Family says loved one was a victim of a racist verbal assault
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — “You see it happening across the country and I didn’t…
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Immigration Statistics Fast Facts
Here’s a look at immigration to the United States. Legal Immigration Statistics 2019 – 1,031,765 people are granted lawful permanent…
Continue ReadingGloria Steinem Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of writer and activist Gloria Steinem. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1934 Birth place: Toledo, Ohio Birth name:…
Continue ReadingIt’s not Happy St. Patty’s Day, but St. Paddy’s Day. Here’s why
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no vibrant, green parades, group celebrations, or religious coming-togethers for a second year in a row…
Continue ReadingWhy so many kids cross the border alone
The statistics are staggering. More than 400,000 migrant children have crossed the US border without their parents since 2003. And each time a new…
Continue ReadingTexas AG says more than $29 million in unpaid electric bills will be forgiven as he sues Griddy Energy
The Texas attorney general says a lawsuit he filed against the energy company Griddy will keep about 24,000 Texans from having to pay $29.1 million…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry has had ‘unproductive’ conversations with William and Charles since Oprah interview
Prince Harry has spoken to his brother, William, and his father, Charles, since Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the Sussexes aired, but those…
Continue ReadingAngie’s List changes its name in a complete rebranding
In the early days of the internet, it was novel and exciting to find ratings and reviews of contractors on a site like Angie’s List.…
Continue ReadingWill Canada use COVID-19 vaccines from Russia and China?
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study from the Lancet has shown that…
Continue Reading‘Deepfake’ videos are pushing the boundaries of digital media
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — As fake videos generated by AI continue to become…
Continue ReadingWhat can Jerome Powell do to prevent Wall Street’s worst nightmare?
Once upon a time, investors’ biggest concern was the pandemic that doused markets in uncertainty. No longer. What’s happening: For the…
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Boris Johnson’s boast of a ‘Global Britain’ is taking a pounding amid series of crises
Britain’s overseas reputation has been tarnished lately, and some of it is entirely self-inflicted. From images of burly police officers…
Continue ReadingNASA names 27 asteroids after African American, Hispanic and Native American astronauts
Your name up in the sky and among the stars. Sounds like something out of a glamorous Hollywood movie, but it’s a reality for 27 space…
Continue ReadingHow to launch an airline during a global pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has forced even the biggest airlines to ground planes, slash jobs and bolster their finances to survive the worst crisis in…
Continue ReadingWhy an oil price ‘supercycle’ is unlikely
Will crude oil prices continue their recent dramatic boom as the pandemic recovery takes hold? Perhaps not. The International Energy Agency said…
Continue ReadingIn about an hour, 8 people were killed at 3 Atlanta-area spas. One person is in custody
Six of the eight people who were shot dead at three metro Atlanta massage parlors on Tuesday were Asian women, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
Continue ReadingMississippi is the second state to open up vaccines for all residents 16 and up. Here’s what other states are doing
With Covid-19 vaccination production and distribution ramping up in the United States, more states are expanding who is eligible to be inoculated. On…
Continue ReadingTop secret Cold War project turned up plants that once thrived beneath mile-deep Greenland ice
The ice sheet that covers the northernmost reaches of our planet has expanded and shrunk over the past 2 million years — but it was thought…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 17: Spa killings, Covid-19, 2020 election, Cuomo, Japan
A PSA from the Irish on this St. Patrick’s Day: It’s Paddy, never Patty. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…
Continue ReadingJapan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional,’ court rules
A Japanese court has ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a landmark decision that could herald a new era for marriage…
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