Steve Nedved
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Dec 30
1 year after Blaze Bernstein’s killing, parents look to turn alleged hate crime into ‘movement of hope’
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — Blaze Bernstein was a bright student, loyal friend and passionate culinary aficionado who spent the fall of 2017 as a sophomore taking pre-med courses at the University of Pennsylvania and acting as a managing editor of the school’s culinary magazine, friends and family recalled. “He was always so involved in ‘Penn Appétit’ …
Dec 30
Cyberattack targets newspapers in US, prevents some from publishing
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Several U.S. newspapers came under attack from apparent hackers on Saturday, preventing some from printing and distributing their daily editions. The Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun were among the major newspapers that had printing issues on Saturday. The cyberattack appeared to target newspapers owned by the …
Dec 30
6 injured after jet bridge ‘equipment failure’ at Baltimore airport, officials say
Twitter/@starryeyd_(BALTIMORE, Maryland) — Six people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a jet bridge failed at a Baltimore airport, officials say. Just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, Southwest flight 822 arrived at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) from the Dominican Republic. Paramedics met the flight to “assess an on board medical situation that occurred …
Dec 30
DoubleTree Portland Hotel fires 2 workers for calling police on black hotel guest
ABC News(PORTLAND, Oregon) — The DoubleTree Hotel in Portland, Oregon, fired two workers who were involved in calling police on a black man who was a guest in the hotel. Jermaine Massey was talking to his mother on his cell phone in the hotel’s lobby on Dec. 22 when he was approached by a security …
Dec 29
Economists, business owners worry about impact of potential border closure
Quinn Owen/ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border would have disastrous consequences for U.S. trade and commerce, potentially costing billions of dollars, economic experts and local border-area leaders said Friday. Mexico is the United States’ third largest goods trading partner, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and …
Dec 29
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $415 million; next drawing set for New Year’s Day
iStock(NEW YORK) — Happy new year — you’re a millionaire! That’s how some lucky winner is hoping to bring in the new year after the Mega Millions jackpot drawing came and went Friday without anyone claiming the prize. So the next drawing will be Tuesday, on New Year’s Day, with a prize of $415 million. …
Dec 29
2-year-old boy whose Yemeni mother fought Trump’s travel ban to be with him has died
Council on American-Islamic Relations, Sacramento Valley(SAN FRANCISCO) — Abdullah Hassan, the 2-year-old boy whose mother fought against Trump’s travel ban to get a U.S. visa to be with him, has died. “We are heartbroken. We had to say goodbye to our baby, the light of our lives,” Ali Hassan, Abdullah’s father, said in a statement …
Dec 29
Wind Chill Advisory issued December 29 at 7:45AM MST until December 29 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING… Sunshine along with warmer air moving into the region has warmed conditions above dangerous levels for most areas. Winds chills for the rest of the morning continue to be cold, with values in the negative teens and negative single digits, so continue to bundle …
Dec 29
Security failures in Parkland school shooting included unlocked doors, no PA system
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Fla.) — In an investigative report on the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, earlier this year, a state commission pointed to several security failures at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left students and staff vulnerable. In the draft report, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission highlighted failures such as routinely …
Dec 29
Man goes undercover as homeless to teach his neighbors a lesson about charity
iStock(PLANTATION, Fla.) — A Florida man claiming to be homeless scammed shoppers outside a Target department store into giving him money — and then rewarded their generosity with $100 bills. The heartwarming holiday campaign was an experiment launched by Plantation resident Brian Breach, as he explained in a Facebook video he posted on Christmas. “Hi, …
