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☆ Winter Storms and Dangerous Cold Hammer Much of the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A winter storm brought high winds and dangerously cold temperatures in the Northeast. The National Weather Service warned of ‘life-threatening windchills’ through Iowa’s presidential caucuses on Monday. Photo: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg NewsMore than 93 million people were under windchill advisories Monday, as Arctic cold and winter storms hammered much of the country. Brutally cold weather from a cold front spilling out of Canada continued across many parts of the country. Snow and freezing rain spread to the Mid-Atlantic and stretched over the Southern U.S. before the arrival of yet another arctic blast forecast later this week.

Persons: Nathan Howard Organizations: Northeast ., National Weather Service, Bloomberg, Southern Locations: Northeast, Iowa’s, Canada, Southern U.S

☆ Winter Storms and Dangerous Cold Bring Weather Warnings Across U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A passing weather system brought snowfall and subzero temperatures to Iowa as voters prepared for the presidential caucuses on Monday. Photo: RACHEL MUMMEY/Bloomberg NewsMore than 160 million people were under winter weather warnings or advisories Sunday as a hazardous mix of Arctic cold and wind, along with snow and sleet, pummeled much of the country. A cold front spilling out of Canada is responsible for dangerously cold temperatures from the Pacific Northwest all the way east to the Rust Belt, the National Weather Service said.

Persons: RACHEL MUMMEY Organizations: Bloomberg, National Weather Service Locations: Iowa, Canada, Pacific Northwest

☆ Power Outages, Travel Warnings Mark Weekend of Intense Weather
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Waves crashed over a sea wall in Revere, Mass., on Saturday as officials warned of possible flooding in low-lying areas. Photo: joseph prezioso/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesRoughly 400,000 homes were without power in the U.S. on Saturday as heavy snow and ice caused major disruptions on both coasts, ahead of a creeping front of Arctic cold that threatens to bring record-low temperatures to much of the country. Parts of the upper Midwest, particularly around the Great Lakes region, got a second day of pelting snow and blizzard-like conditions, while areas in New England and the East Coast dealt with rain and scattered flash flooding, the National Weather Service said.

Persons: joseph prezioso Organizations: Agence France, National Weather Service Locations: Revere , Mass, U.S, Midwest, New England

☆ A New York Professor Wages Epic Battle Against Rats Attacking His Car
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tom Marion, a theater professor at the City University of New York, is a survivor of roughly four rodent invasions of his car, which he parks in a city that is home to an estimated two million rats. It can feel like he’s tried as many tricks to defend his ride.

Persons: Tom Marion, he’s Organizations: City University of New Locations: City University of New York

☆ Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Tops U.S. Box Office With $21 Million in Sales
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Beyoncé’s movie includes concert footage from her popular tour, which ran from May to October. Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for ParkwoodBeyoncé’s concert film dominated the box office on its debut weekend with an estimated $21 million in U.S. ticket sales. The 42-year-old pop singer’s “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” gave a strong showing for the first weekend in December, historically a slow one for movies. It is the first time in two decades a film has opened to more than $20 million on the weekend after the Thanksgiving weekend, according to AMC Theatres, which distributed the film.

Persons: Kevin Mazur, Parkwood, Beyoncé ” Organizations: AMC Theatres

☆ Disney’s ‘Wish’ Has Lackluster Thanksgiving Box-Office Debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Officials near the scene of the shooting on Saturday night. Photo: WCAXA triple shooting that wounded three young men of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vt., is being investigated as a possible hate crime, officials there said Sunday. The three men, attacked Saturday evening, are each 20 years old, the Burlington Police Department said. Two of the men were shot in their torsos while a third was hit lower on the body.

Organizations: Burlington Police Department Locations: Burlington , Vt

☆ Airlines Brace for Busy Airports as Thanksgiving Holiday Ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Los Angeles International Airport expects roughly 2.5 million passengers between Nov. 16 and Nov. 27. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe nation’s largest airports are hoping to cap off the Thanksgiving weekend without any major disruptions after several days of heavy but largely hassle-free holiday travel. Nearly 3 million people are expected to be on the move Sunday as the country returns to work and regular home routines, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

Persons: Mario Tama Organizations: Los Angeles International Airport, Transportation Security Administration

☆ Ex-Officer Derek Chauvin Expected to Survive Prison Assault
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Sadie Gurman | Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is concurrently serving a state sentence for second-degree murder and a federal sentence for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Photo: Court TV/ReutersDerek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, is expected to survive after he was assaulted at a federal prison in Arizona, according to law-enforcement officials. He was attacked with a knife, but his injuries weren’t life-threatening, one of the officials said.

Persons: Derek Chauvin, George, Reuters Derek Chauvin, George Floyd Organizations: Minneapolis, Reuters Locations: Minneapolis, Arizona

☆ Sean Combs and Singer Cassie Settle Abuse Lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nov. 18, 2023 11:48 am ETHip-hop mogul Sean Combs and the singer Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura reached a settlement a day after she filed the lawsuit. Photo: chris delmas/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesHip-hop mogul Sean Combs and the singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura reached a settlement a day after she filed a lawsuit accusing him of physical and mental abuse spanning roughly a decade. The deal was announced late Friday by a lawyer representing Ventura. The terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed.

Persons: Sean Combs, Casandra ‘ Cassie ’ Ventura, chris delmas, Casandra “ Cassie ” Ventura Organizations: Agence France Locations: Ventura

☆ Sean Combs Accused of Physical, Mental Abuse by Former Partner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sean Combs, through a lawyer, denies all of the allegations against him in the lawsuit. Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/Associated PressA former romantic partner of producer and entrepreneur Sean Combs has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the music mogul of physical and mental abuse spanning roughly a decade. In a suit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, R&B singer Cassie, who was once signed to Combs’s Bad Boy Records label, accused him of using drugs and alcohol to control her during their relationship. The pair first met in late 2005, when she was 19 years old and he was 37, the suit said.

Persons: Sean Combs, Jordan Strauss, Cassie Organizations: Press, Southern, of, Bad Boy Records Locations: U.S, of New York

☆ Police Arrest Man for Death of Jewish Protester During Rallies Near Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Paul Kessler suffered a head injury at the rallies in Thousand Oaks, Calif., earlier this month. Photo: Associated PressCalifornia authorities arrested a 50-year-old man in connection with the death of Jewish protester Paul Kessler during simultaneous pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies earlier this month. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office arrested Loay Alnaji of Moorpark, Calif., Thursday on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter. The Ventura County district attorney said the case is under review and a charging decision is pending.

Persons: Paul Kessler, Loay Organizations: Associated Press California, Israel, Sheriff’s Locations: Thousand Oaks, Calif, Ventura, Moorpark, Ventura County

☆ Army Overturns Convictions of Black Soldiers Charged With Mutiny in 1917 Houston Riot
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | Ben Kesling | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The court-martial of 64 members of the 24th Infantry Regiment, following a 1917 riot in Texas. Photo: War Department/Buyenlarge/Getty ImagesThe U.S. Army has overturned the convictions of 110 Black soldiers charged over a century ago with mutiny, murder and assault in a Texas riot. Nineteen of the Black Army soldiers convicted were sentenced to death and executed following the riot in 1917, when members of the 24th Infantry Regiment clashed with police and white residents of heavily segregated Houston. Most of the other soldiers received life sentences.

Organizations: 24th Infantry Regiment, U.S . Army, Black Army, 24th Infantry Locations: Texas, Houston

☆ New York Surgeons Reveal World’s First Eye Transplant
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Aaron James had extensive injuries after suffering a 7,200-volt electric shock while working as a lineman. Photo: nyu langone health/ReutersA team of New York surgeons has performed the world’s first whole-eye transplant on a human, a breakthrough that could change vision treatments even though the patient hasn’t regained sight in the grafted eye. In the six months since the eye surgery was performed, in conjunction with a partial face transplant, the 46-year-old patient has shown promising signs of health in the eye, the surgical team at NYU Langone Health said Thursday.

Persons: Aaron James Organizations: nyu langone, Reuters, NYU Langone Health Locations: York

☆ Stanford University Student Hurt in Possible Hate Crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: David Paul Morris Organizations: Stanford University, Bloomberg, Stanford’s Department of Public Safety Locations: Israel, Arab, California

☆ Possible Hate Crime Reported at Stanford University
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At Stanford University, campus police added to patrols and security after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg NewsAn Arab Muslim student at Stanford University said he was hurt in a campus hit-and-run and California authorities are investigating it as a potential hate crime, according to the university. The student said he was crossing a street on foot Friday afternoon when the incident occurred, Stanford’s Department of Public Safety said. According to the university, which identified the victim as an Arab Muslim, the student told authorities that the driver made eye contact before accelerating and striking him. He said the driver shouted an obscenity at him, then left the area, the university said.

Persons: David Paul Morris Organizations: Stanford University, Bloomberg, Stanford’s Department of Public Safety Locations: Israel, Arab, California

☆ FBI Searches Home of Fundraiser for New York City Mayor
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | James Fanelli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ FBI Searches Home of NYC Mayor’s Fundraiser
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | James Fanelli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ New Jersey’s Existential Crisis: Does ‘Central Jersey’ Even Exist?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Say New Jersey and many think of native sons Bruce Springsteen and Frank Sinatra, Atlantic City, the boardwalk and the famous Jersey Shore (as well as its namesake reality show). But say Central Jersey, and many may think: You making that up?

Persons: Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra Locations: Jersey, Atlantic City, Central Jersey

☆ Released American Hostages Face a Long Road to Healing, Father Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( John Keilman | Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. citizens Natalie Raanan, left, and her mother, Judith Raanan, seen in an image from a video following their release Friday at the Israel-Gaza border. Photo: ReutersEVANSTON, ILL.— The father of American Natalie Raanan , who was kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas for two weeks along with her mother, hopes she’s home for her birthday. The teenager from Evanston, Ill., turns 18 on Tuesday, her father, Uri Raanan , said on Saturday.

Persons: Natalie Raanan, Judith Raanan, she’s, Uri Raanan Organizations: Reuters Locations: Israel, Gaza, Reuters EVANSTON, Evanston, Ill

☆ California Sen. Laphonza Butler Won’t Run for Office Next Year
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Sen. Laphonza Butler is a Democrat and longtime labor leader in California. Photo: Rod Lamkey/Zuma PressCalifornia Sen. Laphonza Butler , who was appointed earlier this month to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein , won’t run for office in next year’s election. The 44-year-old Democrat said on Thursday that it may not be the decision people expected, but it was the right one for her.

Persons: Sen, Laphonza Butler, Rod Lamkey, Dianne Feinstein, won’t Organizations: Zuma Press California Sen Locations: California

☆ Actress Piper Laurie, Known for Roles in ‘Carrie’ and ‘The Hustler,’ Dies at 91
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ Movie Tops $126 Million in Global Debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Jeff Landry Elected Louisiana Governor in a Crowded Field
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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