Six-foot social distancing rule misses bigger risks, MIT experts say
When it comes to being indoors, the six feet rule of social distancing misses the bigger point of how coronavirus spreads, according to two…
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Elizabeth Warren: US taxes are rigged in favor of Amazon, Netflix and other big companies
Senator Elizabeth Warren is making her case for why America’s tax system is rigged by calling out Amazon, Netflix and other companies that pay…
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First to CNN: Ilhan Omar reintroduces policing legislation as progressives eye ongoing bipartisan talks
Progressive Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is reintroducing three policing bills she hopes will be incorporated into the bipartisan package…
Continue ReadingNYPD makes arrest in assault of 61-year-old Asian man
A man has been arrested in connection with the case of a 61-year-old Asian man who was attacked last week in New York, police said. Yao Pan Ma was…
Continue ReadingMurkowski challenger wrote in support of ‘ex-gay’ organization and posts on evils of ‘addictive’ witchcraft and ‘Twilight’
Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an…
Continue Reading10-foot-tall concrete letters to be installed welcoming people into SF’s Bayview
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood is making a name…
Continue ReadingJustice Department has charged at least 400 people in Capitol riot so far
The Justice Department has charged at least 400 people in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, according to CNN’s…
Continue ReadingBritney Spears to address court at upcoming conservatorship hearing
Britney Spears will address the court at an upcoming conservatorship hearing. Spears’ attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, spoke at a hearing…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Biden pick for Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy
The Senate confirmed Colin Kahl to be the No. 3 civilian at the Pentagon on Tuesday, approving President Joe Biden’s nominee for Pentagon…
Continue ReadingOscars: ABC exec talks ‘great risks’ that some think may not have paid off
The Oscars were different this year, and not everyone was thrilled about it. Ratings plummeted 58 percent from last year, making it the lowest-rated…
Continue ReadingFBI opens civil rights investigation into police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
The FBI’s Charlotte field office confirmed they have opened a federal civil rights investigation into last week’s police shooting of…
Continue ReadingCuomo asks NY attorney general to review legal options after state loses House seat in census count
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked state Attorney General Letitia James to review legal options after the state came just 89 residents short of…
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Alaska Airlines bans state lawmaker for her ‘continued refusal to comply’ with mask mandate
An Alaska state lawmaker who had called flight attendants “mask bullies” and clashed with airline employees on video over mask rules is…
Continue ReadingUgly no more: Crocs sales surge
There’s no end in sight for the ongoing love affair between Crocs, the maker of the often-mocked foam clog, and comfort-seeking consumers. On…
Continue ReadingFrightening night for friends who hit bear on highway
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two friends from central Minnesota are on the mend after…
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Prescribed burns planned on Ochoco National Forest NE of Prineville
If conditions remain favorable later this week, firefighters will be burning two units totaling 625 acres near the Marks Creek community on the…
Continue ReadingFormer Dallas police officer Amber Guyger asks appeals court to throw out murder conviction for killing Botham Jean
An attorney for Amber Guyger, the White former Dallas police officer convicted of killing of Black neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment, asked a…
Continue Reading50+ dogs living in 3 feet of feces removed from home
Click here for updates on this story HILL COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — Law enforcement officials joined The Humane Society of…
Continue ReadingBidens to meet with former President Carter and Rosalynn Carter in Georgia Thursday
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter in their hometown of…
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On-duty NYPD officer dies after being struck by an intoxicated hit-and-run driver with a suspended license on the Long Island Expressway
A 43-year-old NYPD officer was struck and killed early Tuesday morning on the Long Island Expressway by an intoxicated driver who fled the scene and…
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