Authorities in Canada say a carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba has sent 46 people to the hospital, with at least 15 of them in critical condition. (July 9)
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Here are the top stories for Tuesday July 9th: Four bodies found in and around a home in Ohio, H. Ross Perot dies at 89, Britain’s Labour Party calls on next Prime Minister to hold new Brexit referendum, Volkswagen to stop producing icon Beetle.
Kids play in Detroit-area park’s mud
Good clean fun meets down-and-dirty during Mud Day in a suburban Detroit park (July 9)
Schumer calls for Labor Sec to resign over Epstein
Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a growing list of Democrats say Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta should resign for his role in a 2008 plea deal that let Jeffrey Epstein escape prison time for allegedly molesting dozens of teenage girls. (July 9)…
Mobile home residents hit with soaring rent
Low-income mobile home residents in hurricane-ravaged Robeson County, North Carolina are seeing dramatic increases in rent after Florida-based Time Out Communities bought 21 mobile home parks in the low-income county over the past two years. (July 9)
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Conway: Trump not spoken to Epstein in ‘years’
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says President Donald Trump told her on Tuesday that he hasn’t spoken with or seen billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein in 10 or 15 years. (July 9)
On This Day: 9 July 2001
The U.K. version of “The Office” – starring Ricky Gervais as hapless manager David Brent – premiered on the BBC. (July 9)
‘Chernobyl’ creator: ‘We’re all living in a moment that could be pre-disastrous’
“Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin ponders the nature of the mistruths that led to the 1986 nuclear disaster, while actor Jared Harris says his wife is unhappy with roles where he ends up dead. (July 9)
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Here’s the latest for Tuesday July 9th: Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty; Barr says there is legal way to get citizenship question onto census; Texas Congresswoman claims DHS covering up border facility conditions; Bacteria closes Mississippi beaches.
Bacteria keeps people off Mississippi beaches
Toxic bacteria are keeping swimmers out of the water on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Polluted Midwest floodwaters have fed an outbreak of cyanobacterium, which can cause rashes, diarrhea and vomiting. (July 9)