Elizabeth Warren proposes wealth tax on ‘ultra-millionaires’
Now that Democrats control the White House and Congress, President Joe Biden and other party leaders are pushing to spend big to revive the economy…
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Here’s when the US will see a lot more vaccine doses
Millions more Covid-19 vaccines are on the way. Moderna, Pfizer and now Johnson & Johnson will deliver enough doses to fully vaccinate 130…
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People rarely leave conversations when they want to — here’s how to change it
You’ve been chatting with someone for 20 minutes, but the conversation grew stale halfway through. You look around the room, desperate to find…
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Biden meets with Mexico’s leader amid migration issues
WASHINGTON, DC — As President Joe Biden looks to dismantle the last administration’s hard-line immigration agenda, he worked Monday to build a…
Continue Reading Donald and Melania Trump received Covid vaccine at the White House in January
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump received the Covid-19 vaccine at the White House in January, a Trump adviser told…
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The maker of a $2,995 home gym is opening up shops in Nordstrom stores
Nordstrom and at-home fitness startup Tonal, which sells a $2,995 smart home gym, have teamed up to launch a handful of Tonal mini shops inside…
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Struggling Atlanta Hawks fire coach Lloyd Pierce, look for ‘strong second half’ of NBA season
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has been fired following a slow start to a season of heightened expectations. Hawks president…
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College student is using genetic genealogy to help police crack cold cases
Click here for updates on this story ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (WPMT) — 19-year old Eric Schubert was first interested in…
Continue Reading Should our children go back to school? Dr. Wen helps you decide
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just released a road map for bringing students back to in-person instruction. About 89% of…
Continue Reading Three names mysteriously removed from Khashoggi intelligence report after initial publication
Shortly after the US intelligence community published its long-awaited report on Friday afternoon on the Saudis who were responsible for the death of…
Continue Reading ‘It feels great’: Volunteers build home ramp for wheelchair-bound veteran stuck indoors for 2 years
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR) — A wheelchair-bound, retired Coast Guardsman who had been…
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LCPS board selects school principal as interim leader after superintendent’s death
UPDATE: After five hours of deliberation on Monday night, the LCPS board voted to name Ralph Ramos as the school district’s interim superintendent.…
Continue Reading High school girl sues county and state of California to allow indoor youth sports
Click here for updates on this story REDWOOD CITY, CA (KPIX) — The family of a Redwood City high school girl volleyball…
Continue Reading Young graduate beginning his career killed by falling tree
Click here for updates on this story BURLINGAME, CA (KPIX) — The family of a young physics researcher at a Bay Area…
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NMSU remains against declaring campus a sanctuary
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University is rejecting requests that the Las Cruces campus take on sanctuary status for students who are…
Continue Reading Generous Tipper: Restaurant employees see $5,000+ in tips
Click here for updates on this story BROOMFIELD, CO (KCNC) — A restaurant in Broomfield and its employees got a massive…
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This Wayne County, Michigan, program is helping exonerate people for crimes they didn’t commit. Now it’s going statewide
After spending more than 26 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, Larry Smith was released February 4 through the Conviction Integrity…
Continue Reading NY attorney general says she’s received letter to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Cuomo
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday that she has received the letter she needs to launch an independent investigation into…
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Texas attorney general sues electric company Griddy that sent huge bills during storm
Texas’ attorney general filed a lawsuit against Griddy Energy and Griddy Holdings for “false, misleading, and deceptive advertising and…
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School shooting in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, leaves 15-year-old in serious condition, police say
A 15-year-old boy shot Monday at a junior high school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, is in very serious condition at the children’s hospital in…
Continue Reading Mountain lions thwart planned relocation of bighorn sheep
Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (KCNC) — State wildlife officials spent several days…
Continue Reading S&P 500 notches best day since June
The Dow rallied a little more than 600 points Monday, as US Treasury yields pulled back and took a breather from their recent ascent. All three major…
Continue Reading Get over it, the media isn’t going to give Joe Biden a free ride
Over the past few weeks, progressive activists have lit up Twitter over the media’s criticism of President Joe Biden. There have even been loud…
Continue Reading ‘Help me!’: Snowmobiler counts blessings as stranger finds him buried
Click here for updates on this story GRAND COUNTY, CO (KCNC) — A Lakewood man is lucky to be alive after being pinned…
Continue Reading Kinzinger’s allies launch super PAC to defend Republicans who impeached Trump
Allies of Illinois GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger have launched a super PAC to support Republicans in 2022 who stood up to then-President Donald Trump after…
Continue Reading The 50 most ridiculous lines from Donald Trump’s CPAC speech
Donald Trump delivered his first major post-presidential speech on Sunday, an address to the Conservative Political Action Conference laden with…
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Covid-19 en Latinoamérica: asà empieza la semana del 1 de marzo en los paÃses de la región con más muertes
(CNN Español) — Estados Unidos, con 513.000; Brasil, con casi 255.000; México, con más de 185.000, e India, con 157.000, encabezan la trágica…
Continue Reading El presidente ejecutivo de Goya Foods dice falsamente que Trump es ‘el real, legÃtimo y todavÃa presidente actual de EE.UU.’
Washington (CNN) — El presidente ejecutivo de Goya Foods, Robert Unanue, hizo una serie de afirmaciones falsas sobre las elecciones de 2020 en la…
Continue Reading Chicago Public Schools reopen for grades K-5
Chicago public school students in grades kindergarten through 5 who chose in-person learning were able to return to classrooms Monday. Mayor Lori…
Continue Reading Former New York Times reporter breaks silence after being ousted amid racial slur controversy
Donald G. McNeil Jr., the star New York Times reporter who resigned amid uproar over his 2019 use of a racial slur, broke his silence on Monday,…
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