Steve Nedved
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Feb 25
Rain to reign the West, as blistering winds pummel the East
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm system barreled through America’s heartland over the weekend, wreaking havoc from the Great Lakes down to the Gulf Coast. Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia got battered with at least eight reported tornadoes that left little wastelands of destruction in their wake in cities like Columbus, Mississippi. In Mississippi and …
Feb 25
Supreme Court to decide fate of cross-shaped WWI memorial in Maryland
dkfielding/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A 40-foot, 16-ton Latin cross on public land in Bladensburg, Maryland, is the next major legal test for the Constitutional separation of church and state. The Supreme Court will consider this week whether the memorial, erected in 1925 to honor 49 Americans who fought in World War I, improperly promotes Christianity at government …
Feb 25
Oakland teachers’ strike expecting support from ‘sick’ charter school educators
recep-bg/iStock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — As negotiations dragged on over the weekend to break a stalemate in the Oakland, California, teachers’ strike, educators plan to be back on picket lines on Monday and could see support from unlikely allies — their counterparts in charter schools, which the strikers claim are eroding public education. With no word of …
Feb 25
As Michael Ray and Carly Pearce’s wedding day approaches, Carly and her mom are doing all the planning
ABC/Image Group LAMichael Ray‘s latest top ten hit may be titled “One That Got Away,” but that won’t be the case with his fiancee, Carly Pearce. The two confirmed they were dating in July, before Michael popped the question in December. By the end of January, Carly had picked out her dress and wedding plans were underway, though …
Feb 24
Wind Chill Advisory issued February 24 at 9:40PM MST until February 25 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero expected. * WHERE…Sanborn, Davison, Hanson and McCook Counties. * WHEN…From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Monday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The cold wind chills could cause
Feb 24
YouTube changes its ‘3 strikes’ community guidelines
Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — YouTube is implementing a new community enforcement policy starting Monday, in its latest attempt to combat the spread of problematic content that includes child pornography, violence and hate speech on the platform. Under the new policy, the company is getting rid of its “three-strikes system,” which carried different …
Feb 24
Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett & more join Dierks Bentley for star-studded Nashville stop on Burning Man Tour
ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley delivered a star-studded, surprise-filled show Friday night as his Burning Man tour pulled into Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Even Dierks’ nineties cover band, Hot Country Knights, brought on big-name guests, with an outrageously-dressed Thomas Rhett joining the set, along with Sawyer Brown’s Mark Miller. Dierks’ son Knox made a cameo, too. When Dierks returned for his headlining performance, the star …
Feb 24
Trump delays additional Chinese tariffs after “productive” trade talks
President Trump has said he will not increase tariffs on Chinese goods March 1st after all. Trump tweeted late Sunday afternoon that the talks with Chinese trade officials have been productive, and he will delay the implementation of 25% tariffs on 250-billion dollars’ worth of products now under a 10% tariff. He did not set …
Feb 24
Wind Chill Advisory issued February 24 at 4:51PM MST until February 25 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero expected. * WHERE…Sanborn, Davison, Hanson and McCook Counties. * WHEN…From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Monday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The cold wind chills could cause
Feb 24
3 people aboard cargo jet that crashed in Texas bay ‘did not survive,’ Atlas Air Worldwide announces
Chambers County Sheriff’s Office(HOUSTON) — The three people aboard a cargo jet contracted by Amazon that crashed in a bay near Houston, Texas, “did not survive,” the company announced Sunday. The Boeing 767 jetliner, which was flying from Miami to Houston, plunged into the Trinity Bay near Anahuac Saturday just before 1 p.m., officials said. …