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Twitter’s new privacy policy was abused in predictable ways, experts say
DKart/iStock (NEW YORK) — In late November, Twitter rolled out a new privacy policy it said was aimed at preventing the misuse of media to harass, intimidate or reveal the identities of individuals — but, [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 rally organizers sue Verizon to stop release of cell phone records
Sundry Photography/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Several organizers of the Jan. 6 rally near the White House filed a lawsuit Monday against Verizon to prevent the telecommunications giant from sharing cell phone data with the congressional committee [Read More…]
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Huge Ma, Asian American activist and TurboVax founder, is running for state Assembly
iStock/JillianCain (NEW YORK) — An Asian American software engineer who was lauded for creating a free website to help people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments, and using the platform to raise awareness about the uptick in [Read More…]
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One year of COVID-19 vaccines: Millions inoculated, but hundreds of thousands still lost
scaliger/iStock (NEW YORK) — One year ago, on Dec. 14, 2020, Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse from Northwell Health, became the first American to roll up her sleeve and receive a COVID-19 vaccine, following [Read More…]
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COVID vaccination requirements may push more people to get their shots: Study
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — Requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to eat at a restaurant, go to a movie or take part in other indoor group activities may have a ripple effect, according to researchers. [Read More…]
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Former NFL player Phillip Adams had CTE when he allegedly gunned down 6 people: BU CTE Center
fstop123/iStock (BOSTON) — A former NFL player who police said gunned down six people in April had CTE — a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head trauma — at the time of the mass [Read More…]
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NFL to require vaccinated Tier 1 and 2 employees receive boosters by Dec. 27
EricVega/iStock (NEW YORK) — The NFL will require that all its vaccinated Tier 1 and 2 employees receive their COVID-19 booster shots by Dec. 27, according to a memo they sent all 32 teams on [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 12/13/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Toronto 124, Sacramento 101 Cleveland 105, Miami 94 Golden State 102, Indiana 100 Boston 117, Milwaukee 103 Houston 132, Atlanta [Read More…]
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Nassar victims reach $380 million settlement with USAG, USOPC
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — Victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurers on Monday, a lawyer representing some [Read More…]
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Full House expected to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Tuesday is expected to hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for his testimony from the [Read More…]
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Ex-Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg agrees to pay Seminole County nearly $2M in restitution
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.) — Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, the one-time associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz who in May pled guilty to multiple charges including [Read More…]
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Senate Democrats raise debt limit by $2.5 trillion, averting financial calamity
uSchools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate narrowly averted financial calamity Tuesday by passing legislation to raise the federal borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion dollars. All Democrats voted to raise the debt limit. No Republicans joined them. [Read More…]
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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered to relinquish reported $5.1M in book proceeds
The Crown Publishing Group (NEW YORK) — An ethics commission has ordered former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to turn over a reported $5.1 million in proceeds from his pandemic leadership book to the New [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 committee recommends holding Mark Meadows in criminal contempt
rarrarorro/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Monday recommended the full chamber hold Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump’s last White House chief of staff, in contempt of [Read More…]
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‘A defining tragedy’: US COVID death toll eclipses 800,000 as winter surge intensifies
PinkOmelet/iStock (NEW YORK) — As Americans gather to toast the end of another particularly difficult year, many loved ones will be notably missing from holiday celebrations, a glaring reminder of the tragic realities of the [Read More…]
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OJ Simpson granted early release from his parole
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (LAS VEGAS) — O. J. Simpson was granted an early discharge from his parole by Nevada state officials. Simpson, 74, has been on parole since October 2017 following a nine-year prison stint on [Read More…]
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Man exonerated in killing of Malcolm X files civil claim seeking millions
Bettmann Archive via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Muhammad Aziz, one of two men exonerated last month in the killing of Malcom X, filed a civil claim Tuesday against New York state, seeking $20 million [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: Pfizer says ‘game changer’ pills could save thousands of lives
CasPhotography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 798,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
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TSA has confiscated record number of guns at airports in 2021
TSA (WASHINGTON) — The Transportation Security Administration in 2021 has confiscated the most guns ever in a single year — some 5,700, most of which were loaded. The report comes at a time when the [Read More…]
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Belarus jails husband of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya for 18 years
Aliaksandr Bukatsich/iStock (LONDON) — A court in Belarus has sentenced the husband of the leader of the country’s pro-democracy movement, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, to 18 years in prison, convicting him in a closed-door trial widely condemned [Read More…]