By Vanessa Yurkevich for CNN Business In his West Hollywood studio, wedding planner Jason Rhee is working around the clock — planning dream weddings for his clients. But up until two months ago, Rhee had no business. Last year, he didn’t plan a single wedding after the pandemic shut down gatherings and events. “My business
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By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN A 37-year-old priest is in custody in Greece after allegedly launching an acid attack that injured 10 people at a meeting of senior bishops. He has since been moved to an Athens psychiatric hospital and is under police guard, according to Greek police spokesperson Anna Efthymiou. Seven senior members of Greece’s
Continue ReadingBy Rockdale Newton Citizen Staff Click here for updates on this story CONYERS, Georgia (Rockdale Citizen) — The body of a teen who drowned in the Yellow River Monday night was recovered Tuesday afternoon by Rockdale County Fire Rescue. The Rockdale County Coroner’s Office identified the teen as Alexi Cruz, 16, of Conyers. Rockdale County
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Amazon defeated a high-profile union drive at a warehouse in Alabama earlier this year. But now the e-commerce giant could face a much larger campaign to unionize
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Continue ReadingBy Byron Day Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile Police need your help finding the guy-they say-held a woman against her will for four days, beating and strangling her. Earlier this month, investigators say 27 year old Javaris Johnson, kidnapped the victim, then over the next four days, beat
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Wendy’s is testing a new plant-based burger — but it doesn’t use a meat alternative. Beginning June 28, the fast food chain is selling a new “Spicy Black Bean Burger” in three US cities, including Jacksonville, Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio. The sandwich costs $5.79 and will be on menus for
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Dozens of dogs are currently under the care of a rescue group after they were taken from a Jackson Tennessee property in connection to an animal cruelty case. Many of the dogs showing signs of chronic neglect, starvation, and dehydration. Authorities
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Government statistics aren’t always inclusive and little data is currently collected on the LGBTQ+ community. But that might change as soon as next month. The Census Bureau wants to begin including questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in one of its surveys, according to a Federal Register notice filed
Continue ReadingBy WGCL Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A two-week multi-jurisdictional operation named “Operation Not Forgotten 2021” lead to the recover of 20 children in metro Atlanta area. 16 of those children were suspected victims of sex trafficking. Numerous federal, state and local agencies, including the Georgia Attorney General’s Office,
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY, Alabama (WALA) — Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday will host a ceremonial bill signing for legislation passed during the 2021 Regular Session. The following bills will be ceremonially signed by the governor: • House Bill 322 – This bill, sponsored by Rep. Danny Crawford,
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President Joe Biden on Thurday announced that “we have a deal” — a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan.
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Victoria’s Secret’s brand image was in tatters, and its owner finally had an escape route. In February 2020, L Brands, the publicly-traded parent of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, struck a $525 million deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to give up its majority stake in Victoria’s
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story Spanish Fort, Alabama (WALA) — The Spanish Fort Police department released video of the “Tighty Whitey Bandit ”. According to the Spanish Fort Police the video shows a man with underwear on his head pulling vehicle door handles attempting to enter the vehicles. The video
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN New polls released Thursday show just how far Republicans were willing to go to support then-President Donald Trump’s unprecedented efforts to subvert the 2020 election. The research was conducted by the Democracy Fund, a nonpartisan foundation that studies voter attitudes toward democratic institutions and works to strengthen democracy in the US.
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The Acting Commissioner for Customs and Border Protection, Troy Miller, appoints Raul Ortiz as the 25th Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol.
Continue Reading By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business The grand opening for rapper and activist Michael “Killer Mike” Render’s Greenwood banking platform has been postponed a second time, the company confirmed on Wednesday. In March, Greenwood co-founder Ryan Glover told CNN Business that the Black and Latinx-owned digital banking company’s planned early 2021 launch date was pushed back
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton and Nicole Chavez, CNN At least 751 unmarked graves have been found on the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Canada, the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan says. The discovery was made in the days after Indigenous leaders began radar searching the school grounds on June 1, Cowessess Chief
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday he has agreed to a deal on infrastructure with a bipartisan group of senators after White House officials and the senators had a massive breakthrough the night before in their infrastructure negotiations. Both Republican and Democratic senators said Wednesday evening there was an
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Dinosaurs may have given birth and lived year-round in the Artic, a new study revealed. Researchers found fossil evidence of at least seven species of dinosaurs reproducing at the Prince Creek Formation in northern Alaska. While the scientists didn’t find nests or eggshells, they did find dinosaur embryos and just-hatched babies,
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