Some Marylanders angry over damaged, abandoned packages
Click here for updates on this story HALETHORPE, Maryland (WBAL) — Some Marylanders have expressed anger and…
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Ben & Jerry’s wants to make it easier to sue cops who abuse their authority
Ben & Jerry’s two co-founders want to make it easier for Americans to sue police officers who abuse their authority, a move that reform…
Continue ReadingHalsey reveals she’s pregnant
Surprise! Halsey is pregnant. The singer, who is active on social media, took to her verified Instagram account Wednesday to share the news that she…
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Homeland Security issues rare bulletin warning of heightened domestic terrorism threat
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday issued a threat bulletin due to the potential for violence from…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump hires staff and establishes post-White House office
Former first lady Melania Trump is establishing a post-White House office in Palm Beach, Florida, according to two sources familiar with her plans.…
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I witnessed the rise of Nazism firsthand. We must act now to protect American democracy
I am a survivor of the Holocaust and a proud American. I first landed on the shores of this country in Baltimore Harbor on December 25, 1945, under a…
Continue Reading‘Go back to where you came from’: Cricket fan details allegations of racial abuse by staff and supporters
Krishna Kumar had long dreamed of watching the Indian cricket team play in Australia. But when that dream materialized at the Sydney Cricket Ground…
Continue ReadingJerome Powell and Janet Yellen aren’t worried about inflation. Maybe they should be
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and his predecessor Janet Yellen, now the first woman to serve as Treasury secretary, are both known for their…
Continue ReadingTikTok is laying off employees in India as ban becomes permanent
TikTok has been forced to lay off some of its workers in India as the country doubles down on what was already a monthslong ban on the app in the…
Continue ReadingColombia’s FARC party is changing its name to ‘Comunes’
Colombia’s FARC political party, formed after the guerilla group with the same acronym was disbanded, has announced that it is is changing its…
Continue ReadingEU and AstraZeneca fight over vaccine delays while death toll mounts
A war of words between the European Union and AstraZeneca escalated on Wednesday as the two sides argued in public over coronavirus vaccine delays…
Continue ReadingWalgreens taps Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer to be its CEO
Rosalind Brewer will be the next CEO of Walgreens — making her the only Black woman currently slated to take the helm of a Fortune 500 company.…
Continue ReadingNew coronavirus variants threaten to stress US system more, CDC head says
The spread of new coronavirus variants that are more contagious threatens to add stress to an already overwhelmed health care system, US Centers for…
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FDA puts all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on ‘import alert’ due to safety concerns
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers coming from Mexico on a countrywide…
Continue ReadingFirst look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’
Kristen Stewart certainly resembles Princess Diana. A photo from the upcoming film “Spencer” in which Stewart plays the late royal has…
Continue ReadingTech problems kick off Biden administration’s first virtual Covid briefing
The first Covid-19 briefing of the Biden administration got off to an unfortunate start on Wednesday with multiple technical difficulties. The…
Continue ReadingManufacturer donates patio heaters to help restaurants, coffee shops
Click here for updates on this story MT. ANGEL, Oregon (KPTV) — Restaurants and coffee shops are getting some extra…
Continue ReadingHigh school students call for social justice after racism concerns
Click here for updates on this story BIGLERVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — More than 1,500 people have signed onto an…
Continue ReadingTech earnings could supercharge a greedy stock market
Earnings from some of the biggest US technology companies could push the market to new highs as talk of a stock bubble continues to ripple through…
Continue ReadingNo, Joe Biden still isn’t banning fracking
President Joe Biden is cracking down on the oil-and-gas industry, but he is not taking the extreme steps the Trump campaign claimed he would last…
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The reckoning over the nation’s schools and Covid is coming
The national reckoning over where and how schoolchildren should be educated as the pandemic drags on is finally here — or at least it should…
Continue ReadingBiden expected to halt new oil and gas leases on federal lands and take other climate-related action
President Joe Biden is expected to sign several executive actions related to climate on Wednesday, including issuing a moratorium on new oil and gas…
Continue ReadingBiden’s pick for UN ambassador to call for re-engagement with UN to counter Chinese influence
President Joe Biden’s nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations plans to voice her support for the country’s re-engagement in the…
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‘Too little, too late’: Dethroned Italian prince criticized over apology for King’s role in rubber-stamping fascist laws
A letter from a descendent of Italy’s wartime King, apologizing for his ancestor’s role in enabling Mussolini’s fascist policies…
Continue ReadingEU vaccine delivery dates weren’t guaranteed, says AstraZeneca CEO
AstraZeneca is pushing back strongly against criticism from EU officials over delayed deliveries of its Covid-19 vaccine. In an interview with…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft patented a chatbot that would let you talk to dead people. It was too disturbing for production
The internet is buzzing over a new technology created by Microsoft developers that could make it possible to have a virtual conversation with a…
Continue ReadingWalmart’s latest strategy to get your stuff to you faster
Walmart plans to build automated mini-warehouses in dozens of its stores to speed up customers’ online delivery and curbside pickup orders in a…
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You should update your iPhone right now
Apple is urging iPhone and iPad users to promptly update their operating systems to fix security bugs that may have already been exploited by…
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5 things to know for January 27: Covid-19, White House, Capitol riot, Italy, Newark
The US is awash in rough weather: California may see record-breaking rain and snow this week, and an EF-3 tornado blew through Alabama, killing one,…
Continue ReadingTrump adds another South Carolina lawyer to impeachment defense team amid questions of whether he will pay them
Former President Donald Trump has expanded his impeachment legal team by tapping a former prosecutor-turned-criminal defense lawyer, an addition that…
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