January 2021

5 ways Biden plans to reset health care

January 28, 2021 5:53 am CNN Newsource

Strengthen the Affordable Care Act. Restore abortion protections. Lower drug prices. President Joe Biden has a long list of health care promises…

McCarthy tells GOP to stop attacking each other: ‘Cut that crap out’

January 28, 2021 5:44 am CNN Newsource

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy privately made a blunt appeal to his colleagues in the aftermath of the divisive fight to impeach former…

A Philadelphia student is giving away homemade pizzas to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness

January 28, 2021 5:43 am CNN Newsource

Ben Berman was planning to make pizzas for a dinner party with friends when the coronavirus pandemic hit. It was March last year, and it was clear…

GameStop continues to surge — now up 2,500% this year

January 28, 2021 5:40 am CNN Newsource

So much for what goes up must come down. GameStop continued to defy gravity Thursday. Shares soared another 30% in premarket trading thanks to…

Chipotle is testing curbside pickup

January 28, 2021 5:37 am CNN Newsource

Chipotle is testing curbside pickup at 29 locations in California to give customers a way to get their tacos and burritos without having to go inside…

Toyota overtakes Volkswagen as world’s biggest automaker

January 28, 2021 5:34 am CNN Newsource

Toyota is back on top. The Japanese company has reclaimed its place as the world’s best-selling automaker, with its latest results showing an…

Poland puts new restrictions on abortion into effect, resulting in a near-total ban on terminations

January 28, 2021 5:25 am CNN Newsource

The Polish government has imposed a near-total ban on abortions, including the termination of pregnancies with fetal defects, delivering a major blow…

CNN analysis suggests 12% — and as much as a third — of the US population might currently have some protection against Covid-19

January 28, 2021 4:49 am CNN Newsource

Between vaccination coverage and natural immunity among those who have recovered from an infection, about 12% — and perhaps as much as a third…

Miami Heat lets dogs out to screen fans for Covid-19 — but what does the science say?

January 28, 2021 4:37 am CNN Newsource

The Miami Heat is unleashing the dogs. As AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami reopens to a limited number of fans Thursday, the Miami Heat is bringing…

Steamy period drama ‘Bridgerton’ is Netflix’s ‘biggest series ever’

January 28, 2021 4:18 am CNN Newsource

Netflix has just claimed its biggest hit ever with “Bridgerton,” a drama set in Britain in the early 1800s. Some 82 million households…

Rain and snow is heading our way…

January 28, 2021 4:17 am Jordan Williams

Good morning, Central Oregon! After a little bit of a break from snowfall in the area, chances return for us later tonight. We will see partly cloudy…

Offensive lineman Chad Wheeler faces charge of felony domestic violence, waived by Seattle Seahawks

January 28, 2021 4:09 am CNN Newsource

Now-former Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after an incident at a residence in a Seattle…

Donald Trump’s final economic report card could be very underwhelming

January 28, 2021 4:03 am CNN

Economists are grading on a curve. That’s not a good thing if you’re former President Donald Trump. US gross domestic product, the…

Stimulus checks won’t be taxed, but unemployment benefits will be

January 28, 2021 4:01 am CNN Newsource

The federal government has sent billions of dollars directly to Americans to help them cope with the economic fallout of the pandemic, but now that…

Analysis: After building a radicalization engine, Mark Zuckerberg aims to ‘turn down the temperature’

January 28, 2021 4:00 am CNN Newsource

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Mark Zuckerberg built…

Covid-19 case numbers are trending down, but 80,000 more in the US could die in the next 3 weeks

January 28, 2021 3:58 am CNN Newsource

Covid-19 cases in the US may be trending in the right direction, but experts say there’s still reason to worry. For one, there are new variants…

Washington state hospital apologizes after inviting donors to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine

January 28, 2021 3:49 am CNN Newsource

A hospital in Bellevue, Washington, has apologized for emailing about 100 benefactors an invitation to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccination.…

Florida officials investigating deputy allegedly seen in video taking student to the ground

January 28, 2021 3:44 am CNN Newsource

A Florida school resource officer is on paid administrative leave after a video surfaced of him taking a high school student to the ground. The…

Elon Musk tweet fuels frenzied GameStop surge

January 28, 2021 3:43 am CNN

Amateur investors continued a frenzied runup of GameStop for the fourth session in a row, with the stock ending Tuesday up more than 92%, or about…

How Trumpism explains the GameStop stock surge

January 28, 2021 3:42 am CNN

At the core of Donald Trump’s angry populist appeal was — and is — this sentiment: The elites think they know better than you. They…

Month: January 2021