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California Gov. Newsom signs sweeping police reform bills, will strip badges from officers for misconduct
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a wide-sweeping set of police reform laws Thursday, including one that would prevent an officer from being employed by another police department after being [Read More…]
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Suspect in Houston school shooting identified, charged
kali9/iStock (HOUSTON) — Police identified the suspected gunman who stormed YES Prep Southwest Secondary school in Houston, Texas, on Friday and wounded the principal as 25-year old Dexter Harold Kelsey. Kelsey has been charged with [Read More…]
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Death investigation into Illinois State Trooper found shot in squad car on highway
kali9/iStock (CHICAGO) — Illinois State Police have opened a investigation into the death of a trooper found shot on a Chicago highway Friday. Gerald Mason, 35, was found in his squad car suffering from a [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: American Airlines to require employee vaccinations
Drazen Zigic/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 696,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million [Read More…]
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Why some restaurants have added security amid new COVID policies
PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — Amid restaurant closures, changing rules and regulations, worker shortages, supply chain issues that lead to price hikes and more, during the COVID-19 crisis restaurants in the U.S. have faced challenges at [Read More…]
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California to be 1st state in nation to require COVID-19 vaccines for school children
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state will require vaccines for all school children ages 12-17 once the FDA grants full approval, becoming the first state in [Read More…]
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Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals how she’s combating harmful stereotypes and misinformation about asthma
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Sarah Michelle Gellar is tired of how pop culture portrays people with asthma — and she’s aiming to change that. In partnership with the pharmaceutical company Teva, Gellar helped launch the Inhaler [Read More…]
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“He got what he deserves”: Aaron Sorkin on former co-producer Scott Rudin following bullying scandal
Rudin left, Sorkin right in 2011 — Mark Sullivan/WireImage In a lengthy interview with Oscar-winning screenwriter and The Newsroom creator Aaron Sorkin, Vanity Fair got him to speak for the first time about producer Scott Rudin, a once frequent collaborator whose [Read More…]
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“I must break you”: Sylvester Stallone releasing director’s cut of ‘Rocky IV — Rocky vs. Drago’
MGM/Fathom Events With the troubling state of affairs that is 2021, why not take a peek back at a time when an American hero could even get the Soviet Union to chant “USA! USA!”…onscreen, at [Read More…]
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Jay Leno urges his fellow comedians to adapt their comedy “to the times you live in”
Shannon Finney/Getty Images Jay Leno knows a thing or two about being cancelled after past offensive jokes he made came to light, and he’s using that as a warning to his fellow comedians. In March, during [Read More…]
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Tyrese and girlfriend Zelie Timothy break up
Rich Fury/WireImage Tyrese Gibson has apparently broken up with his girlfriend, Zelie Timothy, six months after making their relationship public. The Fast & Furious star made the announcement Wednesday on Instagram. He posted a video of her naked, covered with soap [Read More…]
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CDC issues ‘urgent’ warning for pregnant people not yet vaccinated against COVID-19
ArtMarie/iStock (ATLANTA) — Pregnant people and people who were recently pregnant or are trying to get pregnant need to prioritize getting vaccinated against COVID-19, according to an “urgent health advisory” released Wednesday by the Centers [Read More…]
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Ohio health care workers warn of ‘astronomical’ COVID-19 pediatric surge
show999/iStock (DAYTON, Ohio) — Although coronavirus-related hospitalizations are beginning to trend down nationally among all age groups, the rate of pediatric infections remains at an “exceptionally high” level, according to experts. Across the country, federal [Read More…]
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‘High levels’ of toxic heavy metals found in baby food: Report
DebbiSmirnoff/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Several popular baby food brands contain “high levels” of toxic heavy metals — and they are not doing enough to stop the practice, according to a new report released Wednesday by a [Read More…]
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Masking in classrooms decreases COVID outbreaks, additional research shows
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — The debate over requiring children to wear masks at schools rages on, but not among doctors or scientists — or teachers. Multiple recent studies have shown that masks effectively slow virus [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 9/29/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chi White Sox 6, Cincinnati 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 6, NY Yankees 5 Boston 6, Baltimore 0 Minnesota 5, [Read More…]
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Senate reaches last-minute deal to avert government shutdown
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate was set to vote Thursday on a deal party leaders reached late Wednesday to avert a government shutdown that would have affected hundreds of thousands of federal workers and slammed [Read More…]
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Negotiations on Biden’s infrastructure bill intensify at Congressional Baseball Game
(File Photo) – WoodysPhotos/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Intense phone calls, ice cream and bipartisanship. The Congressional Baseball Game had it all as lawmakers of all stripes came together Wednesday night to enjoy a little of America’s [Read More…]
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Bodycam video shows moments before Chicago police officer attempted to tackle Black woman
iStock/Marcus Lindstrom Newly released police body cam footage shows the moments before a white police officer attempted to tackle a Black woman walking her dog in a closed park, allegedly unprovoked. Nikkita Brown said that [Read More…]
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More than half of US killings by police go unreported: Study
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — A new study on fatal police violence shows more than half of killings by police were left unreported in the last 40 years, and that Black Americans were estimated to be [Read More…]