By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will head to Broadway in November. The story takes place 19 years after Harry, Ron and Hermione saved the wizard world and a new generation of kids are you attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is produced by
Continue ReadingBy Avis Favaro, Elizabeth St. Philip and Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been around 26,230 deaths in Canada caused by COVID-19, according to the official figures. A tragic toll — but maybe only a glimpse of the true
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A group of Canadian immunologists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism, which they say acts like a spider web to trap and kill pathogens including influenza or SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers out of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.
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Police taped off part of a central Columbia gas station parking lot Tuesday morning for an investigation.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN A mouse thought to have become extinct more than 150 years ago has been found alive on an island off the coast of Western Australia, researchers have discovered. Scientists compared DNA samples from eight extinct Australian rodents and 42 of their living relatives, and discovered that the extinct Gould’s mouse was
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying the agency had failed to provide evidence for its claim that the social media giant holds a monopoly in social networking. In an opinion published Monday afternoon, Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for
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A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook. CNN’s Clare Sebastian breaks down the ruling.
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business United Airlines on Tuesday announced orders to buy 270 jets, the largest aircraft purchase in the company’s history and the biggest order by any airline in about a decade. The list price for the 270 jets totals about $35 billion. Airlines typically pay only a fraction of list prices —
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Fox is a movie star, yes, but also a mom and like many a parent during a pandemic she’s been trying to juggle work with having children in the house. On Monday viewers of “Today” got to see that in action. The actress was on the morning show to
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By David McKenzie, Amy Cassidy and Rob Picheta, CNN South Africa’s highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday, a landmark move in the country’s long-running corruption saga. The Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered that Zuma present himself at a
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By George Ramsay, CNN Hammer thrower Gwen Berry says that the playing of the national anthem while she was on the podium at the US Olympic track and field trials was “set up.” Berry turned away from the flag to face the stands while “The Star-Spangled Banner” played during the medal ceremony on Saturday. She
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US hammer thrower Gwen Berry has responded to criticism over turning away from the flag while on the podium at the US Olympic trials, saying she “never said that I hated the country.”
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By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Officials in Eswatini, Africa’s lone absolute monarchy, have denied the King has fled following a series of pro-democracy protests in the tiny southern African country. King Mswati III has ruled the country for 35 years. This is despite South Africa’s public broadcaster, SABC, reporting Monday that Mswati, 53,
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By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Officials in Eswatini, Africa’s lone absolute monarchy, have denied the King has fled following a series of pro-democracy protests in the tiny southern African country. King Mswati III has ruled the country for 35 years. This is despite South Africa’s public broadcaster, SABC, reporting Monday that Mswati, 53,
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS OBERHOLTZ Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — More than 50 Kansas City Police Department members and several residents will be honored for acts of heroism, saving lives and ingenuity at a large award ceremony Tuesday night. The ceremony will be at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis firefighter is recovering from serious injuries after an overnight fire in North City. The fire broke out at a vacant home on Ridge Avenue in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood around midnight. The fire spread to an occupied
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By Holly Yan, CNN As troubling new variants emerge, doctors say America’s chances of winding down the Covid-19 pandemic in the US will largely depend on how many young adults and children get vaccinated. Now, toddlers and babies as young as 6 months old are testing Covid-19 vaccines to help make sure they’re safe for
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By Dianne Gallagher and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Maricopa County, Arizona, announced Monday that it will not reuse any of the voting equipment that was in the hands of the contractors hired by the Republican-controlled state Senate to conduct its so-called audit of the 2020 presidential election results. In a letter sent to Arizona Secretary of
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A left-leaning group plans to spend $7 million to help elect Democratic secretaries of state and attorneys general in key battlegrounds — a big investment in down-ballot races that loom large in voting rights battles around the country. End Citizens United/Let America Vote on Tuesday will endorse six Democratic incumbents as
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