Different kind of vaccine deadline: School Exclusion Day coming up Feb. 17
School looks different for kids. While many children still rely on remote learning, state health officials want to make sure they are safe as schools…
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Twitter is stuck between a rock and a hard place in India
India’s efforts to crack down on dissent have left Twitter with an impossible balancing act: protecting free speech, or risking its employees…
Continue ReadingThis restaurant owner buys out street vendors’ tamales so they can call it a day during a Chicago cold snap
When it’s 9 degrees in Chicago, you can see your frozen breath in the air, feel the arctic sting on your face and, on this February morning,…
Continue ReadingAbout 1 in 10 Americans have gotten at least their first Covid-19 shot. But supply challenges remain
About one in 10 Americans — almost 33 million people — have received at least one dose of the two-part Covid-19 vaccines, data from the…
Continue ReadingAmerican Girl founder Pleasant Rowland gives $10M for new UW Hospital transplant clinic
Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — American Girl founder and…
Continue ReadingPsaki defends Biden administration’s school reopening goal as ‘not the ceiling’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the administration’s school reopening goals on Wednesday in the wake of criticism from parents,…
Continue ReadingDentists given authority to administer COVID-19 vaccine, per executive order
Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, NC (WLOS) — During a press conference Tuesday, Feb. 9 in which Gov. Roy…
Continue ReadingStolen outdoor school trailer recovered
Click here for updates on this story Missoula, Montana (Missoulian) — Two Missoulians found a stolen cargo trailer and…
Continue ReadingMan accused of hitting another with a bat over unpaid debt
Click here for updates on this story Mauston, Wisconsin (Juneau County Star-Times) — A Mauston man allegedly hit…
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Biden administration continues vaccination push with five new mass vaccination sites in Texas and New York
The Biden administration is partnering with Texas and New York to open additional vaccination centers as it continues its push to vaccinate every…
Continue ReadingWoman donates 62 gallons of breast milk to moms struggling with lactation
When Katy Bannerman pulled open her deep freezer it was overflowing with packets of breast milk, 8,000 ounces to be exact. Over the course of the…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania man assaulted police officer, stole another’s bodycam during Capitol riot, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors say that during the Capitol riot, Michael John Lopatic Sr. brutally assaulted a police officer, stole and destroyed another…
Continue ReadingDiplomats condemn Netanyahu’s settlement drive after Israeli troops destroy Bedouin camp three times in a month
Small groups of women and children huddled in tents as storm clouds brewed in the west and delegations of diplomats, clerics, top politicians and…
Continue ReadingCT-based company to continue making helicopters for the President of the United States
Click here for updates on this story STRATFORD, CT (WFSB) — A Connecticut company continues to be responsible for…
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House managers to use new Capitol security footage in their case against Trump on Wednesday
House impeachment managers are beginning the second day of Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial Wednesday looking to convince skeptical…
Continue ReadingCarole King’s legendary ‘Tapestry’ turns 50
Carole King’s hit album “Tapestry” is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The album, released in 1971, won Grammy Awards for album of…
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Bend Park and Rec opens survey, seeks input on 33 possible riverfront projects
The Bend Park and Recreation District is planning for recreational access and riparian habitat restoration at parks along the Deschutes River, and is…
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Man in far-right militant group joined Capitol mob after appearing with Trump ally Roger Stone
An Oath Keeper who appeared to be providing security for political operative Roger Stone on January 6 later joined an angry mob outside the Capitol,…
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Great-grandmother crashes into home trying to escape shootout
Click here for updates on this story Houston (KTRK) — A 78-year-old great-grandmother is recovering from bruises,…
Continue ReadingBiden son-in-law faces conflict of interest concerns following coronavirus response investments
The White House has pledged to bar President Joe Biden’s family from using the office for personal gain, but questions are being raised by good…
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