By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and welcomed by Katy Brown, the producing artistic director. It’s a simple touch but a telling one for the 90-year-old theater in Abingdon that has forged a very human connection with its 8,000 residents. Barter
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Washington (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas attended a private dinner in 2018 during a winter donor summit of the Koch network, the political organization founded by libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch, ProPublica reported Friday. Thomas attended Koch donor events at least twice over the years, according
Continue Reading By CNN staff (CNN) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with corruption-related offenses for the second time in 10 years. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, are accused of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes” in exchange for the senator’s influence, according to the newly unsealed federal indictment.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan’s coasts.
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Even as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassures the public about the state of the US economy, the organization is quietly laying off workers at its own doorstep. The Federal Reserve system is cutting approximately 300 jobs through the end of the year, a Fed spokesperson confirmed
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By Amanda Rose Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Death and laughter are things you normally wouldn’t think of together. However, for Brooklyn comedian Ben Wasserman, it’s the subject of his latest nationwide tour coming to metro Atlanta on Thursday night. “When I started doing comedy about losing people, I
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CNN By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Authorities discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where a 1-year-old boy died of a suspected fentanyl overdose last week, the New York Police Department announced Thursday. The drugs were found Wednesday in the floor under a play area in the
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Kruczynski and Cassidy Williams Click here for updates on this story HARWINTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Serious allegations were made against a youth group home in Harwinton. Department of Children and Families commissioner Vannessa Dorantes is expected to answer questions about the case on Friday afternoon. DCF said it is investigating alleged assault, violence,
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A New Haven mother was charged with manslaughter after her baby died from a fentanyl overdose, according to police. The incident happened on Farren Avenue June 28. Police responded to a multi-family home after getting a call for an unresponsive
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union is expanding its strike against GM and Stellantis but said that progress in negotiations with Ford means it won’t expand the number of Ford workers on the picket lines. UAW President Shawn Fain made the announcement on Friday morning.
Continue Reading By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Friday unveiled her economic proposal – which includes cutting middle-class taxes, tackling inflation and reducing federal government control – while calling out both Democrats and Republicans over what she referred to as “reckless” federal spending. “Joe Biden is proving that reckless spending is
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephanie Fillion United Nations (CNN) — When Jacinda Ardern brought her baby Neve to the United Nations for the 2018 General Assembly, then-New Zealand Prime Minister became an emblematic figure of modern women in politics. Her initiative was not only a photo opportunity, she also walked the walk: A few years later, her
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By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A construction worker was rescued from a trench box that shifted and fell at a site in Hartford on Friday morning. Hartford firefighters said they were called to 205 Retreat Ave. for the report of an injured worker at a road
Continue ReadingBy MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fall is in the air — officially. The equinox arrives on Saturday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that actually mean? Here’s what to know about how we split up the year using the Earth’s orbit. WHAT
Continue Reading By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers Union is prepared to strike automakers for “months,” according to leaked messages obtained by CNN. The messages, between Jonah Furman, Communications Director at the United Auto Workers Union, and other members of the labor community detail personal thoughts about the union’s strategy against
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s National Guard has been deployed to help fight a large landfill fire in the U.S Virgin Islands that has been burning for more than a week and which has forced schools and businesses to close. Helicopters are swooping down to gather seawater and help battle the blaze
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Powerful Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian government of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for gold bars and cash under a corruption indictment that
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Across New York City, civil society groups and large philanthropies meet on the sidelines of the United Nations while world leaders gather at the annual General Assembly. Nonprofit organizations send their senior leaders at significant expense to make sure their voices are heard in the right
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Your move, Taylor Swift. Travis Kelce is talking about the pop superstar, while still not confirming speculation that the pair may be dating. On Thursday, ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” released its interview with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, and, of course, he was asked about the
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By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) – With modern life so jam-packed with activities and stimulation, it is hard to completely unplug and relax. But that’s something our brain needs to repair and restore itself. The one (mostly) sure-fire place for our brain to go for some downtime is slumberland. That’s why it’s crucial to get
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