Furry Friends: Meet Bear, a laid-back senior gentleman
Bear is an older gentleman in need of a new, loving home after his owner’s passing. He’s waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
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The truth behind ‘gift guilt’ and what to do about it
By Melissa Mahtani, CNN Planning meals, traveling and shopping for gifts are widely understood holiday stress factors for a lot of people, but receiving presents can also stir up uncomfortable feelings — what’s known as “gift guilt.” Some may gasp at this notion, but it’s a real phenomenon. You may think you should feel lucky
Continue ReadingLandfill fire near Birmingham burning for almost a month
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An underground fire has been raging at an environmental landfill near Birmingham for almost a month, covering Alabama’s largest metro area with smoke. Al.com reports officials now are trying to determine the next steps and who will cover the costs associated with putting it out. The news site says the fire
Continue ReadingPolice investigate crowd trouble at Man City-Liverpool game
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Police are investigating crowd trouble that left a teenage girl injured at Manchester City’s 3-2 win over Liverpool in the English League Cup at Etihad Stadium. The 15-year-old girl required treatment for a head injury, one fan was arrested for a racially aggravated public order offense, and some disabled fans were
Continue ReadingBugatti is auctioning off its last purely gas-powered car and it’s accidentally one-of-a-kind
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Bugatti will sell its very last purely gas-powered supercar at a Paris auction on February 1, 2023. The one-of-a-kind model is expected to sell for millions of dollars. It’s a car that, Bugatti says, was never originally expected to be sold at all. The Bugatti Chiron Profilée was being developed,
Continue ReadingUna ola de covid entre personas de la tercera edad aumenta las cifras de hospitalizaciones
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando Linda Stewart sintió un cosquilleo en la garganta hace unas semanas, se preocupó. Es una mujer de 76 años, y está muy consciente de los riesgos que suponían para su salud y la de su marido el covid-19, la influenza y otras enfermedades que están arrasando Estados Unidos en medio
Continue ReadingFlu activity remains high, but decreased for a second week in a row, according to CDC data
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Seasonal flu activity remains high in the United States, but continues to slow in most parts of the country, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospital admissions for flu decreased for the second week in a row last week. There were about 21,000
Continue ReadingElon Musk tells investors he’ll pause on Tesla stock sales
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer CEO Elon Musk says he won’t sell any more shares in Tesla for 18 months or more, likely an attempt to comfort shareholders of the electric vehicle company who have watched the stock lose nearly half of its value since Musk’s purchase of Twitter went through in October. Musk
Continue ReadingTunisian Islamist party protests arrest of senior leader
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Supporters of the Tunisian Islamist movement Ennahda have demonstrated in front of the Justice Ministry in Tunis to denounce the arrest of one of its senior leaders. He is suspected of being involved in sending Tunisians to fight with extremists in Syria. Ennahda says the
Continue ReadingBurkina Faso expels top UN official in West African country
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government has expelled the top U.N. official in the country and asked her to leave the country immediately, said the government. Barbara Manzi is the United Nations’ resident and humanitarian coordinator in the West African nation. She was declared persona non grata. No reason
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel Durham has spent at least $6.5 million on inquiry into Trump-Russia probe
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN John Durham, the special counsel investigating potential misconduct in the Trump-Russia probe, has spent at least $6.5 million on his inquiry, including $2 million this year, according to financial documents released Friday by the Justice Department. The topline $6.5 million figure captures Durham’s spending between October 2020 and September 2022. However,
Continue ReadingEl papa Francisco recibió a los Reyes Magos de Puerto Rico
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los tres hombres que personifican a los Reyes Magos de Puerto Rico formaron parte este miércoles de la audiencia general llevada a cabo por el papa Francisco en la Ciudad del Vaticano. Según un comunicado de prensa emitido por la organización Los Reyes Magos de Juana Díaz, “una vez concluida
Continue ReadingNew Jersey, Michigan to offer joint online poker play Jan. 1
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Online poker players in New Jersey and Michigan will be able to compete against each other starting Jan. 1 as a long-sought effort by gambling companies and their regulators to expand interstate play takes effect. PokerStars will combine player pools in the two states. The
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Etta Oller teaches Stuart classmates valuable lesson with 12 days of Christmas outfits, matching wheelchair
By Tara Jakeway Click here for updates on this story STUART, Florida (WPBF) — The students at Felix A. Williams Elementary School in Stuart have waited outside the classroom door to see what Etta Oller was wearing each and every day for the 12 days of Christmas. Etta Oller, 4, was diagnosed with spina bifida
Continue ReadingTrustees reprimand Purdue University Northwest chancellor for racist remarks, as faculty call for his resignation
By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN The Purdue Board of Trustees has issued a formal reprimand to Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon in response to a racist comment he made during a commencement ceremony earlier this month, according to a statement from the board’s chairman. Faculty and students alike have called for Keon
Continue ReadingCounty employee steals fentanyl from EMS, deputies say
By WXII Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ALAMANCE COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A county employee has been charged after stealing EMS’ controlled substances, deputies said. This arrest came after the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office conducted a month-long investigation into missing controlled substances. The controlled substances were missing from the Alamance
Continue ReadingNo directive: FBI agents, tech executives deny government ordered Twitter to suppress Hunter Biden story
By Evan Perez, Donie O’Sullivan and Brian Fung, CNN Internal Twitter communications released by the company’s new owner and CEO, Elon Musk, are fueling intense scrutiny of the FBI’s efforts alongside social media companies to thwart foreign disinformation in the run-up to the 2020 election. At the heart of the controversy is Twitter’s decision in
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Neighborhood says it hasn’t gotten mail delivered in weeks
By Caroline Reinwald Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Residents in Milwaukee’s Silver Spring neighborhood said they’ve been waiting for their mail for weeks now. Solomon Bunn lives near N. 72nd Street and W. Sheridan Avenue. He said he’s only getting advertisements delivered. “It was actually junk mail, it was none
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Antisemitic materials found in a Modesto neighborhood during Hanukkah
By Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KCRA) — Antisemitic materials were found in a Modesto neighborhood this week, less than 2 miles from a synagogue. “When I picked it up, I was just appalled to see the contents,” Mark Garcia, of Modesto, said. Garcia said he left his
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New law gives many Oklahomans a ‘clean slate’
By Abigail Ogle Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — A new law allows Oklahomans with low-level criminal records to have these expunged with a simple automated system. Tiffany Mason said her life and her future were changed decades ago because of one poor choice. “Back in 1994, I obtained money under
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