‘It’s too soon for it’: Small business owners react to Texas dropping mask mandate
When Humbelina Gonzales heard Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was lifting the state’s mask mandate next week, her first reaction was, “It’s…
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States shift to vaccinate those in their 50s against Covid-19 as supply expands
Dutch Mandel’s cell phone lit up with messages: “It’s open, it’s open, it’s open!” The 62-year-old South Carolina…
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Once omnipresent Kushner now MIA from Trump’s political pack
As Donald Trump plotted his Conservative Political Action Conference appearance last week, and a broader, more-robust plan to return to politics as…
Continue ReadingAge 118, the world’s oldest living person will carry the Olympic flame in Japan
At 118 years old, the world’s oldest living person is preparing to carry the Olympic torch this May in Japan. Kane Tanaka, who has twice…
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Fauci: US shouldn’t loosen coronavirus restrictions until daily new cases fall below 10,000
The US shouldn’t ease restrictions in place to prevent Covid-19 before the number of new coronavirus cases falls below 10,000 daily, “and…
Continue ReadingOne Arizona county has so many vaccine doses, it’s now able to offer them to anyone over 18
Concerned that there weren’t enough people signing up to get vaccinated against Covid-19, officials in one small Arizona county changed the…
Continue ReadingJanet Jackson two-part documentary set to air on A&E and Lifetime
Janet Jackson is getting the star treatment with a two-night documentary event that will air simultaneously on A&E and Lifetime. The premiere…
Continue ReadingAlabama governor says she won’t extend mask mandate past April 9
Alabama’s statewide mask mandate to curb the coronavirus is being extended to April 9 — but it won’t be extended after that, Gov.…
Continue ReadingUS infrastructure gets slightly better grade on engineers’ report card: C-
America’s infrastructure received an overall grade of C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers, according to the group’s 2021…
Continue ReadingChina dodged a recession last year. Now it needs to pick up the pace
China bucked the global recession in 2020, and in doing so narrowed the economic gap with the United States. Now its leaders are about to reveal how…
Continue ReadingA newly proposed Tennessee bill would give immunity to drivers who unintentionally hit protesters blocking streets
A newly proposed bill in Tennessee would make it even more difficult to protest in the state — by making obstructing a highway a felony and…
Continue Reading‘Do not stay at home’: Tsunami warning for parts of New Zealand after 8.1-magnitude earthquake
New Zealand’s emergency agency told residents in some areas to head for higher ground after a powerful earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands…
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Texas governor’s appalling decision on masks
I was getting my first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston when the news broke that Governor Greg Abbott is…
Continue ReadingCity works to keep its neighborhoods litter free
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Dennis Goodman lost the use of his legs in a car…
Continue ReadingCalifornia to reserve 40% of vaccine doses for underserved communities
California will set aside 40% of its vaccines for underserved communities in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus and hasten the reopening of…
Continue ReadingT-Mobile is a consumer favorite. Now it’s trying to break into the business world
T-Mobile has been popular with consumers, but an underdog when it comes to serving businesses. The “Uncarrier” wants to change that with…
Continue ReadingSee Jupiter and Mercury align in the sky and an asteroid flyby this weekend
The solar system’s largest and smallest planets will be in alignment this Friday. In the morning, Mercury and Jupiter will be in conjunction…
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Senior diplomatic security official removed from Afghanistan role after declaring ‘death of America’ when Trump lost election
The top State Department diplomatic security official in Afghanistan was removed from his role for declaring the “death of America” and…
Continue Reading‘Coming 2 America’ brings Eddie Murphy back, riding a wave of nostalgia
“Coming 2 America” was clearly designed to be crowd-pleasing back when crowds were possible, and as such it’s among the few movies…
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Senate begins marathon Covid relief push as debate opens with reading 600-page bill aloud
The Senate is now engaged in a marathon effort to take up President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, a process that could…
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