(CNN)The US Senate passed legislation this week to grant Congress’ highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League. The bipartisan measure to honor Willie O’Ree unanimously passed the chamber on Tuesday. It now must be approved by the US House of Representatives for O’Ree to…
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(CNN)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ warning this week of a “Faucian distopia” offered the latest glimpse at how ambitious Republicans eyeing 2024 presidential bids are increasingly targeting public health officials as they attempt to grow their national brands in front of conservative audiences.”It is very important that we say unequivocally no to lockdowns, no to school…
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CHICAGO (WLS) — CPS teacher Dave Roche from Carl Von Linne Elementary school has created a book mobile to make sure his students and community keep reading this summer!Roche, a special education teacher, said he wanted to get book into students’ hands as a way to reconnect after a year of remote school learning. Roche…
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The West Lampeter Township Police Department in Lancaster County is creating a surveillance camera registry.”The registry is a way for us just to be aware and alerted of what surveillance camera – private surveillance cameras – are out there,” Chief Brian Wiczkowski said.West Lampeter Township police are asking residents and business owners with cameras to…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Stephanie Gunderson remembers when her husband woke up one morning asking if her back hurts every time she gets out of bed.She told him no and didn’t think anything of it. Capt. Will Gunderson had been a firefighter for the Houston Fire Department for nearly 30 years so she thought maybe…
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The Tulsa Zoo announced the birth of a female Malayan tiger cub on this International Tiger Day.The cub was born on July 11 to mother Ava and father Tahan through Tulsa Zoo’s ongoing participation in the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Malayan Tiger Species Survival Plan, according to the zoo. Officials said the program works…
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(CNN)DaBaby has attracted some high-profile critics.During the performance, he made false and insulting comments about gay men and HIV, and spoke crudely about women, as well.John, who is gay and a longtime HIV activist, took to Twitter to say “We’ve been shocked to read about the HIV misinformation and homophobic statements made at a recent…
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(CNN)As the Delta variant sweeps across the US, Broadway has become the latest to issue guidelines regarding vaccinations. Owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theaters in New York City will require audience members and performers as well as staff to be vaccinated for all performances through the month of October. That announcement was made…
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(CNN)Jean-Claude Van Damme remains impressively limber, but that’s a rare highlight in “The Last Mercenary,” which features the Muscles from Brussels in a Paris-sent embarrassment. Netflix acquired the French-language action comedy because, well, why not? But the movie proves that having a sense of humor about oneself and being funny can be two quite different…
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(CNN)Jamie Lee Curtis has proudly shared for the first time that her younger child is a transgender woman. The Golden Globe-winning actress made the announcement — with her daughter’s permission — in a new cover interview with the AARP magazine, saying she and her husband Christopher Guest “watched in wonder and pride as our son…
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