A U.S. Capitol Police officer died Thursday from injuries suffered in Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol, and the department’s chief resigned following withering criticism over his handling of the situation. In a statement Thursday night, the Capitol Police said Officer Brian Sicknick, a 12-year veteran of the department, …
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Before finally swiping left on 2020, let’s take a quick look back at all the reasons (and there are many) that it’s a year we’d love to forget, but definitely never will. Indeed, it’s been an absolutely terrible stretch for much the world, but an amazing one for voracious consumers …
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“Do you understand NOW!!??!!?? Or is it still blurred to you??” That was LeBron James, one of many people outraged by the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody on Monday, after a video went viral showing a white officer kneeling on the man’s neck for several minutes …
Read More »CityWatch: As death toll overwhelms hospital morgues, governor asks for additional funeral directors
As New York City grapples with the magnitude of the coronavirus death toll, stories are emerging of full hospital morgues and backup refrigeration trucks as funeral directors and cemetery workers cope with at least double their normal workload. The number of fatalities in the city reached 5,065 on Friday morning, …
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Dr. Denis Vincent was in the business of smiles. His patients say he was a talented dentist, but remember him most vividly for his gift of making others feel good. “You knew he had competency, but he was also a people person. He made you feel at ease,” said longtime …
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Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images A mural dedicated to all Italian medical workers depicting a nurse cradling Italy and reading ‘To All Of You… Thank You!’, on a wall of Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo, Italy. Bergamo is the epicenter of Italy’s hardest-hit region, Lombardy. The Italian government continues to enforce …
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Dear Moneyist, I’ve been living with the same man for close to 27 years. Of course, our relationship was good in the beginning. Most are. However, he has always had an inability to handle money. Our home has always been in my name, usually because of his poor credit. I’ve …
Read More »Key Words: James Carville is ‘scared to death’ the Democratic presidential hopefuls won’t fulfill their ‘one moral imperative’
James Carville’s famed Clinton-era catch phrase “It’s the economy, stupid,” was meant to serve as a constant reminder to the 1992 presidential campaign he managed to center its appeal to voters on the premise that widespread economic dissatisfaction would be remedied under the leadership of Bill Clinton. Twenty-eight years later, …
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