(AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is backing off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the procedural tool known as the filibuster. In its current form, the tool requires a 60-vote threshold to advance most legislation. McConnell said...
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Judge approves $17 million bankruptcy fund for Harvey Weinstein’s victims
Scott Heins/Getty Images(DELAWARE) -- (NOTE CONTENT) At a hearing in a Delaware court Monday, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mary Walrath approved a $17 million settlement plan resolving most of the sexual harassment and...
Read More »Local COVID-19 Update (Jan. 27)
Boone County confirmed another COVID-19 death Tuesday. Health officials say the patient was older than 80. There have been 68 total deaths from the illness in Boone. The county had another low increase in coronavirus cases Tuesday, with 34 new positive...
Read More »Wealthy in Hollywood reportedly using private jets, agents, and even bribes to score COVID-19 vaccine
iStock/Ridofranz(LOS ANGELES) -- While it's already been reported that a few celebrities of advanced age have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, like 73-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger, 79-year-old Martha Stewart, 78-year-old Harrison Ford, and...
Read More »Darius Rucker is "Alright" paying it forward to iHop customers
ABCDarius Rucker made the day of his fellow iHop patrons. ABC affiliate WCIV reports that over the weekend, Darius foot the bill for the entire iHop restaurant he was dining at in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Manager ...
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