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Aug
16
2021
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By Troy Warren
South Carolina man wins lottery twice in 11 days

South Carolina man wins lottery twice in 11 days

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Strikes it rich after regular stop at gas station to fill up and buy tickets A lucky South Carolina man was already having a good month in mid-July after winning a $40,000 lottery prize when he turned around and won a $3 million jackpot less than two weeks later. The man was at a Murphy USA gas station in Myrtle Beach on July 16 when he purchased a Mega Millions Quick Pick ticket that hit for 40 grand, according to CNN, which cited a statement by the South Carolina Education Lottery.…
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Aug
15
2021
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By Troy Warren
At least 724 deaths, 2,800 injuries confirmed after 7.2 quake in Haiti

At least 724 deaths, 2,800 injuries confirmed after 7.2 quake in Haiti

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks U.S., other countries pledge assistance after some towns destroyed PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — At least 724 people were killed and 2,800 injured when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing aid to affected areas, where some towns were destroyed and hospitals were overwhelmed with wounded people. Besides the confirmed death toll, Haiti’s civil protection agency said hundreds have been injured. The epicenter of the quake was about 78 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and widespread damage…
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Aug
14
2021
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By Troy Warren
Housing Market Update: Balance is Slowly Returning as Homebuying Demand Moderates

Housing Market Update: Balance is Slowly Returning as Homebuying Demand Moderates

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by Tim Ellis and Taylor Marr | RedFin.Com Troy Warren for CNT #RealEstate   Nearly 5% of listings saw price drops, the highest level since 2019. Home sellers are increasingly realizing that the housing market is no longer heating up. The share of homes for sale with a price drop rose for the fifteenth consecutive week to 4.9%, a level last seen in 2019. Buyers may also be starting to notice that homes are staying on the market a little longer—a median 17 days—as more homeowners are listing their homes and at more realistic prices. Asking prices have eased back to where they…
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Aug
14
2021
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By Troy Warren
Wendy’s to open 700 delivery-only kitchens by 2025 with Reef Technology

Wendy’s to open 700 delivery-only kitchens by 2025 with Reef Technology

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Wendy’s plans to open 700 delivery-only kitchens by 2025 to meet the growing demand from people who want their fast food brought to them. The kitchens will primarily operate in urban neighborhoods in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom, Wendy’s said. The hamburger chain will open its first 50 delivery kitchens this year. Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy’s is partnering with Reef Technology Inc., a Miami company that runs 5,000 delivery kitchens in 30 cities worldwide. In a conference call with investors Wednesday, Wendy’s President and CEO Todd Penegor said Reef will build…
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Aug
12
2021
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By Troy Warren
Los Angeles: Bill Cosby to Invoke Fifth Amendment Due to Fear of New Prosecution

Los Angeles: Bill Cosby to Invoke Fifth Amendment Due to Fear of New Prosecution

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BY ERIQ GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #Celebrity Cosby's attorney also tells a Los Angeles judge that he wishes to challenge the constitutionality of abolishing the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault claims. Bill Cosby is out of prison but not clear of trouble. For the first time since June when he was released from a Pennsylvania jail, his lawyers have addressed a judge. Specifically, one serving the Los Angeles Superior Court where Cosby currently faces a civil suit brought by Judy Huth, who alleges being sexually assaulted by him at the Playboy Mansion in 1974. The Huth case, originally…
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Aug
12
2021
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Judge set to begin key hearing in Boy Scouts bankruptcy case

Judge set to begin key hearing in Boy Scouts bankruptcy case

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks DOVER, Del. — Attorneys for the Boys Scouts of America are asking a Delaware judge to approve an $850 million agreement that is the foundation of the group’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy. The judge was to begin a hearing Thursday on whether to approve the agreement, which involves the national Boy Scouts organization, the roughly 250 local Boy Scout councils, and law firms representing some 70,000 men who claim they were molested as youngsters by Scoutmasters and others. The Irving, Texas-based Boy Scouts sought bankruptcy protection in February 2020 amid an…
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Aug
11
2021
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By Troy Warren
Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVID

Hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with COVID

COVID-19, In The News, Lifestyle,
By TERRY SPENCER, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients and are losing workers to burnout and lucrative out-of-state temporary gigs. Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana all have more people hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any other point in the pandemic, and nursing staff is being stretched thin. In Florida, virus cases have filled so many hospital beds that ambulance…
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Aug
11
2021
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By Troy Warren
CNN’s Next Chris Cuomo Headache May Depend On Testimony to N.Y.’s Attorney General

CNN’s Next Chris Cuomo Headache May Depend On Testimony to N.Y.’s Attorney General

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks While the network was lucky that Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned during his brother's week off, if the CNN host's testimony contained anything that painted himself, or CNN, in a particularly negative light, it could be a cause for alarm. For the first time since last summer, when he was riding a wave of plaudits for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the top story during CNN’s 9 pm hour was about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Gov. Cuomo’s resignation, spurred on by a report by New York Attorney General Letitia James that detailed accounts…
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Aug
10
2021
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Sony Completes $1.2B Acquisition of Crunchyroll From AT&T

Sony Completes $1.2B Acquisition of Crunchyroll From AT&T

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Business The anime streaming service has 5 million subscribers and more than 120 million registered users. Sony has completed its nearly $1.2 billion acquisition of the anime streaming service, Crunchyroll, from AT&T, the company said on Monday. The acquisition, which was first announced in December, brings Crunchyroll to Funimation, a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music’s Aniplex. With Crunchyroll housed under Funimation, Sony will now be able to expand its status in the anime industry and reach Crunchyroll’s 5 million subscribers and more than 120 million registered users. Boasting over 1,000…
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Aug
10
2021
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By Troy Warren
Charlotte: Father killed after 2-year-old son mistakes gun for toy

Charlotte: Father killed after 2-year-old son mistakes gun for toy

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CharlotteNewsAndTalk.Com Police continue to investigate accidental shooting in Gastonia, North Carolina A 2-year-old boy in North Carolina accidentally shot and killed his father over the weekend after mistaking a gun for a toy, according to reports. Authorities found 29-year-old Markovia Durham dead from multiple gunshot wounds, FOX 46 reported. The shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 600 block of West Fifth Avenue, west of Charlotte, according to the Gastonia Police Department. The boy was at the home visiting with grandparents. Durham was sitting on the couch eating dinner…
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