The global rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has encountered another hurdle as a handful of countries paused their use of the shot following reports it could be connected to blood clots, despite no clear evidence of a link. AstraZeneca has robustly defended its vaccine, saying Friday there was “no evidence of an increased risk”
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Cosmo, a 14-year-old mixed poodle, is waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingUlta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon, one of only a few dozen female chief executives of Fortune 500 companies, is stepping down after an eight-year run heading the company. Dillon will become executive chair of the company’s board of directors in June, the company said Thursday. She will be replaced as CEO by Dave Kimbell, the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC ) — Officials with the University of Kansas Health System said Wednesday the hospital has eight acute COVID-19 cases, including two that are in the ICU and only one on a ventilator. Hospital officials say this is the lowest number for acute COVID-19 patients
Continue ReadingA Michigan man was recently exonerated of murder, a charge for which he spent nearly five years in prison. Now, he’s suing a rental car company for not providing records that, his lawyers say, would’ve exonerated him earlier. Herbert Alford was wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder in 2016 and freed in 2020 after the Hertz
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump’s time in the White House helped shield him from investigations and some lawsuits but it might open him up to greater legal peril from New York prosecutors investigating his finances. Prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have discussed using a section of New York criminal procedure law that they successfully
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Continue ReadingBritain’s exports to Europe collapsed in January as companies grappled with new terms of trade following Brexit. The United Kingdom exported goods worth £8.1 billion ($11.3 billion) to the European Union in its first month completely outside the bloc, a 41% decline compared to December, according to the Office for National Statistics. The drop off
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Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2022 and will retire from Congress at the end of her term. “Serving Arizonans has been my absolute honor and joy, but after much consideration, I have decided not to seek re-election in 2022. I will continue the good fight
Continue ReadingThe New York prosecutor leading the most significant criminal probe against Donald Trump and his business announced Friday he is not running for reelection, putting the spotlight on who will be elected to take over the investigation into the former president and his business. Sources have told CNN for weeks that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus
Continue Reading“Yes Day” star Jennifer Garner just got her ears pierced. The actress, 48, said it never really occurred to her to do it sooner and feared her father would get upset with her for putting holes in her ears. Garner told Ellen DeGeneres during an appearance on her talk show, “I was afraid that my
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden delivered the first prime-time address of his term on Thursday night, lamenting the devastation caused by Covid-19 over the past year and touting his plans to help the country recover. Biden’s speech, which ran for just shy of 24 minutes, did not include a large number of fact-checkable assertions. But here is
Continue Reading“Grey’s Anatomy” returned for its mid-season premiere Thursday night, but an unexpected death on the show is leaving fans of the long-running drama devastated. During a plotline on Thursday’s two-hour crossover episode with “Station 19,” Dr. Andrew DeLuca, played by Giacomo Gianniotti, attempted to pursue a sex trafficker and was stabbed. Deluca, a character on
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WAYNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — You may remember the Walck family from Lake Ariel. Scott Walck, his wife, and two sons battled the virus when it first appeared in Wayne County in March of last year. Scott’s son Bailey recalls the toll the virus took on his family.
Continue ReadingSimon Hu has resigned as chief executive officer of Ant Group, months after the digital payments company was forced to pull its IPO amid a crackdown by Chinese regulators. “The Ant Group Board of Directors has accepted Mr. Simon Hu’s resignation request, due to personal reasons,” said a spokesperson for the Alibaba affiliate. “We are
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With no need to house a big engine under a long hood, electric pickup truck designers are getting creative with shapes. There’s Tesla’s wedge-shaped Cybertruck, and Amazon-backed Rivian is planning to put a trunk where the engine would normally go. Now, another California-based electric vehicle startup, Canoo, has revealed a pickup truck with a “cab
Continue ReadingWall Street threw a party as President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law, giving investors confidence in their projections for a surge of economic activity once the threat of the pandemic recedes. What’s happening: The legislation is expected to boost demand for goods and services, especially as the country’s vaccination
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHESANING, Michigan (WNEM) — COVID-19 sent nearly two million working moms out of the workforce. For Danielle Devota it changed her career entirely. “I just think COVID-19 was the push that I needed. Because if anything it showed me that life is short,” Devota said. The working mother
Continue ReadingNearly one year after the death of Breonna Taylor, the anniversary of which is Saturday, the family and attorney said, “there’s still not been justice for Breonna.” Tamika Palmer, Taylor’s mother, told CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on New Day that justice for her daughter would mean the “officers arrested, and charged, and convicted.” Lonita Baker, the
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