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4 treated after van hits building in downtown Seattle
Seattle fire says two people were transported to Harborview via Seattle fire medics. The crash was blocking all southbound lanes of Pine Street, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. "Initial indications", according to police, show that the driver of the van suffered from a medical condition prior to the crash and lost control of the vehicle. [Full Article...]
Jesse Lingard late show steals a point for Manchester United against Burnley
United fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Burnley on Boxing Day. "I have something in my head but I can not tell you", said Fellaini when asked about his future. When put to him that United have spent £300million under him, he added: "It's not enough. So when you speak about big football clubs, you are speaking about the history of the club ". [Full Article...]
Time is Running Out for Federal CHIP Program
If funding runs out, many children will lose preventative care and healthcare premiums could rise. According to a report by Georgetown University released last week, 25 states will run out of funds during the month of January and six more during the month of February. [Full Article...]
AG sues EPA to protect RI from out of state air pollution
In its November Federal Register notice denying the petition, the EPA said existing programs are better suited to address the issue of smog blowing across state lines, like the Clean Air Act's "good neighbor" provision and the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. [Full Article...]
Saad Rafique's statement was an irresponsible one: DG ISPR
However, there was no damage on the Indian side, sources said, adding that the Indian army was retaliating. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon when Pakistan violated the ceasefire and opened fire on the Indian Army patrol party. He added that the objective of the programme was to provide resources to help speed up development, provide security, carry out action against terrorism, and cl... [Full Article...]
Truck blocks cameras from filming Trump on golf course
After another morning at his Florida golf club, President Trump visited firefighters and paramedics at a West Palm Beach firehouse and praised his own performance as president, including with a false boast. The White House says Trump will host Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan at the Camp David presidential retreat during the weekend of January 6-7. [Full Article...]
Cuomo: NY to join national wireless broadband network for first responders
Bryant approved Thursday a buildout plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the state's public safety community. Malloy said his decision was based upon the idea that "when disaster strikes, communication is critical to the safety of CT residents". [Full Article...]
Q2 Weather: Snow. Then more snow. Then really cold
Wednesday night brings a unsafe wind chill, with frostbite possible in just 30 minutes of exposure to bare skin as temperatures drop to either side of zero and wind chill values drop between -15 and -30! Blustery at times. Readings are in the middle 20s Flurries and light snow develops very late into the overnight period. Then comes more snow. Most likely any snowfall will be light and nothing ma... [Full Article...]