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Nearly 90 Sickened In Norovirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship, CDC Says Nearly 90 Sickened In Norovirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship, CDC Says Nearly 90 Sickened In Norovirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship, CDC Says
Nearly 90 Sickened In Norovirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship, CDC Says A norovirus outbreak sickened dozens of passengers and crew aboard a Holland America cruise ship for the second time in less than a year. The outbreak occurred on the Holland America Line ship Rotterdam, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials said 81 of the ship's 2,593 passengers reported symptoms of gastrointestinal illness, along with eight out of the 1,005 crew members. The Rotterdam left Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. The ship returned on Friday, Jan. 9, after the illness spread among traveler…

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Hartford, CT
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Barbie Releases First Autistic Doll To Celebrate Neurodiversity Barbie Releases First Autistic Doll To Celebrate Neurodiversity Barbie Releases First Autistic Doll To Celebrate Neurodiversity
Barbie Releases First Autistic Doll To Celebrate Neurodiversity This Barbie is inspiring people across the autism spectrum. Mattel unveiled its first-ever autistic Barbie on Sunday, Jan. 11. The toy giant worked with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network over more than 18 months to create the doll, which is available online and at major retailers nationwide. The Barbie's design includes features meant to reflect common experiences for people in the autistic community. The doll has articulated elbows and wrists to allow for stimming and hand movements, along with a slightly averted eye gaze. The toy also comes with access…

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Arlington, VA
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Ex-Trump Advisor Named President Of Facebook, Instagram Parent Company Ex-Trump Advisor Named President Of Facebook, Instagram Parent Company Ex-Trump Advisor Named President Of Facebook, Instagram Parent Company
Ex-Trump Advisor Named President Of Facebook, Instagram Parent Company A former advisor to President Donald Trump has been tapped as a top executive for the tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Dina Powell McCormick will join Meta as the company's next president and vice chair, Meta announced on Monday, January 12. The lifelong Republican was Trump's Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy in 2017 and early 2018. Powell McCormick will join Meta's management team to help guide the company's overall strategy, especially as it seeks to make artificial intelligence systems profitable. The former Goldman Sachs executive wil…

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Windsor Locks, CT
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$1.5B Airline Merger Could Reshape Northeast Budget Travel: What To Know $1.5B Airline Merger Could Reshape Northeast Budget Travel: What To Know $1.5B Airline Merger Could Reshape Northeast Budget Travel: What To Know
$1.5B Airline Merger Could Reshape Northeast Budget Travel: What To Know Allegiant Air is planning to buy Sun Country Airlines in a major deal that aims to unite two budget carriers. The airlines announced the merger in a joint news release on Sunday, Jan. 11. The move would expand Allegiant's footprint to more than 650 routes across nearly 175 cities. The transaction is valued at about $1.5 billion, including debt. Sun Country shareholders would receive cash and Allegiant stock, while Allegiant shareholders would hold about two-thirds of the combined company. Allegiant said purchasing Sun Country expands the Las Vegas-based airline's vacation destination …

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Senators Urge App Stores To Pull Musk's Platforms Over AI Sexual Images Of Kids, Women Senators Urge App Stores To Pull Musk's Platforms Over AI Sexual Images Of Kids, Women Senators Urge App Stores To Pull Musk's Platforms Over AI Sexual Images Of Kids, Women
Senators Urge App Stores To Pull Musk's Platforms Over AI Sexual Images Of Kids, Women Three Democratic senators are calling for billionaire Elon Musk's X and Grok apps to be removed from Apple and Google's app stores after the platforms were used to generate sexual images of children and women. Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, along with Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, have sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The senators urged the tech giants to enforce their app store rules against Musk's X Corp. for widespread misuse of the Grok artificial intelligence tool. In Musk's latest controversy, b…

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New Video Shows View Of ICE Agent Who Killed Mother In Minneapolis (WATCH) New Video Shows View Of ICE Agent Who Killed Mother In Minneapolis (WATCH) New Video Shows View Of ICE Agent Who Killed Mother In Minneapolis (WATCH)
New Video Shows View Of ICE Agent Who Killed Mother In Minneapolis (Watch) Newly released video shows the view of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent when he killed a Minneapolis mother in her SUV. Right-wing media outlet Alpha News published video of the shooting on Friday, Jan. 9. Jonathan Ross, 43, was recording on his phone when he fired three shots at 37-year-old Renee Good in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. ICE agents were conducting an immigration raid near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue just before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7. The 47-second video shows the first-person view of Ross, a veteran and former Border P…

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Shark Kills Woman, Rescuers Describe Chaotic Scene In US Virgin Islands Shark Kills Woman, Rescuers Describe Chaotic Scene In US Virgin Islands Shark Kills Woman, Rescuers Describe Chaotic Scene In US Virgin Islands
Shark Kills Woman, Rescuers Describe Chaotic Scene In US Virgin Islands A woman died after her arm was bitten off by a shark at a popular St. Croix beach in the US Virgin Islands, authorities said. Arlene Lillis of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, was identified as the victim who died on Thursday, Jan. 8. The shark bit the 56-year-old woman's arm in the water at Dorsch Beach in Frederiksted. Emergency crews responded to the beach at around 4:28 p.m. after reports of a woman in distress in the water, according to the US Virgin Islands Police Department. Lillis was rushed to a hospital but later died from her injuries. Christopher Carroll,…

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$1.5M Raised After Mother Killed By ICE Agent In Minneapolis: 'Stripped Her Of Life' $1.5M Raised After Mother Killed By ICE Agent In Minneapolis: 'Stripped Her Of Life' $1.5M Raised After Mother Killed By ICE Agent In Minneapolis: 'Stripped Her Of Life'
$1.5M Raised After Mother Killed By ICE Agent In Minneapolis: 'Stripped Her Of Life' More than $1.5 million has been raised in memory of the Minneapolis mother who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, as outrage rises over President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts. A verified GoFundMe page for Renee Good, 37, collected $1,503,533 from more than 38,500 donations before the campaign was paused at around 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9. A 43-year-old ICE agent named Jonathan Ross fatally shot Good during a targeted operation in south Minneapolis on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 7. Good's killing just blocks f…

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IRS Sets Start Of 2026 Tax Filing Season With Big Changes: What To Know IRS Sets Start Of 2026 Tax Filing Season With Big Changes: What To Know IRS Sets Start Of 2026 Tax Filing Season With Big Changes: What To Know
IRS Sets Start Of 2026 Tax Filing Season With Big Changes: What To Know The Internal Revenue Service has revealed when the nation's 2026 tax filing season will begin. The IRS will begin accepting 2025 federal tax returns on Monday, Jan. 26. Taxpayers will have until Wednesday, April 15, 2026, to file and pay any taxes that are owed. About 164 million individual income tax returns are expected to be filed, the IRS said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 8. "The Internal Revenue Service is ready to help taxpayers meet their tax filing and payment obligations during the 2026 filing season," said Frank Bisignano, the agency's CEO. "As always, …

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Kingpin Captured In $15B 'Pig-Butchering' Crypto Scheme Using Slave Labor Kingpin Captured In $15B 'Pig-Butchering' Crypto Scheme Using Slave Labor Kingpin Captured In $15B 'Pig-Butchering' Crypto Scheme Using Slave Labor
Kingpin Captured In $15B 'Pig-Butchering' Crypto Scheme Using Slave Labor The suspected kingpin of one of the world's largest online scam and slave-labor operations has been captured, authorities said. Chen Zhi, 38, was arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China this week, according to Cambodian officials. US prosecutors have accused Chen, also known as "Vincent," of leading the Prince Group's network of "scam compounds," forcing trafficked workers to trick victims into fake cryptocurrency investments. In October 2025, Chen was indicted in the Eastern District of New York on conspiracy charges related to wire fraud and money laundering. Justice D…

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