President Joe Biden is scheduled to sign a bill into law on Thursday that’s aimed at countering a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes that’s come during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden has previously urged Congress to pass the legislation, called the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act. The bill will create a new position at the Justice Department
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Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WRAL) — On Thursday morning, members of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Black caucus will hold a silent protest over a battle for a professor’s tenure. In April, Nikole Hannah-Jones was hired to be the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism. Hannah-Jones is a New York
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Last week, after Gov. Roy Cooper lifted the mask mandate but recommended that those who aren’t fully vaccinated still wear a mask, Hisine McNeill, owner of Alpha Dawgs restaurant in southeast Raleigh, reached out to the state to see how business owners would
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National Rifle Association head Wayne LaPierre sent an encouraging email to approximately 5 million members Wednesday assuring them the organization remains “strong and secure” despite their recently dismissed petition for bankruptcy in Texas. LaPierre writes that although the “case for reorganization was dismissed,” the decision has no impact on staffing, programs or advocacy — nor
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It’s amazing enough that Cher has turned 75, but now she says a biopic is coming. The singer, actress, and icon has appeared in plenty of acclaimed films and won an Academy Award for her performance in “Moonstruck.” And now her life is getting the movie treatment. Cher tweeted the news Wednesday. “Ok Universal is
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Fast-growing Swedish oat milk brand Oatly is headed for a splashy New York IPO that will test investor demand for companies that make plant-based foods. The company, which will list on the Nasdaq on Thursday, priced its shares at $17 each, giving it a valuation of $10 billion and raising over $1.4 billion from the
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Kentaro Miura, creator of the famous manga comic series “Berserk,” has died at the age of 54, his publisher said Thursday. Miura died of acute aortic dissection, a heart condition, according to a statement from his publisher Hakusensha. “We would like to express our utmost respect and gratitude Miura Sensei’s art work, we give our
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MIDTOWN MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — It has been more than a month since a beloved Mobile Catholic school teacher was killed in a heartbreaking house fire in Midtown. We now know at least one way St. Mary Catholic School is working to honor Lillis Lewis. They will be
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The cryptocurrency market stabilized Thursday, with bitcoin climbing back above $40,000. Even so, the world’s largest digital currency has lost more than 30% in market capitalization since its peak in mid-April. The wider crypto market looks similarly bruised. Several digital currencies are still showing double-digit percentage losses from where they were before the latest turmoil.
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Panera, the sandwich and bakery chain, is following its peers with a pandemic-induced redesign that doubles down on digital ordering and drive-thrus. Digital features are heavily emphasized in the restaurant redesign, which Panera said Thursday is a “modern experience to serve today’s guest.” That means computerized menus are replacing low-tech menu boards and the locations
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama (WALA) — Theodore High School football coach and athletic director Wayne Eric Collier Sr. on Wednesday turned himself in on a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an incident almost two weeks ago. The Mobile County Public School System indicated Wednesday that it has placed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A federal jury in Mobile found a woman guilty of violating an anti-rioting statute. Tia Pugh was arrested in May 2020 after she smashed the window of an unoccupied Mobile Police vehicle during a downtown protest. It was nearly a year ago — May
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GROVE HILL, Alabama (WALA) — The reputed head of a large Gulf Coast drug ring briefly escaped form the Clarke County jail Tuesday before authorities took him back in to custody. Federal authorities had detained Darrin Jamark Southall, 42, at the jail. He is one of 16 people
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The never ending fast food fried chicken sandwich wars are entering a whole new dimension. Pringles is partnering with Wendy’s for its newest chip flavor that’s based on the chain’s spicy chicken sandwich. The end result is a potato crisp that mixes the “fiery spice blend” of the chicken sandwich and a “perfectly crunchy and
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The crypto crash of the past few days has shocked investors around the world. Vitalik Buterin isn’t among them — even though the meltdown wiped out a huge chunk of his personal wealth. In fact, the 27-year-old co-creator of ethereum told CNN Business in an exclusive interview Tuesday morning he believed cryptocurrencies are in a
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Zhang Yiming built ByteDance into one of the biggest names in Chinese tech. Now he’s stepping down as CEO at just 38 years old, becoming the latest young tech entrepreneur in China to quit while leading a company on the rise. Zhang — who founded Tiktok owner ByteDance in Beijing nine years ago — announced
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A man was taken into custody after he was found with 22 pounds of marijuana in his suitcase at the Nashville International Airport on Wednesday. Arrest papers say 22-year-old Terrell Fouch tried to leave the gate area when his name was paged over the loud
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Despite the pandemic, a local animal rescue group hasn’t stopped with their mission of providing dogs with a better life. Dog Star Rescue in Bloomfield and its hundreds of volunteers help save stray, abandoned, shelter or surrendered dogs by finding them forever homes. Now
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A firefighter who died while battling a fire in New Haven last week will be laid to rest on Thursday. New Haven firefighter Ricardo Torres was killed fighting a house fire on Valley Street on May 12. A procession left the New Haven
Continue Reading Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders will introduce a resolution on Thursday disapproving of the US sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel, according to a draft obtained by CNN. The sale of the precision-guided weapons was approved by the Biden administration before the latest outbreak of violence between Hamas and the Israeli government. Sanders
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