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Dec
08
2021
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By Troy Warren
Kirk Douglas Estate, Listed for $7.5M, Includes Personal Walk of Fame (Exclusive)

Kirk Douglas Estate, Listed for $7.5M, Includes Personal Walk of Fame (Exclusive)

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BY DEGEN PENER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #RealEstate  #EditorsPicks The Beverly Hills home where the late actor and his wife Ann lived includes a garden path featuring stones autographed by everyone from Lucille Ball and Dean Martin to Ronald Reagan. The Beverly Hills home owned by iconic actor Kirk Douglas and his wife Ann — who passed away within months of each other in 2020 and 2021, each in their 100s — has hit the market. Listed with Rochelle Atlas Maize of Nourmand & Associates for $7.495 million, the four-bedroom, 4,648-square-foot residence includes a one-of-a-kind feature: a sort of personal Hollywood Walk of Fame…
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Dec
08
2021
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By Troy Warren
Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US

Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US

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By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #EditorsPicks Amazon’s cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, disrupting access to many popular sites A major outage in Amazon's cloud computing network Tuesday severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for more than five hours, the latest sign of just how concentrated the business of keeping the internet running has become. The incident at Amazon Web Services mostly affected the eastern U.S., but still impacted everything from airline reservations and auto dealerships to payment apps and video streaming services to Amazon's own massive e-commerce…
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Dec
07
2021
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By Troy Warren
Uber Brings Safety-Inspired Audio Recording to Three U.S. Cities

Uber Brings Safety-Inspired Audio Recording to Three U.S. Cities

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BY SEBASTIAN BLANCO | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars  #EditorsPicks Drivers or passengers who feel uncomfortable during a ride can now surreptitiously record the interaction using the Uber app. In a new Uber pilot program, drivers and riders can both start a recording from within the Uber app if they feel it's warranted for safety reasons, and the other party will not be notified. Uber says neither the person who made the recording nor Uber has access to the encrypted recording unless and until a safety report is filed. Uber introduced the audio monitoring program in Latin America almost two…
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Dec
06
2021
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By Troy Warren
Atlanta ER doctor goes viral after creating mini living room for dogs

Atlanta ER doctor goes viral after creating mini living room for dogs

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks  #WoofPost TikTok user @worldsbestdogdad has his name for a reason Sometimes, dogs seem to live better than us. And a TikTok user’s viral dog designs show why. Ben Mazer is an emergency room doctor, but in his downtime, he’s built an eye-catching living room for his dogs. Dachshunds Peaches, Challah and Mitzi relax in their own miniature living room. It’s outfitted with artwork, a mini bar cart and a fish tank. Some of the furniture takes inspiration from Mazer’s own living room, including the side table. While the dog couches…
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Dec
05
2021
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By Troy Warren
Omicron-stricken South Africa may be glimpse into the future

Omicron-stricken South Africa may be glimpse into the future

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By ANDREW MELDRUM, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19  #EditorsPicks The new omicron variant appears to be driving a dramatic surge in South Africa, providing the world a glimpse of where the pandemic might be headed JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dr. Sikhulile Moyo was analyzing COVID-19 samples in his lab in Botswana last week when he noticed they looked startlingly different from others. Within days, the world was ablaze with the news that the coronavirus had a new variant of concern — one that appears to be driving a dramatic surge in South Africa and offering a glimpse of where the pandemic might be headed. New COVID-19…
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Dec
04
2021
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By Troy Warren
Where to Go Surfing Next Year in Palm Springs (Yes, Palm Springs!)

Where to Go Surfing Next Year in Palm Springs (Yes, Palm Springs!)

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BY KATHRYN ROMEYN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle  #EditorsPicks Three wave pools, including one designed by champion surfer Kelly Slater, are due to open in the Coachella Valley in 2022 and 2023. Seeking waves in the parched California desert sounds like the delusion of a stereotypically stoned and sun-bleached surfer, but it’s about to be reality, thanks to three high-tech wave pools coming to the Coachella Valley. This should come as no to shock to Chris Hemsworth, Shaun White, Diplo and Oscar-winning Free Solo director Jimmy Chin, some of the lucky few who have already had the privilege of surfing 100…
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Dec
03
2021
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By Troy Warren
North Carolina girl credited with saving family from fire

North Carolina girl credited with saving family from fire

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPIcks TABOR CITY, N.C. — A North Carolina fire marshal is crediting a 9-year-old girl with saving her family after their home was engulfed in flames sparked by a space heater. Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman said the girl was sleeping in her home in Tabor City on Sunday night and awakened to discover a space heater on fire in her bedroom, news outlets reported. She then woke up her younger sister and alerted the rest of the family to get out of the house.   Three of the four adults inside…
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Dec
02
2021
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By Troy Warren
Baldwin to ABC about shooting: ‘I didn’t pull the trigger’

Baldwin to ABC about shooting: ‘I didn’t pull the trigger’

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NATIONAL & WORLD NEWS Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks  #Lifestyle ABC News has released a clip in which Alec Baldwin tells George Stephanopoulos that he did not pull the trigger on a gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a cinematographer NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer. “I didn't pull the trigger,” Baldwin said. “I would never point a gun…
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Dec
01
2021
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By Troy Warren
Operation Blooming Onion: Federal indictment reveals ‘modern-day-slavery’ in Georgia

Operation Blooming Onion: Federal indictment reveals ‘modern-day-slavery’ in Georgia

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By Drew Favakeh, Savannah Morning News Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks   According to a newly unsealed indictment revealed last week by acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia David H. Estes, 24 people conspired for three years to smuggle Mexican and Central American workers and forced them to work in brutal conditions on farms located across the world, including the southern, middle and northern regions of Georgia. At a news conference at the Cay Building, Estesstood at a podium alongside the federal law enforcement officers who were involved in cracking the case.The 54-count indictment, titled “USA v. Patricio et al.,” discloses…
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Nov
30
2021
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By Troy Warren
Walmart said she shoplifted; jury awards her $2.1 million

Walmart said she shoplifted; jury awards her $2.1 million

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks MOBILE, Ala. — An Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart and then threatened by the company after her case was dismissed has been awarded $2.1 million in damages. A Mobile County jury on Monday ruled in favor of Lesleigh Nurse of Semmes, news outlets reported. Nurse said in a lawsuit that she was stopped in November 2016 when trying to leave a Walmart with groceries she said she already paid for, according to AL.com. She said she used self-checkout, but the scanning device froze. Workers didn’t…
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