Biden taps David Cohen to be CIA deputy director
David Cohen, a deputy director of the CIA in the last years of the Obama administration, will return to the role, President-elect Joe Biden announced…
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Biden wrests control of Trump’s spotlight and makes first big bet of presidency
Joe Biden’s crisis presidency effectively began Thursday evening, when he urged Americans to mobilize behind a $1.9 trillion plan to end the…
Continue ReadingSylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls guitarist, dead at 69
Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist of the influential American punk glam rock band New York Dolls, has died of cancer at the age of 69, according to a…
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What latest CDC Covid-19 death projections mean and what you can do to change it
Over 90,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in the next three weeks, according to new predictions from the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in over 100 years, Virginia won’t celebrate Lee-Jackson Day
For the first time in more than 100 years, Lee-Jackson Day will not officially be celebrated in Virginia. The holiday, which was observed on the…
Continue ReadingMarvel’s ‘WandaVision’ looks to make Disney+ even mightier
“WandaVision,” Marvel Studios’ first original series for Disney+, hits streaming this weekend. That’s excellent news for…
Continue ReadingLawmakers take new security steps and voice growing frustration over safety concerns following deadly riot
There is growing concern about security on Capitol Hill, as well as worries from lawmakers facing threats to their personal safety, law enforcement…
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Trump explodes at Nixon comparisons as he prepares to leave office
In his final days in office, President Donald Trump has found the parts of the job he loved replaced by cold legal warnings, forced video addresses…
Continue Reading The US coronavirus death toll is projected to surpass 400,000 by Inauguration Day
At the current rate of daily fatalities, the US death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic may surpass 400,000 before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn…
Continue Reading How to keep your fitness resolutions past January
It’s estimated that 80% of people abandon their resolutions by the end of January. This number is likely even higher for fitness-related…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at least 34, injures hundreds
At least 34 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitute earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, the…
Continue ReadingBus is dangling from New York overpass after accident that left at least seven people injured
At least seven people, including the bus driver, were injured after a bus crashed through a overpass barrier in New York City’s Bronx area,…
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Dakar Rally rider Pierre Cherpin dies after sustaining injuries in crash
Dakar Rally rider Pierre Cherpin has passed away from injuries sustained in a crash on January 10, race organizers announced on Friday. Cherpin, 52,…
Continue ReadingHere’s what’s in Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue package
Bigger stimulus checks. More aid for the unemployed, the hungry and those facing eviction. Additional support for small businesses, states and local…
Continue ReadingLA County is scrambling to find more space to store bodies of Covid-19 victims
Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California, is running out of space to store the bodies of Covid-19 victims and…
Continue ReadingXiaomi and other Chinese companies slapped with US restrictions as Trump’s term winds down
The Trump administration is inflicting even more damage on Chinese businesses — including smartphone maker Xiaomi — with just days to go before…
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Mathurin, Brown lead Arizona rout of Oregon State 98-64
Freshman Bennedict Mathurin scored 31 points, sophomore Jordan Brown added 25, both career bests, and Arizona scored the first 15 points of the game…
Continue Reading Coronavirus will knock more than a year off average US life expectancy, study finds
The coronavirus pandemic is not only having an immediate impact in terms of the deaths of thousands of Americans, it’s also taking more than a…
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Biden’s inauguration is taking shape. Here’s what to know.
The invitations have been scaled back by the pandemic and the security has been heightened by the insurrection, but Joe Biden’s inauguration as…
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Sabonis has 23 points, 15 boards as Pacers down Blazers 111-87
Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 15 rebounds Thursday night to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Portland Trail Blazers 111-87.…
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