US box office notches strongest weekend since the pandemic began

2 minutes ago | New York Post

Don't call it a comeback just yet. Movie theaters finally reopened in New York City this weekend, giving the box office their best showing since the pandemic began. Still, the...
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NYPD to launch online database of cop records, internal letter shows

2 minutes ago | New York Post

The NYPD on Monday was set to launch a searchable online database of uniformed cops, including their training histories, departmental awards and disciplinary records, according...
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Angry goose wanders onto field during Cubs game - and refuses to leave

2 minutes ago | New York Post

It might be the first baseball goose sighting since Gossage retired. And this bird is nearly as feisty as the former Yankees fireballer. During Sunday's Cubs-Diamondbacks game...
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Ricardo González Gutiérrez, beloved Mexican clown known as Cepillín, dead at 75

2 minutes ago | ABC

Ricardo González Gutiérrez, who was best known for his performances as a beloved Mexican clown under the name Cepillín, has died. He was 75.
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Chicago woman indicted for allegedly straw purchasing firearms in Oak Forest

2 minutes ago | WGN TV

CHICAGO - A 28-year-old Chicago woman has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly straw purchasing handguns in Oak Forest on behalf of another person. Diamond...
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CDC Says Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks in Private Gatherings

6 minutes ago | Time | 2 articles

In its first set of advice for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said March 8 that these people can visit...
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Why You Should Be Wary of Claims That the Stock Market Is in a Bubble

6 minutes ago | Time

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere. So say an increasing number of Wall Street professionals, who see the lofty prices of everything from equities to Bitcoin, new homes to the soaring...
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In California, airlines move to smaller airports, vacation routes

8 minutes ago | KCRA

With international travel at a standstill and demand slow for business travel, carriers have responded with more flights to leisure destinations - the sole reason most people...
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President Biden To Make First Primetime Address Later This Week Marking Roughly 1-Year Anniversary Of COVID-19 Pandemic In US

8 minutes ago | CBS | 2 articles

PHILADELPHIA - President Joe Biden will make his first primetime address later this week to mark roughly the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden will...
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Man trying to sell dirt bike on Facebook Marketplace shot, killed by supposed buyer in Louisiana: sheriff

8 minutes ago | NY Daily News

A New Orleans man who was trying to sell a dirt bike on Facebook Marketplace was murdered after showing up to a meeting with a potential buyer, authorities said Monday.
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Illinois health officials report 1,182 new cases of COVID-19, 5 deaths

CHICAGO - Illinois public health officials reported 1,182 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Monday, including 5 additional deaths. The deaths were reported in the... Read more ...

Judge in Pa. tosses 2 former Steelers' lawsuit over 'race-norming' in NFL...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged so-called race-norming in dementia tests for retired NFL players. Read more ...

CDC announces guidelines for fully-vaccinated people

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now advising that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors with others who have the jab - without... Read more ...

Tom Brady calls niece Maya ‘most dominant athlete' in family

Star quality must run through the entire Brady family. Not only does seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady have Kevin Youkilis, a two-time World Series champ with the Red... Read more ...

Iowa district cancels classes due to staff vaccination side effects

The district plans to be back in school on Tuesday, March 9, when staff members are feeling better. Read more ...

17-year-old dies in crash in Ross

‘I don't believe a word she says': Piers Morgan torched on Twitter for...

As expected, the ‘explosive' and ‘bombshell' interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Oprah Winfrey has sent Piers Morgan into a rage-filled tirade that, in turn, has... Read more ...

Sen. Joe Manchin threatens to block climate bill unless Republicans have a seat

Sen. Joe Manchin threatened to block President Biden's climate change and infrastructure package unless Republicans have more of a voice in the negotiation process than they... Read more ...

Fans allowed back to Chicago ballparks at 20% capacity starting on Opening Day

CHICAGO - Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday fans will be allowed in Chicago ballparks up to 20 percent capacity for Opening Day. Lightfoot's announcement comes after a... Read more ...

Jury selection on pause for ex-cop charged in George Floyd's death

The fate of a former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck as the Black man said he couldn't breathe will be decided by 12 residents of... Read more ...