“American Idol” judge Luke Bryan is sitting out the first live show after testing positive for Covid-19, the singer announced on Monday. “I’m sad to say I won’t be a part of tonight’s first live @AmericanIdol show,” Bryan wrote on social media. “I tested positive for COVID but I’m doing well and look forward to
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An expert cardiologist testified Monday that George Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by low oxygen levels brought on by prone restraint and positional asphyxia — making him the fifth doctor to say as much in Derek Chauvin’s trial. Dr. Jonathan Rich, a cardiologist based in Chicago, testified that Floyd’s heart was unable to get
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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine shipments are expected to decrease next week as the company struggles with manufacturing problems.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur Jaddou to serve as director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to four sources familiar with the selections. Jaddou has been widely speculated as the incoming head of USCIS, which
Continue Reading Canadian musician Grimes has unveiled the “beautiful alien scars” she’s had tattooed across her entire back. The star shared an image on Instagram late on Sunday, showing the intricate web of tangled lines. “Don’t have a good pic cuz it hurts too much and I need to sleep haha, and it’ll be red for a
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After two weeks of testimony and 35 witnesses, Minnesota prosecutors are nearing the end of their case against former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. A doctor and members of Floyd’s family are still expected to testify for the prosecution before they give the defense an opportunity to call witnesses,
Continue Reading More than 2 million migrants are expected to make it to the US-Mexico border by September, according to internal government estimates reviewed by CNN. That number — a record high — includes an estimated 828,000 families and more than 200,000 unaccompanied children who are expected to arrive by the end of this fiscal year. Many
Continue Reading The Artemis program will land the first person of color on the moon, according to NASA. The new goal for the program, which seeks to land the first woman and the next man on at the lunar south pole by 2024, comes from the Biden-Harris administration. The administration submitted US President Joe Biden’s priorities for
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Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There was a big demand for vaccine all across the Bay Area Saturday. With only days away from California opening up vaccine eligibility for everyone 16 and older, San Francisco is getting a jump-start by offering free vaccinations to those in priority zip codes
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Sunday marked the final day of the 2021 Masters at Augusta National and it was Hideki Matsuyama making history.
Continue Reading It’s happening! Bad Bunny has announced he’s heading out on a North American tour, calling it El Último Tour del Mundo 2022. It’s the same name as his 2020 album. Tickets go on sale Friday and the tour dates run from February through April of next year. The Grammy Award winner announced the tour on
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The bitcoin bull market rages on: The price of one bitcoin is back above $60,000, and not far from its all-time high, as investors gear up for this week’s eagerly awaited direct listing of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global. Bitcoin has more than doubled this year, and it represents just over half of the overall cryptocurrency
Continue ReadingIn the week before last November’s general election, Iowa progressive activist Mitch Henry scoured neighborhoods on the east and south sides of Des Moines, in search of fellow Latino voters who had not yet returned their absentee ballots. “Some of these people were homebound, and voting was probably the last thing they were thinking about,
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Britain’s Prince Harry has paid tribute to his grandfather Prince Philip, describing him as “a man of service, honour and great humour,” after flying back to the United Kingdom ahead of the funeral on Saturday. “He was authentically himself, with a seriously sharp wit, and could hold the attention of any room due to his
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Now that more people are getting vaccinated against coronavirus, is this the moment to trade your neighborhood cycle for a motivating spin class at the gym? People can contract or spread coronavirus by exposure to respiratory droplets carrying the virus, virus accumulated in or flowing through the air, or surfaces contaminated with virus. That means
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Numerous cruise ships are ready to return to the water as the industry is poised for a rebound.
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Multiple officers have been shot in Georgia during a police chase early Monday that ended in Carroll County, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. The chase was initiated by the Georgia State Patrol, and “multiple agencies joined the pursuit,” said Ashley Hulsey, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office. “There were multiple officers shot resulting
Continue Reading New Phase 3 trial data finds a single shot of Regeneron’s Covid-19 antibody cocktail was able to prevent symptomatic Covid-19 among people exposed to the virus, the company said Monday. Regeneron said it will seek expansion of the emergency use authorization for the drug, which is currently available in the United States to treat mild-to-moderate
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In a bold acquisition that could solidify Microsoft’s growing influence in the health care industry, the tech company agreed to buy artificial intelligence developer Nuance in a deal worth $16 billion, excluding debt. Nuance is a leader in healthcare artificial intelligence. Paired with the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, introduced in 2020, Microsoft could make a
Continue Reading No spoilers here, but people were sad about Sunday’s “Shameless” series finale. And it wasn’t just because of what happened on the final episode of the hit Showtime series about a dysfunctional family headed by single dad Frank Gallagher (played by William H. Macy) or that the show was wrapping up after 11 seasons. What
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