Nonprofit that builds homes for the disabled gets overwhelming public support after power tools stolen
Click here for updates on this story HEMPSTEAD, New York (WCBS) — Here’s an update to a story you saw first on CBS2.…
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Defiant bar Tinhorn Flats evicted from property
Click here for updates on this story BURBANK, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Tinhorn Flats, the Burbank bar that repeatedly…
Continue ReadingFully vaccinated Americans have had looser restrictions for months. Why don’t Canadians?
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — It’s been more than three months since the…
Continue ReadingBill to align Canadian law with UN Indigenous rights declaration passes to become law
Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — The Senate has passed Bill C-15, which seeks to…
Continue ReadingBear smells case of beer in car, locks itself inside & leaves damage behind
Click here for updates on this story LARKSPUR, Colorado (KCNC) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife are asking Coloradans to…
Continue ReadingIKEA, Nivea and Grolsch pull ads from GB News days after launch
A number of companies are pulling advertising from GB News just days after Britain’s newest and most controversial TV channel launched with a…
Continue Reading5 takeaways from the summit between Biden and Putin
President Joe Biden’s meeting Wednesday with his Russian counterpart came after months of diplomatic wrangling over the details, days of…
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Texas authorities threaten SpaceX with legal action over beach closures, private security
SpaceX received a warning from a district attorney in Texas this week, warning that the company could be violating several state laws by shutting…
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
Rafael Nadal has announced he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics. In a statement posted on his official Twitter page, the 20-time…
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5 takeaways from the final NYC Democratic mayoral debate
The end of the New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is near. Early voting is underway and Election Day is less than a week away, so…
Continue ReadingBiden warns of ‘devastating’ consequences for Russia if Navalny dies in prison
President Joe Biden said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday of consequences if jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny were…
Continue ReadingFinancial markets are moving into a new era
What Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in staid tones on Wednesday may not have sounded momentous. It was. What’s happening: The US…
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‘This has been out of control.’ San Francisco’s chain drug stores have a shoplifting problem
A brazen daytime shoplifting incident captured on video at a Walgreens in San Francisco on Monday has highlighted what local officials say has become…
Continue ReadingThe shocking numbers behind the Lake Mead drought crisis
The United States’ largest reservoir is draining rapidly. Plagued by extreme, climate change-fueled drought and increasing demand for water,…
Continue ReadingJuneteenth 2021: How major companies are celebrating
Major corporations are celebrating Juneteenth in unique ways this week. The annual June 19 tradition, which falls on Saturday this year, commemorates…
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‘Eyes on the prize’: Two activists set aside personal threats to fight new voting restrictions
This week, voting right activists Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown will board a 53-foot bus and kick off a tour through the South. Their task: Rally…
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Louisiana will be the first Democrat-led state to end $300-a-week pandemic unemployment benefit early
Louisiana will stop paying the $300-a-week federal boost to pandemic unemployment benefits at the end of July — the first Democrat-led state to…
Continue ReadingLow-income Americans can now register for expanded child tax credit
Low-income American families who don’t typically file tax returns can now register to receive the enhanced child tax credit, which will start…
Continue ReadingJada Pinkett Smith shares unpublished Tupac Shakur poem to mark his birthday
Hollywood star Jada Pinkett Smith has posted a never-before-seen poem written for her by deceased rapper Tupac Shakur, who would have turned 50 on…
Continue ReadingChina successfully launches mission sending astronauts to new space station
China successfully launched three astronauts into space on Thursday, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station. The…
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