Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory
By Nadine Schmidt and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans…
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Florida law school creates Ben Crump social justice center
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press A South Florida law school says it is creating a social justice center named after Ben Crump, the Black civil…
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Billie Jean King to receive SI’s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
Associated Press Billie Jean King will receive the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award at the Sports Illustrated Awards. The winner of 39 Grand Slam titles…
Continue Reading Officer, suspect die in head-on crash in suburban St. Louis
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. (AP) — A police detective and a suspect both died in a head-on collision of their vehicles near St. Louis following a…
Continue Reading Norway reports omicron cases linked to company party
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities in Norway say at least 50 people in Oslo have been infected with the…
Continue Reading Singapore detects two apparent omicron cases, its first
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s health ministry says preliminary tests have detected the new omicron variant of the coronavirus in two…
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Workers are ghosting employers. Here’s how companies can combat no-shows
CNN By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Home health provider Interim HealthCare of the Upstate currently has 51 open positions it’s looking to fill.…
Continue Reading America keeps adding jobs but we’re still not back to normal
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US jobs recovery has picked up steam again in the final months of the year, bringing some good news in the face of…
Continue Reading US jobless claims rise by 28,000, but still low at 222,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week even though the…
Continue Reading Mehdi Hasan to share tips on ‘How to Win Every Argument’
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan has learned a few lessons after interviewing everyone from John Legend to former National Security Adviser…
Continue Reading Germany’s Merkel at farewell ceremony: Don’t tolerate hate
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Germans to stand up to hatred, at a military ceremony bidding her farewell after 16 years in…
Continue ReadingEl papa acepta la dimisión del arzobispo de París supuestamente implicado en una “relación íntima” con una mujer
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El papa Francisco aceptó la renuncia de Michel Aupetit al cargo de arzobispo de París, según anunció este…
Continue Reading Could the biggest SPAC deal on record reignite the Wall Street fad?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business SPACs started out the year with a bang that soon became a fizzle. But don’t count the Wall Street fad out just…
Continue ReadingFirst cases of COVID-19 discovered in Canadian wildlife
By Sarah Turnbull, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — The first…
Continue ReadingHow the pandemic has changed family planning in Canada
By Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Many…
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U.S. considering stricter COVID testing requirements for air travelers
In the first step in easing omicron in the U.S., government officials are considering more robust COVID testing for all air travelers entering the…
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Unseasonable temperatures continue for Thursday
High pressure is sticking around continuing to bring in warm and dry conditions.…
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10% of lung transplants go to COVID patients
So far in 2021, one in every 10 lung transplants in the united states has gone to a patient with lung damage related to…
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400k patients affected by Planned Parenthood ransomware data breach
A ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles has exposed the personal data of nearly half a million…
Continue Reading Goodison Park turns toxic as Benitez’s Everton slumps in EPL
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Everton slumped to its heaviest home loss to fierce rival Liverpool in 39 years on Wednesday and the atmosphere…
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