James Naismith: Basketball inventor is celebrated with Google Doodle
James Naismith, the Canadian-American who invented the game of basketball, was celebrated with a Google Doodle on Friday. Naismith, who invented the…
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The world will take away a tragic truth from Biden’s inauguration
There’ll be no arguments about crowd size at Joe Biden’s inauguration — because there won’t be a crowd. In an extraordinary move…
Continue ReadingDespite Trump administration promise, there appear to be no more ‘reserve’ 2nd vaccine doses to release
Hopes of a surge in Covid-19 vaccine shipments under a new policy to release second doses held in reserve appear to be evaporating — with the…
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Girl Scout Cookie season starts on Saturday
The weekend kicks off one of the biggest seasons for cookie lovers.…
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Biden elevates White House science post to Cabinet level
President-elect Joe Biden is elevating the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level position, a move…
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Biden outlines plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday outlined a plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population that includes opening up eligibility to get…
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Trump’s Pentagon chief says he ‘cannot wait to leave’ his job
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, who will leave office in less than a week. stated that he ‘cannot wait to leave this…
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James Murdoch criticizes ‘media property owners’ who have ‘unleashed insidious’ forces with election denialism claims
James Murdoch, the youngest son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, assailed “media property owners” and outlets that have…
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More COVID vaccines coming to Yuma County
Yuma County could receive as many as 14,300 doses of the Moderna vaccine some time next week. That’s the word from Dr. Cara Christ, the director of…
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La Asociación Nacional del Rifle de Estados Unidos se declara en bancarrota voluntaria (para reestructurarse)
(CNN Business) — La Asociación Nacional del Rifle de Estados Unidos (NRA por sus siglas en inglés), el principal grupo de presión por la…
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What we know about potential armed protests ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration
Washington, DC, and states across the country are heightening security and preparing reinforcements this week ahead of potential armed protests from…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrat says lawmakers bringing guns to Capitol would be ‘a danger to the other members’
Rep. John Garamendi said Friday that he was concerned that fellow representatives who want to be armed at the Capitol were a threat to him and other…
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Horned rioter asks for presidential pardon
Federal prosecutors now say an Arizona man who conspicuously participated in the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill, paused during the mayhem to write…
Continue ReadingA combat veteran thrust back into action during the Capitol attack grapples with what’s next
Rep. Jason Crow didn’t expect to vote to impeach a US President twice in when he came to Congress. The Colorado Democrat certainly didn’t…
Continue ReadingManhattan DA expands criminal investigation into Trump Organization finances to include family compound in Westchester County
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has expanded its criminal investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances to include the…
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US says Capitol rioters intended to ‘capture and assassinate’ elected officials
Federal prosecutors offered the most chilling description yet of rioters who seized the Capitol last week, writing in a new court filing that the…
Continue ReadingTrailblazing firefighter hopes to inspire unity when she recites Pledge of Allegiance at Biden’s inauguration
When Andrea Hall leads the nation in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at Joe Biden’s inauguration next week, she’ll not only represent…
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YRMC: First Yuma County mass vaccination site in the works
The distribution of more vaccines is still up in the air for Yuma County, but as we wait, Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) says a mass vaccination…
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A teen with autism died after Louisiana deputies sat on him for 9 minutes, parents’ lawsuit says
The parents of a 16-year-old with severe autism who died last year are suing the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, sheriff, claiming the teen’s…
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US Capitol Police banned building tours on day of riot after Democrats raised security concerns
Days before the violent insurrection at the US Capitol, the then-US House Sergeant at Arms sent a memo to members of Congress banning tours of…
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