In an unusual statement released early Tuesday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said the independent board that reviews data from multiple Covid-19 vaccine candidates has raised concerns about AstraZeneca’s announcement of efficacy data from its vaccine trial. “The DSMB expressed concern that AstraZeneca may have included outdated information from that trial, which
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A Yuma man arrested in connection to a fatal shooting at a local bar will remain in custody.
Continue ReadingThe Senate confirmed Shalanda Young to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday, as a Democratic intraparty fight emerges over who should lead it. The vote was 63-37. Young, who has received bipartisan praise from members of Congress for her work as the Democratic staff director for the House Appropriations
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The NCAA Tournament second round continued on Monday night, as the upsets seemed to come to rest for one day.
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The bender appears to be over for booming booze sales sparked by the pandemic. For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across the United States forcing Americans to stay home, retail alcohol sales have fallen. That’s according to newly released data from Nielsen, which reported that total sales declined 1.9% for
Continue ReadingA day after the seventh mass shooting in as many days in the United States, the Senate remains at an impasse over expanding background checks on gun sales. Republicans in the Senate are offering an array of reasons why they won’t endorse bills to expand background checks, arguing they won’t work, they would eat away
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As we experience the pain of so many lives lost and the fatigue of what feels like an endless year of restrictions, it can be hard to appreciate the progress that has been made in developing solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic. We’ve come a long way since late January, 2020 when the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak was
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration has reversed a controversial Trump-era policy that will lead to the cancellation of roughly $1 billion in student debt for borrowers who were defrauded by their colleges. The change will deliver full loan forgiveness to 73,000 people who were deemed eligible for the relief under former Education Secretary Betsy Devos but received
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Two people were found stabbed to death in their home in the Los Angeles area on Monday.
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(CNN) — El hermano del presunto atacante en el tiroteo masivo del lunes por la noche en Boulder, Colorado, le dijo a CNN que cree que Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, de 21 años, sufría de una enfermedad mental y que fue acosado en la escuela secundaria por ser musulmán. Su hermano, Ali Aliwi Alissa, de
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A trip to the grocery store turned into a fight for survival at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado. The shooter entered the store Monday afternoon and opened fire, killing 10 people — including the first Boulder police officer to arrive on the scene. While families agonized for hours waiting to learn the fate of
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Weddings across the country have been postponed or canceled in the pandemic, but couples are now signaling that they won’t have their love locked down forever.
Continue ReadingRight-wing lawyer Sidney Powell is claiming in a new court filing that reasonable people wouldn’t have believed as fact her assertions of fraud after the 2020 presidential election. The election infrastructure company Dominion Voting Systems sued Powell for defamation after she pushed lawsuits and made appearances in conservative media on behalf of then-President Donald Trump
Continue Reading (CNN) — El gobernador del estado de Sao Paulo calificó a Jair Bolsonaro de «líder psicópata», en una dura reprimenda por la respuesta del presidente de Brasil a la pandemia de coronavirus. «Estamos en uno de esos momentos trágicos de la historia cuando millones de personas pagan un alto precio por tener un líder psicópata
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Rikki Olds was a vivacious, strong, and independent young woman who worked as a front-end manager at a King Soopers grocery store. “She was so energetic and charismatic and she was a shining light in this dark world,” her uncle Bob Olds said. On Monday, after a shooting rampage at the supermarket, her family panicked
Continue ReadingFormer President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting in Colorado, bemoaning what he called a national tolerance for “these kinds of random, senseless acts.” Obama said in a statement that he and former first lady Michelle Obama are grieving with the families of the victims of Monday’s massacre
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Longer first-class mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours across the country are among some of the changes embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced Tuesday as part of a 10-year plan for the agency.
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Kylie Jenner has spoken out publicly following criticism of her support for a GoFundMe effort for a makeup artist. Jenner recently shared an Instagram story seeking prayers for makeup artist Samuel Rauda and directing her 222 million followers to a GoFundMe started to help pay his medical bills. According to the GoFundMe, Rauda was in
Continue ReadingAn Army reservist who was a well-known Nazi sympathizer among his colleagues was ordered Tuesday to remain in jail while awaiting trial on charges tied to the Capitol insurrection. A federal judge said the defendant, Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, posed a threat to the public and that there was a potential for an “escalation of violence” from
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Rikki Olds was a vivacious, strong, and independent young woman who worked as a front-end manager at a King Soopers grocery store.
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