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By Emilie Heidemann Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Madison biomedical giant Exact Sciences is expanding its Wisconsin presence by investing $350 million in its local campus, thereby creating 1,300 new jobs, the company said Thursday. Exact Sciences is adding a 266,000-square-foot research and development facility to its

By Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Scientists believe they have identified a specific gene variant that may protect against severe COVID-19 infection, something they say could be key to developing new drugs to tackle the virus. While we know that factors such as age and chronic

By Omar Sachedina and Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story     Saskatoon, Sask. (CTV Network) — Dozens of Afghan women are elated to be experiencing their first Canadian winter after a harrowing journey escaping Afghanistan, where they faced retaliation for their work in education. About 200 Afghan women and their families began arriving

By Steven Graves Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A rollercoaster ride for dozens of families living in a south suburban hotel after signs went up saying they had to move out because of safety concerns. But late Wednesday afternoon, they learned they can stay. CBS 2’s Steven Graves reports from

By Gerry May and Vickie Weborn Click here for updates on this story     COUSHATTA, Louisiana (KTBS) — The actions of Red River and DeSoto deputies involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting last year in Red River Parish were justified, a district attorney has ruled. A deputy’s bodycam videos show them urging a suspect to surrender

By Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WNEM) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel stationed at multiple port entries in Michigan saw a surge in seizures of marijuana and ammunition. CDP reports a nearly 2,800 percent increase in seized marijuana from the fiscal year of 2019 and a 650

By Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Thursday morning fire at a homeless encampment under the interstate killed one person and halted all westbound I-70 traffic into Kansas City. Police and firefighters were called out around 6 a.m. to a fire at Interstate 70 and Benton

By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis firefighter died while battling a fire Thursday. The fire department received a call around noon for a fire at a two-story brick building in the 5900 block of Cote Brilliante. Firefighters were able to knock out the fire

By Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — The Obama portraits have arrived to Atlanta’s Midtown’s High Museum of Art as part of a five-city, year-long tour around the nation’s major cities. The iconic artwork, which has attracted millions of art admirers since its unveiling in 2018, offers a contemporary

By Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story     GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — Ankitha Valdez is a fun-loving girl who was adopted from India when she was 2 years old. “She’s just got a big personality of her own,” said her father Christopher Valdez. “She just likes to have fun.” Ankitha, already diagnosed

By Joseph Wenzel Click here for updates on this story     CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives leads the investigation into arson at a Clarksville motorcycle club that happened in October. Firefighters were called to a fire at Sin City Motorcycle Club, located at 1344 Sallee Drive, on Oct. 12.

By Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story     HOPKINSVILLE, Kentucky (WSMV) — A service will be held on Thursday for an unaccompanied veteran from Fort Campbell who recently passed away. Army veteran, Albert Thomas Weakley of Christian County, died on January 1 at his home of natural causes. He was 89 years old.

By Rob Polansky, Sharon Johnson Click here for updates on this story     VERNON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Vernon man is being charged after police say they discovered he put cameras in his home bathroom and secretly recorded his girlfriend and her children. Police said they arrested Donald Sterling, 47, after a warrant was executed at

By Rob Polansky, Andrew Masse, Ayah Galal Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Three seventh graders from Hartford were rushed to the hospital after being exposed to fentanyl at school Thursday. It happened at the Sports and Medical Sciences Academy, which is a magnet school with about 600 students, around