Bitterly cold, frozen and inhospitable to nearly all wildlife apart from polar bears. This is the image of the Arctic that comes to mind for many.…
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WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden is promising to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to 100 million people during the first three…
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A federal court has dismissed a 47-count indictment against the captain and two managers charged in connection with the fatal duck boat sinking in…
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The United Kingdom has become the world’s first nation to begin vaccinating its citizens with a fully vetted and authorized Covid-19 shot, a…
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WASHINGTON, DC — The chief scientific adviser for the Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine program said he did not know anything about an…
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A recent report offers a glimpse into how the coronavirus pandemic has affected students’ academic performance. Overall, the findings paint an…
Continue Reading A recent report offers a glimpse into how the coronavirus pandemic has affected students’ academic performance. Overall, the findings paint an…
Continue Reading A climber who had stopped to rest during an expedition on Mount Hood was rescued after falling into a snow-covered volcanic crevice. Caroline…
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Stamp collecting may not be for everyone, but three upcoming stamp releases are definitely worth saving. The US Postal Service is releasing three new…
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LONDON, England — New results on a possible Covid-19 vaccine from Oxford University and drug-maker AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70%…
Continue Reading Sunspots — dark areas on the sun — help scientists track activity on the surface of our solar system’s star. These dark spots are…
Continue Reading Erika Becerra was eight months pregnant when she was diagnosed with Covid-19. In November, she was induced and gave birth to a healthy baby boy.…
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WASHINGTON, DC — Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine was strongly protective…
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US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as “the fastest man alive,” has died at the age of 97. Yeager broke the sound…
Continue Reading US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as “the fastest man alive,” has died at the age of 97. Yeager broke the sound…
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The editor behind the “The Yale Book of Quotations” has named 2020’s top quotes, and they call to mind the year’s biggest…
Continue Reading The editor behind the “The Yale Book of Quotations” has named 2020’s top quotes, and they call to mind the year’s biggest…
Continue Reading Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced sweeping plans for criminal justice reform as he was sworn into office…
Continue Reading As cases of Covid-19 continue to rise across the country, a poll of firefighters in the Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) found that nearly 55%…
Continue Reading Since the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Carlos Araujo-Preza spent his days caring for some of the sickest Covid-19 patients in Houston. Months…
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LONDON, England — U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Florida police raided the home of a former state coronavirus data scientist on Monday, escalating a feud between the state government and a data…
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Florida police raided the home of a former state coronavirus data scientist on Monday, escalating a feud between the state government and a data…
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LOS ANGELES, California — Chuck Yeager, the groundbreaking test pilot with “the right stuff” who first broke the sound barrier, has died at age 97,…
Continue Reading Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez announced on Monday that Temporary Protected Status — a form of humanitarian relief — would be…
Continue Reading The manager of the Staten Island bar that declared itself an “autonomous zone” in defiance of Covid-19 restrictions struck a New York…
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump administration declined additional doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine late this past summer when the pharmaceutical…
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WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star U.S. Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That’s…
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A young woman sits by a hospital bed as she gently strokes the hair of a withered figure. At first glimpse, it looks like it could be a child, but…
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