By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Blue Ridge Community College announced Wednesday, March 2 that it has received an anonymous $2 million donation exclusively for student financial aid. Blue Ridge’s Educational Foundation accepted the gift Wednesday, and the funds will be used to support area
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Kelly Rizzo, the widow of late comedian and actor Bob Saget, is thanking those who have reached out to her to express their support since his sudden death in January. “I just wanted to take a second to say to everybody that it has not gone unnoticed. I have been incredibly
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PERTH, Australia (AP) — Australia is fully open to vaccinated travelers after Western Australia became the last state to lift border restrictions. Western Australia closed its borders to most international and interstate travelers in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19. But the state lifted restrictions on Thursday four months after Sydney began its staged
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN Business) — Si los oligarcas de Rusia no estaban temblando con sus botas personalizadas de cuero italiano, probablemente lo están ahora. En su primer discurso sobre el estado de la Unión el martes por la noche, el presidente Joe Biden se dirigió directamente a los compinches del presidente ruso, Vladimir
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN South Dakota on Wednesday gave final passage to a bill further restricting access to abortions through medication, the first state this legislative session to impose such a restriction. The bill, House Bill 1318, was proposed last month by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem as she sought to curb access to the abortion
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The Missouri attorney general is urging residents to take proactive steps to protect their information from identity theft if they think they might have been impacted by the data breach in August 2021 at T-Mobile.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Paraguay informó este miércoles que la Unidad Especializada de Narcotráfico del Ministerio Público ordenó la detención de Juan Carlos Ozorio, quien unas horas antes había renunciado como diputado del oficialista Partido Colorado. Según la Fiscalía, la detención de Ozorio se dio en el marco de la investigación
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By Geneva Sands, CNN The United States returned several stolen artifacts to France on Wednesday, including five gold bars from a 1746 shipwreck after a decades-long investigation led US federal agents to seize the items from an online auction in California. Seven artifacts were transferred from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations to
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Missouri lawmakers are moving forward with a debate on whether transgender girls should be allowed to compete on girls’ sports teams.
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By Eric Bradner and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros will advance to a May runoff after a neck-and-neck primary race that saw both finish below the 50% threshold necessary to secure the nomination outright, CNN projected Wednesday. Cuellar is the most conservative Democrat in the US House
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Este miércoles, el comandante en jefe del Ejército de Chile, general Ricardo Martínez, renunció a su cargo un día antes de concurrir a declarar en calidad de “inculpado” en las investigaciones que lleva a cabo la ministra en visita, Romy Rutherford, por supuesto fraude y malversación de caudales públicos en
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By MICHAEL TARM and JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, for decades one of the nation’s most powerful state legislators, has been charged with a nearly $3 million racketeering and bribery scheme. An indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses the 79-year-old Chicago Democrat of leading a criminal enterprise whose purpose
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaliyah Nye scored 17 points, Kendall Bostic notched her sixth double-double of the season and 14th-seeded Illinois snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 75-66 win over 11th-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Illinois is the first 14th seed to advance to the second round since Purdue
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business A nationwide group of state attorneys general announced an investigation into TikTok’s impact on young Americans Tuesday, adding to the steady drumbeat of political pressure being applied to social media platforms. The probe zeroes in on TikTok’s user engagement techniques and alleged risks that the platform may pose to the
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By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the man who killed a former NFL player in a road rage incident can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. Authorities in the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson
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By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the man who killed a former NFL player in a road rage incident can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. Authorities in the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the man who killed a former NFL player in a road rage incident can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. Authorities in the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson
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By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN An Oath Keeper who served as private security for right-wing figures around January 6 pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and is cooperating with the Justice Department, becoming the first person charged with seditious conspiracy related to the attack to strike a plea deal. Joshua James, who
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For the second day in a row, the central and eastern regions of Missouri saw an elevated fire danger causing a busy day for local fire departments.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Most Russian players in the National Hockey League have remained silent about their country’s invasion of Ukraine. That is intentional based on the potential repercussions for them and their families back home. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is among the very few hockey players from
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