‘Loneliness pandemic’: How widows are dealing with grief amid COVID-19
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — While studies and polls have show that loneliness…
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Canadian dual citizen ordered to pick one nationality in Hong Kong prison
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A dual citizen of Canada and China was taken…
Continue ReadingWall Street is keeping very close tabs on WallStreetBets. Here’s how
Hedge funds, investment bankers and other institutional investors are desperate to find the next GameStop — before it’s too late.…
Continue ReadingTom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes is a Super Bowl matchup that spans the ages
A lot of numbers get thrown around during Super Bowl week. This year, it includes this: 18 years, 45 days. That’s the age gap between…
Continue ReadingDog lost in Louisiana crash last month has been found
Click here for updates on this story Grand Cane, Louisiana (KTBS) — A happy update in DeSoto Parish. A dog that was…
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Here’s some background information about Valentine’s Day, celebrated every February 14. Facts There are several different theories about…
Continue ReadingHitler quote displayed in Nebraska middle school hallway
Click here for updates on this story Omaha, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Westside Community School District is apologizing…
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Here’s a look at the country of Iraq which borders Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran and the Persian Gulf. About Iraq (from the…
Continue ReadingHow Amazon can keep thriving even without Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO of Amazon, but investors aren’t too worried about the company’s next steps. What’s happening:…
Continue Reading5 children and a man are killed in a shooting in Muskogee, Oklahoma
A shooting at a home in eastern Oklahoma has left five children and a man dead, and a woman hospitalized with serious injuries, police said Tuesday…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi detained for 2 weeks under import-export laws following coup
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days after the…
Continue ReadingBlack History Month: Major Taylor
Cycling is viewed mostly as a White sport. But one of the fastest men ever to race on two wheels was Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (1878-1932),…
Continue ReadingIndia cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police
Internet access remained blocked Monday in several districts of a state bordering India’s capital following violent weekend clashes between…
Continue ReadingWith coup label, Capitol rioters join communist party and White supremacists, university project says
The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a trio that since the end of World War II has attempted to…
Continue Reading‘We are lost:’ Fox News suffers ratings slump while staffers fret about post-Trump future
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “We are…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi remanded in custody following coup
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been remanded in custody for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days…
Continue ReadingBritish scientists say the next dangerous Covid variant is likely already out there. We just don’t know it yet
Almost a month into a third nationwide lockdown, most of England seems to be in hibernation: stores are shuttered, high streets are deserted, and…
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Shutout by allies, Canada will produce its own vaccines by the end of 2021
Canada says it has signed a tentative agreement with US vaccine firm Novavax to produce millions of doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate at a…
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First came Covid lockdown. Now a bushfire is forcing these Australians to evacuate
The state of Western Australia is facing an “unprecedented situation” as it battles a raging wildfire while millions of residents are…
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