Reva-Lou Reva is worried. For the first time he can remember, he says hospitals around the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are so overburdened they are closing their doors to patients. “This is very frightening, to know that you don’t have any medical facilities open, or very limited, and you cannot easily
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to the hospital after a multiple car pile up on Bernadette Dr. near Interstate 70 Saturday night. Columbia Police said three cars were involved in the crash. Drivers involved in the crash told ABC 17 crews they were idling when a truck hit them from behind and smashed
Continue Reading A North Carolina woman got a shock when she realized she won the lottery on her 20th wedding anniversary. Sadhana Patel of New Bern won $373,741 in the jackpot, according to a news release from the North Carolina (NC) Education Lottery. She purchased her ticket for $5 on January 16 and claimed the prize on
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The cutest thief was rewarded after he continued to steal a purple unicorn from a Dollar General. The business in Kenansville, North Carolina, called animal control on Sisu, a large male stray dog, because of his repeated thievery. He had come to the store five times to steal the same stuffed unicorn. However, instead of
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A shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday night appears to have resulted from a fight among a group of people, police said in a press release Saturday afternoon. Another incident in which a woman died is still being investigated, but police say they do not believe it is related to the first shooting —
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Heavy fighting continued into Saturday around the northern town of Palma in Mozambique, which was attacked by Islamist insurgents on Wednesday, according to multiple sources contacted by CNN. Thousands of people have fled Palma after the attack on Wednesday, according to human rights groups, while the fate of dozens of people who had taken refuge
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 348 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday bringing the total up to 488,192. The state reported 2,102 new cases of the virus in the past seven days. Two more virus-related deaths were also reported bringing the state’s total to 8,440. According to the state’s
Continue Reading Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby says the city will no longer prosecute for prostitution, drug possession and other low-level offenses. Mosby made the announcement on Friday following her office’s one-year experiment in not prosecuting minor offenses to decrease the spread of Covid-19 behind bars. “Today, America’s war on drug users is over in the
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At least 114 civilians were killed across Myanmar on Saturday, according to a tally by the independent Myanmar Now news outlet, as the military junta continued to crack down on peaceful protests. The killings in 44 towns and cities across the country would represent the bloodiest day of protests since a military coup last month.
Continue Reading San Francisco is launching a pilot program that will guarantee monthly income for artists affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Mayor London Breed announced the program on Thursday in a news release. It would guarantee monthly payments of $1,000 for around 130 San Francisco artists for six months beginning in May. The city partnered with the
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The US may finally be getting a handle on the coronavirus pandemic, but for so many Americans, it’s too late, and that disconnect is raising fresh questions about why the US couldn’t have done more earlier. Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as the White House coronavirus response coordinator under the Trump administration, reveals her chilling
Continue Reading Howard Schnellenberger, the legendary football coach who led the University of Miami Hurricanes to national prominence after winning the school’s first national title, has died. Schnellenberger passed away on Saturday at age 87, his family announced through Florida Atlantic University. “Howard always allowed me to be a part of his football life,” Beverlee Schnellenberger, who
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Click here for updates on this story NEWNAN, Georgia (WGCL) — The Newnan community is in recovery mode after a violent, EF-4 tornado ripped apart homes, tossed trees, smashed cars, and claimed the life of at least one person. John McGee knows he and his wife, Lalla, are lucky to be alive after the tornado
Continue Reading Two teenage girls have been charged in the carjacking death of an Uber Eats driver this week in Washington, DC, police say. Mohammad Anwar, 66, of Springfield, Virginia, was killed Tuesday afternoon near Nationals Park, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. Anwar was working as an Uber Eats driver, says a GoFundMe page
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — An 11-year-old boy died on Thursday night due to an accidental drowning near a low-head dam in Codorus Creek in York County. Low-head dams can be very dangerous and Rep. Keith Gillespie says the effects of the water can be crucial. “What happens after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — March’s Worm Moon will form on Sunday afternoon when the moon appears opposite from the sun at 2:48 p.m. ET, and depending on your definition, it could even be considered a supermoon. Because the peak of the full moon will be mid-afternoon for
Continue Reading Those afraid of heights have a new excuse to steer clear of amusement park rides. This week, two Florida teens were suspended for a few hours on a slingshot ride around three stories high after a cable snapped, rescue officials told CNN affiliate WKMG-TV. The passengers were rescued without injuries from the ride at Old
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The Colorado police officer slain in Monday’s massacre at a Boulder grocery was the final person shot in the rampage that left 10 people dead, police said Friday. And no one — other than that officer, Eric Talley — was shot after he and other officers started engaging the gunman at the King Soopers store
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Efforts to dislodge the huge container ship stuck in the Suez Canal intensified Saturday as the backlog of ships at either end of the crucial waterway grew, heightening concerns over the impact of the blockage on global supply chains. The Ever Given, a container ship almost as long as the Empire State Building is tall,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEWBERG, Oregon (KPTV) — It’s been a little over a year since wineries in the Willamette Valley were forced to close down. “Everyone I think was really shocked at the extent of, you know, the closures and the spread of the virus and just all the things that
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