Joe Biden becomes first Democrat in 28 years to win Georgia
Joe Biden will win Georgia, CNN projected Friday, striking at the heart of what has been a Republican presidential stronghold for nearly three…
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ powered his ambitions. Now, this doctor is helping the show tackle coronavirus
Naser Alazari was a 24-year-old unemployed physician living in Syria, having been displaced from his home country of Iraq by war, when the words of…
Continue ReadingIt’s the ‘golden age’ of sports betting
Several more states voted to legalize sports betting last week, and the good news for the gambling industry continues: DraftKings and the owner of…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Fed pick nears confirmation despite unorthodox views
Nearly a year after being nominated, President Donald Trump’s controversial Federal Reserve board nominee is now within striking distance of…
Continue Reading‘The Crown’ pulls off a Season 4 red carpet premiere from home
The stars of “The Crown” ushered in Season 4 from their respective homes this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. After the cast was…
Continue ReadingPelosi defiant despite House Democratic losses: ‘I take credit for winning a majority’
A defiant Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she doesn’t take responsibility for suffering losses in House races last week, while dismissing the…
Continue ReadingZuckerberg: Bannon’s beheading comments aren’t enough to ban him from Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff at a company meeting on Thursday that Steve Bannon suggesting that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director…
Continue ReadingBiden to take characteristically deliberative approach to filling Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden will spend Friday and the weekend considering potential nominees to his Cabinet, aides said, but they cautioned that any…
Continue ReadingMatthew Perry says ‘Friends’ reunion to film in March
Fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the “Friends” reunion. Matthew Perry, who starred on the hit series as Chandler Bing,…
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Several dozen USSS officers sidelined due to coronavirus exposure
In the aftermath of the final sprint of the 2020 election season, many Secret Service officers have been sidelined due to the pandemic. Several dozen…
Continue ReadingA record number of women will serve in the next Congress
The day after South Carolina’s longtime Republican 1st District flipped blue in 2018, Nancy Mace’s 9-year-old daughter had a question.…
Continue ReadingLaw firm attempting to block Biden’s win in Pennsylvania leaves controversial Trump campaign case
A law firm representing the President’s campaign in a controversial and long-shot attempt to block Pennsylvania’s popular vote for Joe…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has become a humanitarian disaster in the United States
In my 20 years as a journalist, I’ve experienced crises and devastation around the world first-hand. Some have been one-time natural disasters,…
Continue ReadingSEC charges former Wells Fargo executives over fake-accounts scandal
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday charged former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf and a top lieutenant with misleading investors about the…
Continue ReadingTikTok granted two more weeks to reach a deal for US business
After seemingly blowing past the Trump administration’s deadline for TikTok to find a new owner, the US government has quietly given the…
Continue ReadingOver 130 Secret Service officers sidelined due to virus exposure in wake of Trump’s campaign travel
WASHINGTON, DC — In the aftermath of the final sprint of the 2020 election season, more than 130 Secret Service officers have been sidelined…
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A Utah family’s tragic story as state buckles under surge of coronavirus cases
October was the hardest month of Lindsay Wootton’s life. That’s when the 34-year-old Utah resident experienced firsthand, the devastating…
Continue ReadingBiden team seeks Covid-19 back-channels with transition locked out
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is back-channeling with governors, the private sector and the medical community to prepare its…
Continue ReadingFood delivery giant DoorDash files paperwork to go public
DoorDash, the on-demand food delivery company, is preparing to go public at a time when its services are in high demand due to the ongoing pandemic.…
Continue ReadingThe post-Covid economy will leave some workers behind
Investors are hungry for a Covid-19 vaccine that can deliver a return to normal. That day may never come. “We’re recovering, but to a…
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Fact checking the baseless claim that millions of Trump votes were deleted
A human error that briefly led to incorrect election results in a Michigan county has spiraled into a sprawling, baseless conspiracy theory…
Continue ReadingDolly Parton talks aging with Oprah Winfrey: ‘I ain’t got time to be old’
Dolly Parton will remain ageless, she tells Oprah Winfrey. The legendary singer recently appeared on “The Oprah Conversation,” where she…
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Cindy McCain says her husband would have wanted Biden recognized as President-elect
The late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain would have wanted Joe Biden to be recognized and supported as President-elect, his widow Cindy McCain…
Continue Reading‘Mank’ slides into Hollywood history through the troubled writer of ‘Citizen Kane’
“Mank” has the makings of an Oscar contender, and not just because of Hollywood’s traditional love for movies about itself. With…
Continue ReadingSolar CEO is relieved the next president isn’t a climate denier
America’s climate policy is about to undergo another radical reversal. For the past four years, President Donald Trump propped up fossil fuels,…
Continue ReadingAlito raises religious liberty concerns about Covid restrictions and same-sex marriage ruling
Justice Samuel Alito said Thursday night that he worried about the future of religious liberty in the United States, expressing particular concern as…
Continue ReadingThese charts show how serious this fall’s Covid-19 surge is in the US
Official Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States are piling up at record rates — and daily deaths, experts fear, may soon…
Continue ReadingNurse in Mexico sends loving message to his family hours before losing his life to Covid-19
CUAUHTEMOC, Mexico — Taking breaths every few words, a nurse struggled to record a video for his family hours before he died of Covid-19.…
Continue ReadingNintendo is reviving Game & Watch, one of its oldest handhelds from the ’80s
Nintendo is feeling nostalgic lately, and it’s reviving a yet another ’80s relic. The Game & Watch portable console, first introduced…
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This teacher was excited to get back to the classroom. But then pandemic reality set in
The first day back in the classroom at her Houston elementary school was a joy for teacher Naseeb Gill. “Oh, this is exciting,” she…
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