Tag: call
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911 call about hiker chased by bear leads to body; officials say it was staged, caller wanted for murder
A man who called police claiming he fell off a cliff while running from a bear — leading officials to discover a dead body — is now wanted for murder, Tennessee officials say. The man called dispatch on Oct. 18 posing as a distressed hiker, claiming to be a man named Brandon Andrade, the Monroe…
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Georgian president calls for protests after ruling party wins disputed election; U.S., allies call for probe
Georgia’s president called for protests on Monday following a disputed parliamentary election, and the United States and the European Union urged a full investigation into reports of violations in the voting. The results, with almost all precincts counted, were a blow for pro-Western Georgians who had cast Saturday’s election as a choice between a ruling…
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Minnesota Lynx coach says WNBA championship ‘stolen’ by foul call in New York Liberty game
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve had some strong words for the referees after the team lost the WNBA championship in an overtime game against the New York Liberty on Sunday night. The electric Game 5 matchup was pushed into overtime after a foul was called in the last 5.2 seconds of the fourth quarter,…
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Biden didn’t know Ron DeSantis refused to take Kamala Harris’ call when he praised him as ‘gracious’
President Joe Biden hadn’t been briefed about a back-and-forth between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vice President Kamala Harris over hurricane recovery before he praised him as “gracious” in a news conference Wednesday, a source familiar with the situation said. NBC News first reported on Monday that DeSantis refused to take Harris’ call when she…
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shares details of his Elon Musk call
PHILLIPSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that he spoke with tech mogul Elon Musk on Sunday — but said politics never came up. NBC News reported Tuesday that Musk called Shapiro while he was at the Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys game in Pittsburgh over the weekend. The two were…
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Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris’ call on Hurricane Helene
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamia Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state. A source familiar with the situation said he was dodging the Democratic presidential nominee’s calls because they “seemed political,” according to a DeSantis aide. “Kamala was trying…
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Attendees call ‘Bridgerton’-inspired ball in Michigan a chaotic disappointment
What was supposed to be a fairytale evening for “Bridgerton” fans in Detroit over the weekend devolved into chaos, with attendees complaining that the Regency-era ball had raw food, cheap decor and hardly any staff to help. Uncle & Me LLC, the Detroit-based event planning company behind the event, had promised attendees “an evening of…
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Sen. Ben Cardin says he was targeted by apparent deep fake call
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin was targeted by a caller who posed as a former top Ukrainian official during a recent Zoom call, according to a notice circulated to Senate offices and obtained by NBC News on Wednesday. The caller, who was not identified, posed as former Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro…
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In a blow to Trump, Nebraska governor won’t call a special session to change state’s electoral votes
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday he will not call a special legislative session to change how the state allocates its electoral votes, dashing Republican hopes that the switch could happen before November. Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been pushing state lawmakers to switch to a winner-take-all system, in which the presidential…