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Month: July 2020

Utah city weighs street closure to help struggling industry

Utah city weighs street closure to help struggling industry

OGDEN (AP) — Ogden City officials are considering an idea that would involve closing off Historic 25th Street to vehicular traffic. The Standard-Examiner reports that Mayor Mike Caldwell says the city is open to any and all ideas that might help local eateries and taverns as the restaurant and bar […]

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13 shot in Illinois after fight breaks out in crowd of almost 200, police say

13 shot in Illinois after fight breaks out in crowd of almost 200, police say

iStock/MattGushBy: MATT ZARRELL, ABC News (PEORIA, Ill.) — Thirteen people were shot during a large gathering at a riverfront in Peoria, Illinois, early Sunday morning, police said. Authorities responded to reports of a shooting at 4:41 a.m. after a large fight broke out among a crowd of nearly 200 people, […]

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Coronavirus updates: South Carolina breaks record for new cases

Coronavirus updates: South Carolina breaks record for new cases

iStock/koto_fejaBy: JON HAWORTH, MATT ZARRELL and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 600,000 people worldwide. Over 14.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by […]

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Texas crash caused by alleged drunk driver kills 3 members of Thin Blue Line motorcycle club, injures 9

Texas crash caused by alleged drunk driver kills 3 members of Thin Blue Line motorcycle club, injures 9

iStock/ChiccoDodiFCBy: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (SAN ANTONIO) — Three members of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club were killed and nine others were critically injured when an alleged drunken driver going in the opposite direction swerved into their lane and hit them head-on while they were on a […]

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3 teachers who are moms push back on reopening schools

3 teachers who are moms push back on reopening schools

iStock/Favor_of_GodBy: MARIYA MOSELEY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the U.S., the debate over how to safely reopen schools is intensifying. Three teachers who are mothers spoke to ABC News, urgently pleading to halt plans of in-person school reopening’s without better managing safety […]

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Dangerous heat continues across US, 26 million people at risk for potential severe weather today

Dangerous heat continues across US, 26 million people at risk for potential severe weather today

ABC News By: REED MCDONOUGH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — There were 82 reports of severe weather on Saturday including two reported tornadoes. The two reported tornadoes occurred in Washington County, Minnesota, and Pierce County, Wisconsin. Some tree damage was reported from Pierce County, Wisconsin, where a tornado was reported. […]

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Multiple people stabbed at Bible study, police chief injured taking down attacker

Multiple people stabbed at Bible study, police chief injured taking down attacker

iStock/MattGushBy: JON HAWORTH, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Multiple people were injured during a Bible study session on Saturday afternoon when an alleged member of the congregation stabbed the church’s pastor before being stopped by the area’s police chief who happened to be in attendance. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon […]

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3 friends found mysteriously murdered on Florida fishing trip

3 friends found mysteriously murdered on Florida fishing trip

kali9/iStockBy MARK OSBORNE, ABC NEWS (FROSTPROOF, Fla.) — Authorities in central Florida are desperately looking for answers after three friends were found brutally murdered at a local lake late Friday. In the moments before he died, one of the victims was able to call his father and report the attack, […]

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Oregon attorney general announces lawsuit against federal agents for their tactics on protesters

Oregon attorney general announces lawsuit against federal agents for their tactics on protesters

Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS Following several weeks of protest that resulted in clashes with law enforcement officials in Oregon, the state’s attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into two “unlawful” tactics allegedly made by federal agents. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum also announced she filed a federal […]

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As temperatures rise and COVID lingers, US residents face increased risk of blackouts: Experts

As temperatures rise and COVID lingers, US residents face increased risk of blackouts: Experts

JulNichols/iStockBY: WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Even before the global coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay inside and businesses to close in a largely unprecedented way, summer months strained electrical grids. The oppressive heat forces residential and commercial units alike to crank up the air conditioning, causing a […]

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