Health official describes racist attack after council meeting on masks
St. Louis County public health official Dr. Faisal Khan says he was pushed and called racist slurs after a council meeting about the county’s new mask mandate.
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Keilar: Rubio took a swing, missed and hit himself in the face
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tweeted that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was participating in “embarrassing Covid theater” by wearing a mask and face shield on his trip to the Philippines, where masks and face shields are government mandated.
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Ashland police identify victim of early morning homicide
Ashland police said in a release Friday afternoon that 47-year-old Moises Hernandez-Sanchez was killed in an assault in the 100 block of East Liberty Lane.
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These are the new UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Francesca Street, CNN A prehistoric solar observatory in the middle of a desert. A decades-old railway that bisects two soaring mountain ranges. Striking art etched into rocks that dates back 7,000 years. These are just some of the spectacular destinations newly inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. After several days of online deliberations, the
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Tracking cooler temperatures and storms this weekend
FRIDAY: This afternoon is hot again with most reaching around 90 degrees. A front is slowly pushing in from the north, cooling temperatures and taking humidity with it. Those south of the front, especially near the Lake, will see highs in the mid-90s and heat indexes in the triple digits. TONIGHT: A few storms are possible in
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CA: THOUSANDS FLEE FAST MOVING WILDFIRE
Thousands flee active wildfires in California
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COVID: VACCINATION, MASK MANDATE MOMENTUM (330PET)
Federal and local officials taking a harder line in the fight against Covid-19
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‘It’s emotional’: ICU nurse describes life in the ER
With new cases of Covid-19 surging in most of the US — driven by unvaccinated Americans and fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant — hospitals are bracing for another round of devastation.
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Evictions are looming as the Delta variant spreads
The federal eviction moratorium, put in place by the CDC last September, will not be extended leaving those who have relied on it at risk of losing their homes. CNN’s Nick Watt reports.
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Simone Biles says she still has the ‘twisties’ and it’s impacting her on the 4 individual events
By Jill Martin, CNN In a series of Instagram stories, Simone Biles shared videos — which since have been deleted — of herself struggling with her dismounts on the uneven bars and answering questions about having the twisties, a mental block in gymnastics where competitors lose track of their positioning midair. Biles, who withdrew during
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Evictions are looming as the Delta variant spreads
The federal eviction moratorium, put in place by the CDC last September, will not be extended leaving those who have relied on it at risk of losing their homes. CNN’s Nick Watt reports.
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Tracking multiple rounds of storms into this weekend
FRIDAY: Some leftover storms will greet some of us out the door this morning. Those should start to fade later this morning but we might not be done with the rain. Temperatures will warm to near 90 for most of us between the clouds this afternoon. South of a stationary front, from Sedalia to Lake
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Businesses are taking a stand on vaccines
As the Delta variant surges around the country, Corporate America is taking a stand on vaccinations. Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, explains the conditions employees will face if they aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19.
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Good Samaritans break a truck’s windows, an abandoned husky finds happiness, and a sandstorm engulfs a city. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Highway heroes Drivers on an Atlanta highway worked together to break into a slow-moving truck after realizing the man behind the wheel was unconscious. The man’s
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Good Samaritans break a truck’s windows, an abandoned husky finds happiness, and a sandstorm engulfs a city. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Highway heroes Drivers on an Atlanta highway worked together to break into a slow-moving truck after realizing the man behind the wheel was unconscious. The man’s
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Good Samaritans break a truck’s windows, an abandoned husky finds happiness, and a sandstorm engulfs a city. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Highway heroes Drivers on an Atlanta highway worked together to break into a slow-moving truck after realizing the man behind the wheel was unconscious. The man’s
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN Good Samaritans break a truck’s windows, an abandoned husky finds happiness, and a sandstorm engulfs a city. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Highway heroes Drivers on an Atlanta highway worked together to break into a slow-moving truck after realizing the man behind the wheel was unconscious. The man’s
Continue ReadingSee sandstorm engulf city in China
A sandstorm as high as 100 meters (328 feet) hit Dunhuang City in northwestern China on July 25. Local police imposed traffic controls on the city’s expressway as visibility reduced to less than five meters.
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Why Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney
Scarlett Johansson filed a lawsuit that alleges Disney breached her contract by releasing the highly anticipated film “Black Widow” on its streaming service, Disney+. CNN’s Frank Pallotta reports.
Continue ReadingA wildfire is closing in on their home. Hear why they are refusing to leave
CNN’s Camila Bernal reports on brothers who are refusing to evacuate their home near California’s largest wildfire this year, the Dixie Fire, in an effort to fight the blaze.
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