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  • North Carolina county enters 3rd day without lights or heating after a suspected attack on substations

    North Carolina county enters 3rd day without lights or heating after a suspected attack on substations

     

    Residents of a North Carolina county are entering a third day without lights or heating, after a suspected attack on electric substations resulted in a widespread outage that blanketed the county in darkness, shuttered schools and businesses and prompted a curfew.

    ​Residents of a North Carolina county are entering a third day without lights or heating, after a suspected attack on electric substations resulted in a widespread outage that blanketed the county in darkness, shuttered schools and businesses and prompted a curfew. 

  • Tampa police chief resigns after flashing badge during traffic stop

    Tampa police chief resigns after flashing badge during traffic stop

     

    • Watch: Retired sergeant reacts to video of police chief flashing badge
    • ‘Times Square killer’ pleads guilty to 1 woman’s murder and admits killing 4 others
    • Tens of thousands still in the dark after ‘targeted’ attacks on North Carolina power substations

    ​• Watch: Retired sergeant reacts to video of police chief flashing badge
    • ‘Times Square killer’ pleads guilty to 1 woman’s murder and admits killing 4 others
    • Tens of thousands still in the dark after ‘targeted’ attacks on North Carolina power substations 

  • Kentucky Christmas parade rescheduled after threats to protesters calling for Emmett Till accuser’s arrest

    Kentucky Christmas parade rescheduled after threats to protesters calling for Emmett Till accuser’s arrest

     

    People in Bowling Green, Kentucky, won’t be deprived of a Christmas parade after all.

    ​People in Bowling Green, Kentucky, won’t be deprived of a Christmas parade after all. 

  • US Secret Service accuses Chinese government-linked hackers of stealing $20 million in Covid relief

     

    Chinese government-linked hackers have stolen at least $20 million in US government coronavirus relief funds, a US Secret Service spokesperson told CNN Monday — the first time the agency has connected Covid-19 fraud to hackers affiliated with a foreign government.

    ​Chinese government-linked hackers have stolen at least $20 million in US government coronavirus relief funds, a US Secret Service spokesperson told CNN Monday — the first time the agency has connected Covid-19 fraud to hackers affiliated with a foreign government. 

  • Senators draft bipartisan framework to legalize DACA recipients and extend Trump-era border policy

    Senators draft bipartisan framework to legalize DACA recipients and extend Trump-era border policy

     

    Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have landed on an initial framework intended to bolster border security and provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, sources told CNN.

    ​Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have landed on an initial framework intended to bolster border security and provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, sources told CNN. 

  • Self-checkout annoys customers and helps shoplifters. Stores are adding it anyway

    Self-checkout annoys customers and helps shoplifters. Stores are adding it anyway

     

    Self-checkout arrived in the late 1980s at supermarkets. A decade later, it began spreading to big-box chains and drug stores. Now, self-checkout, loved by some and hated by others, has entered discount clothing and department stores.

    ​Self-checkout arrived in the late 1980s at supermarkets. A decade later, it began spreading to big-box chains and drug stores. Now, self-checkout, loved by some and hated by others, has entered discount clothing and department stores. 

  • Federal judge throws out bribery, fraud charges against former New York lieutenant governor

    Federal judge throws out bribery, fraud charges against former New York lieutenant governor

     

    A federal judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, saying the prosecutors did not allege a sufficient quid pro quo.

    ​A federal judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, saying the prosecutors did not allege a sufficient quid pro quo. 

  • Jurors in Los Angeles continue deliberations in Harvey Weinstein’s second rape trial

    Jurors in Los Angeles continue deliberations in Harvey Weinstein’s second rape trial

     

    A Los Angeles jury returned to court Monday to continue its deliberations in the second sexual assault trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of using his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them.

    ​A Los Angeles jury returned to court Monday to continue its deliberations in the second sexual assault trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of using his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them. 

  • Jay Powell’s dream of the 90s is dead

    Jay Powell’s dream of the 90s is dead

     

    The US economy gained 263,000 jobs in November, 63,000 above the consensus estimate. The larger surprise was that average hourly earnings rose by 0.55%, the fastest pace since January.

    ​The US economy gained 263,000 jobs in November, 63,000 above the consensus estimate. The larger surprise was that average hourly earnings rose by 0.55%, the fastest pace since January. 

  • Defense bill likely to include end to military vaccine mandate, source says

    Defense bill likely to include end to military vaccine mandate, source says

     

    A massive bill setting defense policy is likely to end the military vaccine mandate, a source familiar with the negotiations tells CNN, coming on the heels of intense GOP lobbying to kill the mandate and acceptance from leading Democrats that it’s time for a change.

    ​A massive bill setting defense policy is likely to end the military vaccine mandate, a source familiar with the negotiations tells CNN, coming on the heels of intense GOP lobbying to kill the mandate and acceptance from leading Democrats that it’s time for a change.