China seizes on lack of WHO breakthrough in Wuhan to claim coronavirus vindication
Reading Chinese state media coverage, you could be forgiven for thinking the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of…
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Lawyer tells judge ‘I’m not a cat’ after a Zoom filter mishap in virtual court hearing
A livestream of a virtual court proceeding in Texas took an “appawling” turn when a lawyer appeared as a cat on screen. Judge Roy B.…
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Covid-19 cases are falling, but are we past the peak?
Covid-19 cases continued to decline over the last four weeks, with the seven-day average down nearly 20% from the week before, meaning we may have…
Continue ReadingExplosives are missing from the nation’s largest Marine Corps base and an investigation is underway
Explosives are missing from the nation’s largest US Marine Corps base, according to military officials who said Tuesday an investigation is…
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This impeachment trial could surprise us
Now that Donald Trump and his defenders have failed (again) to persuade the Senate that an ex-president cannot be impeached, the trial of the former…
Continue ReadingAunt Jemima finally has a new name
Quaker Oats is releasing a new name and logo for its “Aunt Jemima” products, finally retiring the racist stereotype that has adorned its…
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Michigan state Senate leader apologizes for calling Capitol riot a hoax
Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey apologized Tuesday for calling the US Capitol riot a hoax and espousing several conspiracy…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyer presses for former President’s full-time Mar-a-Lago residency
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump were defending him not only on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday in his second impeachment trial, but…
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Why Trump’s defense team failed miserably
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump got underway on Tuesday with arguments about whether the US Senate has jurisdiction to try the former…
Continue ReadingBill Cassidy joins five other Republican senators who broke ranks to vote that Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional
Six Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is…
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Reading between the lines of the first impeachment trial arguments
The first day of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial was nominally about the constitutionality of holding an impeachment trial…
Continue ReadingTwo US Navy aircraft carriers conduct South China Sea drills
Two US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups began operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea on Tuesday, the latest show of naval…
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Senate GOP rips Trump’s attorney for lackluster arguments on trial’s first day
A wide array of Senate Republicans harshly criticized former President Donald Trump’s defense team on the opening day of his second impeachment…
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America’s future was at stake on the first day of the impeachment trial
The second impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump is underway. It is only the fourth impeachment trial in US history, and the first time a…
Continue ReadingTwitter’s election policies cost it users but company says it was ‘well worth’ it
Twitter said Tuesday that its efforts to tackle misleading content around the US elections cost the platform some users. The company reported having…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military overturned a democratic election. Now they’re warning protesters not to ‘destroy democracy’
Myanmar’s new military junta, which overturned the results of democratic elections when it seized power last Monday, has warned the public not…
Continue ReadingSuspect in shooting that injured 5 at Minnesota health care clinic is familiar to police, authorities say
A 67-year-old man who was “very familiar” to authorities wounded five people in a shooting Tuesday at the Allina Health Care Clinic in…
Continue ReadingFossil fuel air pollution causes almost 1 in 5 deaths globally each year
More than 8 million people around the world die each year as a result of breathing polluted air that contains particles from fossil fuels, a new…
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Senators vote that impeachment trial is constitutional following House managers and Trump lawyer debate
The Senate voted Tuesday that the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional after the House impeachment managers…
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Jumping hurdles for a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Terri Lynn in Naples, Florida said that she had to embark on a repeat three-hour road trip for her second dose. Elsie Morales in New York said that…
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