after announcing that the school’s Black History Month theme would be…
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Fact check: Progressive Super PAC falsely claims Marco Rubio refuses to condemn Capitol attack
A progressive Super PAC, MeidasTouch, is running an online video that claims Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has refused to condemn the…
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Pfizer expects to rake in sales of $15 billion from its Covid-19 vaccine this year
Pfizer expects to earn approximately $15 billion in revenue from its Covid-19 vaccine this year, the company said Tuesday. Its fourth-quarter…
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Alexey Navalny handed new jail term as he denounces ‘Putin the poisoner’
A Moscow court sent Alexey Navalny to prison for more than two and a half years on Tuesday, closing a heated hearing in which the Kremlin critic…
Continue Reading Georgia state GOP lawmakers introduce voting restriction legislation
GOP state senators in Georgia introduced a slate of bills on Monday that seek to roll back voter access in the state, such as “no excuse”…
Continue Reading ‘Desert Domes’ pop up outside of Arizona restaurant
Click here for updates on this story Scottsdale, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Culinary Dropout in the Scottsdale Quarter now…
Continue Reading Pete Buttigieg Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former 2020 Democratic…
Continue Reading Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter
Brace yourself for six more weeks of winter. That is, if you like to get your weather prediction from a groundhog in Pennsylvania. Punxsutawney Phil…
Continue Reading At least 65% of Americans say Black Americans will gain influence under Biden, Pew Research survey finds
A majority of Americans in a new survey believe Black people, women, as well as gay and lesbian people will gain influence during Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Groundhog Day Fast Facts
Here’s a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. February 2, 2021 – Punxsutawney…
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