Month: May 2023
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Kernels wrap up day one in Sioux Falls
Mitchell boys tennis sits in eighth place after the first day of the Class AA state tennis tournament in Sioux Falls. In #1 Singles, Luke Jerke reached the consolation finals going 1-1 on the day. [Read More…]
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Group of North Koreans defect, cross border into South Korea
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of North Koreans crossed the Northern Limit Line in a fishing boat and South Korea’s navy patrol boat located the group, South Korean authorities said Thursday. The incident took [Read More…]
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Cash App founder Bob Lee murder suspect pleads not guilty
Paul Kuroda-Pool/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The suspect in the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee pleaded not guilty in a San Francisco court on Thursday. Nima Momeni, a fellow tech executive, has been [Read More…]
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What to know about California’s approval of recommendations for historic reparations
ilbusca/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A California reparations task force has voted to approve recommendations on one of the most significant reparations campaigns for African Americans in modern U.S. history. However, some critics have questioned [Read More…]
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Texas man pleads guilty to firearms offense linked to Mexico murder, kidnapping case
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Texas man pleaded guilty to smuggling a firearm that authorities linked to the deadly kidnapping of four U.S. citizens near the border in Mexico, according to the U.S. [Read More…]
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Two construction workers missing after massive fire at Charlotte site
Charlotte Fire Department (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Over 90 firefighters responded to the scene of a massive fire at a construction site in Charlotte, North Carolina, Thursday morning and braved devastating conditions to rescue workers who [Read More…]
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McCarthy praises debt limit negotiators, but GOP hardliners say talks should stop
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expressed his most positive view yet on debt ceiling talks, a group of hardline conservatives on Thursday urged Republicans to stop [Read More…]
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McCaul accepts State Department offer for Congress to review Afghanistan ‘dissent cable’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul, R-Texas, accepted the State Department’s latest offer to review a classified communication sent by American diplomats during the final days of the U.S. [Read More…]
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Secret Service officer recalled from Bill Clinton’s Bulgaria trip after off-duty altercation, agency says
Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Secret Service officer was recalled from Bulgaria after there was “an off-duty altercation with hotel staff,” according to an agency spokesperson. Former President Bill Clinton was scheduled to [Read More…]
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Dianne Feinstein suffered brain inflammation as complication from shingles, aide confirms
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein suffered complications from shingles that included Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, her office confirmed on Thursday. Feinstein, a Democrat, was diagnosed [Read More…]
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Disney cancels planned Florida campus in Lake Nona
Firas Abdullah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — Disney announced on Thursday that it canceled plans for a new campus near Orlando, Florida. The development was planned for the Lake Nona region. “Given the [Read More…]
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Harrison Ford promises fans his last ‘Indiana Jones’ movie will “knock their socks off”
Lucasfilm On Thursday, Lucasfilm released a behind-the-scenes peek at Harrison Ford‘s final adventure as the whip-cracking archeologist Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Oscar-nominated Logan screenwriter and director James [Read More…]
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‘Deadpool 3’ adds two more returning players
L-R: Hildebrand, Kutsuna – Bennett Raglin/WireImage As Hugh Jackman continues to pump himself back into Wolverine shape, the rest of the Deadpool 3 cast is rounding out. Deadline is reporting that original Deadpool cast member Brianna Hildebrand, who plays the mutant Negasonic Teenage Warhead, will be [Read More…]
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Wisconsin extends ag chemical cleanup fee waiver
Wisconsin officials are again waiving fees for the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Program fund. Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection officials say the fee holiday for pesticide and fertilizer licensees, and farmers purchasing fertilizer will [Read More…]
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New dinosaur, a species of spinosaurid, discovered in Spain, researchers say
Hillary Kladke/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fossil fragments found in Spain are pointing to a new species of dinosaur, researchers said. Scientists have proposed a new species of spinosaurid after studying the specimen, which includes [Read More…]
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Hotter-than-normal temperatures possible for much of US this summer, NOAA says
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Americans can likely expect summer temperatures to be even more sweltering than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Hotter-than-normal temperatures are possible for much of the U.S., [Read More…]
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Charges dropped against man accused of stalking EMT worker Lachelle Jordan
Cleveland Police (CLEVELAND) — The charges against a man accused of stalking Cleveland EMT worker Lachelle Jordan were dropped on Thursday, according to officials. Stennett was charged earlier this month with one felony count of [Read More…]
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‘Too much’: Parents ask court not to release writings of Nashville school shooter
A still image from surveillance video shows what the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department describe as mass shooting suspect Audrey Elizabeth Hale, 28, inside The Covenant School carrying weapons in Nashville, Tenn., March 27, 2023. — [Read More…]
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Two doses of mpox vaccine were 86% effective against infection: CDC
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The mpox vaccination campaign after an outbreak swept the United States last year was highly effective at preventing infection, new federal data showed. One dose of the JYNNEOS vaccine was [Read More…]
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FDA meeting to consider RSV vaccine for pregnant people
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An advisory committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to meet Thursday to discuss drugmaker Pfizer’s application for a new RSV vaccine for pregnant people, two weeks [Read More…]
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