5 things to know for Feb. 16: Ukraine, Sandy Hook, Covid, Prince Andrew, Alec Baldwin
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN You’ve probably heard all the hype about the metaverse, but is it really the next big thing? Developers think so…
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Mississippi prison inmate captured after running out of gas during escape, officials say
By Amy Simonson, CNN A convicted murderer who escaped from a Mississippi prison was captured Tuesday after he ran out of gas, according to prison…
Continue Reading Two Texas deputies injured after responding to call that ended in a shootout, with the suspect dead
By Chris Boyette, CNN Two Harris County, Texas, deputies are recovering after being shot while exchanging gunfire with a suspect at a Houston-area…
Continue Reading Police chief reveals how 6-year-old girl was found alive under staircase two years after she was reported missing
By Mark Morales, Mirna Alsharif, Christina Maxouris and Ray Sanchez, CNN A child who was reported missing in 2019 when she was 4 years old was found…
Continue Reading Woman found dead in Manhattan apartment after being followed home, police say
CNN, SPECTRUM NEWS NY1, WABC By Liam Reilly and Laura Studley, CNN A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after he allegedly followed a woman…
Continue Reading Middle schoolers launched a boat from New Hampshire in 2020. It was found in Norway 462 days later
By Sara Smart, CNN A miniboat built by fifth graders took to the seas on October 25, 2020, charging off into the Gulf Stream for its maiden voyage.…
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Recycling face masks to create electronics
The COVID-19 pandemic brought along more people wearing facemasks but also created a lot more medical waste. However, one company believes they can…
Continue Reading Prosecutor seeks more than 7 years in prison for ex-officer Kim Potter for Daunte Wright’s death
By Brad Parks, CNN Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter to more than seven years in…
Continue Reading A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the Houston area on Valentine’s Day has died
By Rosa Flores, CNN A 9-year-old girl has died after she was shot while in a car with her family in the Houston area, police say. “Sadly, the…
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Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes
For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic…
Continue Reading Coast Guard suspends search for passengers of plane that crashed off North Carolina coast
By Amy Simonson and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for passengers who were on board an airplane that apparently…
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more in fake GOP electors scheme
The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed six individuals over efforts to falsely declare Donald Trump the…
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Biden says US ready to ‘give the diplomacy every chance to succeed’ in defusing Russia-Ukraine crisis
President Joe Biden made an appeal for diplomacy to continue as the world watches to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of…
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Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit
Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has settled a decade-old class-action lawsuit over the company’s use of “cookies” in 2010 and 2011 that…
Continue Reading Woman found dead in Manhattan apartment after being followed home, police say
By Liam Reilly and Laura Studley, CNN A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after he allegedly followed a woman to her New York apartment…
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US could see a century’s worth of sea rise in just 30 years
A federal report warns that America’s coasts will be hit hard by ever faster sea level rise between now and the year…
Continue Reading US sea levels will rise rapidly in the next 30 years, new report shows
By Rachel Ramirez A new report provides an alarming forecast for the US: Sea level will rise as much in the next 30 years as it did in the past 100…
Continue Reading San Francisco Police will review its policies after DA claims it used sexual assault victims’ DNA in unrelated investigations, chief says
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The San Francisco Police Department immediately will start reviewing its DNA collection practices and policies after the…
Continue Reading A pastor baptized people for decades using one wrong word. Now those are all considered invalid
CNN, HLN By Chuck Johnston and Steve Almasy, CNN A Catholic priest has resigned after a church investigation found he performed invalid baptisms…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 16: Ukraine, Sandy Hook, Covid, Prince Andrew, Alec Baldwin
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN You’ve probably heard all the hype about the metaverse, but is it really the next big thing? Developers think so…
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