Takeaways from the Senate hearing on the US Capitol attack
Former officials who were responsible for security at the US Capitol testified Tuesday at the first congressional hearing about the failure to…
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California OKs $600 stimulus payments for 5.7 million people
People who are eligible for the money should get it between 45 days and 60 days after receiving their state tax…
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University of Michigan says it shut down a campus library for two days after discovering venomous spiders
It’s like something straight out of a nightmare — venomous spiders were found inside a University of Michigan library, causing the…
Continue ReadingGrand jury votes not to indict police officers in Rochester death of Daniel Prude
A grand jury voted not to indict any officers in the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police pinned him to the ground in March, New…
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Newsom signs $7.6 billion coronavirus relief package
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a $7.6 billion coronavirus relief package. …
Continue ReadingTiger Woods has non-life-threatening injuries after single-vehicle rollover crash near LA, source says
Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered compound fractures in his legs, but has non-life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday…
Continue ReadingFive board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign in wake of massive power outages during winter storm
Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft tells lawmakers there’s ‘substantial evidence’ Russia was behind devastating hack
Microsoft directly blamed Russia’s foreign intelligence service on Tuesday for a devastating security breach of at least nine federal agencies and…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trudeau stress US-Canadian bonds in virtual meeting
When President Joe Biden welcomed his Canadian counterpart to the White House on Tuesday to “reinvigorate” a cross-border relationship strained under…
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol rescue three from Salinity Canal
Border Patrol agents said a group of 23 undocumented immigrants attempted to cross the…
Continue ReadingFive board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign
[Breaking news update, published at 6:45 p.m. ET] Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the…
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Night owls may be twice as likely as early risers to underperform at work, study suggests
The traditional working day doesn’t benefit night owls, with people who prefer to stay up late twice as likely to underperform at work as early…
Continue ReadingAfter a devastating milestone, Covid-19 vaccine makers pledge hundreds of millions of doses through July
After Covid-19 took the lives of half a million victims in the US, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said the mass tragedy was…
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges Texas boy died of hypothermia after power went out in his mobile home
The family of an 11-year-old Texas boy who died last week after a record-breaking deep freeze is suing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas…
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield confirmed as US Ambassador to the UN
The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the next US Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday. The vote was 78-20 and her confirmation…
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Russia shows off new Covid-19 vaccine factory even as its people hesitate to get the shot
Decades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to…
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Tiger Woods in surgery with ‘multiple leg injuries’ after rollover car accident near LA, agent says
Golf legend Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a serious one-car rollover accident in Los Angeles County that required the “Jaws of…
Continue ReadingRepublicans question Becerra on abortion and health care experience
President Joe Biden’s choice for the nation’s top health official largely avoided hostile fire from Republicans while testifying before the Senate…
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Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as agriculture secretary
The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he…
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Imperial County moving on to the next phase of vaccine rollout
Imperial County received 3,700 viles of the vaccine. It’s the most the county has ever received.…
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