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UPDATE: Lagos State reviews curfew again, now from 8pm to 6am
7 stowaways, including Nigerians on board a Liberian registered oil tanker heading for England have been detained, after a suspected hijacking off the coast of Isle of Wight. This was announced by the UK’s Ministry of Defence and several British News Media on Sunday evening. In response to a police request, the Defence Secretary and …
Atlanta police investigate string of Beltline car break-ins
ATLANTA – Atlanta police are investigating after someone broke into several cars in a parking garage near the Beltline. Several items were reported missing. “I felt like someone had been watching us,” Amber Khan-Robinson said. It was a major setback for Amber Khan-Robinson and her family of entrepreneurs. “My husband stayed here to watch the …
Tennessee, Georgia voters continue to break early voting records
This story was updated with additional information on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 at 8:54 p.m. NASHVILLE — Tennesseans and Georgians continued casting record numbers of early votes in the Nov. 3 presidential election last week. In Hamilton County, in-person early voting and mail-in absentee figures through Saturday threatened to eclipse 2016’s totals with four more days of …
With record-breaking COVID-19 counts, Utah may need to implement ‘crisis standards of care,’ hospital leader says
SALT LAKE CITY — After a week of record new COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations, Utah hospital officials are sounding the alarm that the state might soon need to implement crisis standards of care. They just don’t know how soon. If crisis standards of care are invoked by the state at the request of hospital …
49ers break Patriots’ 32-game home streak without allowing first-drive TD
The 49ers continued a streak of their own with their game-opening touchdown drive on Sunday, and ended one of the Patriots’ in the process. San Francisco used nine plays to go 75 yards on the first drive of the game at Gillette Stadium, capped off by a 3-yard touchdown run by Jeff Wilson. It marked …
77 fines issued, 7 people charged for breaking Canada’s quarantine rules during COVID-19
Over the past seven months, police have issued 77 fines and charged seven people for violating Canada’s Quarantine Act, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. PHAC said that since the act took effect in late March, more than one million people who entered Canada were required to quarantine for 14 days. The agency said it had flagged more than 247,000 …
Subzero wind chills likely to break record lows Sunday and Monday in Wyoming
Shutterstock CASPER, Wyo — Bitterly cold temperatures with wind chill values below zero in many places will prevail Sunday and Monday in Wyoming, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Riverton. The majority of snow will move out of the western and central region by Sunday afternoon, NWS said. Skies will clear tonight with the …
Breaking down the candidates for District 1 in Wisconsin State Assembly
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – When filling out your ballot this election you might see there is a race for Wisconsin’s first district in State Assembly. Incumbent Republican Joel Kitchens and Democratic challenger Kim Delorit Jensen face off to represent the district in Madison. The Kitchens Campaign says the Republican will continue to fight to …
NALEO seeks local bilingual volunteers
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW)– Helping the Hispanic community be more civically engaged. That’s the goal for the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. KSN News spoke with their Executive Director, Aude Negrete who said they want to make sure everyone gets out and votes. Negrete said they are creating a group of bilingual translators …
Drury to break ground Oct. 29 on new academic building
CLOSE Aerial rendering of the Enterprise Center at Drury Lane and Central Street, looking southeast. The Shewmaker Communication Center is in the lower right; the Hammons School of Architecture is in the upper right. (Photo: Drury University) For the first time in 20 years, Drury University will build a new academic building. A groundbreaking ceremony is …
