A us-regions mom chased off a sex offender who reportedly broke into her home and was found wearing only her daughter’s new pair of shoes. “I chased him with these sticks ‘cause had I got a hold of him, I would have beat him,” Daphne Crowley told WVLT, while holding …
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What are we watching? COVID puts fairness, quality in limbo
There’s a term for the sort of NFL contest that went down Monday night between Miami and New Orleans — a battle featuring a third-string quarterback for the Saints making his debut on a roster with about one-quarter of its regulars in street clothes. It’s called a preseason game. CLICK …
Read More »Billie Lourd honors grandmother Debbie Reynolds on her death anniversary with throwback photo
celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>Billie Lourd<. Lourd, 29, took to Instagram on December 28 to share a throwback photo from her childhood featuring her as a toddler with Reynolds and her late mom, Carrie Fisher. In the photo, Fisher and Reynolds are crouching down in front of a young Lourd outside. They both …
Read More »US breaks record for daily COVID-19 cases; CDC expects infections to rise as variants spread
The U.S. record for daily infectious-disease has been broken. Data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center on Tuesday showed that the country had reported 512,553 new confirmed daily cases. OMICRON SURGE MAY BE INEVITABLE, DESPITE CONTAINMENT EFFORTS IN ASIA The previous record was last winter, according to the university. …
Read More »Coronavirus testing sites plagued with long waits and lines as omicron surges: 'Overwhelming'
The omicron variant of the infectious-disease is spreading across the nation and leaving frustrated Americans sitting in long lines at testing sites that often wrap around multiple blocks. “Oh my God. It’s just overwhelming,” Sheryl Malone of Ohio told WKSU of the long waits to get tested this holiday season. …
Read More »Facebook fact-checking group admits it wrongly flagged article criticizing study on masks in schools
companies fact-checking partner admitted Tuesday it erroneously flagged an article as false that condemned a study which pushed federal health officials to encourage school mask mandates. Reason senior editor Robby Soave penned an explanation of what happened when a friend attempted to share an article he wrote headlined, “The Study That …
Read More »New York City pol who wants to defund the police will have NYPD security detail
Incoming new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City< security detail even though he advocates defunding the police, according to a report. After demonstrations erupted across the county over the murder of george-floyd” target=”_blank”>George Floyd< reported. The memo called for slashing the department’s budget by $1 billion. Brad Lander speaks during an interview in …
Read More »Four Maryland officers on leave after traffic stop results in officer-involved shooting, fatality
A us-regions crime department put four officers on leave following a shooting” target=”_blank”>shooting<. Montgomery County officers performed a traffic stop in Silver Spring Wednesday morning because the white Mercedes-Benz matched the description of the vehicle belonging to a suspect involved in a shooting at around 4:15 a.m. An off-duty officer …
Read More »Russia says 'plan B' for certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline is not an option
A top world-regions official said Wednesday that the Kremlin will not accept a “plan B” option when it comes to the certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told RBC media outlet, “We don’t consider such options,” when asked about the possibility that the …
Read More »Baseball great Mariano Rivera joins in 'Giving Machine' effort to help Americans donate to charity
Red vending machines placed around new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City< initiative are vital during this occasions season especially, according to former Major League Baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera, who appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday morning to discuss the Giving Machines effort and his foundation’s involvement in it. “Here in New …
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