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Mexico tops 158,000 virus deaths to be 3rd highest in world; Juarez has over 2,500

January 31, 2021 3:14 PM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico has reached 158,074 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 to end January, which now makes it the country with the world’s…

Missing in Mexico: Nearly 7,000 Mexicans ‘disappeared’ over past year

January 31, 2021 2:33 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Nearly 7,000 Mexicans were formally reported as disappeared in 2020, though that was a 22% decrease from a year earlier, the…

Major winter snow storm moves from Midwest to the East

January 31, 2021 2:04 PM Associated Press, ABC News

CHICAGO, Illinois — After days of frigid temperatures, the Northeast braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in…

Local health officials were doing their job. In the pandemic, that came with death threats and harassment

January 31, 2021 1:51 PM CNN Newsource

Joshua Embry took over as public health director in Grayson County, Kentucky just weeks before US officials announced the first case of coronavirus…

Russian authorities detain thousands at protests demanding the release of opposition leader Navalny

January 31, 2021 3:42 AM Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have protested across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a wave…

EU chief says vaccine maker AstraZeneca to supply 9 million more doses, begin delivery sooner after urgent talks

January 31, 2021 12:38 PM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union says vaccine maker AstraZeneca has agreed to supply 9 million additional doses to the 27-nation bloc during the…

WHO team investigating pandemic visits wet market, receives flu data

January 31, 2021 12:30 PM CNN Newsource

A team of World Health Organization investigators in China researching the origins of the coronavirus tell CNN they now have months of Chinese…

Grubhub has partnered with the Girl Scouts to help safely sell cookies and teach entrepreneurship

January 31, 2021 12:07 PM CNN Newsource

With the continuation of the pandemic, the Girl Scouts of America (GSUSA) is getting creative for cookie season. Besides safe in-person sales, the…

Thousands detained in Russia amid rallies for Alexey Navalny

January 31, 2021 12:06 PM CNN

The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been released after her detention Sunday in Moscow, as protesters across the country rallied in her…

Wife of Putin critic Alexey Navalny among thousands detained as police clamp down on rallies

January 31, 2021 9:40 AM CNN

The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow, according to the Navalny team, as she joined protesters across the…

‘They were unjust to me,’ says teenager freed after blasphemy sentence quashed in Nigeria

January 31, 2021 9:23 AM CNN

Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life. Insults were exchanged in the heat of the moment, he admits, but…

An autographed Tom Brady rookie card got auctioned for $555,988

January 31, 2021 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

A Tom Brady rookie football card signed by the superstar quarterback has been auctioned on eBay for $555,988. The rare 2000 Playoff Contenders card…

10 GOP senators propose $600B Covid relief counter offer, seek Biden’s support on compromise

January 31, 2021 7:51 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — A group of 10 Republican senators on Sunday morning called on President Joe Biden to throw his support behind their own $600…

Wife of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained as police clamp down on rallies

January 31, 2021 7:44 AM CNN

The wife of opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained Sunday in Moscow, according to the Navalny team, as she joined protesters across the…

Cicely Tyson Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:40 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson. Personal Birth date: December 19, 1924 (some sources say 1933) Death…

John McEnroe Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of tennis ace and television analyst John McEnroe. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1959 Birth place: Wiesbaden, West…

Michael Bloomberg Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of Michael Bloomberg, former New York mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth…

Carl Icahn Fast Facts

January 31, 2021 6:28 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of investor Carl Icahn. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1936 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Carl…

Israeli DM Gantz’s office confirms it is transferring 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine for Palestinian medical workers

January 31, 2021 2:47 AM Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s office says Israel has agreed to transfer 5,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine to the…

Chick-fil-A manager saved a drive-thru Covid-19 vaccination clinic after traffic backed up

January 31, 2021 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

When a South Carolina drive-thru coronavirus vaccine clinic got backed up, leaving people waiting for hours, the town mayor decided to call in a…

Deputy health commissioner resigns in the wake of ‘Philly Fighting COVID’ testing and vaccine rift

January 31, 2021 12:42 AM CNN Newsource

Philadelphia’s acting deputy health commissioner has resigned, days after the city’s failed partnership with the organization Philly…

Ikea bought 11,000 acres of forest in Georgia to protect it from development

January 30, 2021 11:02 PM CNN Newsource

An investment group of Swedish retail giant Ikea has acquired forestland in southeast Georgia to protect the land and its diverse ecosystems from…

5 of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than 2 weeks before trial

January 30, 2021 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week…

9 nuns die of Covid-19 after outbreak at Adrian Dominican Sisters campus in Michigan

January 30, 2021 7:47 PM CNN Newsource

Before December 20, there had not been any cases of Covid-19 among the nuns living at the Motherhouse campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in…

Residents of Washington town wonder if QAnon has taken hold of their mayor

January 30, 2021 7:04 PM CNN Newsource

The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…

A vaccination site meant to serve a hard-hit Latino neighborhood in New York instead serviced more Whites from other areas

January 30, 2021 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from…

After mayor of Washington town promoted QAnon, residents seek to oust him from office

January 30, 2021 4:18 PM CNN

The 7,000 residents of Sequim, Washington, nestled in a valley on the Olympic peninsula two hours west of Seattle, are grappling with a big question:…