By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business “I am not happy!” “Does NOT sit right with me.” “Calamity.” “Sick to my stomach.” Dollar Tree’s recent decision to end $1 prices after 35 years and raise most items at stores to $1.25 has elicited an angry response from many loyal customers on Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. Video
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden was not making a “human” comparison between opponents of pending voting rights bills and historical racists and segregationists in his address in Atlanta this week, the White House says. In his speech calling for new voter protections, Biden asked whether lawmakers wanted “to be the side of Dr.
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By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden is set to hold a news conference marking his first year in office next Wednesday, January 19, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday. “Next Wednesday, the President will hold a formal press conference at 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon,” Psaki told reporters at the press briefing.
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By Yvette Killian, CNN Legendary journalist Carl Bernstein has a message for reporters: “It’s not rocket science.” Bernstein is referring to the basics of newsgathering — the tools and skills reporters use to assemble facts, tell stories. “Today, we see how much reporting — if it’s called that — is done from people looking up
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sixteen years after their legal battle began, about 18,000 homeowners in central Florida will be paid more than $42 million collectively by Florida’s agriculture agency for destroying their citrus trees during a state effort to eradicate a harmful citrus disease. The homeowners in Orange County will
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sixteen years after their legal battle began, about 18,000 homeowners in central Florida will be paid more than $42 million collectively by Florida’s agriculture agency for destroying their citrus trees during a state effort to eradicate a harmful citrus disease. The homeowners in Orange County will
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, CNN A 13-year-old male is in grave condition after he overdosed at his Hartford, Connecticut, school on Thursday from a presumed fentanyl exposure, according to authorities. Two other male students involved were also taken to the hospital, according to police. On Thursday morning, the Hartford Police Department (HPD) responded to the Sport
Continue Reading PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities say a Rhode Island child welfare advocate believed to have faked his death and fled the U.S. to evade prosecution in Utah and other states has been apprehended in Scotland after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Rhode Island State Police say Nicholas Alahverdian was discovered after developing a serious case of
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Rae Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Some Downtown residents are asking for basic security measures after they found unhoused people sleeping in their stairwells. Tenants said property managers haven’t addressed the issue. The residents are living at the CityView Apartments on Olive Street, a complex that has
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM and MARINA VILLENEUVE WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Rep. John Katko has announced he is not seeking reelection this year. That makes him the third of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump last January to say they will leave Congress next January. Katko is 59 and was
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According to the National Weather Service, if you find yourself in a situation where you have to drive during a snowstorm there are specific safety steps to take which include checking your speed and being attentive while driving.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Organizaciones internacionales condenaron el asesinato de la activista trans hondureña y defensora de los DD.HH. Thalía Rodríguez, hecho que ocurrió este martes 11 de enero en Tegucigalpa. En un tuit publicado este jueves, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) pidió al Estado investigar “de forma seria e imparcial”, así
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI, NOMAAN MERCHANT and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to further invade Ukraine, and Moscow has already prepositioned operatives to conduct “a false-flag operation” in eastern Ukraine. White House press
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story https://www.wsmv.com/news/vandals-damage-baseball-facility-in-south-nashville/article_1ab8ea1a-74cf-11ec-acc0-3bd8fd55ad66.html?block_id=994460 (WSMV) — A youth baseball facility in South Nashville is now out thousands of dollars after vandalism at the building earlier this month. This incident was the second time that someone or someones had broken into the facility. The first was in the fall
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best to stay off of the roads during a winter storm but at times that can be unavoidable.
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending dropping charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who was accused last year of hiding work he did for the Chinese government while also collecting U.S. dollars for his nanotechnology research. That’s according to a person familiar with the decision who spoke
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending dropping charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who was accused last year of hiding work he did for the Chinese government while also collecting U.S. dollars for his nanotechnology research. That’s according to a person familiar with the decision who spoke
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign minister has expressed optimism that there is a “deal to be done” to resolve a Northern Ireland trade dispute that has soured the U.K.’s relations with the European Union. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss struck an upbeat tone Friday after her first set of talks with
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign minister has expressed optimism that there is a “deal to be done” to resolve a Northern Ireland trade dispute that has soured the U.K.’s relations with the European Union. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss struck an upbeat tone Friday after her first set of talks with
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — – A 41-year-old man has been charged in connection to an armed robbery at a Milwaukee Burger King that left a 16-year-old girl dead. According to the criminal complaint, Antoine Edwards, his daughter, and the victim — identified as Niesha Harris Brazell
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