Robert De Niro calls injury sustained in Oklahoma ‘excruciating’ Robert De Niro calls the leg injury he suffered in Oklahoma during the making of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” “excruciating.” “I tore my quad somehow,” De Niro said in an interview with Indie Wire. “It’s just a simple […]
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Wichita ‘nuisance’ motel logged 884 police calls in 27 months
The city of Wichita has filed court papers seeking to shut down another South Broadway motel it says is burdening police and other emergency resources with high crime rates and 911 call volumes. The motel’s owner says he is working to make things better and that many of the calls […]
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Criminal justice group calls for closure of 10 CA prisons
FILE – In this June 14, 2005 file photo a correctional officer walks near a gate, which is one of two entrances into Kern Valley State Prison, in Delano, Calif. This prison is one of 10 that a criminal justice reform group is calling for to be closed. (AP Photo/Ric […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Dakota Access pipeline to remain in operation despite calls for shutdown | Biden hopes to boost climate spending by $14B | White House budget proposes $1.4B for environmental justice
TGIF! Welcome to Overnight Energy, your source for the day’s energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rachel Frazin at [email protected], and follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Reach Zack Budryk at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter: @BudrykZack. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. Today the Biden […]
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Senator Calls Out Opposition To Deb Haaland: ‘A Woman Of Color Is Being Held To A Different Standard’
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) says biases drove Republican opposition to Rep. Deb Haaland’s (D-N.M.) confirmation as the 54th secretary of the Interior Department and that GOP colleagues are holding women of color to a different standard, an argument she will make in a speech Monday ahead of the vote. Haaland, a […]
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Libyan Interior Minister’s Convoy in Shootout He Calls Assassination Attempt | World News
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said he escaped a “well-planned” assassination attempt on Sunday in which gunmen fired on his motorcade in the capital Tripoli, though an armed force that said its members were involved disputed his account. Speaking to Reuters, Bashagha said a vehicle started encroaching […]
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Libyan interior minister’s convoy in shootout he calls assassination attempt
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said he escaped a “well-planned” assassination attempt on Sunday in which gunmen fired on his motorcade in the capital Tripoli, though an armed force that said its members were involved disputed his account. Speaking to Reuters, Bashagha said a vehicle started encroaching […]
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Omaha Public Schools calls off remote learning due to rotating power outages
Omaha Public Schools calls off remote learning due to rotating power outages Updated: 9:01 AM CST Feb 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MOMENT. FIRST, WE WANT TO GET THE LATEST ON THE FORECAST, WITH WEATHER NOW CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BILL RANDBY. BILL: TEMPERATURES ALREADY IN THE TEENS TO BELOW ZERO […]
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‘It just didn’t make sense to us’: Nurse, daughter of 85-year-old calls for more accessibility in KCHD vaccine sign-ups
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A nurse in Florida and her sister, got online to get their 85-year-old mother an appointment for a vaccine in Knox County in early January, they didn’t get a spot. Upset, and feeling like she failed, Susan Day Richards’ sister called her in tears. “She said […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Court upholds ruling invalidating Dakota Access, but doesn’t shut down pipeline | Schumer calls for Biden to declare climate emergency | Biden seeks to bolster consultation with Indian Country
HAPPY TUESDAY! Welcome to Overnight Energy, The Hill’s roundup of the latest energy and environment news. Please send tips and comments to Rebecca Beitsch at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccabeitsch. Reach Rachel Frazin at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter: @RachelFrazin. Signup for our newsletter and others HERE. HOW […]
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King Day service calls for nonviolence amid turbulent times
ATLANTA (AP) — Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration in Atlanta called Monday for a renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year in which a deadly pandemic, protests over systemic racism and a divisive election capped by an attack on the U.S. Capitol strained Americans’ […]
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Biden calls for expanded tax credits for children, child care
President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed COVID-19 relief package includes two hefty expansions of tax breaks for parents, which of passed would allow them to claims thousands of dollars more in credits and refunds for at least one year. Biden wants to increase the standard child tax credit to $3,000 per child […]
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Despite Chaos And Calls To Resign, Trump Set To Oversee 3 Executions
Since President Donald Trump incited violent rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol last week, lawmakers and members of his own Cabinet have mulled whether he’s too dangerous to complete the final days of his presidency. Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat have decided he’s currently unfit to operate social media accounts on their platform. […]
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RNC Remains Loyal To Trump As Calls Mount For His Departure For Inciting Fatal Riot
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump is facing a second impeachment in his final days in office after inciting a riot at the Capitol that killed a police officer, but his party’s national leadership on Friday reelected his hand-picked chair to another term anyway. Ronna McDaniel, like many others in […]
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Calls grow louder to remove Trump under 25th Amendment
Calls for President TrumpDonald TrumpTrump acknowledges end of presidency after Congress certifies Biden win Congress affirms Biden win after rioters terrorize Capitol Third House lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 this week MORE’s removal under the 25th Amendment grew louder Thursday in response to the deadly mob attack on the Capitol […]
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Jabra Earbuds Review: Best Jabra Earbuds for Running, Calls, Music
Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. With new workout plans filling up your calendar, fitness gear to test out, and more hours spent on […]
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I’m a Butterball turkey hotline expert who’s been answering wild, funny, and panicked calls from home chefs for 18 years. This year people need us more than ever.
Phyllis Kramer in the Butterball Test Kitchen in 2013. Butterball Turkey Phyllis Kramer is a Butterball Turkey Talk-Line expert based in Aurora, Illinois. She’s been working for the Talk-Line during the holidays for 18 years, answering customer questions about how to choose, thaw, prepare, and cook their turkeys. Over the […]
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NARAL calls on Dianne Feinstein to step down from Judiciary
NARAL Pro-Choice America called for Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein to step down as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee following Feinstein’s comments at the conclusion of a hearing over Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court. NARAL President Ilyse Hogue said in a statement that the […]
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Mitt Romney calls for US commission to deal with wildfires
Sophia Eppolito, Associated Press/report For America Published 9:37 p.m. ET Oct. 15, 2020 Salt Lake City – U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah announced legislation Thursday to establish a national commission focused on diminishing future wildfire disasters. The proposed commission would study and recommend fire mitigation policies to Congress, including […]
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Irina Salvina death: EU calls for inquiry into Russian journalist who set herself on fire
The EU’s lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy, Peter Stano, said in a tweet Monday that the EU was “shocked about the tragic death of journalist Irina Slavina.” Slavina, whose real name was Irina Murakhtaeva, set herself on fire on Friday in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, 400 […]