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Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, a World Health Organization draft report finds ..read more
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Scholastic has halted the production of a children's book by "Captain Underpants" author Dav Pilkey, for the book's "passive racism." "The Adventures of Ook and Gluk," which was first published in 2010, will no longer be sold, Scholastic announced last week, adding that Pilkey was supportive of the decision. "Together ..read more
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from Kentucky’s attorney general, who wants to be allowed to defend a restriction on abortion rights that lower courts had struck down. The underlying issue in the case, to be heard in the fall, is a blocked ..read more
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Nike filed a lawsuit on Monday against the company selling Lil Nas X's "Satan Shoes," arguing the swoosh on the controversial shoe violates its trademark and damages its brand. The lawsuit comes the same day as the release of the shoes, which feature a bronze pentagram, the number "666" and a small amount of human blood ..read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Lisa Murkowksi of Alaska, who drew former President Donald Trump’s enmity after backing his impeachment last month in the U.S. Senate, picked up a new Republican challenge for the 2022 election on Monday from a senior state official. Alaska Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced her ..read more
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3y ago
President Biden announced Monday that 90 percent of U.S. adults will be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine and will have a vaccination site within 5 miles of where they live by April 19, while also warning Americans not to let down their guard amid rising cases of COVID-19. Biden also ..read more
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WASHINGTON — The offshore wind industry is getting a major boost from the Biden administration as the White House aims to reinvigorate a potential source of renewable, emissions-free electricity that has never fully taken off in the United States. As part of a government-wide effort announced Monday, the White House ..read more
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3y ago
Under real world conditions, the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines provide highly effective protection, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ..read more
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ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Shipping traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal resumed on Monday after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated, the canal authority said. The 400-metre (430-yard) long Ever Given became jammed diagonally across a southern section of the ..read more
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(Reuters) - Attorneys for the prosecution and defense made their opening statements here on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of murder in the death of George Floyd during a widely viewed arrest last May. Here are some quotes from prosecutor Jerry ..read more