France said Friday it may follow Italy in blocking Covid-19 vaccine shipments as concerns about vaccine nationalism rise. The comments by French Health Minister Olivier Véran came the day after Rome invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Australia, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between
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Click here for updates on this story SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — The woman police say was involved in the deadly stabbing of her fiancé is now charged with homicide. Eileen Dougherty, 40, is now charged with criminal homicide after a fight with her fiancé in their Scranton home late Wednesday night turned deadly. Investigators say
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARBON COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — “It’s a nice area, but they’re ruining it because of all the traffic,” Janice Hoffman of Mahoning Township said. She has had it with the constant traffic outside her home along Ashtown Drive near Lehighton. People are using this back road as a
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After a year of relief, robocalls are back up to pre-pandemic levels. Americans received more than 4.6 billion robocalls in February, up 15% compared to January, according to new data from YouMail, a robocall-prevention service that tracks robocall traffic across the United States. About 159.1 million robocalls were placed each day last month. This marked
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Michelle Obama on Thursday held a virtual meeting with the teenage daughter of Dwayne Wade, Zaya Wade. The pair shared advice and discussed Obama’s recently released adaptation for young readers of her No. 1 best-selling memoir, “Becoming.” Zaya, 13, identifies as transgender. She asked Obama for advice for “teens who want to be themselves and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILLMONT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Raegyn Royer spent part of the day playing with his brothers and cousins just like any other 3-year-old child. But Aunt Chelsey Royer says it’s a miracle that Raegyn is even alive after he was attacked by the family’s dog last Friday. “Ripped his
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Court documents say a dispute over $40 led to a fatal shooting on W. Millbrook Drive last month.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Harrisburg’s annual Ice & Fire Festival will return this weekend, albeit with a new name and format to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the city said Wednesday. Much like the modifications made to the Fire & Ice Festival in Lititz, Lancaster County
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So much for good economic news actually being treated as good news on Wall Street. Although stocks opened sharply higher following a solid February jobs report Friday, with 379,000 jobs added last month, the enthusiasm quickly faded in what has turned out to be a volatile day of trading. The Dow climbed more than 300
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A new study released Wednesday by the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center found that all 53 of waterways tested across Pennsylvania contained microplastic contamination — including the Susquehanna River. The report provides new data on the presence of microplastics in water samples taken at
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Some families who were looking for something to do while they sheltered-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic might have tried something like a home improvement project. But, Michael Carson and his 11-year-old son, Matthew, decided to write a book instead. The pair wrote
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story AIR PARK, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A call about a suitcase in a ditch led to the discovery of seven mewing kittens southwest of Air Park. Now investigators are trying to learn who dumped them there. Chief Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Houchin said they got sent
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Columbia police say two people were arrested and booked into the county jail on suspicion of a January burglary.
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Cancer should be a near certainty for whales, the longest-living and largest mammals there are — but scientists are finding that cetaceans are excellent at protecting themselves against the deadly disease. Just how do they do that? It could all come down to good genes, according to a new study published by The Royal Society.
Continue Reading A college student struggling with multiple health conditions, a Texas cattle farmer eager to reunite with his 90-year-old mother and a restaurant owner who lost too many friends to the pandemic — they are among those who got Covid-19 vaccines despite the general lack of trust in vaccines among communities of color. America’s history of
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The House has passed the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package, bringing President Joe Biden’s stimulus proposal one step closer to reality. Most — but not all — of the measures in the 591-page bill adhere closely to what Biden outlined in his $1.9 trillion relief proposal last month. The legislation could face hurdles in the
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So much for good economic news actually being treated as good news on Wall Street. Although stocks opened sharply higher following a solid February jobs report Friday, with 379,000 jobs added last month, the enthusiasm quickly faded. The Dow climbed more than 300 points after the opening bell, or 1%, while the S&P 500 and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou basketball team host LSU on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the regular season finale. The Tigers will honor their five seniors after the game. Jeremiah TilmonDrew BuggsMitchell SmithDru SmithMark Smith We caught up with some of the seniors ahead of the matchup on Friday morning. You can watch those interviews
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All is well now between Paris Hilton and Sarah Silverman. The heiress/DJ has accepted an apology from Silverman for the comic publicly roasting her at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Silverman made jokes about Hilton who, at the time, was about to start a 45-day jail sentence for an alcohol-related driving offense. Hilton and her
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Not everyone wants to cook mung bean popsicles. Judy Leung, one of the people behind recipe website The Woks of Life, understands that. So when she shared her recipe online, she opened her blog post by taking the reader back to Shanghai, where she grew up. There, she wrote, popsicle peddlers would ride through the
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