University cancels $700,000 in debt for graduates affected by pandemic
Delaware State University is cancelling more than $700,000 in student loans for recent graduates hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. DSU will cancel…
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Neanderthal cave discovery and more top space and science stories this week
The colorful handprints of ancient humans. A spacecraft beyond the solar system. They couldn’t be more different, but some of the first known…
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Colonial Pipeline returns to ‘normal operations’ after restart
Colonial Pipeline said Saturday that its pipeline system has returned to “normal operations” after a crippling cyberattack forced a…
Continue Reading Volcanoes could still be active on Mars
The barren landscape of Mars makes the planet seem like a quiet, frozen desert where nothing has happened for billions of years except for the…
Continue Reading Falling ice kills climber in Alaska’s Denali National Park
A climber was killed and another injured when a block of ice fell from a glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, the National…
Continue Reading Bob Baffert spent a lifetime getting to the top of the field in horse racing. Controversy now stalks him
To Bob Baffert, there’s no better place than one he has visited a record seven times — the place where the Kentucky Derby winner gets adorned…
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How should parents with children younger than 12 use the CDC’s new mask guidelines? Dr. Wen explains
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newly loosened masking and physical distancing guidelines for people fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading Preakness Stakes set to welcome fans and Medina Spirit after the colt’s failed post-Derby drug test
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is set to race in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday evening, days after…
Continue Reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta: ‘Race for the Vaccine’
In the United States, the finish line for the pandemic as we’ve been experiencing it for the past year-plus is very much in sight — so…
Continue Reading Your guide to avoiding Covid-19 at church and other religious services
If you’re wondering how to get back to in-person religious services, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen recommends thinking about it like your…
Continue Reading Talking on Zoom could help older people stave off dementia
Talking on video-conference services like Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic has helped older people stave off the effects of dementia, a new study…
Continue ReadingStimulus checks and pandemic aid make it even more important to file a 2020 tax return
Low-income Americans who aren’t usually required to file taxes could be leaving a lot of money on the table if they don’t file a 2020…
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‘No regard for human safety’: Police chief says 7 people remain hospitalized from Rhode Island shooting
Seven of the nine people who were injured in Thursday’s shooting in Providence, Rhode Island, remained hospitalized Friday, the city’s…
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China aterriza con éxito su rover en Marte
(CNN) — China aterrizó éxito su rover en Marte, lo que lo hace el segundo país en la historia en tener un rover en el planeta rojo. El rover,…
Continue Reading Recuperan 10 cuerpos enterrados en una casa en El Salvador y sospechan que hay más víctimas
(CNN Español) — Forenses de la Fiscalía General de El Salvador localizaron este viernes 10 cuerpos enterrados en dos fosas al interior de una…
Continue Reading A fire on a capsized cargo ship off the Georgia coast has been extinguished using seawater
The fiery wreckage of a cargo ship off the Georgia coast has been extinguished, according to a press release from the St. Simons Sound Incident…
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Jay Barbree, space journalist and ‘Moon Shot’ author, dies at 87
Pioneering space journalist Jay Barbree died Friday, according to his former employer, NBC News. He was 87. Barbree joined NBC News in 1958 and…
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Three Nashville police officers are suspended without pay over botched apartment raid in 2020
Three Nashville police officers who raided the wrong apartment last summer will be suspended without pay as well as face other disciplinary measures,…
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News 11 Weather Authority: Breezy weekend ahead
That ridge is starting to shift Eastward, as a weak trough of low pressure will bring in wind gusts between 15-25 miles per hour and milder temps…
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News 11 Sports: Tokyo Olympics Preview
Key Team USA athletes give their perspectives of the Olympic sports, while the WNBA season…
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