New lambda variant of COVID: What you should know

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14

2021

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New lambda variant of COVID: What you should know

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Jessica Rendall | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT The lambda variant is the latest to be dubbed a "variant of interest" by the WHO. Is it worth being worried about in the US? As the coronavirus continues to mutate and wreak havoc, some variants that pop up are more contagious, lead to more severe disease, and are therefore more concerning than others. Variants such as alpha and (especially) deltahave proved to be more transmissible and potentially lead to more hospitalizations than the original virus. But until a variant begins circulating in communities or squares up against coronavirus vaccines, there's a lot of guesswork involved…

Jul

13

2021

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Ted Turner to give Nebraskan land to nonprofit but keep paying taxes

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT Media mogul and billionaire bison rancher Ted Turner is donating an 80,000-acre ranch he owns in western Nebraska to his own nonprofit agriculture ecosystem research institute and says he might do the same with four other ranches in Nebraska’s Sand Hills. But he’ll continue to pay taxes on the land, much to the relief of local officials and Nebraska leaders, the Omaha World-Herald reported Thursday. “I believe that local property taxes provide essential support for services on which our ranches and communities depend," Turner, 82, said in a news release last week announcing the new…

Jul

13

2021

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Beloved Hollywood actor Charlie Robinson, ‘Night Court’ star, dead at 75

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By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Hollywood actor Charlie Robinson, best known for playing court clerk Mac Robinson on the NBC sitcom “Night Court,” died Sunday at age 75. Robinson died in Los Angeles at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock and metastatic cancer, a representative for Robinson said. The beloved actor appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows over a career that spanned five decades. His works include “Set It Off,” “Antwone Fisher” and “Jackson.” He also made appearances on “Mom,” “Home Improvement,” “Love & War”…

Jul

13

2021

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Wells Fargo closing personal lines of credit

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By Rich Barak, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Wells Fargo recently announced it will no longer offer personal lines of credit. Wells Fargo, a financial services company, said it has “decided to discontinue offering new Personal and Portfolio line of credit accounts and to close all existing accounts,” according to a CNBC report. Wells Fargo previously offered revolving credit lines, ranging from $3,000 to $100,000. In a letter to customers, Wells Fargo gave customers 60 days’ notice, according to reports. Customers no longer will have access to that line of credit once the 60-day period is over, but they will…

Jul

13

2021

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Paul Orndorff, Hall of Fame wrestler known as Mr. Wonderful, dead at 71

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By Jesus Jiménez, The New York Times Troy Warren for CNT Died Monday in Fayetteville, Georgia; other wrestling legends pay tribute on social media Paul Orndorff, the WWE Hall of Famer known to fans as Mr. Wonderful, who fought against Hulk Hogan in the first WrestleMania, died Monday in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was 71. Orndorff’s death was announced by his son Travis Orndorff on Instagram. No cause was given. “Most of you will remember him for his physique,” his son said in the Instagram post. “Many will remember his intensity. But if I could only get you to understand and see…

Jul

13

2021

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Los Angeles rapper shot to death while filming self on Instagram Live

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Indian Red Boy dead at 21; police say he was ‘a gang member’ Los Angeles rapper Indian Red Boy was killed last week in a brazen shooting that was broadcast live on Instagram, according to several confirmed reports. Red Boy, whose real name is Zerail Dijon Rivera, was 21 years old. The shooting was an apparent ambush that happened shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday near the 14100 block of Chadron Avenue in the Hawthorne district of Los Angeles, where Rivera was sitting in his car and talking to a friend online,…

Jul

13

2021

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U.S. watchdog hits Atlanta’s GreenSky over thousands of suspect loans

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By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT CFPB consent order targets $9M in consumer loans, fines company $2.5M A federal watchdog agency has ordered an Atlanta-based financial technology company to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty and refund money to consumers after enabling contractors and other merchants to take out loans on behalf of thousands of consumers who didn’t authorize them. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order requiring the company, GreenSky, to refund or cancel up to $9 million in loans for customers “harmed by its illegal conduct.” It also ordered the company to implement…

Jul

12

2021

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BREAKING: Ex-Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards dies at 93

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By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT NEW ORLEANS — Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal and an eight-year federal prison stretch, died Monday. He was 93. Edwards died of respiratory problems with family and friends by his bedside, family spokesman Leo Honeycutt said. He had suffered bouts of ill health in recent years and entered hospice care this month at his home in Gonzales, near the Louisiana capital. A native of Louisiana’s Acadiana region who swore his 1972 oath of office in French and English,…

Jul

12

2021

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18 arrested in Tennessee in human trafficking bust

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By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT A two-day undercover operation in Spring Hill, Tennessee, last week resulted in the arrests of 18 men who are accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. The operation began July 8 and was aimed at combating human trafficking in middle Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Authorities placed decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to prostitution and commercial sex cases. “The focus of the operation was to identify and recover potential victims of human trafficking as well as identify those seeking to engage in commercial sex acts with…

Jul

12

2021

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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson returns after reaching space

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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles over the New Mexico desert — enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth — and then safely glided back home to a runway landing. “Seventeen years of hard…

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