Mortgage rates rise again, making refinancing less attractive for many homeowners
Mortgage rates climbed for the fifth week in a row, dampening the purchasing power of home buyers and further winnowing the pool of candidates who…
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US-China talks could end up inflaming trade tensions
Senior officials from the United States and China are meeting in person on Thursday for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. But…
Continue ReadingFBI releases new video footage of officers being assaulted at the US Capitol
The FBI released on Thursday several new video clips of violence toward police during the Capitol riot, as investigators continue their hunt for…
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Why hate crime data can’t capture the true scope of anti-Asian violence
There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday…
Continue ReadingAsian Americans reported being targeted at least 500 times in the last two months
A coalition tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints since last…
Continue ReadingRussia reacts angrily after Biden calls Putin a ‘killer’
The Kremlin has reacted angrily to US President Joe Biden‘s remarks that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “a killer,” calling the…
Continue ReadingLow-dose aspirin can reduce the risk of ICU admission and death of Covid-19, researchers say
Low-dose aspirin may help protect the lungs and reduce the need to put patients on ventilators, researchers reported Wednesday. The cheap and widely…
Continue ReadingTop Biden officials to sit down with Chinese counterparts in Alaska
Two of the Biden administration’s top national security officials will sit down with their Chinese counterparts Thursday — a key first…
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‘I saw myself.’ Asian business owners are scared and wary after Atlanta spa shootings
Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…
Continue ReadingPeloton warns owners to keep kids away from their treadmills after a child dies
Peloton is warning owners to keep their children away from their treadmills after an accident involving its Tread+ in which a child died. CEO John…
Continue ReadingAlexi McCammond will no longer join Teen Vogue as editor in chief
Alexi McCammond is out as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue before she officially started the job, she and the magazine’s owner announced Thursday.…
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who urged citizens ‘to pray coronavirus away’ has died
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address…
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The victims of the spa shootings highlight the vulnerability of working-class Asian women as Asian Americans face rising fears
At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee…
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Biden administration finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Canada and Mexico
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send millions of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses stockpiled and waiting for official usage…
Continue ReadingEU regulator declares AstraZeneca safe for use after clotting concerns. Will anyone take it?
The European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries…
Continue ReadingGoogle doubles down on office space despite the rise in remote work
Google is the latest tech company to commit to more office space despite the ongoing pandemic and the rise of remote work. On Thursday, Google said…
Continue ReadingSenate narrowly confirms Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services secretary
The Senate narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra to be the Health and Human Services secretary on Thursday, giving the former California attorney general…
Continue ReadingTo save the planet, Tide wants you to quit using warm water for laundry
Doing your laundry with cold water can help save the planet, and maybe save you some money along the way. That’s the message from Tide in a…
Continue ReadingAsteroids named 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 ReadingRyan Reynolds just watched ‘Green Lantern’ for the first time and had some thoughts
Ryan Reynolds had never seen “Green Lantern” until Wednesday, when he decided to view it for the first time and tweet all about it.…
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