Iowa governor signs controversial law shortening early and Election Day voting
Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed into law a controversial bill aimed at limiting voting and making it harder for voters to return…
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‘Big Brother’ stars Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd land new show
“Big Brother” fan favorites Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd are back. The husband and wife duo, who met on season 11 of the hit show in…
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Kentucky judge dismisses charges against Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker III
A Kentucky judge on Monday dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker III, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was killed by police when a…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this year. The organization announced its nine-member…
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District One holds Kindergarten drive-thru event
Yuma School District One Elementary schools will be hosting an event for soon-to-be kindergartners.…
Continue Reading Selena Gomez says she’s thinking about retiring from music
Selena Gomez says music might not be in her future forever. The actress/singer made the admission in an interview with Vogue. Gomez is their April…
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Walmart adds more Beyond Meat products
Beyond Meat is selling more products at Walmart, the latest in a wave of expansion for the brand. Starting this week, over 400 Walmart stores are…
Continue Reading A California lawmaker wants to repeal an anti-loitering code that critics say has been used to target trans women
A California state senator introduced a bill Monday night to repeal a law commonly known as “walking while trans” that advocates say has…
Continue Reading UC Davis is offering students $75 to staycation for spring break
The University of California, Davis is offering students an incentive to staycation for spring break instead of traveling. The Healthy Davis Together…
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Yuma District One: Teacher of the year nominations
Yuma School District One has nominated 24 teachers for its 2020-2021 teacher of the…
Continue Reading Teen Vogue staffers question Alexi McCammond’s hire as editor in chief ‘in light of her past racist and homophobic tweets’
A group of 20 Teen Vogue staff members sent a letter to management on Monday expressing concern over their recently appointed editor in chief, Axios…
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Meet the artist who painted over 150 portraits of the pandemic’s first responders
For Jayashree Krishnan, who has painted more than 150 portraits of first responders across the globe since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the…
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Rural Alaska is getting Covid-19 vaccinations right. Here’s what the rest of the US can learn
The immovable challenges of living in Alaska would, in theory, make it a nightmare to vaccinate all of its 731,000-plus residents: It’s the…
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Spring training goose fight
Baseball Fans in Scottsdale, Arizona went to a cubs-diamondbacks game Sunday afternoon and a fight broke out… A goose…
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Airline industry pushes back on CDC guidance that vaccinated people still should avoid travel
The airline industry is pushing back against new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that fully vaccinated people should still…
Continue Reading US task force recommends lung cancer screening start earlier, include people with shorter histories of smoking
Annual lung cancer screening should include people as young as 50 and with shorter smoking histories, according to a new recommendation from an…
Continue Reading The Grammys rarely award chart-topping Black artists with top honors, new study finds
“Blinding Lights” singer The Weeknd may be the latest chart-topping Black performer to be snubbed by the Grammys, but he’s far from…
Continue Reading BAFTA film awards 2021 nominees announced
Nominations for the UK’s prestigious BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards have been announced. Last year’s…
Continue Reading GE is in talks to merge its aircraft leasing unit with rival AerCap
General Electric is in talks to combine its massive aircraft leasing unit with rival AerCap Holdings. The talks, first reported late Sunday in the…
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CDC guidelines for post-vaccination
Americans hoping covid vaccinations would be a ticket to a more normal life, got some encouraging news today from government…
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