On today's edition of 'The Countdown,' an expert discusses the economy and holiday spending. Plus we learn about a new tool in the tripledemic fight.
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John Carmack, a titan of the technology industry known for his work on virtual reality as well as classic games like Doom and Quake, is stepping down from his role as a consulting CTO at Meta, as reported by Business Insider and The New York Times.
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A driver was fatally shot and a passenger wounded Friday afternoon in a shooting on the Near West Side.
The man, 36, was driving in the 1900 block of West Jackson Boulevard just before 2 p.m. when gunfire struck him and the passenger, a 29-year-old woman, Chicago police said. The vehicle then crashed into a tree in that same block.
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Authorities say that Katherine Paprocka stole $579,000 from Pennsylvania’s Penn Christian Academy
Like most, I think a recession is likely to be mild and short-lived, so I believe those that share my long-term time horizon should be steering their money into banks. And I don’t mean bank accounts - I mean bank stocks.
Former Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier posted on his re-activated Twitter account Friday, bringing his return to the social media platform for the first time since his account was suspended in March. “I’m back, thanks (Elon Musk),” Hillier tweeted Friday afternoon, followed by a tweet saying “Their (sic) will be a pandemic of strokes of woke/lefty […]
Long drive hitter Kyle Berkshire reiterated just why he is revered for his lethal swing, setting a new record. The American almost set a ball into orbit while in a simulator - smacking it 236.2MPH.
Brands too have joined the party. AB InBev's Budweiser has tied up for live screenings across six cities. Many restaurateurs said they are pleasantly surprised at the interest in the FIFA live screenings. "We may not have shown our merit in football yet, but if there was a World Cup for 'fanball' we would be in the running," industrialist Anand Mahindra tweeted, with pictures of people in Kerala celebrating Argentina making it to the finals.
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is considering recommending the pursuit of three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
Melanie Martin and Aaron Carter are pictured Feb. 12 at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Las Vegas. (Photo: Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
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President Joe Biden is expected to name former congressman Joe Kennedy III as his special envoy to Northern Ireland for economic affairs, according to two people familiar with the plans, installing a member of one of the United States' most famous political families to the post at a critical moment for the region.
The on-again, off-again couple temporarily lost custody of their baby boy in September due to domestic violence and drug use concerns.
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt will be out a minimum of seven days after getting injured in Thursday's overtime victory.
The U.S. Postal Service says first class mail and packages should be shipped by Saturday to arrive in time for Christmas. Kris Van Cleave takes a look at the holiday shipping crunch.
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Oregon’s new strict gun control law could withhold from citizens the rights enshrined in the Second Amendment. However, a temporary restraining order, courtesy Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Raschio, currently staves off that infringement. A slim majority of voters opted for Oregon Measure 114, which would ban magazines that hold more than ten rounds and lock the right to keep and bear arms behind the paywall of a state licensing program.
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The holiday season is here, and Kelowna RCMP are sending out a warning following a recent string of strategic break-ins in Kelowna, Lake Country and Salmon Arm.
It’s been more than a decade since the first Avatar movie premiered and became the highest-grossing film of all time. Back in 2009, at the time of its release, I had just gotten my first Facebook account and flip phone. Since then, the world has gone through many sea changes – from three different US […]
Tennyson wide receiver chooses Washington over finalists Notre Dame, Oregon and Miami.
Youngkin promised to pay back all businesses in the state fined during the first years of the pandemic for violating public health rules.
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Investors approached to purchase stock at $54.20 buyout price as social media company bleeds cash