Mariel Padilla

February 18, 2020 at 4:41 pm

Trump’s pardons and commutations: a list

President Donald Trump pardoned seven people Tuesday, including financier Michael Milken and Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner, and commuted the sentences...

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January 19, 2020 at 12:46 pm

Facebook Apologizes for Vulgar Translation of Chinese Leader’s Name

Facebook apologized Saturday after its platform translated Xi Jinping, the name of the Chinese leader, from Burmese to a vulgar word in English. The mistranslation...

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December 1, 2019 at 8:11 pm

Amazon removes products showing images of Auschwitz after criticism

Amazon on Sunday removed from its marketplace holiday ornaments, a bottle opener and other products displaying images of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz after the...

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November 10, 2019 at 8:33 pm

Laurel Griggs, Broadway actress, dies at 13 after asthma attack, family says

Laurel Griggs, who enjoyed early acting success in the 2013 Broadway revival of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and the musical adaptation of the...

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October 13, 2019 at 12:08 am

Typhoon, Cyclone or Hurricane? Different Names for the Same Storms

When a tropical storm pummeled Japan on Saturday with gusts of up to 135 mph, forcing millions to evacuate their homes, it was called Typhoon...

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October 6, 2019 at 1:14 pm

Anti-Muslim Group, ACT for America, to Host Gala at Mar-a-Lago

An anti-Muslim organization plans to host its annual gala at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Florida, in November. ACT for America...

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September 29, 2019 at 11:00 am

50,000 Lose Electricity in Northern California, Power Company Says

A widespread power failure left 50,000 people in Northern California without power on Sunday morning. Large swaths of Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Kensington, Oakland, Richmond...

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September 27, 2019 at 4:32 pm

Spider-Man will remain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Studios and its president, Kevin Feige, will produce the third film in the “Spider-Man Homecoming” series, Sony and Disney jointly announced Friday. Spider-Man will...

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September 1, 2019 at 11:01 am

Woman gave birth in Denver jail cell alone, lawsuit says

Pacing in her jail cell, Diana Sanchez knew she was about to go into labor. She had been experiencing contractions for nearly five hours. Security...

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June 30, 2019 at 10:53 am

Officials warn of wasp ‘super nests’ in Alabama

When James Barron went into his smokehouse in southern Alabama to grab an ax, he was alarmed to see a giant wasp nest about 7...

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