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• msn.com4 hour(s) ago
• United 777 plane flew fewer than half the flights allowed between checks: sources
• New public report to blame Saudi crown prince for killing of Khashoggi South Dakota AG under pressure to resign as new evidence reveals investigators found victims broken glasses inside his car By David Shepardson © Reuters/NTSB FILE PHOTO: The damaged starboard engine of United Airlines flight 328 is seen following a Feb. 20 engine failure incident WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A United Airlines plane with a Pratt & Whitney engine that failed on Saturday had flown fewer than half the flights allowed by U.S. regulators between fan blade inspections, two...
• cbslocal.com8 hour(s) ago
• BWI To Extend Rent Relief For Food, Retail Stores Inside Airport
• BALTIMORE (WJZ) —There’s new help for the food and retail stores inside BWI Airport. The Board of Public Works unanimously voted to extend rent relief and lease extensions through June. READ MORE: CVS Announces 570K Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Across 17 States, Including Maryland CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE: READ MORE: Queso Fresco By El Abuelito Cheese Linked To Listeria Outbreak, CDC Says TIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The Spread Latest coronavirus stories from WJZ Latest CDC Guidelines BWI says this represents about $16 million in relief to help ease the...
• cbslocal.com8 hour(s) ago
• CVS Announces 570K Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Across 17 States, Including Maryland
• BALTIMORE (WJZ) — CVS is hoping to relieve some of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustration. The chain is getting additional COVID-19 vaccines through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE: TIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The Spread Latest coronavirus stories from WJZ Latest CDC Guidelines Over 500,000 doses will be available in 17 states, including Maryland, starting Thursday. CVS says it can administer 20 to 25-million shots per month, and as the vaccine supply increases, more states will have access. For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland...
• breitbart.com9 hour(s) ago
• Democrat Anna Eshoo: Criticism of Attempt to Censure Conservative Cable Networks a Red Herring
• Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), who wrote a letter with Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) asking cable providers if they planned to continue carrying conservative networks, claimed on Wednesday that Republican criticisms of her and McNerney’s letter are “red herrings.” Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA), two members of the Communications and Technology subcommittee, sent letters to the leaders of several television providers, asking them if they plan to take action against Fox News, Newsmax, and One America News Network (OANN) for spreading “disinformation.” The two Democrats asked: Have you taken any...
• cbslocal.com10 hour(s) ago
• Mt. Washington Tavern Reopens Its Doors After Closure Due To Baltimore City COVID-19 Restrictions
• BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mt. Washington Tavern reopened its doors Wednesday, welcoming customers back after nearly two months of a complete shutdown. The tavern has been closed since just after New Year’s due to Baltimore City dining restrictions. READ MORE: Baltimore School For The Arts Student Mia Dyer Named 2021 Recipient Of Scholastic Art And Writing Award CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE: READ MORE: Maryland Bill Would Ban Chemical Conversion Of Plastic Into Fuel TIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The Spread Latest coronavirus stories from WJZ Latest CDC Guidelines The owners said they...
• cbslocal.com11 hour(s) ago
• Colorado COVID Survivor Meets Plasma Donors Who Helped Save His Life
• DENVER (CBS4) – A Colorado man got to meet the two people who donated convalescent plasma which he credits in saving his life when he suffered from COVID-19. Paul Nielsen got sick in May 2020. He says his family urged him to go to the doctor’s office where they considered putting him on a ventilator. READ MORE: Check Out The Progress With DIAs Great Hall Project Paul Nielsen (credit: CBS) That’s when, Nielsen says, he was offered two bags of convalescent plasma. “The plasma was the key ingredient. I’m not a...
• cbslocal.com12 hour(s) ago
• Maryland Doctor Says Hes Not Ruling Out A Tiger Woods Return After Surgery For Injures In Rollover Car Crash
• BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After a rollover car accident in Los Angeles, Tiger Woods had emergency surgery for open fractures on his ankle and lower right leg. According to a statement posted on his Twitter account, doctors at Harbor UCLA Medical Center inserted a rod into his tibia and stabilized his foot with screws and pins. READ MORE: Marylanders Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine Struggle To Find Appointments As M&T Bank Stadium Site Set To Open pic.twitter.com/vZitnFV0YA — Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) February 24, 2021 Dr. Andrew Pollak is an Orthopedic Surgeon at...
• cbslocal.com12 hour(s) ago
• Marylanders Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine Struggle To Find Appointments As M&T Bank Stadium Site Set To Open
• BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Frustration is mounting in the state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, as those eligible continue to struggle to find appointments. Joyce Thane, 80, of Aberdeen, said she’s been on a vaccine waiting list for 40 days and counting. “Officially put me on their register on the 15th,” Thane said. CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE: TIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The Spread Latest coronavirus stories from WJZ Latest CDC Guidelines She has been eligible for a shot for more than four weeks. Now, the state is in Phase 1-C. “And, they haven’t...
• cbslocal.com13 hour(s) ago
• Owner Of Maryland Market That Sold Winning $731M Powerball Ticket Gets $100K Bonus Check
• LONACONING, Md. (WJZ) — The owner of the western Maryland market that sold a winning $731 million Powerball ticket last month has claimed the $100,000 bonus the store earned for selling the winning ticket. Richard Ravenscroft, the owner of Coney Market in the Allegany County community of Lonaconing, previously told WJZ he would use the money to invest in the building and will give some to his staff. READ MORE: $731.1M And $2M Winning Powerball Tickets Sold In Maryland Maryland Lottery Public Relations Specialist, Doug Lloyd (center), presents Richard Ravenscroft...
• cbslocal.com13 hour(s) ago
• COVID Closures: Old Saint Marys Cathedral In San Francisco Makes Online Plea For Support
• SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — A 167-year-old Catholic church in San Francisco is in danger of becoming a casualty of the pandemic, leading it to make a desperate plea for donations to keep the doors from shutting for good. Built in 1854, the Old St. Mary’s Cathedral sits at California Street and Grant Avenue between Chinatown and the Financial District. The old façade survived the 1906 quake and the church has become an interesting stop for sightseeing tourists, who usually leave something in the collection box. READ MORE: Johnson &...
• cbslocal.com13 hour(s) ago
• COVID Closures: Saint Marys Cathedral In San Francisco Makes Online Plea For Support
• SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — A 167-year-old Catholic church in San Francisco is in danger of becoming a casualty of the pandemic, leading it to make a desperate plea for donations to keep the doors from shutting for good. Built in 1854, the Old St. Mary’s Cathedral sits at California Street and Grant Avenue between Chinatown and the Financial District. The old façade survived the 1906 quake and the church has become an interesting stop for sightseeing tourists, who usually leave something in the collection box. READ MORE: Johnson &...
• cbslocal.com14 hour(s) ago
• James Dale Reed Found Guilty Of Voter Intimidation After Leaving Letter Threatening President Biden, VP Harris In Maryland Mailbox
• FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — A 42-year-old Frederick man was found guilty of voter intimidation Wednesday for leaving a letter in a mailbox that threatened then-presidential and vice presidential candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and their supporters, the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Judge Eric William Schaffer also found James Dale Reed not guilty of a county of making a threat of mass violence in the incident and sentenced him to two years behind bars with all but time served suspended. He will also spend three years on supervised...
• cbslocal.com14 hour(s) ago
• Denver Metro Added To Winter Weather Advisory, 4-8 Inch Snow Totals Possible Tonight
• DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado needs more snow and we have a storm on the way that will hopefully help with the ongoing drought, especially across the lower elevations and in the foothills. During a late morning update the National Weather Service in Boulder expanded a Winter Weather Advisory to include all of metro Denver for the potential to see a higher impact snowfall. As of noon on Wednesday a view from our city cam at the Denver Public Library showed clouds were rapidly building over the skyline. This trend will...
• cbslocal.com15 hour(s) ago
• Active Weather Pattern That Produced Historic Winter Storms Brings Weekend Rain
• NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The active weather pattern that produced two winter storms last week, is going to produce several waves of rain chances at the end of this week. We get in the crosshairs of two different weather makers: the southern jet stream (first) and yet another upper air low in the northern jet stream (second). (credit: Meteorologist Jeff Ray) Enjoy today. A cold front moved through North Texas but with the very dry air and sunshine, temperatures should rise toward 70 degrees. This will make the 4th day...
• insider.com17 hour(s) ago
• 18 majestic photos of frozen Niagara Falls
• Niagara Falls during a previous winter. Wally Stemberger/Shutterstock Niagara Falls has partially frozen over due to extreme cold weather in the Northeast.  The iconic waterfalls beauty truly shines during the winter months thanks to pristine snow and ice. Photos from 2021 and years prior show how the falls turn into a winter wonderland. Visit Insiders homepage for more stories. As extreme cold weather batters parts of the US, including the state of Texas, Niagara Falls has partially frozen over.  The phenomenon is actually pretty common and happens...
• cbslocal.com17 hour(s) ago
• PennDOT Wants Feedback On Winter Weather Road Conditions
• PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Now that we’ve had our first taste of wintry weather, PennDOT is looking for your feedback. If you live or drive through Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Indiana or Jefferson counties, they want to hear from you. PennDOT put out a survey of nine questions to get a better understanding of road conditions and areas most traveled. If you’d like to fill out the online survey and submit it to PennDOT, visit this link.
• cbslocal.com19 hour(s) ago
• COVID-19 In Maryland: 862 New Cases Reported; Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Continue Declining
• ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland added just over 860 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as the number of hospitalizations and the positivity rate decreased, data from the state’s health department shows. The state added 862 new cases and 27 new deaths, bringing the totals to 378,490 and 7,607, respectively. Eighteen fewer people were in the hospital; of the 960 hospitalized patients, 711 were in acute care and 249 were in intensive care. CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES:  Coronavirus Resources: How To Get Help In Maryland TIMELINE: Coronavirus In Maryland, Tracking The Spread Latest...
• cbslocal.com20 hour(s) ago
• Denver Weather: Incoming Snow Will Bring Winter Driving Conditions For The Wednesday Evening Commute
• DENVER (CBS4) – A storm system spinning west of Colorado will spread snow across much of the state starting Wednesday afternoon. Many roads in the Denver metro area will become slick during the Wednesday evening commute. A Winter Weather Advisory has been posted from 5 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday for everyone in Boulder and Jefferson Counties, and for communities above 6,000 feet in Douglas and Elbert Counties. Most of these areas will get 3 to 8 inches of snow with the higher amounts in the foothills and along...
• newsbrig.com21 hour(s) ago
• He Has Dr Pepper in His Blood- Max Holloway Trolls Daniel Cormier With a Hilarious Story
• In a sport like MMA where there can only be one champion in every division, fighters often stay away from making friends with other fighters as they could be asked to compete against each other at any point in time.  There have also been multiple examples of friends turning into bitter rivals over time. Rashad Evans and Jon Jones and most recently Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal are good examples. However, Daniel Cormier and Max Holloway are an exception to the notion that fighters can not be friends.  Although they’re...