Here’s what’s known about the coronavirus variants
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week it had designated a coronavirus variant first seen in India as a “variant of…
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Hearing loss can have severe mental health impacts
May is better hearing month. It also happens to be mental health awareness month. When it comes to hearing loss, there’s an important connection…
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Indigenous diaspora: Leaving home and the journey across Mexico
(Editor’s note: This story was produced as part of the Puente News Collaborative, a bi-national partnership of news organizations in Ciudad Juárez…
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Biden administration scrambles to respond to cyberattack on critical pipeline
Biden administration officials worked urgently Monday to ascertain the scope and fallout of a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which…
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Father of 3 moving into new home one year after flood
Click here for updates on this story VILLAGE OF SANFORD, Michigan (WNEM) — A man and his three daughters have a new…
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: El complicado cálculo sobre el uso de mascarillas
(CNN) — Seamos realistas: las mascarillas han sido un tema candente en Estados Unidos desde el comienzo de la pandemia. Se politizaron desde el…
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‘This is a real wake up call.’ Regulator urges CEOs to intensify cyber defenses after pipeline hack
Neil Chatterjee, a top federal energy regulator, is calling on energy CEOs to step up their cyber defenses following a ransomware attack that knocked…
Continue Reading SpaceX claims it will accept dogecoin as payment for an upcoming moon mission
SpaceX is claiming it will accept dogecoin — the somewhat satirical but popular cryptocurrency — as payment for an upcoming mission. A Canadian…
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Officers fatally shoot man who rammed his SUV into a Massachusetts police station, district attorney says
Police shot and killed a man who repeatedly rammed his SUV through the doors of the police department in Leicester, Massachusetts, early Sunday,…
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Teen Vogue has a new editor in chief, again: NowThis’ Versha Sharma named to role
Teen Vogue has appointed its second new editor in chief this year. Versha Sharma, managing editor of NowThis, is taking the helm of the Condé Nast…
Continue Reading EE.UU. confiscó un cargamento de armas tan grande que llenó la cubierta trasera de un buque de guerra de 173 metros
(CNN) — Un equipo conjunto de la Marina y la Guardia Costera de EE.UU. confiscó miles de armas ilÃcitas la semana pasada después de detener un…
Continue Reading Interfaith leaders raising $100K for Tulsa Race Massacre reparations
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Some Tulsa-area interfaith leaders hope their…
Continue Reading Big Texas pipeline operator hopes to restore service by week’s end
HOUSTON, Texas — The operator of a major U.S. pipeline hit by a cyber-attack says it hopes to have service mostly restored by the end of the week.…
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There were at least 9 mass shootings across the US this weekend
A gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at…
Continue Reading Completed exhibit now awaits to be filled with stories
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — The Greenwood Rising History Center building is…
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Man dead after gunman opens fire at U.S. immigration office in Florida
ORLANDO, Florida — A man was fatally shot outside a U.S. Customs and Immigration Services building in central Florida, and a suspect has been taken…
Continue Reading Bill and Melinda Gates have been working on their divorce since 2019, WSJ reports
Bill and Melinda Gates have been in the process of getting divorced for two years, according to The Wall Street Journal. On Sunday, the Journal…
Continue Reading Vimeo is ready to be the next big Barry Diller spinoff
Expedia, LendingTree, Ticketmaster and Tinder owner Match were all once part of IAC, the sprawling media and e-commerce conglomerate controlled by…
Continue Reading Biden administration says it will enforce federal transgender health care protections, undoing controversial Trump-era reversal
The Biden administration will work to protect transgender Americans from discrimination in health care, undoing a controversial Trump-era decision to…
Continue Reading Widow not allowed to say goodbye to dying husband at hospital
Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A family from Greenwood is contemplating legal action after…
Continue Reading More than 1 million Honda Accords may have a steering problem. The US is investigating
Federal safety regulators are investigating reports that more than 1 million Honda Accords have a steering problem that can a cause a car to veer out…
Continue Reading Wendy’s is bringing its square burgers back to Britain after 20 years
Wendy’s is returning to the United Kingdom following a two-decade hiatus, judging now the right time to take advantage of Britons’…
Continue Reading US pipeline shutdown sparks worries of $3 gas
A cyberattack forced the largest US fuel pipeline to shut down Friday, and analysts are worried the disruption could result in a spike in gas prices.…
Continue Reading NASA spacecraft carrying history-making asteroid sample will head toward Earth
After spending nearly two-and-a-half years together, a NASA spacecraft will bid farewell to its asteroid companion Monday and begin the long journey…
Continue Reading Siete cohetes fueron lanzados desde Gaza y un lanzamiento fue interceptado, dicen las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel
(CNN) — Este lunes sonaron las sirenas en Jerusalén y Beit Shemesh indicando un posible lanzamiento de cohetes. La gente en Jerusalén escuchó el…
Continue Reading Low pay and ‘toxic’ workplaces are driving workers away from restaurants
On a typical week in pre-pandemic times, about 15 people would walk into one of Patrick Whalen’s casual elegant restaurants seeking a job in…
Continue Reading Volunteers help search for missing 2-year-old boy, $30k reward offered by family
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Las Vegas police are investigating a report of a missing…
Continue Reading Man uses TikTok to raise more than $90K for street vendors
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A 24-year-old man didn’t let the pandemic stop him from…
Continue Reading Biden to host two crucial Democratic senators Monday to talk infrastructure at start of critical week
President Joe Biden on Monday will host two critical Democratic senators for individual meetings at the White House as he enters a crucial week for…
Continue Reading Perfect Mother’s Day present: Woman welcomes her 1st child on the holiday
Click here for updates on this story REDLANDS, California (KABC) — An Inland Empire woman received the perfect…
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