By Ryan Young, Maria Cartaya, Alta Spells and Tina Burnside, CNN A judge in Lafayette, Louisiana, is taking a leave of absence and facing calls for her resignation after a video with racist language recorded at her home surfaced. A lawyer for City Court Judge Michelle M. Odinet told the Acadiana Advocate she feels “humiliated,
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the Omicron variant sweeps through the United Kingdom, pushing daily coronavirus infections to their highest level on record, British businesses are shutting their doors again — but not because of government instructions. Restaurants and other venues are instead deciding they have no choice but to close early for Christmas
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Economic disaster averted: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the debt limit increase passed by Congress earlier this week, avoiding a catastrophic default. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
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By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner says the decision to allow racing on the last lap of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “the right thing.” The contentious move allowed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to overtake Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and seal his first world title in
Continue Reading By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner says the decision to allow racing on the last lap of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was “the right thing.” The contentious move allowed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to overtake Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and seal his first world title in
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen and Rene Marsh, CNN In an ancient and now extinct supervolcano sitting in northern Nevada lies a treasure that its seekers call “white gold.” This metal isn’t to trade or to make jewelry out of — it’s lithium, and its value lies in its role in potentially slashing the world’s carbon emissions.
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School districts across Mid-Missouri say they’ve been made aware of a trend on social media app TikTok that challenges kids to threaten their schools.
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By Travis Caldwell, Artemis Moshtaghian and Maggie Fox, CNN New York state reported that Thursday had the highest single day count of new Covid-19 cases with 21,027, according to data released Friday. New York’s data also revealed that positive Covid-19 cases in the state jumped 154% in less than a week. The previous high was
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Here are the local scores from Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Jefferson City 53 | Blair Oaks 78 FINAL Linn 47 | South Callaway 58 FINAL Union 21 | Hickman 66 FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Helias 67 | Battle 59 FINAL South Callaway 47 | Osage 40 FINAL Smith-Cotton 89 | Versailles 92
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By Marianne Garvey “Jagged Little Pill” has closed for good on Broadway due to the omicron variant of Covid-19. Following a number of positive cases among the cast and crew, producers confirmed the show will no longer perform on Broadway. All canceled tickets for the Broadhurst Theater performances will be refunded. “[The] drastic turn of
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By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Covid-19 has become the main opponent of several professional leagues and university sports programs as teams are forced to change their game plan in the face of positive tests or coronavirus exposure. The cancellations and postponements are the latest disruption in the US due to the
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By Amir Vera, Josh Campbell and Kay Jones, CNN A search warrant has been issued for actor Alec Baldwin’s cell phone in connection with the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust,” according to court documents released Thursday from Santa Fe County, New Mexico. A judge on Thursday signed the
Continue ReadingBy Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Tucked away in the back of an office in a Florida strip mall is a tidy storage room filled with hundreds of navy blue t-shirts, hats, flags and even Christmas decor. “We have ornaments,” Tiffany Justice points out proudly, quick to show a version of a Thomas Jefferson
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By Gawon Bae, CNN An unidentified man who crossed the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea on Sunday is presumed to be a North Korean defector who made the journey in the opposite direction more than a year ago, according to the South Korean Defense Ministry. In a statement Monday, the Defense
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A judge in Delaware has found that Fox News’ coverage of election fraud after the 2020 election may have been inaccurate, and is allowing a major defamation case against the right-wing TV network to move forward. Judge Eric Davis of the Delaware Superior Court declined to dismiss
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration relaxed certain federal regulations Thursday on medication abortion, a two-medication process that has become one of the most commonly used abortion methods in the United States. What is medication abortion? Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is a method by which someone ends their
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“Well my wife was home last Friday when the Tornado Siren went off, and uh so it was you know similar in nature. So we were like well, I guess this is the thing, we gotta go to the basement. We don’t know what’s going on, but.” Dallas Ernst, a Jefferson City resident, was in
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By Amy Simonson, Amir Vera, Gregory Lemos, Leslie Holland and Kay Jones, CNN Two suspects are in custody and have been charged in the ambush shooting of a Baltimore police officer who was sitting in her patrol car, authorities said. The two suspects were charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Baltimore Police Officer
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. On Sunday the Fox News Channel’s news facade was chipped away when Chris Wallace decamped to CNN. On Monday the hypocrisy of Fox’s biggest stars was highlighted by a bipartisan
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with increasing clouds by morning. Lows in the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Cloudy with showers by early afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. EXTENDED: We’re clear overnight as lows drop back down into the 30s, with more cloud cover building in early tomorrow. A boundary sets up to our south, sending moisture north as
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