By Dakin Andone, CNN California’s largest wildfire has destroyed multiple buildings and is threatening thousands more as the battle against the blaze stretched into its 12th day. Low moisture in vegetation and limited access in the remote area have hampered firefighters, officials said. The Dixie Fire had grown to 190,625 acres and was 21% contained
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As Canada prepares to welcome non-essential international travellers, Toronto Pearson Airport and Vancouver International Airport are implementing separate lines for arriving passengers based on their vaccination status. It’s a move that health experts say will make travelling easier
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found that if the world were to meet the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, there would be eight million more jobs globally by 2050. But in this scenario, researchers say some fossil
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By Kate Bennett, CNN At a very not-normal Olympic Games kick-off, first lady Jill Biden was, outside of the athletes themselves, perhaps the only normal part. With Covid-19 cases here spiking, more than 11,000 competitors from 206 countries are navigating the games after a year-long postponement, without fans in the stands and under stress-inducing pandemic
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By Rachel Trent, CNN Secure your load. That’s the message the Arizona Department of Public Safety has for drivers after a truck driver in Phoenix failed to secure a load and a metal pole fell off, crashing into a sport utility vehicle behind the truck. On Thursday, a pickup truck hauling a trailer hit a
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN For beloved Bennifer fans, the long desired reunion of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck might actually be happening. Lopez posted photos from her birthday on Saturday, including one of her kissing someone who appears to be Affleck. She did not tag him in the post. “5 2 … what it do
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By Claire Colbert and Homero De la Fuente, CNN France beat the US men’s basketball team 83-76 at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, ending Team USA’s 25-game Olympic winning streak that dates back to 2004. Team USA had an eight-point lead with four minutes left in the game, but the French team mounted a 16-2
Continue ReadingBy Hollie Silverman, Artemis Moshtaghian, Gene Norman and Claire Colbert, CNN At least 125,000 customers in Michigan are without power after a series of severe storms and possible tornadoes tore through the state Saturday night. There were 125,606 power outages reported in the state as of midafternoon Sunday, according to Poweroutage.us. Most of the outages
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN Michael Roh remembers the tears that rolled down his grandmother’s face as she watched former President Donald Trump meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un on TV. The weight of this unprecedented encounter in 2018 was beyond political for the then 89-year-old woman. It made her confront the pain caused
Continue ReadingBy Tom Seegmueller Click here for updates on this story ALBANY (Albany Herald) — For six decades, Albanians have been crowding the parking lot at 814 North Slappey Blvd. to order something to eat. While there have been many changes over the past five decades, one thing remains the same. Pearly Gates has been there
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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Veteran journalist and author Carl Bernstein called former President Donald Trump a “war criminal” on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. “I think we need to calmly step back and maybe look at Trump in a different context,” Bernstein told CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter, adding that Trump is “our own American
Continue Reading Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein says we have to look at former President Donald Trump in a different context and calls Trump America’s “own war criminal” that we’ve never seen before.
Continue ReadingBy Curt Yeomans Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County residents who attended the Sheriff’s Office’s Back-To-School event at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville on Saturday got to see a lighter side of Sheriff Keybo Taylor. The sheriff was dancing to Latin music as he handed
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By Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona and Aaron Pellish, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday she has appointed GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the House select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, bolstering the Republican presence on the panel after GOP leadership pulled its appointees last week. “Today, I am
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By Rachel Trent, CNN A rare snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo that hadn’t been vaccinated has tested positive for coronavirus. But the zoo is continuing to roll out shots to protect other animals. Last Thursday, wildlife care specialists noticed the snow leopard had a cough and nasal discharge, the zoo said in new
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN Eighteen athletes won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Here’s a breakdown of who clinched gold: Archery Women’s Team: Republic of Korea Cycling Women’s Road Race: Anna Kiesenhofer, Austria Diving Women’s Synchronised 3m Springboard: China Fencing Women’s Foil Individual: Lee Kiefer, USA Men’s Epee Individual: Romain Cannone, France
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By Alta Spells, Jenn Selva and Andy Rose, CNN Law enforcement officers from the Vancouver, Washington, area are mourning a deputy killed in a shooting Friday night. Detective Jeremy Brown, 46, served 15 years on the force before he was killed in line of duty, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. “During his tenure
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Benson, Cameron Taylor Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A man is accused of being a Peeping Tom and attacking a woman at an East Nashville YMCA. It happened at the location off Gallatin Pike on July 4. “It’s very scary to think that at our Y that we
Continue ReadingBy Blake Summers Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — While the Olympics may be happening in Tokyo, there is a group of Olympians here in Middle Tennessee stealing the spotlight. Special Olympics summer games have taken off in Nashville with the power lifting event. “They’re always trying to achieve their personal
Continue ReadingBy James Paxson, Kendall Keys Click here for updates on this story IOSCO COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — The Iosco County Prosecuting Attorney has authorized a felony warrant for a Baldwin Township woman for an animal torturing charge after she shot a cat in the neck with a bolt from a crossbow. The Iosco County Sheriff’s
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