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• Democrats grapple with 'jarring' lack of diversity in DNC race

  28-12-2024 18:00 via kfor.com
  
  The race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair is shaping up to be a field of largely white men — a notable development for a party that has long touted diversity within its ranks.  Roughly half a dozen candidates are running to helm the Democratic Party, almost all of them men. Nate Snyder, a former Department of Homeland Security official who is both Latino and Jewish, is the only candidate of color in the race, while former presidential hopeful Marianne
  
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• A plane is engulfed in flames after skidding off the runway in South Korea, killing at least 177

  29-12-2024 11:22 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy. Most of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.
  The Jeju Air passenger plane crashed while landing in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. The Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 7
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 176

  29-12-2024 10:24 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing most of the 181 people on board, in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.
  The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. Th
  
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• Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east

  29-12-2024 10:10 via kfor.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles as the storm system moved east across Alabama early Sunday.
  The National Weather Service's severe storm tracker indicated the system was moving east through Alabama into Georgia shortly before 4 a.m. The agency issued severe thunder storm warnings with the possibility of tornadoes in western Georgia and the northwes
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 167

  29-12-2024 09:52 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 167 people, officials said, in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 mi
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 127

  29-12-2024 08:53 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 127 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) s
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 124

  29-12-2024 08:11 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 124 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) s
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 120

  29-12-2024 07:10 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 120 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) sout
  
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• Death toll increases to 96 after plane caught fire in South Korean airport

  29-12-2024 06:27 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s fire agency says 96 people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire during a landing at an airport in the country’s south.
  The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a barrier on Sunday. The country’s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.
  The National Fire Agency said that a total of 96 people on board have been found dead
  
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• Plane burst into flames after skidding off runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 85

  29-12-2024 05:50 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after it skid off a runway at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 85 people, officials said, in one of the country's worst aviation disasters.The National Fire Agency said rescuers raced to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people at the airport in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south
  
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• Durant ISD coach killed, search for his missing 8-year-old daughter continues after Christmas Eve crash

  29-12-2024 05:14 via kfor.com
  DURANT, Okla. (KFOR) — Saturday marks day five of the search for 8-year-old Clara Robinson.The Sherman Police Department said the Robinson family was involved in a crash in an area near Sherman, Texas on Christmas Eve. They were traveling from Oklahoma to McKinney, Texas for the holiday. Asian community hurt after AG drops charge on OKCPD officer who slammed Lich VuAuthorities say their car was swept away by floodwaters. Sherman Fire Rescue and Sherman Police rescued four out of six people
  
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• The death toll in a plane fire at a South Korean airport has risen to 85

  29-12-2024 05:05 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's fire agency says that 85 people are dead after a plane caught fire during a landing at an airport in the country's south.The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a barrier. The country’s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.
  The National Fire Agency says that a total of 85 people on board have been found dead as a result of the incident.
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• Death toll from a plane fire at a South Korean airport rises to 62

  29-12-2024 04:21 via kfor.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's fire agency says that 62 people are dead after a plane caught fire during landing at an airport in the country's south.The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a barrier. The country’s emergency office said its landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned.
  The National Fire Agency says that a total of 62 people on board have been found dead as a result of the incident.
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• Thunder Win 9th Straight As They Handle the Hornets

  29-12-2024 04:20 via kfor.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 22 points, Jalen Williams added 20 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Charlotte Hornets 106-94 on Saturday night for their 10th straight regular-season win.Aaron Wiggins added 17 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Thunder, who never trailed.Miles Bridges had 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Vasa Micic added 16 points for the Hornets, who have lost 15 of their last 16 games.Both teams were missing multi
  
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• Tornadoes touch down in Texas and Mississippi, killing 2 and injuring 6 others

  29-12-2024 04:18 via kfor.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles.
  One person died in the Liverpool area, located south of Houston, and four people suffered injuries that weren’t considered critical, said Madison Polston, spokesperson for the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.
  Polston said there were “multiple touchdown points” in the county between Liverpoo
  
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• Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen quits a tournament in a dispute over jeans

  29-12-2024 02:29 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Top ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen has left the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships after refusing to change out of the jeans he wore to the competition, the International Chess Federation said.
  The federation said in a Friday statement that its regulations include a dress code that bars participants from wearing jeans at the event.
  “The Chief Arbiter informed Mr. Carlsen of the breach, issued a $200 fine, and requested that he change his attire,” the
  
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• VIDEO: Driver fleeing at 120 mph slams into trooper in Florida

  29-12-2024 00:49 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A driver is facing several charges after fleeing Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and slamming into their patrol vehicle at speeds over 120 mph in Tampa.Early Saturday morning around 12:22 a.m., a trooper responded to assist Tampa police in catching a vehicle that fled from one of their officers.
  The trooper spotted the vehicle, a BMW, traveling westbound on SR-618 near milepost 1, but the driver evaded law enforcement, getting off the Gandy Boulevard exit. However, up
  
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• Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters

  28-12-2024 23:40 via kfor.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration visas has divided his supporters.
  Trump, in an interview with the New York Post on Saturday, praised the use of visas to bring skilled foreign workers to the U.S. The topic has become a flashpoint within his conservative base.“I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favor of the visas. That’s why
  
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• ESPN Reports OU's Zac Alley to Become DC at West Virginia

  28-12-2024 23:35 via kfor.com
  
  Norman, OK - ESPN's Pete Thamel reports Zac Alley is finalizing a three-year deal to become the next defensive coordinator at West Virginia.Alley will be reunited with Rich Rodriguez who just started his second stint as the Mountaineers head coach. Alley was Rodriguez's DC at Jacksonville State.In Alley's one season as OU's defensive coordinator he helped the Sooners to the 38th ranked rush defense, 9th ranked third down defense, and 12th in total defense.
  
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• More battles over transgender rights await Supreme Court  

  28-12-2024 23:00 via kfor.com
  
  Cases implicating transgender rights are piling up at the Supreme Court as it begins drafting its opinion on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for minors. The justices at their recent closed-door conferences have considered petitions to take up disputes involving what school sports teams transgender athletes can play on, parental rights and whether government-funded health care plans must cover transgender care. Two justices appointed by President-elect Trump made a point to
  
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• Musk writes op-ed backing far-right German political party

  28-12-2024 22:43 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk penned an op-ed further expressing support for the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD). In response, the paper’s commentary editor resigned in protest. Musk, a close ally of President-elect Trump, wrote a guest opinion piece in the German Welt am Sonntag newspaper, Axel Springer media group’s flagship news outlet, that was released on Saturday. In it, the tech mogul touched on a variety of issues that, in h
  
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• Nasty norovirus is back in full force with US cases of the stomach virus surging

  28-12-2024 22:17 via kfor.com
  
  Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data.
  The most recent numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 outbreaks the last week of November.
  Numbers from the past few years show a maximum of 65 outbreaks reported during that first week of December.
  A norovirus infection is characterized by sudden vomiting and diarrh
  
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• At least 15 people injured after Florida train hits fire truck

  28-12-2024 21:59 via kfor.com
  
  DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Three firefighters and 12 Brightline train passengers were injured Saturday morning following a collision between a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck and a train in Florida.The crash happened around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, in Delray Beach, according to the fire department.One of the fire department's ladder trucks was crossing the intersection when it was reportedly struck by a Brightline train.
  Three firefighters were taken to a local hospital, where offi
  
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• Trailblazing model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

  28-12-2024 20:58 via kfor.com
  
  NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Dayle Haddon, an actor, activist and trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age discrimination by reentering the industry as a widow, has died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning.
  Authorities in Bucks County found Haddon, 76, dead in a second-floor bedroom Friday morning after emergency dispatchers were notified about a person unconscious at the Solebury Township home. A 76-year-
  
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• Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of US stores open

  28-12-2024 20:47 via kfor.com
  
  (The Associated Press) -- The discount chain Big Lots, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores and distribution centers open.Big Lots said Friday it will be sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a firm that specializes in distressed companies. Gordon Brothers will then transfer Big Lots’ stores, distribution centers and other assets to other retailers.Variety Wholesalers Inc., which owns more than 400 discoun
  
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• 10 tips from experts to help you change your relationship with money in 2025

  28-12-2024 20:07 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With the end of 2024 around the corner, you might be reflecting on financial goals for 2025.Whether you're saving to move out of your parents' house or pay off student loan debt, financial resolutions can help you stay motivated, said Courtney Alev, consumer advocate for Credit Karma.“Entering a new year doesn’t erase all our financial challenges from the prior year," Alev said. “But it can really help to bring a fresh-start mentality t
  
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• After predicting the financial growth of 2024, here's what 2 economists see in 2025

  28-12-2024 18:51 via kfor.com
  
  Brian Blank is a finance scholar and Fed watcher who researches how companies navigate downturns and make financial decisions, as well as how markets process information. Brandy Hadley is a finance professor who leads a student-managed investment fund and studies corporate decision-making and incentives. Together, they’re also the resident economic oracles at The Conversation U.S., and their forecast for 2024 held up notably well. Here, they explain what to expect from 2025.New year, new q
  
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• Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says

  28-12-2024 18:49 via kfor.com
  
  At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night, according to the Mega Millions website.The California Lottery said the winning ticket was sold at Circle K (Sunshine Food and Gas) on Rhonda Road in Cottonwood. The winning ticket matched the white balls 3, 7, 3
  
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• Ben Franklin's tip may help you keep your New Year's resolution

  28-12-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  (The Conversation)- If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution, your plot for self-improvement probably kicks into gear sometime on Jan. 1, when the hangover wears off and the quest for the “new you” begins in earnest.But if research on habit change is any indication, only about half of New Year’s resolutions are likely to make it out of January, much less last a lifetime.As experts in positive psychology and literature, we recommend an unconventional but more promising
  
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• Going out for NYE? Most Americans aren't interested

  28-12-2024 14:41 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — If you're planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you're not alone.A majority of U.S adults intend to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.“As I’ve gotten older over the last few years, it’s like if I don’t make it to midnight, it’s not a big deal, you know?” says Carla Woods, 70, from Vinton, Iowa.Nearly 2 in 10 will be celebratin
  
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