As larger and faster container ships began to chug up the Delaware River in recent years, transportation officials feared the prospect of one going astray that would lead to a repeat, or worse, of what happened in 1969, when a tanker struck the Delaware Memorial Bridge and caused significant damage. So last year, work began […]
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Mike Lindell’s MyPillow Evicted From Warehouse as Legal Woes Pile Up
“This judge treated him viciously, telling him either you cooperate or I’m putting you in jail for 15 years,” Trump continued. “He pled, and went to jail for very minor offenses, highly unusual, served 4 months in Rikers, and now they are after him again, this time for allegedly lying (doesn’t look like a lie […]
Read MoreMyPillow Gets Evicted, as Mike Lindell Insists He’s Totally Not Broke
“This judge treated him viciously, telling him either you cooperate or I’m putting you in jail for 15 years,” Trump continued. “He pled, and went to jail for very minor offenses, highly unusual, served 4 months in Rikers, and now they are after him again, this time for allegedly lying (doesn’t look like a lie […]
Read MoreLife-Saving ECPR v CPR: What to Know
As an emergency doctor, I know that it’s incredibly rare for standard resuscitation protocols including CPR to revive patients brought to the hospital in cardiac arrest. Even in that setting, with all the available staff, equipment and drugs, if patients have not been resuscitated successfully within 40 minutes from the moment they first collapsed, their […]
Read MoreMinnesota Police Union Interfering With Ricky Cobb Murder Case Against Killer Cop, Attorneys Say
NewsOne Featured Video Minnesota State Patrol Colonel Matt Langer stands by as bodycam and dash cam footage of the police shooting death of Ricky Cobb II plays at a press conference on August 1, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. | Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty The family of an unarmed Black driver […]
Read MoreMinnesota Republican Opposes Gun-Safety Bill Because Murderous Cows
But in a bizarre rant on his social media platform last week, the GOP presidential pick admitted that he actually has half a billion dollars in cash, which he decided would be better used to fund his presidential campaign than pay back the state of New York for defrauding its taxpayers, banks, and businesses. “THROUGH […]
Read More2nd Man Charged in Theft of Judy Garland’s Ruby Slippers
A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” according to the authorities, who said that he had threatened to a release a sex tape of a woman if she told the authorities about the theft. The […]
Read MoreDean Phillips Ends Campaign that No One Realized Was Still Happening
“We started this effort to Replace Sinema over two years ago to hold Sinema accountable for betraying the Arizonans who elected her. Sinema obstructed President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, got in the way of fundamental rights like abortion care and voting, and did the bidding of her wealthy donors who fund her luxury lifestyle. […]
Read MoreWho Is Dean Phillips? The Guy Who Just Ended a Terrible Campaign
“We started this effort to Replace Sinema over two years ago to hold Sinema accountable for betraying the Arizonans who elected her. Sinema obstructed President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, got in the way of fundamental rights like abortion care and voting, and did the bidding of her wealthy donors who fund her luxury lifestyle. […]
Read MoreDean Phillips Finally Ends Presidential Campaign That No One Asked For
“We started this effort to Replace Sinema over two years ago to hold Sinema accountable for betraying the Arizonans who elected her. Sinema obstructed President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, got in the way of fundamental rights like abortion care and voting, and did the bidding of her wealthy donors who fund her luxury lifestyle. […]
Read MoreSaunas in Minnesota: Midwesterners Are Sweating it Out This Winter
Saunas in the state, part of a tradition with roots in the 1800s, have been especially popular since the pandemic as more people seek a communal experience. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. For people in Minnesota, the sauna is a link to the past and a […]
Read MoreProvidence Officials Approve Overdose Prevention Center
More than two years ago, Rhode Island became the first state in the nation to authorize overdose prevention centers, facilities where people would be allowed to use illicit drugs under professional supervision. On Thursday, the Providence City Council approved the establishment of what will be the state’s first so-called safe injection site. Minnesota is the […]
Read MoreIt’s 50 Degrees in Minneapolis. Goodbye, Ice Shanties.
It’s not every art installation that instructs visitors to take small steps like a penguin. Then again, there’s nothing quite like the Art Shanty Projects, in which intrepid Minnesota artists in insulated jumpsuits and ice cleats annually recreate traditional ice fishing huts, called shanties, in their own eccentric style on a frozen lake in Minneapolis. […]
Read MoreGeorge Floyd Criminologist: Minnesota Cop Accused Of Murdering Ricky Cobb Didn’t Follow Police Protocol
NewsOne Featured Video Minnesota State Patrol Colonel Matt Langer stands by as bodycam and dash cam footage of the police shooting death of Ricky Cobb II plays at a press conference on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in St. Paul, Minnesota. | Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty The police officer accused of murdering […]
Read More‘First Step Toward Closure’: Ricky Cobb’s Mother Rips Minnesota Cop Charged With Murdering Son
NewsOne Featured Video Source: CBS / CBS The Minnesota cop who shot and killed Black motorist Ricky Cobb II during a 2023 traffic stop has finally been charged. According to CBS News, Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Ryan Londregan was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Ricky […]
Read MoreEven if They Didn’t Apply, Some Students Get College Admission Offers
Some high school seniors have already received offers of admission to college for the next academic year — even though they didn’t formally apply. Under so-called direct admissions programs increasingly being tried by states, colleges and third-party services, seniors who meet minimum academic qualifications are receiving unsolicited notifications of admission. Once they are identified as […]
Read MoreRIP Ricky Cobb: Minnesota Cops Who Killed Black Driver Could Finally Face Discipline
NewsOne Featured Video Source: CBS / CBS The fight to get justice for 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II has continued as attorneys for the family of the slain Black man have filed a complaint with the Minnesota Board of Police Officer Standards and Training about the events that led to his untimely death. Cobb’s family is […]
Read MoreA Record-Breaking Warm, Snowless Winter Confounds Midwesterners
Lucy Wallace, a recent transplant from San Diego, had been warned about the bone-chilling winters of her new hometown, Minneapolis. She bought a $900 winter coat, two pairs of boots and metal spikes to make her running shoes usable on icy sidewalks. So she was at once befuddled and relieved by the record-breaking warm temperatures […]
Read MoreMinnesota’s Search for a New State Flag Stirs Ideas and Debate
Ask Minnesotans about the state’s official flag, and prepare for a crush of critiques. Start with legibility. Viewed from afar, it is difficult to make sense of the jumble of dates, stars and the state slogan, in French, which rings the centerpiece image. Aesthetically, it is, well, not a marvel, many a Minnesotan will tell […]
Read MoreSt. Paul’s All-female City Council is also Young and Racially diverse
When all the ballots were tallied on Friday, St. Paul, Minnesota, voters had done something remarkable: They had elected the first all-female council in the city’s history. Small Town Horror Story: The Wrongful Rape Conviction of Anthony Broadwater Off English According to the Star Tribune, the incoming council is historic for its youth and racial […]
Read MoreBiden to Travel to Minnesota to Highlight Rural Investments
The White House on Wednesday will announce more than $5 billion in funding for agriculture, broadband and clean energy needs in sparsely populated parts of the country as President Biden travels to Minnesota to kick off an administration-wide tour of rural communities. The president’s efforts to focus attention on the domestic economy ahead of next […]
Read MoreDoctors at Allina Health Form Union
In the latest sign of growing frustration among professionals, doctors employed by a large nonprofit health care system in Minnesota and Wisconsin have voted to unionize. The doctors, roughly 400 primary and urgent-care providers across more than 50 clinics operated by the Allina Health System, appear to be the largest group of unionized private-sector physicians […]
Read MoreWhite Men Face Only Misdemeanor After Giving ‘Brain Injury’ To Black Woman They Brutally Beat In Minnesota
NewsOne Featured Video Michelle Folson’s belongings are shown following the alleged assault at Rustic Bar in Duluth, Minnesota. | Source: GoFundMe / GoFundMe A pair of white men who police say were caught on video brutally beating a Black woman are only facing misdemeanor charges for the violence last month at a bar in Minnesota. […]
Read MoreTwo Families Got Fed Up With Their States’ Politics. So They Moved Out.
Steve Huckins, a native of Oregon, was preparing to move across the country when he went on Facebook to post a goodbye letter of sorts to his home state. “I had planned to die here,” Mr. Huckins, 59, wrote. “It’s a beautiful state. The mountains, the lakes, the rivers, the beaches. All are overshadowed by […]
Read MoreVideo Shows Krying ‘Karen’ Kustomer Calling Cops On Black HVAC Tech For Doing His Job
NewsOne Featured Video Source: HAITHAM EL-TABEI / Getty One of the many reasons Karens are a constant nuisance in the lives of Black people is that we never really know when we will encounter them. Obviously, Black people don’t walk around perpetually fearful of white people like they historically are of us. Otherwise, we’d be […]
Read MoreNorthern Lights Are Seen Overnight in Parts of U.S.
People from Montana to Missouri reported sightings of the aurora borealis overnight, and forecasters said the phenomenon also known as the northern lights would be visible over parts of the West and Midwest until about dawn on Tuesday. The northern lights get their name for lighting up the sky at higher latitudes. On Monday night, […]
Read More“Engaged in Insurrection”: Minnesota Lawsuit Seeks To Kick Trump off Ballot
Unfortunately, even despite Canady’s refusal to recuse himself, the rest of the court does not offer much more hope. Another justice, Meredith Sasso, is married to DeSantis loyalist Michael Sasso. DeSantis appointed Michael Sasso as vice chairman of the controversial Disney oversight board. Sasso resigned in May, although he did not explain why. While the […]
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