SAN DIEGO (AP) — A celebrated doctor who tested tens of thousands of people for COVID-19 in the pandemic’s early months in a badly-stricken California desert community has pleaded guilty to misbranding cosmetic drugs. Federal prosecutors in San Diego said Thursday that Dr. Tien Tan Vo acknowledged in a plea agreement that none of the
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By Mitchell McCluskey and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — At least five people have died in Michigan during severe storms that struck late Thursday into the overnight hours, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and at least one confirmed tornado to the region. Just under 660,000 homes and businesses are also without power in parts of
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Representatives for all but one of the nine passengers killed in a seaplane crash near Washington state’s Whidbey Island are suing the aircraft’s charter operator and its manufacturer. The three lawsuits, filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court, say the companies are responsible for the victims’ deaths, The Seattle Times reported. The
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Representatives for all but one of the nine passengers killed in a seaplane crash near Washington state’s Whidbey Island are suing the aircraft’s charter operator and its manufacturer. The three lawsuits, filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court, say the companies are responsible for the victims’ deaths, The Seattle Times reported. The
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Magnifi, an AI investing platform, analyzed data from McKinsey and Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence to see how companies are deploying AI.
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Using data from the NCES and research from Education Dynamics, EDsmart explored why online college enrollment is on the rise.
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The Daily Yonder took a close look at the controversial practices employed by the wilderness therapy camp industry to treat troubled teens that, according to former campers and child welfare advocates, may do more harm than good.
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Belong looked at which states have recorded the biggest rent growth in the first half of 2023 using data from Apartment List.
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Experian analyzed the key factors that can affect your ability to get a low interest rate on a car loan.
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister has paid tribute to the commandos and volunteers who rescued six children and two adults from the broken cable car where they dangled over a valley in a 16-hour ordeal. The ceremony Thursday in Islamabad was attended by the eight rescued people. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar embraced the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt died Thursday, WWE announced. He was 36. Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, died “unexpectedly,” according to an article on the WWE website that did not mention a cause of death. “WWE is saddened to learn that Windham Rotunda, also known as Bray Wyatt,
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Yellowstone National Park visitor who was allegedly under the influence as he traveled off-trail in one of the park’s thermal areas has been banned from the park as he faces federal criminal charges in the incident, prosecutors announced. Jason Wicks, a 49-year-old resident of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy (CNN) — China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth health care sector. More than 180 hospital leaders, including Communist Party secretaries and hospital heads, have been put
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to “intensity efforts” to deescalate tensions at their contested border, in a rare face-to-face meeting since a deadly clash strained relations more than three years ago. Modi and Xi, who are in Johannesburg for the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Comisionada Nacional de Búsqueda de Personas de México, Karla Quintana, presentó su renuncia en medio de la crisis de desaparecidos en ese país. En una carta dirigida al presidente Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, presentada el miércoles, precisó que dimitía debido a “los contextos actuales”. En la nota de renuncia
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En la antesala a unas elecciones presidenciales aún sin fecha, pero previstas para 2024 de acuerdo con los lapsos que establece la Constitución venezolana, la Asamblea Nacional de mayoría oficialista dio a conocer y posteriormente juramentó a los cinco nuevos rectores y diez suplentes que conformarán el poder electoral que
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — While the world of politics was in an uproar over former President Donald Trump’s mug shot, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his family went to play baseball in an Iowa cornfield. They took on a pilgrimage Thursday to the “Field of Dreams” movie set in a
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has returned to X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, firing off his first message in more than 2 1/2 years shortly after he surrendered at an Atlanta jail on charges he conspired to overturn his election loss. He posted
Continue ReadingBy FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Summer is still four months away in the Southern Hemisphere but Brazil is contending with a balmy winter, with record high temperatures and dry weather across much of the country. The rare heat wave engulfed 19 of Brazil’s 26 states on Thursday, as well as
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Bray Wyatt, a professional wrestler and former World Wrestling Entertainment champion, died on Thursday, the company announced. He was 36 years old. WWE did not immediately release the location or cause of death, but said it was unexpected. Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, was the son of
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