Category: news
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Police say no body was found inside a buried rug that sparked a TikTok sleuth firestorm
A Columbus, Ohio, woman broadcast to millions of TikTok viewers this week as she documented the discovery and police investigation of a rolled-up rug buried almost 2-feet deep in her backyard. But TikTok users — many of whom speculated the rug was evidence of a larger crime — expressed disappointment on Friday when the woman,…
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Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can’t say.
A total of seven people who were in close contact with a bird flu patient in Missouri developed symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, but it remains unclear whether these represent cases of human-to-human spread of the virus. Antibody blood test results, which will come back later this month, officials said,…
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Trump falsely claims he was endorsed by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
Former Donald Trump on Friday falsely claimed in a social media post that he had been endorsed by longtime JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. A representative for Dimon said he hasn’t endorsed anyone in the 2024 presidential race, and Trump quickly tried to distance himself from the claim. Trump first posted about the endorsement on his…
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What to watch in Texans-Bills and Sam Darnold matchup with New York
Week 5 of the NFL season is here and we have a full slate of intriguing storylines to follow, led by a pair of players facing former teams. Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold, arguably the biggest surprise in the NFL in leading the Vikings to an undefeated start, will face a Jets franchise that drafted him…
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Otis Redding gets a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
In 1962, Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers had an audition in Memphis for the rising new label, Stax Records. Jenkins blew his shot, but with time left at the end of the session, his driver persuaded the Stax team to let him take a turn at the microphone. The solemn, simmering performance of “These Arms…
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A week after Helene, recovery efforts struggle to reach parts of southern Appalachia
Spear said that the devastation affecting not just to two-lane roads but major interstates in the area is blocking trucks from accessing communities in the Asheville area. “North Carolina is just very, very different terrain, with service by road,” he said. “So until those roads are repaired, those bridges accessible, this is going to take…
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Biden says the election will be ‘free and fair’ but ‘I don’t know’ whether it will be ‘peaceful’
President Joe Biden said Friday he was confident that the November election would be “free and fair” but expressed concerns that it may not be “peaceful.” During a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing, a reporter asked Biden if he thought that the election would be free and fair and whether it would…
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Lawmakers from both parties urge Biden to secure the release of Americans imprisoned in China
Lawmakers are appealing to President Joe Biden to use the remaining time in his term to work for the release of Americans who are “wrongfully detained” in China, saying U.S. officials need to do more to help secure their freedom. “There are more Americans wrongfully detained in China than in any other country. American citizens…
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Spain’s first transgender soccer team makes debut in regional men’s league
A soccer team consisting entirely of transgender men has made its debut in a regional league in Spain, overcoming administrative challenges and prejudice to become the first all-trans squad to achieve federated status in Europe. The team, named Fenix FC after the mythical bird symbolizing rebirth, played some friendlies and seven-a-side games last season but…
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False claims about FEMA disaster funds and migrants pushed by Trump
False claims that federal emergency disaster money was given to migrants in the U.S. illegally have spread quickly in recent days, boosted by former President Donald Trump and some of his most high-profile supporters. Trump repeated one of the more extreme baseless allegations during a rally Thursday in Saginaw, Michigan, saying that the money had…