Romaine in at least 15 states voluntarily recalled over possible E. coli risk, FDA says
A limited number of cases of organic romaine lettuce hearts have been recalled because of a possible risk of E. coli. The US Food and Drug…
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Family makes PSA about large family gatherings after 15 members contracted Covid-19
Although the Aragonez family is still healing after a Covid-19 outbreak, they took the time to make a public service announcement warning against…
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Family files suit over Publix employee’s death. It says company failed to protect him from Covid-19
The family of a Publix employee who died from coronavirus complications has filed a wrongful death lawsuit that claims the grocery store chain…
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Mexico’s Catholic Church cancels Guadalupe pilgrimage over pandemic
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church announced the cancellation Monday of what’s considered the world’s largest Catholic…
Continue Reading URGENT – First on CNN: Key government agency acknowledges Biden’s win and begins formal transition
(CNN) — The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal…
Continue Reading URGENT – First on CNN: Key government agency acknowledges Biden’s win and begins formal transition
(CNN) — The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal…
Continue Reading Police looking for multiple suspects after 7 shot, 1 fatally, at a Sweet 16 party in Brooklyn
Police are looking for multiple suspects after seven people were shot overnight at a Sweet 16 party in Brooklyn, according to the New York City…
Continue Reading A rare species of whale washed ashore dead in North Carolina
A North Atlantic right whale calf was discovered dead on the shore of a barrier island off North Carolina on Friday, according to officials. The…
Continue Reading Heat-trapping gas levels reach a new record high, despite the coronavirus lockdown
No, the coronavirus lockdown did not solve climate change. Not even a little bit. In fact, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere…
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Watch LIVE: Michigan canvassing board certifies Biden’s election win
LANSING, Michigan — Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald…
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Pope salutes NBA ‘champions’ for work on racial justice during Vatican meeting
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis lauded a delegation of NBA players who met with him at the Vatican on Monday as “champions” and said he supported…
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Want to see your friends and extended family next year? Stay away from them this Thanksgiving, doctors say
This Thanksgiving, hundreds of thousands of families will be missing a loved one due to Covid-19. Now doctors are pleading for Americans to stay home…
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AstraZeneca’s Oxford coronavirus vaccine is 70% effective on average, data shows, with no safety concerns
Drugmaker AstraZeneca announced on Monday that its experimental coronavirus vaccine has shown an average efficacy of 70% in large-scale trials…
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Jennifer Lopez accused of copying Beyoncé at the American Music Awards
From the outfit to the hair to the chair dancing and lighting, Jennifer Lopez’s American Music Awards performance Sunday night looked very…
Continue Reading Alone for the holidays? Here’s how to find joy in the solitude
‘Tis the season to stay home and stay safe. That means no more raucous get-togethers with extended family, being relegated to the kids’…
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Catholic church decries Mexican senate’s marijuana legalization vote
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s Roman Catholic Church has criticized a vote in the Senate to legalize the possession, cultivation and use of small…
Continue Reading The number of Covid-19 cases reported each week in Florida has tripled since the state reopened
Since Gov. Ron DeSantis reopened Florida in late September, the number of reported Covid-19 cases per week in the state has tripled. On September 25,…
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Biden builds out national security team with John Kerry playing key role in addressing climate change
WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden will have John Kerry playing a key role in addressing climate change. Biden is filling out his…
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Israeli minister says Netanyahu met Saudi Crown Prince, but Riyadh denies it
An Israeli government official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his first ever known meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Continue Reading The National Zoo’s baby panda has a name, and it means ‘little miracle’
The Smithsonian National Zoo’s newest little miracle finally has a name, and it’s as sweet as he is. Meet Xiao Qi Ji, the zoo’s…
Continue Reading Pat Quinn, the co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, dies at 37
Pat Quinn, one of the co-founders of the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, died Sunday at the age of 37, according to a statement from the ALS…
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Toronto begins a four-week lockdown — its second of the pandemic — as Covid-19 cases surge
People lined up for groceries in Toronto this weekend as a shutdown loomed for Canada’s largest city — the second time since the pandemic…
Continue Reading Alabama neighborhood starts Christmas early for a terminally sick girl in her final weeks
When neighbors found out that 7-year-old Ally Cheek’s health was declining and she might not live through the holidays, they decided to start…
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AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its Covid-19 vaccine were ‘highly effective’ in preventing disease
LONDON, England — AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its Covid-19 vaccine were “highly effective” in preventing the disease. The…
Continue Reading Latinos were going to college more than ever but Covid-19 is forcing many to drop out
Efren Berrones grabbed his luggage and booked a 4,000-mile flight home to Houston fearing his mother would be highly vulnerable to Covid-19 and…
Continue Reading A man in Trump gear faces simple assault charge after he was seen breathing on women outside a Trump golf club
A man wearing a Trump shirt and an inflatable Trump innertube around his belly who was seen on video deliberately exhaling on two women outside of…
Continue Reading A 5th grader wants to deliver 100,000 meals to people in need before Thanksgiving Day
Orion Jean may just be 10 years old, but he’s on a mission to help thousands of people across Texas. The ambitious fifth grader wants to…
Continue Reading This kid’s love of Cheetos led him to start a business that helped his family move from a shed into an apartment
Whenever Aaron Moreno heard the ice cream truck’s familiar jingle, he looked to his mom for a smile to know if she had enough money for…
Continue Reading 2 Kansas City Fire employees just died of Covid-19. It’s the ‘worst case’ for those on the front lines, chief says
The fire department in Kansas City, Missouri, lost two employees to Covid-19 in two days, a devastating development their chief called “the…
Continue Reading Oxford English Dictionary couldn’t pick just one ‘word of the year’ for 2020
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been unable to name its traditional word of the year for 2020, instead exploring how far and how quickly the…
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