After plunging into recession for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, India’s economy should come roaring back to life in 2021. India’s gross domestic product is projected to expand by 12.6% during the country’s fiscal year starting in April, according to a forecast released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation
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Men who use anabolic steroids to build muscle for that “perfect bod” may be harming their testicular function for years after they stop taking the drugs, according to a new study of nonathletic bodybuilders. “It has been unclear whether illicit use of anabolic steroids caused a long-lasting or even persistent impairment of the testosterone production
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — As more Canadians receive COVID-19 vaccines, more and more people might encounter a side-effect that radiologists want the public to be more aware of — swelling under the armpit, which can show up on mammograms during screenings for breast cancer. Doctors are hoping
Continue ReadingFinally, some good news: The outlook for the global economy is clearly improving. What’s happening: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development unveiled major upgrades to its global forecast on Tuesday. It said that “economic prospects have improved markedly in recent months,” pointing to the deployment of coronavirus vaccines and additional stimulus announcements. The Paris-based
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From the passage of the 13th Amendment to the present, racial progress in America has often been prematurely celebrated. Fifty-six years ago this week, John Lewis was bludgeoned by Alabama state troopers on that bridge in Selma, alongside hundreds of heroic women, men and young people, for claiming a democratic birthright that continues to be
Continue ReadingThe number of unaccompanied migrant children in US Border Patrol facilities, which are akin to jail cells and not intended for kids, has reached dramatic highs, according to internal agency documents reviewed by CNN, underscoring the urgent challenge facing the Biden administration. More than 3,200 unaccompanied migrant children were in Customs and Border Protection custody,
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger wants to save the Republican Party from Donald Trump. His first challenge: Convincing the party it needs to be saved. “That, I think, is the question,” said Kinzinger, who is beginning his sixth term as an Illinois congressman. “If it doesn’t want to be changed, that’s a decision Republicans get to make.
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Buckingham Palace is under mounting pressure to respond in the wake of Harry and Meghan’s seismic interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex leveled a series of damning accusations in their first sit-down since stepping back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family and moving to the US
Continue ReadingA fireball, traveling at an estimated 42,000 miles per hour, was spotted over the skies of northern Vermont and Canada on Sunday night, officials said. NASA Meteor Watch said on Facebook that more than 100 people saw the meteor around 5:38 p.m. local time Sunday. “There was no sound whatsoever,” Al Gregoritsch of South Burlington
Continue ReadingThe two German Shepherds belonging to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were returned to the Biden family home in Delaware last week after aggressive behavior at the White House involving Major Biden, two sources with knowledge tell CNN. Major, who was adopted by Biden in November 2018 from a Delaware animal shelter,
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Anthony Scaramucci is dumbfounded by the universal opposition among Republicans in Congress to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion America Rescue Plan. After largely blessing Trump’s tax cuts, spending surges and Covid relief packages, not one Republican lawmaker in the US Senate or House of Representatives voted in favor of the new president’s popular plan to
Continue ReadingA post-coup crackdown by Myanmar’s military appeared to intensify Monday as security forces revoked the licenses of five independent media companies before a late-night standoff that saw hundreds of young protesters trapped in Yangon. Military junta forces had cornered hundreds of people in Sanchaung township, in the country’s biggest city, and threatened to go door
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Millions of Americans who were out of work last year may be spared from paying federal income taxes on at least some of the unemployment benefits they received thanks to the new stimulus package. But they will have to wait a bit longer to find out how to claim that expected tax break. The Senate
Continue ReadingUS lawmakers are calling for research into the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on mental health. Democratic senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Tim Kaine of Virginia exclusively told CNN that they plan to introduce the Covid-19 Mental Health Research Act on Tuesday afternoon. The legislation would direct $100 million annually for five years to the National
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A safer future is just a few months away, but it’s crucial that Americans keep practicing Covid-19 safety precautions and heeding health officials’ advice as the country works to vaccinate more people, one expert told CNN on Monday. “We’re not done yet, Covid isn’t done with us. The variants are still a risk,” Dr. Tom
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Will you get a third stimulus payment? Time to check your eligibility. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus The CDC has released highly anticipated
Continue ReadingMicrosoft has blamed a huge attack on its Exchange email service on a group linked to China. But fallout from the incident, which is estimated to have affected hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide, is unlikely to blunt attempts by one of the most successful Western firms in China to continue making inroads there. The
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Georgia Republicans have advanced a sweeping bill in the state Senate that further restricts voting — keeping a state that was pivotal to the 2020 elections at the forefront of the GOP backlash against expanded voting. The expansive package, which passed by a narrow margin Monday, would repeal no-excuse absentee voting for many Georgians —
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When Novak Djokovic was just seven years old, he’d make his own Wimbledon trophy and imagine he was the best tennis player in the world. As the Serb speaks about the journey he’s been on in the intervening 26 years, even he sounds somewhat incredulous at the point he’s arrived at. On Monday, Djokovic broke
Continue Reading The biggest question looming over the NFL’s biggest team has finally been answered. After almost two years of on-off negotiations, Dak Prescott has agreed terms on a mega deal that will extend his time with the Dallas Cowboys, a team that Forbes valued as worth $5.7 billion in September. The Cowboys confirmed the contract on
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