Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 316 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,367, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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7-Eleven is opening a taco drive-thru
7-Eleven wants to get in on the growing popularity of fast food drive-thrus. So it’s opening one for its taco restaurant. The convenience store…
Continue ReadingRobinhood files confidentially for IPO despite disastrous start to 2021
Robinhood filed confidentially for an IPO on Monday, a person familiar with the matter told CNN Business, a development that shows the trading…
Continue ReadingFrozen frogs ready to come back to life
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Humans aren’t the only ones ready to say goodbye to…
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The police officer killed in the Boulder supermarket shooting was the father of 7
When the call came in about someone at a grocery store possibly armed with “a patrol rifle,” Officer Eric Talley headed straight toward…
Continue ReadingExit polls suggest Netanyahu doing well but Israeli election too close to call
Exit polls following Israel’s fourth general election in under two years are pointing to another very close result, with Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach business owners, residents have had enough of Spring Break crowds
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — Everyone who lives or works in Miami Beach is hoping…
Continue Reading444 guns turned in during LAPD anonymous gun buyback program
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Over 400 guns were turned in during Los Angeles’…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half staff to honor Boulder shooting victims
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday to “honor and remember…
Continue ReadingAmericans spent the pandemic stocking up on booze. That may be changing
The bender appears to be over for booming booze sales sparked by the pandemic. For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across…
Continue ReadingTexas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor’s death raises awareness about potential long-term effects of COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — The death of Texas Roadhouse Founder and CEO Kent Taylor is…
Continue ReadingWoman deceased for over 5 years receives IDES debit card despite family not returning identity verification
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Last year the State of Illinois mailed him the social security…
Continue ReadingUber driver released after being arraigned on kidnapping charge, woman was ‘screaming and hitting the window to get out’
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — An Uber passenger claims her driver, 47-year-old Kamal Essalak,…
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A young grocery store manager and a heroic officer were among the 10 Boulder shooting victims
Rikki Olds was a vivacious, strong, and independent young woman who worked as a front-end manager at a King Soopers grocery store. “She was so…
Continue ReadingAt least 11 dead as massive fire destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps
A fire swept through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, killing at least eleven people, destroying homes and…
Continue Reading‘Feeding Their Soul;’ Man bakes banana bread for health care workers & first responders, says he’s delivered 10,000 loaves
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Throughout the pandemic, small acts of kindness are bringing…
Continue ReadingYellen and Powell praise stimulus but warn that more needs to be done
The two most powerful economic authorities in America told lawmakers that although the US economy is on the mend thanks to several rounds of…
Continue ReadingBridging the Digital Divide: 12-year-old starts movement to get students in need laptops
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic started remote…
Continue ReadingMaya Angelou Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning author and poet Maya Angelou. Personal Birth date: April 4, 1928 Death date: May 28, 2014 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingQuick-thinking athletic trainers save official who suffered cardiac arrest during high school football game
Click here for updates on this story FARMINGDALE, New York (WCBS) — Two athletic trainers rushed into action after…
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