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Cassie testifies in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial. What to know about the star witness
Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, began testifying Tuesday in Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ sex trafficking trial. The music mogul is charged with ...
NextEra Energy holds Morgantown open house on extra-high voltage transmission line
After its proposal of its MidAtlantic Resiliency Link, NextEra Energy hosted an open house to help inform the public and answer questions about its plans for the 105-mile-long transmission line.
Panthers vice chairman Doug Cifu suspended by NHL over comments on social media
The NHL has suspended Florida Panthers vice chairman and alternate governor Doug Cifu from any involvement with the team or the league, doing so in response to inappropriate posts on Cifu’s ...
Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrest
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka briefly returned Tuesday to the gates of the federal immigration detention center where he was arrested last week on trespassing charges. Baraka, a ...
Microsoft to lay off about 3% of its workforce
Microsoft says it is laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce. The tech giant didn’t disclose the total amount of lost jobs but it will amount to about 6,000 people. Microsoft employed ...
Estate donates $75,000 to preserve Metropolitan Theatre
A Morgantown area teacher who passed away earlier this year chose to give a portion of her estate to help with preservation efforts at the Metropolitan Theatre.
Composer Gustav Mahler, whose music is enjoying new popularity, is celebrated at Amsterdam festival
When Klaus Mäkelä climbed the Concertgebouw podium and turned to the audience at the orchestra’s third Gustav Mahler Festival in 105 years, the conductor could see the writing on ...
FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove fluoride supplements used to protect kids’ teeth
U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out fluoride-containing supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front in Health Secretary ...
Republican tax bill would add $3.7 trillion to the national deficit: JCT
The tax portion of Republicans’ wide-ranging bill full of President Trump’s domestic priorities would cost $3.7 trillion over the next decade, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) ...
Wrestling gold medalist medalist Kyle Snyder charged in prostitution sting
Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder, one of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, was arrested in a prostitution sting, according to police in Columbus. Snyder, 29, ...
Harvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump administration
President Donald Trump’s administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League school pushed back against government ...
A closer look at the jurors in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
A jury of 12 New Yorkers, plus a half-dozen alternates, is hearing testimony at the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs. The group tilts male and middle-aged or ...