Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, citing environmental concerns. “We are concerned about rapid increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel,” Musk said on Twitter.

He added that cryptocurrency is a “good idea on many levels” but its promise cannot come at a “great cost to the environment." Tesla, he added, won't be selling any of the Bitcoin it owns.

The price of bitcoin fell about 5% to $51,847 after Musk's comments on Twitter. Tesla's stock finished Wednesday down 4.4%. Tesla said in February that it had invested around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and it planned to begin accepting the digital

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Police identify 3 teens killed in violent car crash on Kelly Drive in East Falls

EAST FALLS - The Philadelphia Police Department identified three teens who were killed when a driver lost control of her vehicle on Kelly Drive and crashed head-on into an oncoming car. Authorities say 18-year-old Joyce Roberts was driving a 2006 Mazda with three other young men inside around 9 p.m. when she crossed into oncoming traffic while trying to negotiate a curve and slammed into a Honda driven by a 65-year-old man. Roberts and the front seat passenger, 17-year-old Julian Durant, were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical responders.

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Meghan McCain Joy Behar Get In Heated Battle Over Covid Vaccines, Forcing Whoopi To Step In — Watch

You know it’s a good day on The View when Whoopi Goldberg has had enough. Joy Behar and Meghan McCain got into one of their patented screaming matches on the May 20 episode of the daytime talk show, this time duking it out over the COVID-19 vaccine. While both women are on the same side when it comes to getting the vaccine, they don’t quite agree about the efficacy of the vaccine rollout.

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Virginia deputy hailed as hero after lifting overturned car to free trapped woman

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (AP) - A deputy in Virginia single-handedly lifted an overturned car to free a woman pinned underneath.In a body camera recording that the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office shared Tuesday on Facebook, Deputy Jon Holt can be heard pulling over in his patrol vehicle and telling dispatch that the car is "flipped upside down."READ MORE: Investigation underway in series of Loudoun County burglariesThe one-minute clip at the scene of the accident on May 7 then shows Holt running to the vehicle where one child is screaming that his mother is stuck.

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Ask Trooper Steve: Can crossing guards direct traffic?

ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions and shares tips about the rules of the road, helping Central Florida residents become better drivers by being better educated.

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‘What is he going to do with me?’ Florida girl recounts kidnapping attempt at bus stop

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – An 11-year-old Florida girl who fought off a man in a brazen attempted kidnapping is sharing her experience.

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3 teens killed in two-car crash on Kelly Drive in East Falls

PHILADELPHIA - Three young people are dead following a violent two-car crash Wednesday night on Kelly Drive in East Falls, according to police. Authorities said an 18-year-old woman was driving a Mazda with three other young men inside when she lost control of the vehicle while trying to negotiate a curve and slammed into a Honda driven by a 65-year-old man. The driver and two passengers suffered fatal injuries, according to police. The fourth passenger and the 65-year-old man remain in critical condition. The crash and subsequent investigation caused a stretch of Kelly Drive to close for several hours.

Unlikely surrogates step in for orphaned kittens: ‘He just lives to care for these babies’

Furget Me Not Rescue in Edmonton, Garth was known as a rough and tumble outdoor cat.“He was a stray for a few years at a housing complex out in Abbostfield and every winter he started to look worse and worse. But he was evading any traps anyone set out for him,” explained the rescue’s founder, Christine Koltun.During Easter 2020, he ended up on the doorstep of a Furget Me Not volunteer with severe injuries: bad ear mites, a limp and multiple broken teeth.He was taken to the City of Edmonton’s Animal Care and Control, and the rescue feared the worst.“We thought for sure he’d be a prime euthanasia candidate because he was a senior cat in really terrible condition.

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NHRC issues notice to Centre, Delhi govt over medicare for contractual docs, staff on Covid duty

National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) has issued notices to the central and Delhi government over absence of any financial protection and medical care for contractual doctors and para-medical staff engaged in Covid-19 duties, officials said on Wednesday.The commission observed that non-provision of any insurance cover for these medical workers is a serious issue "if the contractual doctors, resident doctors and paramedical staff of the Delhi government and other central government hospitals are not getting life-care medical facilities when they fall ill during their service to save lives of people during such a pandemic situation."The NHRC, on the basis of a complaint, has asked the Union health ministry and the government of

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Actor Masterson's ex says she had to pull hair to stop rape

LOS ANGELES – A woman testified Friday that she was five years into a relationship with actor Danny Masterson when she awoke to find he had begun having sex with her as she slept, as happened often.

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Volusia sheriff thanks men who helped deputy during traffic stop attack

DELTONA, Fla. – Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood is thanking two men who he says jumped out of their cars to help a deputy who was being attacked during a traffic stop Tuesday.

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Danica Patrick to lead Indy 500 field in Chevy pace car

INDIANAPOLIS – Danica Patrick will be on the track at the Indianapolis 500, at the front of the field once again.

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Video captures alleged kidnapping attempt of 11-year-old girl at bus stop

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office released a video showing an 11-year-old girl waiting at a bus stop on Tuesday in Pensacola, Florida, when a man armed with a knife allegedly tries to kidnap her, but she breaks free and runs away.

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Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash

Broken furniture. Flashlights with leaking batteries. Disfigured Barbie dolls.

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‘I am going to kill you:’ Man threatens woman after daughter hits her car, Melbourne police say

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A man faces an assault charge after Melbourne police say he grabbed a woman’s throat after his daughter hit the victim’s car while the girl was riding her bike.

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Bitcoin falls below US$40,000 after China’s cryptocurrency warning

Bitcoin tumbled below the US$40,000 mark on Wednesday to a three-and-a-half-month low and dragged down the prices of other digital coins after China imposed fresh curbs on transactions involving cryptocurrencies.Bitcoin, the biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, had already been under pressure from a series of tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk, but the news from China sent it as low as US$38,514, for a nine per cent fall.By 0855 GMT, it had recovered to US$40,627, still down five per cent on the session.The cryptocurrency has tumbled nearly 40 per cent from a record high of $64,895 hit on April 14. It is also heading for its first monthly decline since November 2018.

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Florida man charged for trying to kidnap 11-year-old girl at school bus stop

WEST PENSACOLA, Fla. - A 30-year-old man is charged with attempted kidnapping after investigators say he tried to grab an 11-year-old girl at her bus stop in the Florida Panhandle.The Escambia County Sheriff's Office said the suspect, Jared Paul Stanga, is behind bars and charged with attempted kidnapping of a child under 13, aggravated assault and battery.Sheriff Chip Simmons said Stanga has a lengthy criminal history, including sexual abuse of a child.PREVIOUS: Attempted kidnapping of 11-year-old girl caught by surveillance camera in West Pensacola"This animal is off the street," Simmons said in a press conference late Tuesday night.

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Asian shares track Wall St decline; bitcoin sinks

TOKYO – Asian shares fell Wednesday, tracking a decline on Wall Street that was led by big technology stocks. The price of bitcoin plunged again after the China Banking Association warned of risks associated with digital currencies.

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Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The check won't arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The 20-year-old mother of three has applied to work as a driver with a food delivery app and the extra cash is earmarked for repairing, registering and insuring her car.

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Kissimmee police one step closer to having a citizens review board

KISIMMEE, Fla. – The Kissimmee Police Department is one step closer to having a citizens review board.

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Man in custody after he attempts to kidnap 11-year-old Florida girl at bus stop, deputies say

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – A man is in custody after he attempted to kidnap an 11-year-old girl at a bus stop in Escambia County, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Palm Coast mayor to step down from position to take care of daughter

PALM COAST, Fla. – Milissa Holland announced she is stepping down from her position as Palm Coast mayor to help take care of her daughter.

News Releases from Department of Health | Department of Health and University of Hawai‘i launch ‘one-stop shop’ behavioral health dashboard

Center on Aging, Pacific Health Analytics Collaborative (PHAC), has launched the Hawai‘i Behavioral Health Dashboard. This new online tool tracks progress toward improving our system of care and services provided in each of these three areas.“This new resource is a ‘one-stop shop’ for anyone needing information on behavioral health in the state,” explains Victoria Fan, interim director of the Center on Aging and director of the PHAC research lab.

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Tesla driver 'asleep' in Kenosha County, cited for inattentive driving

KENOSHA, Wis. - A Palatine, Illinois man was cited for inattentive driving – after a Kenosha County sheriff's deputy noticed he "appeared to be asleep behind the wheel crossing over the Illinois/Wisconsin state line" on Sunday, May 16.A news release from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department says the Illinois man was driving on northbound I-94 when the deputy located the vehicle as it passed State Highway 158.

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Some employers struggling to re-hire staff after lockdown

Like many business owners, fourth generation barber Sam Donnelly is delighted to have reopened after lockdown - but he never expected staffing to be a problem.

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California DMV places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review

Dan Kiely, CEO & Co Founder of Voxpro, takes his hands off the wheel of his Tesla Model S P100D at a launch event for the MobilityX self-driving conference. On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Dublin, Ireland.

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West Dunbartonshire health staff recognised for part in Covid effort

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Memorial benches are a touching tribute to staff and those who lost their lives to covid

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThe idea was the brainchild of paramedic Paul Shaw, who wanted a permanent thank you to staff at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.He reached out to the public to ask for donations and thanks to their generosity there are now two benches in place for people to sit and remember.One is at the top of the RAH car park and the second one is at the back of the hospital next to the ambulance station.The bench also remembers those in Renfrewshire who lost their lives as a result of covid.Paul said: “To have them in place demonstrates the people of Renfrewshire have been very generous and appreciate the efforts of the NHS staff and what they put themselves through.“It’s a major accomplishment for all

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California places Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' under review

LOS ANGELES – California's Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving.

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AP source: NTSB chairman to step down at end of June

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board will step down from his position at the end of June, and the Biden administration is expected to nominate a fellow board member to replace him, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday.

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Tesla in autopilot mode crashes into patrol car in Washington state

Photo credit: Snohomish County Sheriff's Office SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. - Nobody was hurt when a Tesla in autopilot mode crashed into a patrol car over the weekend in Western Washington.According to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, the deputy was called to 103rd Ave NE on Saturday after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole.Authorities said the deputy parked on the shoulder with his emergency lights flashing.

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Ricky Schroder berates Costco staff in anti-mask rant

Former child actor Ricky Schroder argued with a Costco employee over the store’s mask rules, in a video that he recorded and posted on his Instagram.

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Former child star Ricky Schroder berates Costco staff in anti-mask rant

Costco employee over the store’s mask rules, in a video that he recorded and posted on his own social media channels.The original video shows Schroder berating a masked supervisor outside a Costco in California, after the supervisor refused to let him into the store without a mask.“Why aren’t you letting me in?” Schroder says in the video. “Nationwide, Costco has said you don’t need to have masks.”“The mandate in California has not changed,” says the supervisor, whose name is Jason.

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Monthly child tax credit payments to begin July 15, officials say

WASHINGTON - Some 39 million U.S. families with children are set to begin receiving monthly payments in July as part of the expanded child tax credit, the Treasury Department announced Monday. Starting on July 15, qualified families will receive a payment of up to $300 per month for each child under 6 and up to $250 per month for children between the ages of 6 and 17. The payments are part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, called the American Rescue Plan Act, which expanded the child tax credit for one year.

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About 88% of children qualify for monthly payments in July

The Treasury Department said Monday that 39 million families are set to receive monthly child payments beginning on July 15.

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LeBron vs. Steph: A play-in game will be a superstar tussle

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US 'working tirelessly' to help stop the violence as calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire

the deadliest single attacks in nearly a week of unrelenting Hamas rocket barrages and Israeli airstrikes.President Joe Biden gave no signs of pressuring Israel to agree to an immediate cease-fire despite new calls from some Democrats for the Biden administration to get more involved. His ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told an emergency high-level meeting of the Security Council that the United States was "working tirelessly through diplomatic channels" to stop the fighting.But as fighting in Israel and Gaza surged to its worst levels since 2014 and the international outcry grew, the Biden administration — determined to wrench U.S.

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Cyclone Tauktae: 1.5 lakh people being shifted in Gujarat, health staff to be on standby

AHMEDABAD : An estimated 1.5 lakh people are being shifted from low-lying coastal areas in Gujarat while 54 teams of the NDRF and SDRF remained deployed on Sunday in view of the IMD's warning that the very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae will reach the state coast on Monday evening and cross it on early Tuesday morning.The government has asked hospitals treating COVID-19 patients to ensure a power backup and arrangements are also being made to ensure uninterrupted generation of medical oxygen in the eight manufacturing units and its supply.Armed Forces are also kept on standby to deal with any eventuality."With the cyclone likely to affect power supply, hospitals treating COVID-19 patients have been asked to ensure power back-up.

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L&T Technology Services starts COVID isolation centre for staff in Mysuru

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Congress MP Rajeev Satav dies after recovering from Covid-19

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Film stars step up covid donations

₹25 lakh to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund (CMPRF) to help the state government in the fight against covid-19 this week is the most recent example of film stars stepping up their covid donations.As far as celebrity initiatives go, actor Anushka Sharma and cricketer husband Virat Kohli have collected over ₹11 crore through a fundraiser, while Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have managed to raise $1 million to help people in India. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna announced that they had donated 100 oxygen concentrators to a non-profit organization called the Daivik Foundation while Salman Khan has extended help to 25,000-odd daily wage workers of the film industry whose lives have been affected due to the pandemic.

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No injuries reported after 28-car train derailment in Albert Lea, Minn.

ALBERT LEA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Police have blocked off roads in Albert Lea, Minnesota on Saturday after at least 28 train cars have derailed near Goose Lake.Officers are asking members of the public to avoid the area of Hawthorne Street and Ulsted Avenue in the city as the cleanup is underway.

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Pipeline operator says "normal operations" have resumed

ATLANTA – The operator of the nation's largest gasoline pipeline — hit earlier this week by a ransomware attack — announced Saturday it has resumed “normal operations," delivering fuel to its markets, including a large swath of the East Coast.

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2-car crash kills 1, leaves 5 injured in Nicetown

PHILADELPHIA - One person is killed after a two-car crash in Nicetown.The crash happened just after 1 a.m.

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Video shows impatient dog honking car horn

SYDNEY - An Australian woman’s adorable pug wasn’t going to wait any longer when she left him in the car during a recent kindergarten drop-off. Alicia Wakely who walked past the car and filmed the dog posted a video to Facebook on May 10. "Someone's #impatient #dog giving us a great #laugh this morning at kinder drop-off," Wakely wrote. She posted the footage to a local community Facebook group where the dog’s owner, Cara Lee Bosher, confirmed it was her pushy pug. The hilarious footage captured Kevin the pug honking the car horn urging his owner to pick up the pace. Bosher shared the video on Facebook of the impatient pooch laying all its weight on the horn.AdvertisementBosher shared the video to her own Facebook page, where she called his

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