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‘Hard to watch’: Video shows brazen, ambush-style attack on older Asian man inside laundromat

Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Just days after new safety efforts were launched in San Francisco’s Chinatown, video is surfacing of a shocking attack targeting an older man in a laundromat on the Nob Hill/Chinatown border. Surveillance video shows the terrifying moments a 67-year-old customer is attacked by three

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Connecticut school struck by bullet

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — New Haven police are investigating after a bullet struck a school window this morning. It happened just after 8 a.m. on Thursday at the Achievement First Amistad High School on Dixwell Avenue. The school went into lockdown mode, but it has since been

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William Shatner Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor William Shatner. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1931 Birth place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Birth name: William Shatner Father: Joseph Shatner, business owner Mother: Ann Shatner Marriages: Elizabeth (Anderson Martin) Shatner (February 13, 2001-March 3, 2020, divorced); Nerine Kidd (November 15, 1997-August 9, 1999, her death);

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Mario Monti Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Personal Birth date: March 19, 1943 Birth place: Varese, Italy Marriage: Elsa Monti Children: Giovanni and Federica Education: Bocconi University, Milan, degree in economics, 1965; Post graduate studies at Yale University Religion: Catholic Other Facts Nicknamed Super Mario. Honorary

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Covid-19’s obesity link, ‘neanderthal thinking,’ and skipping the line. What you need to know about Covid-19 this Thursday.

Countries where more than half the population is overweight, such as the US and the UK, have recorded much higher death rates from Covid-19, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Obesity Forum. The research found that by the end of 2020, global coronavirus death tolls were more than 10 times higher in

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Hong Kong court grants bail to 15 of 47 pro-democracy activists in landmark national security hearing

Fewer than a third of prominent pro-democracy activists charged under a new national security law were granted bail Thursday after a hearing at a Hong Kong court. The 15 defendants included ex-lawmakers Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Helena Wong, chief magistrate Victor So said. All the remaining 32 defendants, including former law professor Benny Tai

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‘It’s a promising result’: Made-in-Yukon treatment reducing amputations in most severe frostbite cases

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A promising new treatment developed in Yukon for frostbite is reducing amputations among the most severe cases. Dr. Alex Poole, a surgeon at the Whitehorse General Hospital and one of the pioneers of the treatment, spoke to CTV’s Your Morning on Wednesday about

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Covid-19’s obesity link, ‘neanderthal thinking,’ and skipping the queue. What you need to know about Covid-19 this Thursday.

Countries where more than half the population is overweight, such as the US and the UK, have recorded much higher death rates from Covid-19, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Obesity Forum. The research found that by the end of 2020, global coronavirus death tolls were more than 10 times higher in

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