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Feel Good Friday – Zumba

Finding time to work out is a very important step to becoming healthy. Zumba is a form of aerobic exercise that keeps you moving to the beat and stepping in a positive direction towards being happy and healthy. In today’s Feel Good Friday, we spoke with a Zumba instructor that loves to energize the class with her personality. For a…

Supreme Court strikes down census citizenship question

(NBC News) The Supreme Court has ruled against adding a citizenship question to the upcoming 2020 census. The Trump administration argued it was necesarry to get a true snaphot of the population, but opponents called it a thinly disguised effort to scare immigrants. More than a dozen states and immigrant groups argued it would lead to undercounting of areas with…

Democrats 2020: round two

(NBC News) Ten Democratic presidential candidates taking part in tonight’s debate got an early look at the stage Thursday. Last night’s opening scrum featured candidates lagging in fundraising and the polls early in the race. Many consider tonight the main event, with four clear front-runners in group: Former Vice President Joe Biden, Senators Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris, and Mayor…

Indiana girl battles flesh-eating bacteria

(WTHR) A Mooresville, Indiana girl is recovering from a flesh eating bacteria. “I knew something was wrong because a doctor doesn’t send you home to pack, to go to an E.R.,” Michelle Brown says. It all started with a scuffed toe that she dipped into the ocean on vacation a week ago Monday in Destin, Florida. “Wednesday we woke up…

“I’m really thankful I’m still alive” – boy survives lightning strike

(KHNL) Three people were struck by lightning during severe weather Tuesday night, in a rare occurrence that prompted Honolulu, Hawaii city officials to urge residents to take extra precautions during thundershowers. Those injured include a 10-year-old boy – Neziah Ki-lusi – who was struck while riding in the back of a pickup truck. Authorities said lightning hit the front of…

“Smoking”bird photo sparks outrage

(WFLA) Images of a tiny chick holding a cigarette in its beak have Florida residents calling for a crackdown on littering. Karen Mason snapped the photos of a black skimmer feeding a chick last week at St. Pete’s Beach in Pinellas County. “I happened to see an adult giving a chick something. I knew it wasn’t a fish, but I…