West Virginia fraternity suspended after member critically injured in fall

iStock/Thinkstock(MORGANTOWN, W.Va.) — A student at West Virginia University is in critical condition after a fall at the school’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house — leading to the suspension of the chapter pending an investigation. David Rusko, 22, remains in the intensive care unit after the fall on Nov. 10. The school said Rusko appears …

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Argentine submarine found on bottom of Atlantic Ocean after year of searching

iStock/Thinkstock(BUENOS AIRES) — An Argentine submarine that went missing almost exactly one year ago has been found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The Argentine Navy and Defense Ministry confirmed late Friday evening that the remains of the ARA San Juan submarine had been located in the south Atlantic Ocean at a depth of …

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Snow moves into Northern Plains as Midwest, Northeast brace for arctic cold

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Winter weather alerts are in place across nine states on Saturday as a clipper system will deliver snow from the Rockies through the Central Plains into the Great Lakes. Slick travel conditions are to be expected Saturday morning. Snow associated with a cold front is being pushed to the south by …

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There are no active watches, warnings or advisories

Winter Weather Advisory issued November 16 at 7:45PM MST until November 17 at 3:00AM MST by NWS

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations of a half an inch to an inch and a half and ice accumulations of a light glaze. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.

Mitchell burglary suspects sought

On 11-9-18 between 10:45 P.M and 10:55 P.M.,  2 unknown individuals forcibly entered a business in the 900 Block of East Spruce, Mitchell SD.  Stolen during this burglary was a safe containing over $500.00 cash.  The two subject are believed to have been in a white passenger car, unknown model that was seen in the …

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Winter-like pattern continues across most of the Heartland

Across the Corn Belt, snow remains on the ground—following Thursday’s storm—from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region, further delaying late-season soft red winter wheat planting efforts. Meanwhile in the upper Midwest, several factors—including locally excessive soil moisture and partially frozen soils—are an impediment to completing corn and …

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Attorney for female GoFundMe suspect claims she, too, was duped

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The attorney for the female member of a New Jersey trio charged with launching a GoFundMe campaign that warmed the hearts of millions and generated more than $400,000 in donations for a seemingly selfless homeless military vet claimed in a new interview with ABC News that she herself was victimized by …

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Alleged Khashoggi killers discussed plot minutes before he arrived: Turkish officials

Chris McGrath/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The team of alleged assassins sent to murder Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi discussed their plan to kill the writer while he was making his way to Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, a high-level Turkish official familiar with the investigation told ABC News. The exchange, captured on recordings of Khashoggi’s …

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New definition of kilogram ditches old metal object for natural constants

iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Scientists from 60 countries voted in a historic event in Versailles, France on Friday to change the definition of the kilogram, basing it on electric currents rather than a single solid object. The decision, made at the General Conference on Weights and Measurements, will retire the object known as “Le Grand K,” a …

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