UK supermarket chain drops racist slur from lime leaves branding
By James Briggs and Jack Guy, CNN Business British supermarket chain Waitrose will change the name of one of its products to remove a racial slur…
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Covid-19 outbreak hits US Embassy in Afghanistan
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN More than 100 people at the US Embassy in Kabul have Covid-19, one person has died, and several have been medically…
Continue ReadingMan looking for ‘thrill’ arrested after jumping from pedestrian bridge
By Blake Summers Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man was arrested Wednesday night…
Continue ReadingRight now in Iceland: Hot lava and a warm welcome
By Terry Ward, CNN Just a 25-minute car ride from Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport, a constantly shifting hiking trail winds over two…
Continue ReadingMan on probation faces robbery charge
By Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A 33-year-old Davenport man on…
Continue ReadingUndercover operation finds drugs and guns within reach of a toddler
By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspected cocaine dealer and…
Continue ReadingHouse votes to repeal Iraq War authorization
By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 legal authorization for the war in Iraq, marking what the bill’s backers hope…
Continue Reading5 young boys arrested in seperate stolen vehicle cases
By Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Davenport police and the Iowa…
Continue ReadingMan facing dozens of animal cruelty charges says he’s adopted more dogs
By Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Rosman man, who…
Continue ReadingDomestic workers have long been underpaid and unappreciated. It’s time we give them what they deserve
Opinion by Ai-jen Poo and Dawn Gearhart for CNN Business Perspectives When the pandemic shut down the US economy, the domestic work sector was…
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Hong Kong police declare Apple Daily newsroom a crime scene as editors and executives arrested under national security law
By Eric Cheung, CNN Business Hong Kong police declared the Apple Daily newspaper office a crime scene Thursday, after 500 officers descended on the…
Continue ReadingHere’s what the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act ruling means for you
By Tami Luhby, CNN The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. The Supreme Court’s dismissal Thursday of the latest Republican-led…
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Father’s Day spending expected to hit $20 billion
Father’s Day is coming up this weekend and a new report indicates it could be a record in terms of how much people spend on gifts and other items for…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster care agency that refused to work with same-sex couples
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the…
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New bill would require reporting of cyber attacks
Lawmakers are working on legislation that calls for various public and private entities to notify the government within a day of a…
Continue ReadingREAD: Supreme Court opinion in same-sex couple foster care agency case
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic Foster Care Agency that…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy slams Biden for giving ‘Putin a pass’ after years of silence on Trump’s relationship with Russian president
By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
Continue ReadingTherapy dog saves woman who was on the verge of taking her own life
By Jack Guy, CNN A therapy dog has played a role in saving a woman who was considering taking her own life on a bridge over a highway in the UK,…
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Unhealthy air quality conditions in Brawley Thursday
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Thursday will be sunny and hot, with a high near 118. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning.…
Continue ReadingDo you yearn for fulfillment? Reach for the ‘ordinary,’ author says
By Elissa Strauss, CNN The pressure to stand out plagues us all. Even if we don’t really want that job, that body, that car, that trip or that…
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