By CATHERINE CATOURA Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Investigators are seeking the public’s help identifying a person who was involved in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy in northwest Atlanta. In the evening hours of July 3, Atlanta police were dispatched to the 600 block of McAfee Street
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By Kaitlan Collins, John Harwood, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday changed its masking recommendations as it grows more concerned over the Delta variant of Covid-19, urging vaccinated people in certain areas of the country to resume wearing masks indoors in public areas.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN To prevent further spread of the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors when in areas with “substantial” and “high” transmission of Covid-19, which includes nearly two-thirds of all US counties. “In recent
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In his first TV interview since leaving Facebook, former vice president of partnerships strategy Brian Boland reacts to President Biden’s statement that the platform is “killing people.” He says he quit Facebook partly because the company wasn’t doing enough to understand what it has built. “It can impact communities large and small in ways that we don’t understand,” he says.
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook on Tuesday announced it is temporarily pausing sales of its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets and recalling a component in around 4 million of the devices, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company is voluntarily recalling the “removable foam facial interfaces” for the devices
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Philip Morris International dice que dejará de vender los cigarrillos Marlboro en el Reino Unido a más tardar en la próxima década, al tiempo que pide al gobierno que prohÃba la venta de sus productos de tabaco. Philip Morris no venderá Marlboro en el Reino Unido 1:00 Las declaraciones
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By Annie Grayer, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has pulled out all six Republicans designated to serve on a key select committee on the economy, three sources tell CNN, a sign of the fallout among House Republicans over being vetoed from the panel investigating the January 6 insurrection. None of McCarthy’s initial appointments to
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday that localities encourage all teachers, staff, students, and visitors in schools to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. “In areas with substantial and high transmission, CDC recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings to help prevent
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By Julie Parr Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Arkansas (KTBS) — Murals have a way of enhancing a city’s landscape by adding personality and character. While wall paintings have been around for centuries, they’re growing in popularity because they add color and interest to areas that may otherwise go unnoticed. If you
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A former Buncombe County deputy and his wife are accused of locking away children as young as 2 in rooms and nailing windows shut, denying them access to food and water. Matthew Lund and his wife, Aimee Lund, currently
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By David Williams, CNN Extreme athlete Ray “Reza” Baluchi planned to spend the next three or four weeks on the Atlantic Ocean “walking” from Florida to New York in a hamster wheel-like vessel he calls his bubble. Equipment issues forced him to abandon the effort after less than a day and he came ashore in
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — Throughout the month of July, Maui County employees have hosted a school supply drive to help prepare students for their first day of school. Maui County employees yielded more than $100,000 worth of new school supplies. Donated items will be distributed
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By Brian Fung and Geneva Sands, CNN Congress should not attempt to address the threat of ransomware by making ransom payments to cybercriminals illegal, a top FBI official told US lawmakers Tuesday. Banning ransom payments could inadvertently create opportunities for further extortion by ransomware gangs, said Bryan Vorndran, assistant director of the FBI’s cyber division.
Continue Reading US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media companies have taken positive steps against the sharing of health misinformation but that “it’s not enough” and responds to a Facebook official’s claim that the Biden administration is trying to scapegoat the company after failing to meet their July 4 vaccine goal.
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Facebook on Tuesday reaffirmed its intention to build an Instagram for kids under 13, despite pressure from lawmakers to back down on the plan, while simultaneously announcing new updates to address concerns about the safety of younger users on its platforms. In a blog post, the company said it
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Officials are searching for a car in connection to the murder of a 19-year-old in north St. Louis County Saturday afternoon. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating the homicide of Gregg Price. He was shot in
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By RYAN BRESLIN, ZACH GILCHRIEST Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man is recovering in the hospital after he was stabbed multiple times outside a bar on Lower Broadway early Tuesday morning. Metro Police say the man had an interaction with a woman outside Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop
Continue ReadingBy TERRANCE KELLY Click here for updates on this story SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — It started with one phone call to 9-1-1. Then another. Then another. It happened on July 24, just after 10 p.m. The complaint: a large concert being held behind a home in a Sandy Springs neighborhood. Police arrived at the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Two women from Flint scored big in the third round of the MI Shot to Win Sweepstakes. Erika Smith got her vaccine at a Meijer store on July 10. She is the mother of one child and has another on the
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By Travis Caldwell, Holly Yan and Dakin Andone, CNN For anyone who loves freedom and hates mask mandates or remote learning, Dr. Jerome Adams has a blunt message: Get vaccinated. “More mitigation is coming. Whether it’s masking, or whether it’s closures or whether it’s your kids having to return to virtual learning, that is coming,”
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