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Senate Republicans press DHS chief on attaching policy changes to border money

November 8, 2023 12:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez and Lauren Fox, CNN Multiple Senate Republicans pressed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday to attach policy changes to the White House border supplemental request. The exchanges during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing underscored the uphill battle the Biden administration faces in getting its supplemental funding request passed as the Department of Homeland Security grapples with

‘The Marvels’ is Marvel’s shortest movie but nowhere near one of its best

November 8, 2023 12:38 PM CNN

CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Arriving more than four years after the original, “The Marvels” can’t overcome apprehensions about representing the Disney+-ification of a Marvel movie. Clocking in at a welcomely brisk 105 minutes, it’s Marvel’s shortest film, but a lighter tone that occasionally borders on a sort of cosmic “Freaky Friday”

‘The Marvels’ is Marvel’s shortest movie but nowhere near one of its best

November 8, 2023 12:38 PM CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Arriving more than four years after the original, “The Marvels” can’t overcome apprehensions about representing the Disney+-ification of a Marvel movie. Clocking in at a welcomely brisk 105 minutes, it’s Marvel’s shortest film, but a lighter tone that occasionally borders on a sort of cosmic “Freaky Friday” doesn’t

Scarlett Johansson relied on free school lunch. Now she’s advocating for food security

November 8, 2023 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Scarlett Johansson has teamed with Feeding America to address food insecurity, an issue she has personal experience with. “My family relied on public assistance to help provide meals for us,” Johansson states in a new public service announcement for the organization. “These meals fueled my involvement in theater

RVs in Florence-Firestone streets create nightmare for neighbors

November 8, 2023 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

By KRISTINE LAZAR Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Trash, human waste and rodents have infested one Los Angeles County neighborhood after RVs moved in and took over streets in Florence-Firestone. While the county finally came out and forcibly removed the vehicles a month ago, the RVs came rolling back

4 current, former LASD employees dead by suicide in last two days

November 8, 2023 12:29 PM CNN Newsource

By DEAN FIORESI Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — One retired employee and three current members of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were found dead by suicide within a 24-hour period starting Monday. The first death was reported at around 10:30 a.m. on Monday in Valencia, according to a statement

DOJ announces arrests in ‘high-end brothel network’ used by elected officials, military officers and others

November 8, 2023 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Three individuals have been arrested on charges of operating a “high-end brothel network” in Massachusetts and Virginia with a clientele that included elected officials, military officers and government contractors with security clearances, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. “Pick a profession,” Joshua Levy, acting US attorney for Massachusetts, said of

4 California men linked to Three Percenters militia convicted of conspiracy in Jan. 6 case

November 8, 2023 12:23 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four California men linked to the “Three Percenters” militia movement have been convicted on charges including conspiracy and obstruction for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Erik Scott Warner, Felipe Antonio Martinez, Derek Kinnison, and Ronald Mele were found guilty on Tuesday after a trial in

Sullivan Tire owners turning company over to employees to “keep the culture”

November 8, 2023 12:22 PM CNN Newsource

By KEN MACLEOD Click here for updates on this story NORWELL, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The next time you pull into Sullivan Tire, you’ll talk to the boss. You’ll have no choice. That’s because Sullivan Tire will soon be one of the largest employee-owned firms in New England. The lug nuts seem to tighten a little

Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

November 8, 2023 12:09 PM Associated Press

By SETH BORENSTEIN and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year’s United Nations climate talks in Egypt. That’s a grouping larger than all but two national delegations, according to a data analysis of the more than 24,000 participants by The

Sporting KC defender Ndenbe tore ACL against St. Louis, will miss rest of MLS Cup playoffs

November 8, 2023 12:05 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City defender Logan Ndenbe tore the ACL in his right knee in the club’s win over St. Louis City last weekend, sidelining him for the rest of the MLS Cup playoffs and into next season. The team announced the injury Wednesday. Ndenbe sustained it in the 62nd minute

Missouri children won’t lose Medicaid coverage despite parents’ status change beginning Jan. 1

November 8, 2023 11:56 AM Morgan Buresh

Also in September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent a letter to state health officials explaining all states need to provide one year of continuous coverage for children starting on Jan. 1.

FDA approves new version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for weight loss

November 8, 2023 11:54 AM Associated Press

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, or tirzepatide. The drug helped dieters lose about a quarter of their body weight, or 60 pounds (27 kilograms),

Commercial fishing groups sue 13 US tire makers over rubber preservative that’s deadly to salmon

November 8, 2023 11:52 AM Associated Press

By ED KOMENDA The Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical found in almost every tire because it kills migrating salmon. Found in footwear, synthetic turf and playground

Meet Andy and Cooper: The duo who helps when tragedy strikes

November 8, 2023 11:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Cole Johnson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Listening to the constant evolving news cycle can be tough, but when tragedy happens it is important to find the good. We want to showcase those who run toward it to help. Andy Garmezy and his dog Cooper work with the

Sudaneses que huyen de Darfur informan de un nuevo aumento de los homicidios y los combates

November 8, 2023 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

urielblanco (CNN) — En medio del mayor incremento de desplazados en meses, las agencias de ayuda que operan en Chad afirman que los sudaneses que llegan a ese país describen un nuevo aumento de los homicidios y los combates en Darfur Occidental. Esto se produce cuando las paramilitares Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido (RSF por sus

Missouri Supreme Court hears case on latest effort to block Planned Parenthood funding

November 8, 2023 11:46 AM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general is defending the Republican-led Legislature’s latest attempt in a years-long struggle to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. Lawyers for the state argued against any taxpayer money going to Planned Parenthood during a Missouri Supreme Court hearing Wednesday. Missouri banned

Missouri Supreme Court hears case on latest effort to block Planned Parenthood funding

November 8, 2023 11:46 AM Associated Press

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general is defending the Republican-led Legislature’s latest attempt in a years-long struggle to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood. Lawyers for the state argued against any taxpayer money going to Planned Parenthood during a Missouri Supreme Court hearing Wednesday. Missouri banned

Company transforms Great Lakes plastic into clothing

November 8, 2023 11:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Haleigh Vaughn Click here for updates on this story WEST MICHIGAN, Michigan (WXMI) — The mission to reduce, reuse, and recycle is on the mind of many nowadays. For some, it started at a very young age. At just 17 years old, Jackson Riegler started a project that transformed plastic into clothing. Jackson, a

3 charged with running sex ring that catered to elected officials, other wealthy clients

November 8, 2023 11:43 AM Associated Press

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Three people have been charged with running a sophisticated commercial sex ring in Massachusetts and eastern Virginia that catered to well-connected clients such as elected officials and military officers, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. Women were featured on websites that falsely claimed to advertise nude Asian

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