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Harvey Weinstein ‘despondent’ as he faces sentencing in New York
(Alec Tabak/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) –Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years on sex crime convictions in New York on Wednesday. Harvey Weinstein was “despondent and dejected” as he [Read More…]
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years on sex crime convictions
(Alec Tabak/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) –Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years on sex crime convictions in New York on Wednesday. Harvey Weinstein was “despondent and dejected” as he [Read More…]
The most common, unique and downright strange items Uber has returned to riders
nycshooter/iStock(NEW YORK) — Calling all forgetful Uber passengers, you’re not the only one who’s left their phone or wallet in the back seat — but there are a few rare riders who forgot a bubble [Read More…]
The most common, unique and downright strange items Uber has returned to riders
nycshooter/iStock(NEW YORK) — Calling all forgetful Uber passengers, you’re not the only one who’s left their phone or wallet in the back seat — but there are a few rare riders who forgot a bubble [Read More…]
Prince Harry reportedly speaks about family, royal exit in prank phone call
Karwai Tang/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and sixth in line to the British throne, allegedly spoke out about his decision to leave the royal family in phone calls with Russian pranksters. [Read More…]
Dow plunges 700 points as whiplash on Wall Street continues
Sushiman/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 700 points on Wednesday, as investors’ anxiety over the economic ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak continues to impact trading. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq [Read More…]
Storms causing accidents, delays across US as severe weather threats remain
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Storms continue to move across the country Wednesday morning, causing flash flooding and snow in the Southwest and severe storms in the Mid-Mississippi River Valley. Already, 2 to 3 inches of [Read More…]
Mitchell Schools operating as scheduled thus far
Classes are going on as planned Wednesday in the Mitchell Public School system following Tuesday’s announcement by the South Dakota Health Department of a positive test for the Covid 19 virus by a woman in [Read More…]
American living in northern Italy describes life under quarantine
KeithBinns/iStock(NEW YORK) — Pat Leiter, an American living in Bolzano, northern Italy, was returning home from London, where she was on vacation, when the coronavirus outbreak occurred. “We thought, ‘OK, our region is not under [Read More…]
US airlines cut more flights as demand plunges due to coronavirus outbreak
travellinglight/iStock(NEW YORK) — Major U.S. airlines announced more cuts to domestic flights Tuesday as demand continued to plunge amid the coronavirus outbreak. The global airline industry could take a hit of up to $113 billion [Read More…]
Quadruple shooting kills two teens as they were gunned down playing basketball
ABC News/WPVI-TV(CHESTER, Pa.) — Two teens have been killed and two others injured after they were gunned down in broad daylight as they played basketball. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 10 [Read More…]
Harvey Weinstein ‘despondent’ as he faces sentencing in New York
(Alec Tabak/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein is “despondent and dejected” as he prepares for sentencing after being convicted earlier this month of sexually assaulting two women, according [Read More…]
Police officer shot and killed during traffic stop in Arkansas
kali9/iStock(HOT SPRINGS, Ark.) — A police officer in Arkansas was shot and killed during a traffic stop Tuesday night in the town of Hot Springs. Officer Brent Scrimshire was conducting a traffic stop in the [Read More…]
How coronavirus is affecting St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
Westbury/iStock(NEW YORK) — Cities across the world are deciding not to test their luck on St. Patrick’s Day when it comes to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The National Retail Federation predicted two weeks ago that [Read More…]
Five South Dakotans test positive for Covid 19 with one death
The Covid 19 coronavirus has arrived in South Dakota. Governor Kristi Noem says the state health department confirmed that a 60-69 year old Pennington County male with underlying medical conditions has died. A 30-39 year [Read More…]
Terrorist groups ‘on the march’ in West Africa and the Sahel, US general warns
Ivan Cholakov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Terrorist organizations are “on the march” in West Africa and the Sahel with international efforts failing to curb the increase in violence, a four-star American general in charge of U.S. troops in [Read More…]
Coronavirus outbreak in Europe has many asking, ‘Why Italy?’: Reporter’s Notebook
Viacheslav Chernobrovin/iStock(ROME) — It’s among the most clichéd journalistic tropes: to speak to the taxi driver en route to the airport and use those comments as some kind of gauge for the national sentiment. But [Read More…]
Dow spikes more than 1,000 points on hopes of coronavirus economic relief
rabbit75_ist/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied on Tuesday, gaining 1,167 points, or 4.88%, to cap a volatile trading session characterized by 1,000-point swings as the novel coronavirus continues sending shock waves throughout [Read More…]
Officers cleared for opening fire on mass shooting suspect at Gilroy Garlic Festival
Chalabala/iStock(GILROY, Calif.) — Three police officers were cleared of wrongdoing Tuesday for opening fire on a mass shooting suspect last year during the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California. The Gilroy police officers “undoubtedly saved [Read More…]
NY, Missouri attorneys general order televangelist Jim Bakker to stop promoting alleged coronavirus cure
DNY59(NEW YORK) — Two state attorneys general ordered a prominent televangelist to stop peddling an alleged coronavirus elixir on his show. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Jim Bakker for misrepresentations [Read More…]