ICE facility conditions may have contributed to spread of Covid-19, watchdog says
A lack of facial coverings and social distancing may have contributed to repeated Covid-19 transmissions at an ICE facility in Illinois, according to…
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Bend-La Pine Schools trim high school in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases, quarantines
Bend-La Pine Schools have seen 130 COVID-19 cases in the past four weeks, including more than 20 each at Bend, Mountain View and Summit high schools,…
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A New Jersey high school teacher is filmed referring to George Floyd as a ‘criminal’ and cursing at students
A New Jersey high school teacher has been suspended with pay after launching into a rant during two virtual classes in which he allegedly called…
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CDC projects ‘sharp decline’ in Covid-19 cases by July, but calls variants a ‘wild card’
The United States could see a drop in Covid-19 cases and deaths by July if vaccinations remain high and people adhere to certain prevention measures,…
Continue Reading Judge says CDC doesn’t have authority to issue eviction moratorium
A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday declared that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium on eviction — a…
Continue ReadingUnmarked police car hit by stolen vehicle that ran stop sign
Click here for updates on this story NORTH ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis City police officer was involved in…
Continue ReadingResidents nervous about having no more local police officers
Click here for updates on this story GAINES TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM) — No police department is the reality for Genesee…
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More walk-in first and second doses available at Redmond mass vaccination clinic
The Mass Vaccination Clinic at the Deschutes Fair & Expo Center will continue to offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccine appointments this…
Continue Reading Biden team divided on vaccine patent waivers
Divisions within the Biden administration persist over whether to ease some patent restrictions on vaccines, according to people familiar with the…
Continue ReadingETFs are the latest market mania Wall Street can’t avoid
With stocks enjoying a strong start to 2021, investors are continuing to plow more money into exchange-traded funds — especially ones that are…
Continue ReadingThe oldest human burial in Africa was a toddler laid to rest with a pillow
A toddler laid to rest with their head on a pillow in a cave in eastern Kenya is thought to be the oldest human burial ever found in Africa. The…
Continue Reading6-year-old has close encounter with shark
Click here for updates on this story O’AHU, Hawaii (KITV) — Over the weekend, one O’ahu resident’s…
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Latino Community Association revives Gala de Oro
Last year, the Latino Community Association was forced to cancel its Gala de Oro fundraiser due to the pandemic and missed this opportunity to…
Continue ReadingYair Lapid gets mandate to try to form next Israeli government
Centrist lawmaker Yair Lapid has been tasked with trying to form a new government in Israel, after longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was…
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How a vote on Liz Cheney’s leadership post could happen
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s repeated rebuttals of former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him has put…
Continue ReadingNick Kamen, Levi’s model and Madonna protégé, dead at 59
Nick Kamen, the British model and singer who appeared in a famous 1985 Levi’s commercial, has died at the age of 59. A friend of the family…
Continue Reading Biden to deliver remarks on newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund
President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to promote the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling…
Continue Reading National Guard soldier charged for storming the US Capitol
The Justice Department charged a soldier in the Wisconsin National Guard for storming the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection. Abram Markofski…
Continue Reading Biden on GOP move to oust Cheney: ‘I don’t understand the Republicans’
President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered his first public reaction to the House GOP’s efforts to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from party leadership,…
Continue ReadingRich nations urged to share vaccine knowledge as WTO debates waiving patents
Members of the World Trade Organization discussed a proposal to waive intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments Wednesday…
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