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Per: CNN The House passed a bill Thursday that would raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade — but there’s little chance the measure will be taken up in the Republican-controlled Senate. The House vote was 231-199. Three Republicans — Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Francis Rooney of Florida and Chris Smith of New […]
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Per: TSR Whew chillaayy! Let me find out this app may be a whole scam! The FaceApp app has had all of our timelines looking like Life Alert lately, with everyone trying to see what their ‘aged’ selves look like. There are now reports that claim that the digital app created in 2017 at Wireless […]
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Per: Law & Crime Baton Rouge police announced an arrest Tuesday in the murder of 75-year-old civil rights activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph, four days after she was found dead in the trunk of a car. Police Chief Murphy Paul identified Ron Bell as a suspect in the homicide; a motive is not known at this time. […]
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Per: CNN One person is dead and 15 more are injured, after a house in Murrieta, California, exploded Monday afternoon. Crews from Southern California Gas were at the home fixing a natural gas line that was reported damaged by a contractor working on the house. The explosion occurred about an hour after the crew arrived, and […]
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Per: CNN A 3-year-old boy died after falling into a restaurant grease trap Monday morning in Rochester, New York, police said. Rochester Police Department Investigator Francis Camp said they believe the boy fell through a plastic lid that gave way and into the grease trap embedded in the ground outside a Tim Hortons restaurant. The grease trap […]
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PER Fox News The US State Department has weighed in on the treatment of A$AP Rocky by Swedish authorities after the rapper was arrested in Stockholm for an alleged attack that took place late last month, a report said. Secretary Mike Pompeo has been briefed about the detainment of A$AP Rocky — real name Rakim Mayers — […]
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Per: CNN Police in Fullerton, California, have released video of an officer fatally shooting a 17-year-old driver after a traffic incident earlier this month, and say she was holding the replica of a handgun in a “shooting stance” toward the officer. Fullerton Police on Friday shared the body camera footage in response to demands from […]
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Per: CNN Charming Charlie has fallen victim to the ongoing retail apocalypse. The women’s fashion accessory retailer has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in two years and announced Thursday it will close all of its stores. Charming Charlie has more than 260 stores in 38 states and employs more than 3,300 people. It was founded in […]
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Update: 2:15 PM PT — Our sources say an official from the U.S. Embassy in Sweden told A$AP Rocky’s team that the person from the U.S. Consulate who visited Rocky in the jail reported back, “Walking into that place was like walking into a toilet.” The Embassy official also said they have visited several prisoners at that […]
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