Florida exceeded 300,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The state has seen an increase in infections in the past few weeks and is now only behind California and New York in the number of confirmed cases reported. Health officials reported 10,181 …
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Teen surrenders in Atlanta for murder of 8-year-old girl, shot near Rayshard Brooks memorial site
An Atlanta teenager suspected of killing an 8-year-old girl near Wendy’s where police killed Rayshard Brooks last month turned himself in to police on Wednesday, authorities said. Julian Conley, 19, was transported to the Fulton County Jail after a felony murder order was issued Tuesday, Atlanta police said in a …
Read More »Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 282 more cases, 15 in central Oregon
Weekly report shows some numbers continue to rise rapidly, others stagnate PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, bringing the state’s death toll to 247, along with 282 new cases, 15 of them in central Oregon, the Authority on Wednesday reported. Oregon Health. OHA reported …
Read More »Experts say the 4-foot prehistoric-looking bird seen at the Outer Banks lighthouse is on the wrong shoreline
Credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain Strange things often accumulate on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and the National Park Service says the latest example is a large, prehistoric-looking bird that is far from its natural range. Cape Hatteras National Seashore says a sandhill crane has been seen wandering …
Read More »The NBA bubble has a “snitch hotline”
Photo: Joe Murphy / NBAE via Getty Images To quote a fallen, basketball-obsessed hero: this is how we win. Within the NBA bubble at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, where 22 teams are currently quarantined, the NBA established a hotline to anonymously report violations of social alienation. According …
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