USA Today,
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Jordan Mendoza
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At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed and dozens were injured in a five-alarm fire that ignited at a Bronx apartment complex on Sunday, officials said. Stefan Ringel, a senior adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, confirmed the death toll. He said the children killed were 16 years old or younger. Thirteen people remained hospitalized in critical condition, Ringel said. In all, more than five dozen people were hurt. Most of the victims had severe smoke inhalation, fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. Victims were found on every floor of the building. The fire broke out in
WRAL-TV [Raleigh NC],
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Maggie Brown
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ZEBULON, N.C. — Over the past couple years, there has been an increase in armadillo sightings across the Carolinas, and officials with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says it's due to climate change. Armadillos have been spotted in 23 counties across North Carolina, including Wake and Durham. Since 2007, there have been as many as 30 sightings of armadillos in Wake County. Greg Batts, an N.C. Wildlife biologist in Zebulon, said he documented two armadillos on the N.C. Highway 55 widening project in August in 2020. One had been run over by a car and another had a den near
Business Insider,
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John L. Dorman
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1/8/2022 8:58:25 PM
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday he was "sick and tired" of hearing criticism of "what went wrong" during the recent snowstorm that left hundreds of people stranded for hours on Interstate 95, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch. During an interview on WRVA, a Richmond-area radio station, reporter Matt Demlein asked Northam about any updates in assessing how the huge transportation backlog transpired, especially as many were stuck in their vehicles with limited heat, minimal food options, and frigid outdoor temperatures. The Democratic governor — who is term-limited and will leave office on January 15 — forcefully rejected the line of questioning
CNN,
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Hannah Ritchie
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Melbourne, Australia - Novak Djokovic was granted a medical exemption to compete in the Australian Open as he had recently recovered from Covid-19, court documents published on Saturday by Australia's Federal Circuit show. The development comes as the tennis World No. 1 is confined to a hotel in Melbourne as he mounts a desperate legal challenge against the revocation of his visa ahead of the tournament. "Mr Djokovic had received, on 30 December 2021, a letter from the Chief Medical Officer of Tennis Australia recording that he had been provided with a 'Medical exemption from COVID vaccination' on the grounds that
NBC News,
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Tim Fitzsimons
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1/7/2022 9:51:59 PM
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The engineer trying to stabilize the Millennium Tower, a luxury residential skyscraper in San Francisco that is sinking into the ground and now leaning over two feet off of center, said the building is now tilting three inches per year. Structural engineer Ronald O. Hamburger made the comments Thursday at a city hearing in which he pitched an updated fix for the building's foundation, NBC Bay Area reported. The 58-story, 645-foot tall tower — opened to residents in 2009 — is now tilting 26 inches north and west at Fremont and Mission Streets in the heart of San Francisco’s financial
Business Insider,
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Ben Winck
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Madison Hoff
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Hiring faltered again in December as the Omicron variant fueled yet another wave of coronavirus cases and economic restrictions. The US added 199,000 nonfarm payrolls last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg held a median forecast of 450,000 added jobs. The print reveals hiring slowed in the final weeks of 2021 as coronavirus case counts swung higher and fueled new concerns for the still-incomplete recovery. (Snip) The unemployment rate slid to 3.9% from 4.2%, BLS said. That landed below the median forecast of 4.1%. The report offers a gloomy look at how the labor
Newsweek,
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Katherine Fung
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1/7/2022 9:08:38 AM
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New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her previous waitressing experience to call out fellow Democrat and new New York City Mayor Eric Adams' recent comments on "low-skilled workers" comment. "The suggestion that any job is 'low skill' is a myth perpetuated by wealthy interests to justify inhumane working conditions, little/no healthcare, and low wages," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Wednesday. "Plus being a waitress has made me and many others *better* at our jobs than those who've never known that life." The congresswoman's remarks come in response to a statement Adams made during one of his first press conferences as
KMSP-TV [Eden Prairie MN],
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Staff
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a release, Ellison says he has mild symptoms so far, adding he has been vaccinated and boosted. Ellison says he is visiting family outside the United States and is currently isolated before returning home. He says he is continuing to work remotely while in quarantine. Ellison joins Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Congressman Jim Hagedorn as Minnesota leaders who have tested positive for COVID-19. Governor Walz has since recovered without issue and Hagedorn, who is also battling cancer, said Tuesday he is experiencing mild
Associated Press,
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Staff
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Some passengers were enduring one of the worst trips ever Tuesday as winter weather continued to wreak havoc not only with road travel but also Amtrak trains, where stranded passengers said they were dealing with overflowing toilets and a lack of food. Amtrak's Crescent, which left New Orleans on Sunday on its way to New York, got stuck north of Lynchburg, Virginia, on Monday morning, returned to Lynchburg and remained there until finally heading northbound again late Tuesday afternoon. Officials said downed trees had been blocking the tracks. Earlier Tuesday, passenger Sean Thornton said in a phone interview that the
Associated Press,
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Staff
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1/4/2022 10:43:23 PM
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U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence plans to retire from Congress at the end of her term, becoming the 25th House Democrat to decide against seeking reelection in 2022, she announced Tuesday. “This year marks my 30th year in elected public service, and I’ve had the good fortune of serving Michiganders on the local and national level,” she announced on Twitter. “After reflecting on my journey & having conversations with my family, I’m announcing that I will not be seeking re-election to Congress,” Lawrence said. The 67-year-old former Southfield mayor is the only Black lawmaker representing Michigan in Congress and the only
Associated Press,
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Staff
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider was robbed at gunpoint over New Year’s weekend in Oakland, California. Schneider, an Oakland resident, tweeted about the robbery to her 52,000 followers, saying she was shaken up but otherwise OK. “Hi all! So first off: I’m fine. But I got robbed yesterday, lost my ID, credit cards and phone. I then couldn’t really sleep last night, and have been dragging myself around all day trying to replace everything,” the Oakland resident said in her post. (Snip) Schneider, the first transgender contestant to qualify for the Tournament of Champions, won again on
WBTS-TV [Boston MA],
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Oscar Margain
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High demand for COVID-19 testing in Massachusetts has not stopped. The drive-thru test site in Randolph was so backed up Monday that people had to wait hours to get a PCR test. Monday was the busiest testing day for the city, police working at the site told NBC10 Boston. The wait tested people's patience. "We are here in purgatory!" exclaimed Halima Blackman. Blackman and her mother urgently needed a PCR test. They had a death in the family and have to fly out Tuesday. They decided to take their chances at the Randolph testing center at the Joseph Zapustas Ice
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Because every rope must have been used to lynch people. Even on Stanford Univ. campus.