Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a deadly fire in New Haven. Crews responded to the scene on Saltonstall Avenue early Monday morning. They said that while one woman, age 49, was killed, the situation could have been much worse if
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Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Health advocates in the St. Louis area are reaching out to new moms, wanting them to know they are not alone if they are struggling right now. Experts at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital said nearly a quarter of women experience mood disorders like
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (Hartford Business Journal) — The National Institutes of Health awarded a research grant to Connecticut Children’s Hospital to study risk factors for COVID-19 complications in children. Connecticut Children’s is one of eight entities nationwide to receive NIH grants for research projects focused on identifying children at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KFSM) — George’s Restaurant in Fort Smith posted to Facebook on Sunday (Jan. 4) feeling positive after one man generously “paid it forward,” inspiring a chain reaction of kindness. The restaurant said it was honored to have been a part of the pay it forward
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GALLATIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Gallatin business owner who wishes to remain anonymous donated more than $17,000 to pay off overdue utility accounts in Gallatin. On New Year’s Eve, “Ms. Claus” donated more than $10,000 on New Year’s Eve to pay off past due Gallatin Department of Electricity
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The Dow tumbled more than 500 points in the early afternoon on Monday, the first trading day of the New Year, as investors grew worried about the the pandemic and the economic recovery in 2021. Investors took profits off the market’s record highs set last week, and they took a more cautious position ahead of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Let’s face it: 2020 was a year most people will be happy to have behind them. The Mount Hope Estate & Winery — home of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire — has come up with a novel idea to mark 2020’s passing. The Lancaster
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TODAY: That fog we saw this morning will slowly lift into this afternoon, but sunshine will be hard to come by. Highs will reach the upper 30’s to some low 40’s. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies stick around as lows tumble into the middle 20’s. Some patchy fog could be possible, but it won’t be near as widespread
Continue Reading As we move into the new year, it’s easy to see that things changed for a lot of people in 2020. Alongside a deadly pandemic, 2020 also delivered reminders of the severity of the climate crisis facing the world — droughts, floods, heatwaves, wildfires and hurricanes continued to disrupt life for communities across the globe,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TOWNSHIP OF TAYLORSVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — A Wilkes County woman who was helping an 8-year-old child after a deadly crash in Alexander County became injured when she was hit by a pickup truck. North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers say they responded to the crash Saturday around
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Trains on the Moscow’s famous Metro subway system will now be driven by women, after a decades-long ban on female drivers was overturned. The first of a new generation of women drivers started work on Sunday, according to a statement from the Moscow Department of Transportation. Russia’s Ministry of Labor ordered that women be allowed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, IL (WLS) — Chicago Public School teachers bundled up from head to toe to teach their students remotely Monday morning. The teachers reported to school, but refused to step inside- opting instead to teach from outside as many said they still did not feel that it was
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Bitcoin prices more than quadrupled in 2020 and surged to a new record above $30,000 this year, but many investors think there’s still room for the cryptocurrency to run. Anthony Scaramucci has become the latest bitcoin bull hoping to give the digital currency some legitimacy. Scaramucci’s firm, SkyBridge Capital, officially launched the SkyBridge Bitcoin Fund
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The Dow tumbled more than 600 points around midday Monday, the first trading day of the New Year, as investors grew worried about the the pandemic and the economic recovery in 2021. Investors took profits off the market’s record highs set last week, and they took a more cautious position ahead of the high-stakes runoff
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New year, same telecommuting headaches. Slack, a popular workplace communication platform, confirmed a service interruption for some users on Monday morning as many workers returned from the holiday break. “Customers may experience issues connecting to Slack to loading channels at this time,” the company said. “Our team is on the case and we will keep
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Over the next month, St. Louis City will roll out a new and innovative program meant to help alleviate the strain on 911 dispatchers and potentially save lives. “At the end of the day this is about saving people’s lives so we want
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to travel to Atlanta on Monday to campaign on behalf of two Democrats looking to flip control of the US Senate in Tuesday’s runoff elections. Tuesday’s closely-watched races will determine whether Republicans keep control of the Senate, which will affect the kind of legislation Biden would be able to pass
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Actress Tanya Roberts, who is best known for her role as a Bond girl in “A View to a Kill” and Midge Pinciotti on “That ’70s Show,” has died. She was 65. Officials did not release her cause of death. But it was not due to Covid-19, said her publicist and longtime friend Mike Pingel.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Vermont (WPTZ) — At the start of a new year, you may find yourself cleaning out your closet. But have you considered where you could donate all your old items? Karen’s Kloset in Essex Junction and Shalom Shuk in Surlington are just two local thrift stores asking
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President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee will promote the national day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as part of festivities ahead of the inauguration on January 20. The President-elect, his wife Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff are expected to participate in the day of service on January
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