In The News

Feb
07
2022
By Troy Warren
What does Ivanka Trump know about Jan. 6? Congress is asking

What does Ivanka Trump know about Jan. 6? Congress is asking

Editors Picks, In The News,
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksThe House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol wants to know what Ivanka Trump heard and saw that dayWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office with his daughter Ivanka and Vice President Mike Pence's national security adviser on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, when he made yet another push to pressure Pence.Trump again told Pence that he had a duty to reject Electoral College votes that would formalize Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election, something the vice president had no authority to…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes

Trump tirade on ‘racist’ DAs echoes other racist tropes

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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNTFormer President Donald Trump recently told a mostly white crowd at a rally in Texas that his legal troubles are the fault of Black prosecutors he called racistsNEW YORK (AP) — Looking out at a sea of faces at a Texas fairground, most of them white, former President Donald Trump seethed about his legal troubles and blamed them on malicious prosecutors.“These prosecutors are vicious, horrible people. They’re racists and they’re very sick, they’re mentally sick,” Trump said, before warning his audience: “In reality. They’re not after me, they’re after you.”He repeated his…
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Feb
06
2022
By Troy Warren
Joe Rogan apologizes for racial slur after video surfaces

Joe Rogan apologizes for racial slur after video surfaces

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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Spotify’s popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan has apologized after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year span NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify's popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan apologized Saturday after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year span. The mea culpa came after Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter India.Arie posted the compilation on Instagram and announced that she was removing her music from Spotify's streaming service because of it. Spotify…
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Feb
05
2022
By Troy Warren
Pence: Trump is ‘wrong’ to say election could be overturned

Pence: Trump is ‘wrong’ to say election could be overturned

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By JILL COLVIN, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNTFormer Vice President Mike Pence is directly rebutting Donald Trump’s false claims that he somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 electionFormer Vice President Mike Pence on Friday directly rebutted Donald Trump’s false claims that he somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply “wrong.”In a speech to a gathering of the conservative Federalist Society in Florida, Pence addressed Trump's intensifying efforts this week to advance the false narrative that, as vice president, he had the unilateral power to prevent President Joe…
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Jan
31
2022
By Troy Warren
Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, dies at 30

Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, dies at 30

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Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksCheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has diedNEW YORK (AP) — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has died at age 30.Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan apartment building and was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning. Her family confirmed her death in a statement.“In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie. Her great light was one that inspired others around the world…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
Blizzard SLAMS East Coast with deep snow, winds, flooding

Blizzard SLAMS East Coast with deep snow, winds, flooding

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By MARK PRATT and MIKE CATALINI, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksMore than 2 feet of snow has fallen in some areas of the northeastern U.S. amid a fierce winter stormBOSTON (AP) — A nor'easter with hurricane-force wind gusts battered much of the East Coast on Saturday, flinging heavy snow that made travel treacherous or impossible, flooding coastlines, and threatening to leave bitter cold in its wake.The storm thrashed parts of 10 states, with blizzard warnings that stretched from Virginia to Maine. Philadelphia and New York saw plenty of wind and snow, but Boston was in the crosshairs. The city…
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Jan
27
2022
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By Troy Warren
Hospital patient without COVID shot denied heart transplant

Hospital patient without COVID shot denied heart transplant

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By PHILIP MARCELO and RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #COVID-19  #EditorsPicksMENDON, Mass. (AP) — A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man's family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying most transplant programs around the country set similar requirements to improve patients’ chances of survival.The family of D.J. Ferguson said in a crowdfunding appeal this week that officials at Brigham and Women’s Hospital told the 31-year-old father of two that he was ineligible for the procedure because he hasn’t been vaccinated against the coronavirus.“We are literally in a corner…
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Jan
25
2022
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By Troy Warren
New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #TechnologyCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe.On command, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into orbit around the sun at its designated location, and NASA confirmed the operation went as planned.The mirrors on the $10 billion observatory still must be meticulously aligned, the infrared detectors sufficiently chilled and the scientific…
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Jan
24
2022
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By Troy Warren
UAE says it intercepted 2 ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi

UAE says it intercepted 2 ballistic missiles over Abu Dhabi

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By JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday, authorities said, the second attack in a week that targeted the Emirati capital.The missile fire further escalates tensions across the Persian Gulf, which previously had seen a series of assaults near — but never indisputably on — Emirati soil. It comes during Yemen's yearslong war and the collapse of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers. American troops at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the capital took…
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Jan
20
2022
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By Troy Warren
US jobless claims rise to 286,000, highest since October

US jobless claims rise to 286,000, highest since October

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By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in three months as the fast-spreading omicron variant continued to disrupt the job market. Jobless claims rose for the third straight week — by 55,000 to 286,000, highest since mid-October, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The jump in claims marked the biggest one-week increase since mid-July. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out weekly volatility, rose by 20,000 to 231,000, highest since late November. Economists said that last week's claims may have been…
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