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Tennessee bride surprises groom with Waffle House reception

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

(NewsNation) — One Tennessee couple had the wedding reception of a lifetime at their local Waffle House.For Eli Holbrook, Waffle House means more than just an all-star breakfast. The Lebanon, Tennessee, native grew up going to the diner on South Cumberland Street.Newlyweds Mary Cate and Eli Holbrook hold their wedding reception at a Waffle House in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo credit: Jessica Hamblen with Life Through a Lens provided to NewsNation.)Eli joined the Marines after graduating high school and was stationed in Japan. For every homecoming, his family made a point to treat him to a warm Waffle House meal.As his bride Mary Cate Holbrook puts it, it’s Eli’s favorite place to be. She knew she wanted to incorporate the restaurant into their wedding plans somehow.Since the beginning of their relationship, she said Eli would periodically tease her by asking if they could have Waffle House cater their wedding one day. Matthew Perry cause of death report could take weeks “If you ask...

Dean's First Look: The Beatles 'Now And Then' song

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

Dean gave a quick look at the new Beatles song, 'Now and Then' released Thursday. A mini-documentary was also released describing the making of the song.Full song: (6) The Beatles - Now And Then (Official Audio) - YouTube

Australian police accuse lunch host of murdering 3 guests by putting poisonous mushrooms in meal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The host of a weekend family lunch at her Australian country home was charged with murdering three guests with poisonous mushrooms and attempting to murder a fourth who was left fighting for life, police said on Thursday.Police arrested Erin Patterson, 49, earlier Thursday at her home in Leongatha in Victoria state where her former husband’s parents Gail and Don Patterson, both aged 70, Gail Patterson’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, and her husband Ian Wilkinson, 68, were invited for lunch on July 29.All four guests were hospitalized the next day and only Ian Wilkinson survived.Erin Patterson was also charged with three counts of attempting to murder her former husband Simon Patterson, 48, who became ill after eating three meals in 2021 and 2022, a police statement said.He did not attend the July lunch with his parents, who both died. ND woman accused of fatally poisoning boyfriend over $30 million inheritance Erin Patterson will remain in police custody...

Tesla’s economic impact on Central Texas is growing exponentially

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) -- Tesla Inc.'s economic impact on the Austin area continues to grow as the electric vehicle maker and its partners ramp up production.The at-times elusive company that has called Central Texas its headquarters for almost two years — and now stands as one of the region’s largest employers with a staff of more than 20,000 — offered a unique glimpse into the economic activity generated by the company’s presence in Central Texas. The details were shared during an Oct. 17 meeting with the Travis County Commissioners Court when company representatives also updated county officials on its community benefit donations for the year, which are required under its 10-year property tax abatement agreement.Company representatives shared that Tesla's gigafactory supported more than $2.1 billion in sales activity within Travis County in 2022, including its own operations and its extended supply chain. On its own, Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) generated $1.3 billion in sales ...

Trudy Rubin: The roots and nuances of the Israel-Hamas war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

As I’ve watched the heartbreaking scenes of death and destruction during the last few weeks — of the monstrous attack by Hamas on innocent Israelis, of Gazan civilians desperately seeking water and shelter from Israeli bombs — my mind has often turned to a dear Palestinian friend in Gaza City whom I used to visit decades ago.Mary Khaas ran kindergartens in Gazan refugee camps for the Philadelphia-based American Friends Service Committee. She used to drive her Palestinian teachers from their refugee camp into Israel to visit her Jewish friends at Nahal Oz, a kibbutz that was full of Israeli “peaceniks” who believed in a two-state solution.She also believed in two states, Israeli and Palestinian, together, and wanted each side to stop demonizing the other.That was then.On Oct. 7, Nahal Oz was destroyed by Hamas terrorists, who brutally massacred more than 100 of its residents, burned down its homes and kidnapped scores of men, women and children. One of t...

Court fights to prevent Trump from running again for the White House turn to Minnesota

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and NICHOLAS RICCARDIST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Efforts to use the Constitution’s “insurrection” clause to prevent former President Donald Trump from running again for the White House turn to Minnesota on Thursday with oral arguments before the state Supreme Court, a hearing that will unfold as a similar case plays out in Colorado.Those lawsuits are among several filed around the country to bar Trump from state ballots in 2024 over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, an assault intended to halt Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s win. The Colorado and Minnesota cases are furthest along, putting one or both on an expected path to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has never decided the issue.The central argument is the same — that Section Three of the 14th Amendment bars from holding office anyone who previously swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and then “engaged in insurrection” against it.In the Minnesota case, the plaintiffs are asking the...

Man with stab wound walks off MetroLink train

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

ST, LOUIS -- A man with a stab wound to the chest got off a westbound MetroLink train Thursday morning. The incident happened just before 7 a.m.When the victim stepped off the train at the Central West End station, officers were waiting for him. They were able to get him medical attention. Florida kidnapping victims rescued from downtown St. Louis hotel Bi-State says that the incident did not happen on the train. The man was injured somewhere else and then hopped onto a train at the Civic Center station.The incident was first reported as a shooting. Police were able to determine that the man was stabbed when he stepped off of the train. The extent of the man's injuries has not been revealed at this time.There is an active investigation into this incident. Police have not shared any information about a suspect. This is a developing story. More details will be posted here when they come into the FOX 2 newsroom.

Train catches fire in Commerce City near Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

A train engine caught fire early Thursday morning in Commerce City.SACFD responding to a train fire just north of 104th & Hwy 2. Crews have water on the fire and working to extinguish. No injuries and cause will be investigated. Assisting agency and thank you Brighton Fire. Traffic in the area may be delayed. pic.twitter.com/tTx8JFztLk— South Adams Fire (@SACFD200) November 2, 2023The fire was reported just north of the intersection of 104th Avenue and Colorado 2 north of Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, the South Adams Fire Department reported about 7:45 a.m. on X.Fire crews were working on extinguishing the fire, and no injuries were reported.The cause of the fire is being investigated.Related ArticlesTransportation | BNSF says it inspected track the same day as deadly train derailment near Pueblo Transportation | Broken rail caused fatal train crash and bridge collapse near Pueblo, NTSB says

I-70 westbound reopened at Eisenhower Tunnel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 have reopened at the Eisenhower Tunnel after being closed for about 30 minutes.#I70 westbound: Roadway reopened to traffic between Exit 216 – US 6; Loveland Pass and Exit 205 – US 6; CO 9; Silverthorne. https://t.co/8nIP3vXYds— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) November 2, 2023The Colorado Department of Transportation reported the closure due to “traffic impacts” at 8:20 a.m. The eastbound lanes also closed for a short period but have also reopened.Related ArticlesTransportation | Colfax Avenue eastbound reopened west of I-25 after crash Transportation | Colorado weather: Snow and ice on Colorado roads cause accidents, closures along interstates Transportation | Two lanes of I-70 eastbound reopened after multi-vehicle crash Transportation | I-76 eastbound reopened near Henderson after crash Transportation | Both direc...

International outcry as Iran’s regime assumes chairmanship of UN Human Rights Council's social forum

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:34 GMT

In a shocking turn of events, Iran's regime, a notorious violator of human rights, took over the chairmanship of the Social Forum of the United Nations Human Rights Council, with human rights advocates expressing strongly condemned, writes Shahin Gobadi.Many are shocked that despite the regime's history of oppression, torture, and executions, it was given such a prestigious position by the UN Human Rights Council earlier this year.During a press conference in Geneva today, Tahar Boumedra, former Chief of the UN Human Rights Office in Iraq, and Behzad Naziri, the representative of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in international organizations, denounced the appointment."This disgraceful decision is an insult to the Iranian people, whose human rights have been flagrantly violated by the regime over the past 44 years, and it makes a mockery of the principles upon which the UN is founded," said Mr. Boumedra.It was also announced that 180 human rights experts, jurists, ...