By Eric Cheung and Tara John, CNN Business The independent Hong Kong news site Citizen News said it will be shutting down on Tuesday, citing the deteriorating media environment in the city and the need to protect its staff. Citizen News was the largest remaining independent news outlet in Hong Kong following the shuttering of
Continue ReadingBy LEE PECK Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Despite Mobile Police sending out a stern warning — the new year was not without celebratory gunfire. A West Mobile family finding that out first hand — after a bullet came through the roof of their home. It happened in the
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By Natalie Shepherd Click here for updates on this story SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — When a Sheboygan County farmer got Covid-19, his neighbors did what any good friends would do. They put aside some of their own work to harvest his crops when he was hospitalized. “I appreciate it, I really do,” Dave Obbink
Continue ReadingBy Rose Schmidt Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — From Christmas caroling to serving meals at homeless shelters, members of a local church spent the entire month of December giving back as part of the nationwide “light the world with love” initiative. But the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN What seems like a not-necessary idea actually turns into a pretty good one with “Around the World in Eighty Days,” adapting Jules Verne’s novel into an eight-episode Masterpiece series, one already renewed for another voyage. David Tennant plays the unlikely adventurer Phileas Fogg, in a slick retelling that significantly updates
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By ANDREW MELDRUM and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Firefighters are battling a major blaze at South Africa’s national Parliament complex in the southern city of Cape Town. Officials say Sunday’s fire started in a building that houses offices and spread to the National Assembly building, where South Africa’s Parliament
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy. That’s according to a statement Sunday from the company. The Georgia Republican’s account was permanently suspended under the “strike” system Twitter launched in March, which uses artificial intelligence to identify posts about
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has banned the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy. That’s according to a statement Sunday from the company. The Georgia Republican’s account was permanently suspended under the “strike” system Twitter launched in March, which uses artificial intelligence to identify posts about
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police have released the name of a pedestrian who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday. Kansas City police said Saturday that 60-year-old Jeffrey Moore of Kansas City died after he was struck by a car around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 10500 block of
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LONDON (AP) — Mads Roerslev was an unlikely match-winner for Brentford, scoring his first goal in professional football against Aston Villa. The defender sealed a 2-1 win in the Premier League on Sunday in the 83rd minute. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez beat away his first shot but the 22-year-old Dane struck from the rebound. Villa had
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By Foren Clark, CNN The Troubadour, an iconic West Hollywood music venue, doesn’t need much of an introduction. Since the club opened its doors in 1957, musical superstars have launched their careers and introduced the world to future best-selling records by playing to its intimate crowds. The club became known for nurturing new talent in
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Familiares se reunieron para despedirse de Desmond Tutu, héroe de la lucha contra el apartheid, en un funeral privado en la catedral de St. George, donde sus cenizas fueron inhumadas en Ciudad del Cabo y enterradas. A petición suya, el cuerpo del Premio Nobel de la Paz se sometió a la aquamación
Continue Reading LEEDS, England (AP) — Stuart Dallas and Dan James scored second-half goals as Leeds beat Burnley 3-1 to help its Premier League survival chances. Jack Harrison’s first-half opener for Leeds was canceled out by Maxwel Cornet’s fine free kick. During the Burnley celebrations, defender Matt Lowton was hit by a plastic bottle thrown from the
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Alexis Mac Allister scored twice to lead Brighton to a 3-2 win at Everton that piled more pressure on manager Rafael Benitez. Mac Allister’s opener came in the third minute and was followed by a header from Dan Burn in the 21st. Academy graduate Anthony Gordon scored his first two goals
Continue Reading OVERLAND, Mo. (AP) — A 23-year-old man has been charged with killing another man after an argument over who had the faster vehicle. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Deonte Robinson with first-degree murder and armed criminal action Saturday in connection with Friday’s shooting. Police said Robinson was arguing with Sean Waldon Friday outside a home
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Twitter suspendió permanentemente la cuenta de Twitter @mtgreenee de la representante republicana de Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, confirmó la compañía a CNN el domingo por la mañana. Un portavoz de Twitter dijo que la compañía “suspendió permanentemente” la cuenta “por repetidas violaciones de nuestra política de desinformación sobre el
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Brandon Brown announced on Thursday a sponsorship deal with cryptocurrency meme coin LGBcoin — a reference to the controversial “Let’s Go Brandon” phrase. Now, NASCAR is reviewing the deal. According to Max Marcucci, a spokesperson for Brown’s team, NASCAR gave the team written approval on the sponsorship
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By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 said Sunday that they have critical testimony about communications to former President Donald Trump on the day of the deadly attack. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the committee and one of its two Republican members, told
Continue Reading FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a man Saturday with fatally stabbing another man on New Year’s Eve. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Joseph Harris with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence in connection with Friday’s stabbing. Florissant police said in court documents that officers found Thomas Harris dead in a bedroom
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis recorded its first homicide of the year on New Year’s Day. Police said a man was found dead in a gas station parking lot in the city’s Carondelet neighborhood around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Police said the man had been shot in the head. No other details about the shooting
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