Healthcare providers finding new ways to get patients back to in-person check ups
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — The healthcare world has been shaken up since the…
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Murkowski to meet with Tanden on Monday as confirmation remains on the rocks
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska will meet on Monday with Neera Tanden, the Biden administration’s pick to lead the Office of…
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Birkenstock sold to group backed by Europe’s richest man
German footwear brand Birkenstock is selling a majority stake to L Catterton, a private equity firm backed by Bernard Arnault’s LVMH. The…
Continue Reading 50 prominent men join push for ‘Marshall Plan for Moms’ proposal
Fifty prominent men, including business leaders, athletes and actors, are backing a proposal that would pay moms $2,400 a month for their…
Continue Reading Netflix says it needs more Latinx programming after an internal diversity audit
Netflix has made progress adding diverse content created by and starring women, Black and Asian people on its platform in recent years, but the…
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Lady Gaga’s dad speaks out following ‘appalling’ attack against dog walker
Lady Gaga‘s father, Joe Germanotta is speaking out following the horrifying attack on Wednesday that left his daughter’s dog walker shot…
Continue Reading Do you like to nap? Your DNA might have something to do with it, study says
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Find yourself drifting off in the middle of the day,…
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FCC approves $50 monthly internet subsidies for low-income households during pandemic
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved final rules for a new broadband subsidy program that could help struggling families pay…
Continue Reading Mr. Potato Head tries to be more gender neutral
Hasbro is dropping the honorific “mister” from the “Mr. Potato Head” brand, renaming the shapeshifting plastic spud to the…
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‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ lets Andra Day deliver its high notes
Almost 50 years after “Lady Sings the Blues,” “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” revisits the singer’s career,…
Continue Reading ‘The Father’ showcases Anthony Hopkins as a man in the throes of dementia
“The Father” will affect people in different ways, and the movie remains a somewhat claustrophobic adaptation of the stage play. Yet…
Continue Reading ‘Crisis’ tries giving the opioid epidemic the ‘Traffic’ treatment
It’s either a bad time or (cynically) a good one to release a relatively small movie starring Armie Hammer, whose personal life has been very…
Continue Reading Here’s why new ‘WandaVision’ episodes debut in the middle of the night
Every Friday, groggy Marvel fans either wake up early or stay up late to follow along with the weekly adventures of streaming’s favorite…
Continue Reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 4 trailer is here
Elisabeth Moss’s June is on the run in the new teaser for Season 4 of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” There’s eery silence on…
Continue Reading India exits recession but rapid growth is still a long way off
India’s economy is out of recession but still a long way from returning to rates of growth seen before the pandemic. Asia’s third biggest…
Continue Reading Manhattan DA faces critical decisions in Trump investigation as his time in office runs low
At the helm of the most significant criminal investigation facing Donald Trump, his family and his business, Manhattan’s top prosecutor faces a…
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Stocks are falling. But it’s not all bad news
A burst of anxiety is ricocheting across financial markets as Wall Street sets expectations for the next phase of the pandemic, which could take hold…
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Caster Semenya appeals to European Court of Human Rights over ‘discriminatory’ testosterone limit
Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion runner, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to end “discriminatory”…
Continue Reading Tribal health providers have figured out the key to Covid-19 vaccine success. Here’s their secret
Native people have been disproportionately hit by Covid-19, experiencing higher rates of infection, hospitalization and death than White people in…
Continue Reading Unemployment-benefits fraud victims are getting tax bills — and major headaches
Theodore Taylor was pretty surprised when he received a tax document recently from Ohio’s unemployment agency showing that he had been paid…
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