A new juvenile prison would be built near us-regions under a bipartisan bill that would authorize borrowing $42 million for the project. The measure comes after years of delays in closing the embattled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons north of Wausau in Irma. The state missed a July …
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Retired Pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denies wrongdoing
Retired religion asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but denied any personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany. Benedict’s lack of a personal apology or admission of …
Read More »82% of Americans fell in love at first sight with their dogs, survey finds
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Read More »CCP mouthpiece attacks Holocaust museum for condemning China's Uyghur genocide
world-regions Daily European Union bureau chief Chen Weihua, a notable mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party, voiced his anger at the Holocaust Memorial Museum after it compared the ongoing genocide of Uyghur Muslims in the Xijian region of China to the Nazis’ persecution of Jews. “At the [Olympics] you’ll see …
Read More »Poland prepares for 'up to a million' refugees fleeing Ukraine as Russian threat continues: report
Poland has braced itself to receive “up to a million refugees” fleeing Ukraine if world-regions invades the former Soviet nation. “If there was a war in Ukraine, we must take into account the influx of real refugees – people who flee the fire, people who flee from death, who flee from …
Read More »Jennifer Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley's mother, sent ominous texts on day of shooting: 'He can't be left alone'
Witnesses testified in a us-regions county executive on Tuesday that the mother of Oxford High School crime” target=”_blank”>shooting suspect< The 15-year-old suspect was able to convince school officials during the meeting that the concerning drawings were for a “video game.” His parents “flatly refused” to take their son home, the …
Read More »6-foot-shark found washed up on North Carolina beach
The ocean is full of amazing animalsa>.< came across a large shark that had washed up on the shore. Unfortunately, the animal had already died by the time it was discovered. Dana Rose, from King George, Virginia, spoke with Fox News Digital about finding the 6-foot-long shark. She and …
Read More »More states report drop in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
More states are reporting a decrease in the number of infectious-disease and hospitalizations this week, as a surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant shows signs of easing. While some states in the Northeast had already seen positive indicators – with cases and hospitalizations falling late last month – western …
Read More »Oscar 2022 nomination's biggest snubs of the year
The nominations for the 94th annual events were announced Tuesday morning but not everyone in Hollywood made the cut. Here are the five most notable snubs. 1. Lady Gaga, Best Actress in “House of Gucci” Lady Gaga did not receive an Oscar nomination for her work in "House of Gucci." …
Read More »2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV debuts with plug-in power
Alfa Romeo is downsizing and plugging-in. The 2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale will be available as a plug-in hybrid. (Alfa Romeo) The 2023 Tonale is the brand’s first entry in the subcompact style class, which includes the BMW 1-Series and Audi Q3. The Tonale slots in beneath the Stelvio in make‘s …
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