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Texas Teenager Shot While Trying To Sell PlayStation 5
Bryan Babb
A Harris County, Texas, teenager was shot while meeting with a potential buyer for his PlayStation 5 on Sunday afternoon, according to [...]
Trial Of Alleged Jeffrey Epstein Accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell Underway
Ailan Evans
The sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the alleged accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, began Monday.
Max [...]
Walmart Executive Leaving Company After 22 Years As Company Prepares For Busy Holiday Season And Growing Supply Chain Issues
Harry Wilmerding
Walmart announced Monday that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs would leave the company after wor [...]
Matthew McConaughey Won’t Run For Governor Of Texas
Sebastian Hughes
American actor Matthew McConaughey announced he will not run for governor of the state of Texas in 2022 after months of speculat [...]
Fauci On COVID Variant: “U.S. Should Be Prepared To Do Anything” Including Lockdowns Or Mandates
Dr. Anthony Fauci, said on Sunday that Americans should be prepared to do "anything and everything" to fight the spread of the new COVID-19 variant O [...]
US Restricts Travel From South Africa And 7 Other Countries Amid COVID Variant Findings
On Friday, the White House announced travel restrictions from South Africa and seven other African countries to the United States.
This is in resp [...]
Merck Says COVID-19 Pill Less Effective Than Initially Suggested
Harry Wilmerding
Merck announced Friday that updated data on its experimental COVID-19 pill show the drug is less effective than previously repor [...]
More Americans Than Ever Say They Won’t Be Buying Christmas Gifts This Year
Ailan Evans
A record number of Americans say they won’t be purchasing gifts for the holidays this year amid ongoing inflation concerns and s [...]
Texas Vape Shop Owner Pleads Guilty To Importing Counterfeit Vaping Products
A Texas vape shop owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge relating to the importation of counterfeit vaping products, the Department of Justi [...]
Two MS-13 Leaders Convicted Of Racketeering Conspiracy And Conspiring To Commit Multiple Murders
A federal jury in Maryland convicted two El Salvadorian nationals for conspiring to participate in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal ente [...]