Global stocks rise as Wall Street braces for more turbulence
Global stocks and US futures advanced Monday as Wall Street prepared for what could be another week of rocky trading fueled by small investors on…
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Watch NASA astronauts conduct the second spacewalk of the year
Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. are conducting a spacewalk Monday to finish battery upgrades and install high-definition cameras…
Continue ReadingFox News focuses its ire on Liz Cheney as Democrats fume over Marjorie Taylor Greene
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Trump-backed QAnon supporter, is a fountain of misinformation, conspiracy theories and hateful rhetoric, and…
Continue ReadingGoogle CEO and HBCU leaders discuss talent pipeline for Black tech workers
Leaders of five historically Black colleges and universities met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday to discuss the company’s relationship…
Continue ReadingTesla’s dirty little secret: Its net profit doesn’t come from selling cars
Tesla posted its first full year of net income in 2020 — but not because of sales to its customers. Eleven states require automakers sell a…
Continue ReadingGamestop proves the death of the individual investor was greatly exaggerated
Say what you will about the GameStop mania. It does illustrate one positive thing about today’s stock market: There are still some people…
Continue ReadingName a cockroach after your ex and watch it get eaten for Valentine’s Day
Ever felt like ripping your ex’s head off? Well now you can. Sorta. For just $5, the San Antonio Zoo will name a cockroach after your former…
Continue ReadingIdaho man wins lottery for the sixth time
An Idaho man can now call himself a lotto winner six times over. Bryan Moss, from Meridian, won a $250,000 prize from a Crossword scratch game on…
Continue ReadingKremlin meets Russian protesters with fiercest crackdown in years
Thousands of people in Moscow and across Russia who took to the streets Sunday were met with the harshest show of force the country has seen in…
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Putin dismissed Navalny for years, but outrage over his jailing is now a big problem for the Kremlin
For years, the Kremlin has publicly dismissed Alexey Navalny as an irrelevant blogger with little popular support. But the geographical spread of…
Continue ReadingThe Better Business Bureau is warning people not to post their Covid-19 vaccination cards on social media
No matter how excited you are about getting your vaccine, the Better Business Bureau is warning you: Avoid sharing photos of your Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingOlympia, Washington police clear out hotel after it was ‘occupied’ by homeless activist group, city says
Police cleared out a downtown Olympia, Washington hotel after a homeless activist group allegedly “forcibly occupied” the establishment…
Continue ReadingFive dead in Mogadishu hotel car bomb attack
Five people, plus four attackers, were killed in an attack at a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday, according to Somali police. The…
Continue ReadingThree people, including a child and teenager, killed in a triple homicide in Minnesota
Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, are investigating the fatal shooting of three people, including a child and teenager, who were killed Saturday an hour…
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Ten years after her release, Aung San Suu Kyi is back in detention in Myanmar
During 15 years under house arrest, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi transformed from a national figure into a global icon of democracy, winning the…
Continue ReadingThe Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian MP Petter Eide nominated the global movement “for…
Continue ReadingChinese submarine sailors report significant mental health problems in rare study
More than 1 in 5 sailors on Chinese submarines operating in the South China Sea reported mental health problems, according to a new study that…
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Myanmar’s military seizes power in coup after detaining leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians
Myanmar’s powerful military has taken control of the country in a coup and declared a state of emergency, following the detention of Aung San…
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St. Charles Bend union holds informational picketing, still seeking first contract
Dozens of St. Charles Bend technologists began two days of informational picketing in front of the hospital Sunday as they seek renewed talks on an…
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Myanmar military seizes power in apparent coup after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians
Myanmar’s powerful military has taken control of the country in an apparent coup, following the arrests of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior…
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