America’s most powerful oil lobby is changing its tune on a carbon tax
The oil industry’s most powerful lobbying group announced Thursday that for the first time it will support setting a price on carbon, a…
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Biden says access will be provided to border facilities, but doesn’t give timeline
President Joe Biden said plans are underway to provide journalists access to border facilities, but didn’t provide a timeline on when that…
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Biden says he ‘can’t picture’ US troops being in Afghanistan next year
President Joe Biden said he “can’t picture” US troops being in Afghanistan next year. Biden has been wrestling with a May 1…
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A Massachusetts high school removed its football coach after the team used anti-Semitic language to call plays
A school district in Duxbury, Massachusetts, announced that they have “severed ties” with their high school’s head football coach…
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Here’s how eating apricot kernels can lead to acute cyanide poisoning
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — An expanding recall on apricot kernels is…
Continue Reading Samuel Alito Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Personal Birth date: April 1, 1950 Birth place: Trenton, New Jersey Birth…
Continue Reading Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
Here is some background information about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history.…
Continue Reading Phil Spector Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of former songwriter and convicted murderer Phil Spector. Personal Birth date: December 26, 1939 (some sources say…
Continue Reading April Fools’ Day Fast Facts
Here is a look at April Fools’ Day, also known as All Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1 every year. History Some historians believe the…
Continue Reading Biden faces tough questions over crisis at the southern border in first White House news conference
President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, facing the most intense questioning on the crisis at the…
Continue Reading Biden calls state GOP voting restrictions efforts ‘sick’ and ‘un-American’
President Joe Biden said he will “do everything” in his power to halt efforts to restrict voting rights, saying during Thursday’s…
Continue Reading Man wins $1M St. Patrick’s Day Raffle three months after winning $150K from scratch-it ticket
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A man from Vancouver is the big winner in this…
Continue Reading Senate votes to extend Paycheck Protection Program to deliver pandemic relief to businesses
The Senate voted 92-7 on Thursday to extend the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government’s key relief effort to deliver aid to small…
Continue Reading Lawmakers advance bill requiring sexual abuse prevention training in schools
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) — Public schools would have to teach all…
Continue Reading Here’s why Cathie Wood and Kevin O’Leary are still bullish on growth stocks
Tech stocks have taken a hit lately as investors continue to seek comfort in banks, big oil and other value sectors. But some fans of trendy momentum…
Continue Reading Part of road to be renamed honoring late township supervisor, volunteer firefighter
Click here for updates on this story EXETER, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Part of Rt. 92 in Exeter Township will soon be…
Continue Reading 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Exhumation of mass grave expected to begin in June
Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — Researchers expect to begin exhumation of remains…
Continue Reading Friends defend woman charged with murder of 15-year-old son
Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — The mother of a 15-year-old boy who died in…
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Atlanta police detain man with six guns, body armor in grocery store
A man armed with a rifle entered an Atlanta Publix Supermarket Wednesday in Midtown at Atlantic Station, a commercial and residential area in the…
Continue Reading Scammers target tribal communities, refugees, those seeking affordable housing
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — In February in Billings, an elderly woman was…
Continue Reading Biden announces new vaccination goal in his first White House news conference: 200 million shots in first 100 days
President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he’s expected face a wide-ranging set of…
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EU proposes vaccine controls as ‘raid’ in Italy uncovers millions of AstraZeneca doses
The European Union proposed tighter controls on the export of Covid-19 vaccine doses on Wednesday, marking the latest spat between the bloc and the…
Continue Reading Georgia House passes sweeping bill that would restrict voting access, setting up final vote next week
The Republican-led Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday passed its version of a sweeping election overhaul bill, moving it one step closer to…
Continue Reading US conducted more than two dozen cyber operations targeting foreign threats to the 2020 election
The US conducted more than two dozen cyber operations targeting foreign threats to the 2020 American election before they could interfere with or…
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Vacunas contra el covid-19 brindan protección a las mujeres embarazadas y lactantes, y a sus recién nacidos, dice estudio
(CNN) — Las vacunas Pfizer/BioNTech y Moderna contra el covid-19 son efectivas en mujeres embarazadas y lactantes, que pueden transmitir…
Continue Reading Police: Home video showed babysitter beating 5-year-old child before his death
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A babysitter is accused of beating a 5-year-old to death after…
Continue Reading Prosecutor in Boulder massacre says he’s preparing more charges as the suspect is ordered to stay in jail
The suspect accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week will remain in jail without bond as investigators and his legal defense…
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Cement truck rolls over in Las Cruces, injures driver
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The driver of a cement mixer truck was injured and taken to a local hospital Thursday morning, after his vehicle rolled over…
Continue Reading Intel investing $20 billion in new US chipmaking plants as part of turnaround plan
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has only been on the job for about a month. But the semiconductor giant has been in need of a bold, new strategy for some…
Continue Reading Banker who loaned $16 million to Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to new conspiracy charge
Former banker Stephen Calk, who loaned Paul Manafort $16 million in an alleged bid to win a position in the Trump administration, pleaded not guilty…
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