The Texas deep freeze could force this energy company out of business
Electricity and gas provider Just Energy warned that the financial impact of the Texas winter storms could force it out of business. Just Energy said…
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Sprinkler stops apartment fire
A fire that started in the kitchen could have turned into something much worse without the help of a fire…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court denies election appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans
The Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal from Republicans challenging a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that allowed ballots received up to…
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A spacecraft named for ‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician Katherine Johnson has arrived on the International Space Station
A spacecraft named for the famed NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has arrived at the International Space Station with about 8,000 pounds of cargo…
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Biden is president, but Trump’s election lies are still being amplified by his media allies
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. USA Today and Suffolk…
Continue Reading Black women executives making history in the c-suite offer career advice to those following in their footsteps
Kamala Harris isn’t the only Black woman making history in 2021. The January 20 swearing-in of the nation’s first woman, Black and…
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Bill Gates: Tradeoffs in Texas led to deaths
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Bill Gates said deaths during Texas’ winter freeze were preventable, caused by the…
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WATCH NOW: Gov. Gavin Newsom visits vaccination site in Long Beach
Governor Gavin Newsom visits a vaccination site in Long Beach to highlight the city’s leadership in administering…
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«Patria y vida», la canción que molesta al gobierno de Cuba
(CNN Español) — Un lema revolucionario reescrito, una canción crítica y un video incómodo que se volvió viral. La canción de varios artistas…
Continue Reading Another United Airlines flight experienced a right engine failure in 2018
The dramatic engine failure on a United Airlines flight flung debris across neighborhoods outside Denver and caused the airline to ground more than…
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Las restricciones de viaje con Canadá y México se extienden hasta el 21 de marzo
Los funcionarios de CBP dicen que continúan trabajando con México y Canadá para mantener abiertos el comercio y los viajes esenciales y, al mismo…
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UK study finds one dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine reduces risk of infection by 72%
New data shows that the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine “provides high levels of protection against infection and…
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Yes, Donald Trump is in very *real* legal jeopardy
The Supreme Court’s rejection of Donald Trump’s attempts to keep his tax returns out of the hands of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus…
Continue Reading ‘Absolutely defeated’: Black nurses struggle with mental health support while battling Covid-19
Throughout Olivia Thompson’s 12-hour shift as a cardiac and Covid-19 nurse in Chandler, Arizona, she closely monitors the oxygen levels of…
Continue Reading Kangaroo painted over 17,000 years ago is Australia’s oldest known rock art, scientists say
A painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia is the oldest known rock art in the country, according to scientists, who say radiocarbon-dating…
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Boris Johnson lays out ‘irreversible’ plan to take England out of lockdown by summer
Boris Johnson has set out a four-step roadmap to take England out of lockdown. The country has been in full national lockdown since January 4, after…
Continue Reading Covid-19 devastated this small city. Volunteers are going door-to-door to ensure people get vaccinated
The last 12 months have been tolling for Linda Harris, who lives in a small Southwest Georgia city hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.…
Continue Reading Rio Tinto blew up a sacred site in Australia. The CEO left but still got a huge payout
Rio Tinto’s former CEO got a huge payout last year despite being forced to resign over the company’s destruction of a sacred Indigenous…
Continue ReadingGarland vows to prosecute White supremacists and others who attacked Capitol on January 6
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prosecute the “heinous” crimes committed in the…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Trump administration’s public charge rule
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case brought by various groups and state and local officials challenging a Trump-era rule that makes…
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