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President Biden to make at-home rapid tests free in new COVID plan
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — As cases rise in the colder months and amid concerns of a new COVID-19 variant arriving in the U.S., President Joe Biden announced a new plan [Read More…]
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Dozens of states may restrict abortion almost immediately should Supreme Court uphold Mississippi ban
Marilyn Nieves/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday began to hear historic arguments over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, [Read More…]
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Biden declines comment on report Trump tested positive for COVID days before debate
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday declined to comment on the claim former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows makes in an upcoming book, according to the Guardian, that Trump [Read More…]
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Jan. 6 committee will move to hold former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark in contempt
Elisank79/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack on Wednesday will recommend the full House hold former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark in contempt for refusing to cooperate with their [Read More…]
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2 Utah police officers shot by rape, robbery suspect: Authorities
ABC 4 News (TAYLORSVILLE, Utah) — Two Utah police officers are recovering after they were shot by a rape and robbery suspect Wednesday night, police said. One officer, with the West Valley City department, was [Read More…]
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Family of Casey Goodson react to former sheriff deputy’s murder charges
Family of Casey Goodson (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Former Ohio sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade was charged with murder on Thursday in the fatal shooting of a Black man who was shot and killed while entering his [Read More…]
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Florida teen stabbed to death by ‘homeless drifter,’ police say
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (MIAMI) — Investigators arrested a homeless man in Miami, who, they said, was responsible for the homicide of a 14-year-old boy in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Police said they took [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: First omicron case in US identified in California
Lubo Ivanko/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 780,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
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New York scientists double down on efforts to track new omicron variant
Niphon Khiawprommas/iStock (ALBANY, N.Y.) — With mounting concerns over the potential threat of the newly discovered omicron variant, U.S. scientists are racing to try to determine whether there are any confirmed cases of the new [Read More…]
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Hundreds of migrants living in squalor in warehouse in Belarus amid ongoing border crisis
ABC News (BRUZGI, Belarus) — Parsa Akram now lives with her mother, father and brother under a warehouse shelf. The space is about 2 meters wide. The 18-year-old and her mother sleep in a tent, [Read More…]
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Global health authorities warn against ‘blanket’ travel bans
PinkOmelet/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Global health authorities are urging against the use of “blanket” travel bans in response to the threat of new coronavirus variants, as some nations have rushed to shutter incoming travel from southern [Read More…]
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Russia planning ‘significant aggressive moves against Ukraine,’ Blinken warns
GINTS IVUSKANS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is “deeply concerned by evidence that Russia has made plans for significant aggressive moves against Ukraine,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. In the most [Read More…]
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‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Hometowns week ends with a devastating elimination
ABC/Craig Sjodin It was time for hometowns on Tuesday’s episode of The Bachelorette, and with just four men left, Michelle faced her most difficult rose ceremony yet, which ended with Rodney being sent home. Rodney — along with Brandon, Joe and Nayte — were unable to show off [Read More…]
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AMC announces ‘Kevin Can F*** Himself’ will end after season 2
AMC (NOTE LANGUAGE) AMC was quick to renew its off-beat dramedy series Kevin Can F*** Himself for a second season, but the network just raised eyebrows with an announcement that the show’s second season would be its last, Variety reports. The [Read More…]
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Dr. Oz running for U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania
ABC Following weeks of speculation, Dr. Mehmet Oz officially declared his candidacy for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday. In a Washington Examiner opinion column announcing the run, Oz highlighted his medical experience as the undercurrent for his [Read More…]
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How’d you like to stay in the Grinch’s cave for the holidays?
Vacasa Would you’d like to stay in a real-life location of a Christmas classic, or perhaps you just want to escape from all the noise, noise, noise, noise, noise, noise of the holidays? In either [Read More…]
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Michael J. Fox on retiring from acting, embracing optimism, and re-discovering what people love about ‘Back to the Future’
AARP The Magazine Michael J. Fox covers the December-January issue of AARP the Magazine, as the now-60-year-old actor-turned activist nears the 30-year anniversary of his Parkinson’s diagnosis. As previously reported, Fox underwent surgery in 2018 to have [Read More…]
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Prosecutors question Elizabeth Holmes, 1 day after she leveled abuse claims against her former partner and company COO
iStock/CatEyePerspective (SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is back on the stand Tuesday, facing questions from prosecutors after she tearfully told the jury Monday about what she described as nearly a decade of [Read More…]
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What’s next for Amazon union election in Alabama after do-over is ordered
iStock (NEW YORK) — In a rare move, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered a union election do-over for Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. A date has not yet been determined for the [Read More…]
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Walmart CEO optimistic about holiday inventory, comments on FTC supply chain probe
Sundry Photography/iStock (NEW YORK) — As holiday shopping season ramps up, Walmart CEO John Furman addressed the concerns of prices and how long supplies will last. Furman told Good Morning America that President Joe Biden, [Read More…]