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These students have helped send more than 13,000 letters to front line workers
PHILADELPHIA – Rupa Palanki can still remember the hopelessness she felt when the University of Pennsylvania shut down in-person classes last March due to the pandemic. Palanki, now a 22-year-old Penn senior, had just returned to her hometown of Mobile, Ala., and desperately wanted to help in whatever way she could. She began talking with friends about possible ways to provide community service during the pandemic and the idea for Lockdown Letters, an initiative to send letters of appreciation to front line workers such as doctors, nurses and teachers, was born. “We’re all usually very involve...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Steve Bannon records subpoenaed by Manhattan DA in apparent bid to prosecute Trump-pardoned crimes
NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance recently subpoenaed financial records relating to a fraudulent “build the wall” scam allegedly orchestrated by Steve Bannon — signaling the New York prosecutor is looking to go after the right-wing strategist for crimes pardoned by former President Donald Trump, according to a report Wednesday. Vance issued the grand jury subpoenas to Wells Fargo and GoFundMe in late January after Trump preemptively pardoned Bannon for any federal crimes he may have committed as part of an alleged $25 million scheme to defraud donors to a crowdfunding campaign th...
New York Daily News
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Steve Hummer: Hawks' Trae Young wasn't done dirty by All-Star voters
ATLANTA — Trae Young was not grievously wronged Tuesday night. He was not snubbed. (Meaning: To rebuff, ignore and spurn disdainfully). Although whenever given the chance to use a great word like "snub," one should never snub it. Because of a long list of worthy backcourt candidates in the East, the Hawks' alpha guard merely was omitted from an All-Star event that no one really wants to go to anyway. It was like not getting invited to game night at Bill Belichick's house. Not voted in as a starter earlier in the month, Young was left off the reserves list announced Tuesday. While Hawks players...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Europe’s largest-ever cocaine bust is worth billions
Billions of dollars' worth of drugs have been seized in Europe’s largest-ever cocaine bust. More than 50,700 pounds of cocaine were seized by German and Belgian authorities in the operation, which spanned over a week, CNN reports. The bust is also being hailed as one of the largest single seizures in the world. The shipment was addressed to a 28-year-old Dutch man who was taken into custody Wednesday, according to Dutch authorities. Customs officers in Hamburg, Germany, after receiving a tip from their Dutch colleagues, found 35,658 pounds of the drug hidden in over 1,700 cans of construction ...
New York Daily News
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Illinois House speaker's hand-picked successor resigns just three days after being installed
CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s hand-picked successor for the legislative seat he held for a half-century resigned Wednesday, just three days after being appointed and hours after Madigan called on him to step down. The episode involving 26-year-old Edward Guerra Kodatt, a now-former assistant in 13th Ward Alderman Marty Quinn’s office, represents a significant and unusual embarrassment for the ex-speaker, who has been meticulous about trying to avoid controversy in the ward and district public service operation he has run for decades. The resignation followed a state...
Chicago Tribune
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Dahleen Glanton: With friends like Heidi Cruz’s, who needs enemies?
Somebody in Heidi Cruz’s close circle of friends is a snitch. And, according to her husband, Sen. Ted Cruz, she’s “pretty pissed” about it. His description was a lot harsher. Appearing Tuesday on the conservative podcast “Ruthless,” the senator referred to such blabbermouths as “a-------.” It’s hard to find common ground with the Cruzes, but on this issue, they are correct. A person Heidi Cruz trusted betrayed her, and she has every right to be angry. Let’s be honest. We would be angry, too, if it happened to us. It is obvious that the Cruzes are selfish and tone-deaf. You can’t get any lower ...
Chicago Tribune
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Redbox's Top 10 DVD rentals
The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 15: 1. Greenland — Universal 2. Let Him Go — Universal 3. Freaky — Universal 4. Horizon Line — Universal 5. Shadow in the Cloud — Redbox Entertainment 6. Breach (2020) — Paramount 7. Come Play — Universal 8. The War with Grandpa — Universal 9. Honest Thief — Universal 10. The Stand-In — Paramount
Tribune News Service
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Dahleen Glanton: With friends like Heidi Cruz’s, who needs enemies?
Somebody in Heidi Cruz’s close circle of friends is a snitch. And, according to her husband, Sen. Ted Cruz, she’s “pretty pissed” about it. His description was a lot harsher. Appearing Tuesday on the conservative podcast “Ruthless,” the senator referred to such blabbermouths as “a-------.” It’s hard to find common ground with the Cruzes, but on this issue, they are correct. A person Heidi Cruz trusted betrayed her, and she has every right to be angry. Let’s be honest. We would be angry, too, if it happened to us. It is obvious that the Cruzes are selfish and tone-deaf. You can’t get any lower ...
Chicago Tribune
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RoboCop statue loses home at Michigan Science Center because of pandemic
DETROIT — A year ago, the plan for the much anticipated RoboCop statue seemed clear. Once completed, it would be installed somewhere outside Detroit's Michigan Science Center in the spring or summer. Now the final destination for the monument to pop culture is up in the air again. And the reason is tied to the widespread economic hit that's been taken by museums because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Michigan Science Center will no longer be the permanent home for the grassroots-driven work of art, as first reported by the Metro Times. In a statement, the museum expressed gratitude for being pa...
Detroit Free Press
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Who’s 'Jeopardy!’s new guest host Mike Richards and what’s next following Alex Trebek’s death
The latest guest host of “Jeopardy!” has a long history with the popular game show. Now that popular contestant Ken Jennings’ six-week fill in stint is over — following the recent death of Alex Trebek — the new interim host is none other than the show’s executive producer Mike Richards. The 45-year-old Burbank, California-native has won three Daytime Emmy Awards and garnered 17 nominations in career that dates back to 20 years ago and a resume of producing game shows such as “The Weakest Link,” “Let’s Make A Deal,” “Wheel of Fortune” and “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” Although the photogenic...
New York Daily News
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