Tag: People
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More tourists die after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos as several people detained
Vang Vieng, Laos — A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the…
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Jeff Bezos denies Elon Musk claim he urged people to sell their Tesla, SpaceX stock because Trump would lose
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have for years duked it out for the unofficial title of the world’s richest person. Now, with Donald Trump heading back to the White House, they seem to be competing for who can win — or at least not lose — the president-elect’s favor. Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX founder…
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Unique partnership teaches life skills to people with intellectual disabilities
Unique partnership teaches life skills to people with intellectual disabilities – CBS News Watch CBS News About 30% of the staff at the Shepherd Hotel in South Carolina have intellectual disabilities, and the hotel has partnered with nearby Clemson University to help them learn skills that will allow them to live and work independently. Meg…
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McDonald’s deadly E. coli outbreak has now sickened more than 100 people
A deadly E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has sickened 104 people in 14 states, federal health officials said in an update on Wednesday. At least 34 people have been hospitalized, and four developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can cause kidney failure. An 88-year-old man…
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John Krasinski named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024
Let the office debates begin – John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Krasinski starred in “The Office” before launching the “Quiet Place” franchise and leading the action series “Jack Ryan.” He joked in an…
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What is a “czar?” Trump wants his people in place — and fast
President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he’s appointing a “border czar,” former Immigrations and Customs Enforcement director and immigration hardliner Tom Homan, to join his administration. Homan, however, may not be the only such “czar” in the Trump administration. “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom…
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Bodies of 11 people, including 2 children, found on highway in Mexico weeks after city’s mayor decapitated
Police in a southern Mexico region rife with drug cartel violence have found 11 bodies, including two of minors, dumped by a highway, prosecutors in the state of Guerrero said Thursday. The bodies were found late Wednesday after police received a tip about an abandoned pickup truck on the main thoroughfare of the city of…
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Severe storms and possible tornadoes strike parts of Oklahoma, injuring at least 6 people
Severe weather expected in central U.S. Wildfires rage in Oklahoma, severe weather expected in central U.S. 02:10 Severe storms and reported tornadoes swept across Oklahoma early Sunday, causing injuries and widespread power outages, according to authorities. A destructive path of severe weather included damage in the Oklahoma City area, where at least six people were…
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People in recovery from substance use hope to change the political landscape by running for office
Thomas Higdon was a politics fanatic his entire life: He kept up on the news cycle, he door-knocked for candidates, and he volunteered for a number of campaigns. He long dreamed of working in government, but he and everyone around him felt it wouldn’t be possible because of his substance use. His use of alcohol…