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Month: April 2021

California had its worst wildfire season ever last year — and officials are now fearing more of the same

After the worst wildfire season ever in 2020, California is bracing for more destruction this year due to worsening drought conditions and above-normal temperatures. “We had world record-breaking high temperatures in our own backyard in California… 130 degrees in our state,” Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday as he launched a $536 million funding package to

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‘The Nevers’ assembles an X-Men-esque series in Joss Whedon’s Victorian England

Setting aside the backstage drama involving series creator Joss Whedon, “The Nevers” begins with an intriguing premise and develops it in such a plodding way that interest progressively fades with each successive hour. The idea of an X-Men-like group in turn-of-the-19th-century London surely has potential, but “The Nevers” needs to get better, sooner rather than

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Calmer Weather Today

After a rough afternoon, dusty winds at 68 mph in Idaho Falls, yesterday, we will have a sunny, pleasant day today. Highs 52-54 and 40 in Jackson Hole. Winds SW 10-15 G20. Another front early Saturday will bring memories of yesterday, a front coming in hot with 55-65 mph wind gusts in the afternoon. High

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Alderman calls for federal investigators to look into Waterbury Housing Authority apartments

Click here for updates on this story     WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — After hearing numerous complaints about living conditions at Waterbury Housing Authority properties, one alderman is trying to get federal investigators involved. Channel 3 took the concerns right to the WHA. Waterbury Housing Authority’s Truman Apartments are home to dozens of families, and at least

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GLAAD Media Awards 2021: The winners list

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, virtually held its 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards Thursday. The event celebrates the best in the community, and the comedy “Schitt’s Creek” received the award for Outstanding Comedy Series for a second year in a row. Actress and producer Niecy Nash

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Tiger Woods was disoriented in a manner consistent with shock following his crash, police report says

Shortly after Tiger Woods crashed his vehicle in Southern California in February, responders found him “somewhat combative” as he was being treated at the scene, according to details from a 22-page crash scene investigation report by the California Highway Patrol. Woods was “acting in a manner consistent with someone suffering from shock due to having

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Ottawa police investigating video of officer saying ‘white man’s day is done’

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Ottawa police are investigating a security video showing an officer in conversation with colleagues saying that ‘white man’s day is done,’ before they appear to make several other comments on race. Security footage from inside an Ottawa home’s garage shows three white officers

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La Liga finds no evidence Cádiz’s Juan Cala insulted Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby ‘in the alleged terms’

La Liga has found no evidence that Cádiz’s Juan Cala insulted Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby “in the alleged terms” during Sunday’s top-flight encounter. “Following an analysis of all the elements available to La Liga, it can be concluded that no evidence has been found that player Juan Torres Ruiz (Juan Cala) insulted Mouctar Diakhaby using the

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The IRS has no plans to bring back a tool that helped low-income Americans get their stimulus checks. Here’s what to do instead

About 8 million low-income people were eligible for stimulus payments last year but never received the money, raising concerns about getting the latest round of help to those most in need — yet there’s no sign the Internal Revenue Service plans to restore a tool that would make it easier. Early in the pandemic, the

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Federal watchdog investigating State Department cybersecurity practices

An independent government watchdog is conducting a wide-ranging probe into the State Department’s cybersecurity practices, including how it manages and responds to cyber threats, the investigating office confirmed to CNN Thursday. The Government Accountability Office “does have an ongoing audit of the State Department’s cybersecurity practices,” director for Information Technology and Cybersecurity Vijay A. D’Souza

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‘He really jumped on the Trump train’: How a brash Matt Gaetz climbed the ranks in Trump’s Washington

Rep. Matt Gaetz, attempting to stare down a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations, is reaching for a familiar, in-your-face strategy perfected over the last four years by the man who fueled his unconventional rise, former President Donald Trump. Hours after news of the investigation went public, the Florida Republican went on Fox News to

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Federal prosecutors get the green light to start offering plea deals to Capitol riot defendants, attorneys say

Federal prosecutors have informed some Capitol riot defendants the Justice Department has given the green-light to cut guilty plea deals, a step toward bringing the first of the hundreds of cases to a close, according to attorneys involved in the talks. Defense lawyers involved have long recognized that much of the evidence in the Capitol

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Undercover NYPD officer arrests woman who allegedly yelled anti-Asian slurs and threatened violence

An undercover officer with the New York Police Department arrested a woman yelling anti-Asian slurs at a Chinatown nail salon, according to city officials. Sharon Williams, 50, allegedly went into the nail salon Tuesday afternoon and is accused of making anti-Asian statements and having “physically threatened people inside,” said NYPD spokesperson Det. Denise Moroney. Williams

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The danger of a giant COVID belly flop

As more and more vaccinations are administered in the US, the COVID-19 story, which once was nothing more than a tale of enormous tragedy, now has a new plotline: how best to return to normal. A key element of this latter story arc is the poorly understood concept of “herd immunity.” The idea is straightforward:

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Matt Gaetz associate likely to strike plea deal, attorneys say

Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is likely to strike a plea deal with federal prosecutors, his attorney and prosecutors said in court Thursday, potentially putting additional legal pressure on the congressman. Greenberg’s possible cooperation with the Justice Department could provide investigators with key details as

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Watchdog reveals new warning about map of Capitol’s underground tunnels posted before insurrection

A scathing report by the US Capitol Police watchdog obtained by CNN reveals that there were even more law enforcement failures prior to January 6 than previously known, including new details about expired ammunition, ineffective shields and a previously unreported warning more than two weeks ahead of the insurrection about a map of the Capitol’s

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Scathing watchdog report reveals Capitol Police had expired ammo and ineffective shields during riot

A scathing report by the US Capitol Police watchdog obtained by CNN reveals that there were even more law enforcement failures prior to January 6 than previously known, including new details about expired ammunition, ineffective shields and a previously unreported warning more than two weeks ahead of the insurrection about a map of the Capitol’s

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