No one was injured, Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon said.
2023
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Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer’s withdrawal, desperate to end chaos
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana is a lawyer specializing in constitutional issues who had rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal effort to overturn the 2020 election results.
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Bomb threat to Vermont restaurant originated from Oxford County
The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Vermont State Police in identifying the person who made the call.
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UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers’ cash cows
GM CEO Mary Barra told investors that the automaker already has made a record offer and the company won’t agree to a contract that doesn’t allow them to compete in the market.
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U.S. readies plans for mass evacuations of Americans abroad if war in Gaza escalates
Officials said that the more than 600,000 Americans living in Israel and Lebanon are of particular concern, but they stressed that an operation of such magnitude is a worst-case scenario.
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Women across Iceland, including prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violence
The island nation just below the Arctic Circle has been ranked as the world’s most gender-equal country 14 years in a row by the World Economic Forum.
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Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia’s election
The guilty plea from Ellis comes just days after 2 other defendants, fellow attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, entered guilty pleas.
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Yield on 10-year Treasury reached 5% for first time since 2007. Here’s why it matters
Besides making it more expensive for U.S. homebuyers, higher yields also put downward pressure on prices for everything from stocks to cryptocurrencies. Eventually, they could cause companies to lay off more workers.
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Michael Cohen testifies that he was told to boost Trump’s asset values ‘arbitrarily’
Cohen, whose testimony was delayed from last week by an unspecified health issue, has said it would be his first time seeing Trump in 5 years.
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World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal. He was 31.
The owner of the purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo said the secret to a long life was good food, fresh air and lots of love.