People laid flowers and prayed outside three spas in the Atlanta area while crowds across the country held signs declaring “Stop Asian Hate” in the days after the deadly shootings. Once again, America mourned the killings of people of color. Last week, six Asian women and two others were killed when a gunman opened fire
Continue ReadingThe computer chip shortage is starting to hit automakers where it really hurts, delaying deliveries of full-size pickups and SUVs. Since the chip shortage started, automakers committed to using the chips they have on hand to keep building their most popular vehicles. But now, Ford and Stellantis are having trouble delivering completed pickups to their
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Chris Duarte scored 23 points and Oregon showed no signs of rust Monday in beating No. 2 seed Iowa 95-80 to reach the Sweet 16.
Continue ReadingStruggling to find Nike sneakers at your neighborhood shoe store? That’s by design. Nike wants customers to buy more of its shoes, clothing and gear at Nike stores and on Nike.com and its apps, as well as at a more limited group of retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Foot Locker. So the company in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A recent donation to Loyola University’s Clinical Center will bring much-needed help to families experiencing trauma in Baltimore. The violence that children in Baltimore experience and see can have long-lasting and profound impacts on them. “It’s been found that adverse childhood events can lead to
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A fresh batch of Covid stimulus payments will be issued this week, the Biden administration announced Monday, including paper checks and debit cards for those whose bank information is not on file with the government. Some of these payments are being sent via direct deposit with an official pay date of Wednesday, March 24. Money
Continue ReadingMiami Beach was forced to extend a curfew and state of emergency, possibly for several weeks, after city police struggled to control shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of spring breakers last weekend, Mayor Dan Gelber said Monday. “It feels in some ways like our city is a tinder right now,” Gelber said on CNN’s “New Day.” “It’s not
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted with his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan. Goldman Sachs thinks Biden will face far more resistance in his quest to unwind former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. Biden campaigned on hiking the corporate rate from 21% to 28%, raising the tax on foreign income and instituting a
Continue ReadingDemi Lovato says her life is so much better since she had to “essentially die” from a 2018 overdose in order to “wake up.” The pop star and actress got deep with “CBS Sunday Morning” while promoting her new documentary “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil” in an interview which aired this past weekend. Lovato
Continue ReadingTwo people were found dead in Acadia National Park in Maine on Saturday after a fatal fall during a hike, according to the National Park Service. The couple, a 28-year-old man and 30-year-old woman, appeared to have fallen about 100 feet along iced covered cliff bands on Dorr Mountain, the NPS said. Their bodies were
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man was airlifted to a hospital early Monday morning after needing to be cut free from a pasta-making machine in South Windsor. Crews reported shortly after 6:10 a.m. that the worker who became entangled in the machine at Carla’s Pasta had been
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 58-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning in northeast Portland after police said he was found in a stolen car with a gun and several dugs. Around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to check the welfare of a person who was reportedly passed
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Beachgoers in the Boynton Beach area made quite the discovery Friday morning – a military training drone that had washed ashore. The drone was found on the beach near Ocean Ridge Hammock Park at around 7:30 a.m. According to officials, the training drone
Continue ReadingKrispy Kreme has come up with a way to make getting the Covid-19 vaccine extra sweet. Starting Monday until the end of the year, if you take your vaccination card to any Krispy Kreme location in the US, you can get a free glazed doughnut each day, the company said in a news release. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — Boston City Council President Kim Janey is on the doorstep of a historic promotion. After the U.S. Senate’s expected vote to confirm Mayor Marty Walsh’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Labor on Monday, Janey is expected to take an oath of office on either
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Hinds County deputies are investigating a deadly shootout outside M-Bar Sports Grill that killed a 30-year-old bystander. The Hinds County Sheriff Department responded to a call about shots being fired in the parking lot. According to Captain Tyree Jones, the shooting began as a
Continue ReadingGoldman Sachs’ CEO says the bank will strengthen enforcement of its “Saturday rule” and speed up hiring of junior bankers after a group of analysts described “inhumane” working conditions, including 95-hour weeks and instances of workplace abuse. “This is something that our leadership team and I take very seriously,” CEO David Solomon said in a
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted with his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan. Goldman Sachs thinks Biden will face far more resistance in his quest to unwind former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. Biden campaigned on hiking the corporate rate from 21% to 28%, raising the tax on foreign income and instituting a
Continue ReadingReluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar with the matter, even as President Joe Biden’s administration rapidly scales up nationwide efforts to administer shots. The topic has been the subject of several high-level conversations between administration advisers and health experts, including at
Continue ReadingOne of the buzziest apps of the moment is now in disarray, with its social media star cofounder stepping down amid a controversy that sparked a backlash from at least one investor in the company and multiple advertisers with ties to him. David Dobrik, who has tens of millions of followers across YouTube, TikTok and
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