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• PAx exchange looking for 10 homes for students

  11-12-2022 23:20 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — 10 exchange students are looking to study and live in Northeast Indiana.
  PAX, short for Program of Academic Exchange, provides global education and exchange opportunities for students, host families, schools and communities to open doors, embrace cultures and become family.According to Sheri Jackson, the areas coordinator, they are looking to find homes for German, Malaysian, and Italian students.
  You can find information to sign up here.
  
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• A chance for some sunshine to start the workweek

  11-12-2022 23:00 via wane.com
  
  The title of this article is music to the ears of many of you! Last Sunday was the last time we saw a sunny day across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. There's a chance we could finally tap into some sunshine on Monday.First though, we continue to deal with the gray skies and a few spotty rain/snow showers this evening. Expect a mostly cloudy night, along with some areas of fog/mist. Make sure you take it slow early Monday morning if you encounter an area of low visibility. Keep an eye out
  
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• Costco memberships will get more expensive, CFO says

  11-12-2022 21:48 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Costco will follow the likes of Sam's Club, Amazon, and most streaming services in raising its membership fee, the company's chief financial officer confirmed last week.Ultimately, it's not a question of if the cost will rise, it's when.
  During a recent earnings call, Costco CFO Richard Galanti repeatedly noted membership fees have, historically, risen roughly every five years. The last three price increases have happened five years and seven months apart.Costco CFO addresses future
  
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• Grinch repeatedly cuts Christmas lights on woman’s home, she says

  11-12-2022 20:20 via wane.com
  
  CONWAY, Ark. (KARK) - It looks like a Grinch is attempting to steal Christmas in Conway, Arkansas.
  The lights on Marilyn Moix's home have been cut clean through the power cords twice in one week, she told Nexstar's KARK. Her son, Justin Hoadley said they were targeted last year, too."This is our second time this year so far. It happened twice last year," Hoadley said. "We're going to keep fighting for Christmas joy because that's what we do at our house."Hoadley questioned why someone would targ
  
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• Trader Joe's Christmas Must-Haves

  11-12-2022 20:11 via wane.com
  
  (WSYR-TV) -- It's the holiday season, which means Christmas is right around the corner! Spend it with the people you love all while enjoying Christmas must-haves from Trader Joe's! Create a festive Christmas party with these mini tabletop Christmas trees
  Gingerbread Coffee
  Start the morning off in your favorite cozy sweater while sipping cinnamon goodness with the Trader Joe's Gingerbread coffee!Made of 100% Arabica beans from South America, roasted to a medium-dark Vienna roast, the Trader Joe&
  
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• Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush – here’s the proof, captured by high-powered lasers

  11-12-2022 20:02 via wane.com
  
  (The Conversation) - Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in public restrooms to contagious diseases.Scientific understanding of the spread of aerosol plumes – and public awareness of their existence – has been hampered by the fact that they are normally invisible. My colleagues Aaron True, Karl Linden, Mark He
  
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• Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing now in American custody

  11-12-2022 19:34 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 in an international act of terrorism has been taken into U.S. custody and will face federal charges in Washington, the Justice Department said Sunday.The arrest of Abu Agela Masud Kheir Al-Marimi is a milestone in the decades-old investigation into the attack that killed 259 people in the air and 11 on the ground. American authorities in December
  
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• $2M Powerball ticket expires soon; Hoosiers urged to check for winning numbers

  11-12-2022 17:58 via wane.com
  
  RUSSIAVILLE, Ind. (WANE) - Hoosier Lottery is reminding players to check their tickets for the winning numbers from a June Powerball drawing worth $2 million before it expires.The Powerball ticket that matched all five white balls with a Power Play of 2x was purchased at McClure Oil #53 located at 670 E. Main St. in Russiaville for the June 18, 2022, drawing.
  The winning Powerball numbers for June 18 are: 10-19-40-45-58 with the Powerball of 25.Hoosier Lottery said the ticket is set to expi
  
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• Why are the default tipping screens set so high?

  11-12-2022 17:02 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Have we reached a tipping tipping point?If you regularly pick up takeout from local restaurants, or you start your day with a latte from your preferred coffee shop, you’ve likely been prompted to leave a gratuity after swiping your card at the point-of-sale machine, usually via a digital tipping screen with default dollar amounts or percentages.Some customers may also feel they’re being prompted to tip more often — and in more scenarios — than in previou
  
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• One-armed player for Northwestern St scores first points

  11-12-2022 16:39 via wane.com
  
  NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — As soon as Hansel Emmanuel began to weave in from the right wing, his Northwestern State teammates started to stand up. When he dribbled between two defenders for a stylish layup, most everyone in the gym joined them.The freshman with one arm was finally on the board.And a minute later Saturday night, the 6-foot-6 guard provided the most defining moment of the game — a thunderous dunk in a 91-73 win over Louisiana-Monroe.“I had to keep going after
  
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• Patti LaBelle rushed offstage after bomb threat

  11-12-2022 15:45 via wane.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (WFLA) — Legendary singer Patti LaBelle was forced offstage while performing at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater Saturday night after a bomb threat triggered an evacuation.Video showed the singer in the middle of her performance when three people came and escorted LaBelle off stage."Wait!" she is heard saying as she is rushed away from a confused audience. One audience member can be heard asking, "What happened?" Florida man confesses to robbing Circle K with ‘police&rs
  
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• Science Sunday: Refraction

  11-12-2022 15:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Science Central offers fun and learning for the whole family.On Sunday December 11, Executive Director Martin Fisher joined First News Sunday to demonstrate how refraction works with light.You can see the demonstration with instructions on how you can try it at home in the video above.
  
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• Can I test for the flu or RSV at home?

  11-12-2022 14:02 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The country seems to be collectively battling a host of viruses right now, with influenza ripping through communities and RSV crowding hospitals with sick, young patients.So if you're one of the many sick Americans right now and have already tested negative for COVID-19, you may be wondering what exactly you have – is it the flu, RSV or just a common cold?Unfortunately, nailing down a test for influenza and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is not quite as convenient a
  
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• Storm blowing through California dumps snow in Sierra

  11-12-2022 13:38 via wane.com
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada as a winter storm packing powerful winds sent ski lift chairs swinging and closed mountain highways while downpours at lower elevations triggered flood watches Sunday across large swaths of California into Nevada.More than 250 miles (400 km) of the Sierra from north of Reno south to Yosemite National Park remained under winter storm warnings either until late Sunday or early Monday.The Heavenly ski resort at Lake Tahoe sh
  
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• Heavy rain, wind, snow blows through California into Sierra

  11-12-2022 13:38 via wane.com
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — A winter storm packing powerful winds, heavy rain and potentially several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada shut down mountain highways, toppled trees and triggered flood watches and avalanche warnings on Saturday from the coast of Northern California to Lake Tahoe.More than 250 miles (400 kilometers) of the Sierra remained under a winter storm warning at least until Sunday night or early Monday from north of Reno to south of Yosemite National Park.As much as 4 feet (1.2
  
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• Foggy Sunday morning as clouds stick around

  11-12-2022 04:00 via wane.com
  
  If you like clouds, we have good news for you. Sunday remains cloudy with a chance for a fog/mist. Be careful if you’re heading out this morning. Visibility is low for most of the area. A chance for a rain/snow shower is also possible. Sunday’s high only reaches the lower 40s. As we head into the overnight hours we’ll see temperatures dip to near freezing.Monday brings us more clouds. However, we could see some peeks of sunshine in the later part of the day. Our high for Monday
  
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• Clouds stick around for the rest of the weekend

  11-12-2022 04:00 via wane.com
  
  If you like clouds, we have good news for you. Sunday remains cloudy with a chance for a fog/mist. Be careful if you’re heading out this morning. Visibility is low for most of the area. A chance for a rain/snow shower is also possible. Sunday’s high only reaches the lower 40s. As we head into the overnight hours we’ll see temperatures dip to near freezing.Monday brings us more clouds. However, we could see some peeks of sunshine in the later part of the day. Our high for Monday
  
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• Do it Best celebrates first week within Electric Works Campus with holiday open house

  11-12-2022 01:53 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) -- Do it Best celebrated the holidays as well as their new space inside the Electric Works Campus earlier today.
  Do It Best hosted a holiday open house for staff and their guests from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Guests were able to learn about the new Electric Works facilities while enjoying food from a variety of stations. The company officially moved into their new headquarters on Monday.Communications Director Randy Rusk was excited to end their first week at Electric Works on a high note.
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• Iowa man accused of stalking victim with Apple AirTags

  11-12-2022 00:08 via wane.com
  
  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO-TV) — A Bettendorf, Iowa, man was arrested after authorities say he placed Apple AirTags on a victim's car to stalk them.
  Carl Steven Shawver, 63, was arrested and charged with stalking and unauthorized use of GPS early Saturday morning.Why is this Austin Chili’s famous online?According to court records, on Dec. 5 the victim located an AirTag sitting on top of the spare tire after their phone alerted them that their travels were being tracked with a GPS dev
  
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