US drops discrimination lawsuit against Yale
The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year…
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Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks
President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his…
Continue ReadingAstraZeneca vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, study shows
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine appears to substantially reduce transmission of the virus, rather than simply preventing symptomatic…
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CDC sheds light on vaccination rates
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – Two new studies from the CDC shed light on vaccination rates during the first month of…
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Imperial County holding mass vaccination clinic for seniors
Several agencies are partnering up to offer COVID-19 vaccination doses for people ages 65 and…
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Biden signs immigration executive orders and establishes task force to reunite separated families
President Joe Biden signed three executive orders Tuesday that take aim at his predecessor’s hardline immigration policies and try to rectify the…
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A British teenager fell into a 10-month coma before the pandemic. Now he’s waking up in a new world
Joseph Flavill slipped out of one world and woke up in another. On March 1, 2020, when the 19-year-old was struck by a car in Staffordshire, central…
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Teachers have lost colleagues to Covid-19 and worry about being next. But, they say, no one’s listening
Were it not for the health benefits, Aimeé Gotreaux says she would have already resigned from her job as a special education teacher in Kennesaw,…
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Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccine doses thrown away in Maricopa County
A spokesperson for Maricopa County says people do not show up for the vaccine appointment after doses have been thawed for the…
Continue Reading Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes is a Super Bowl matchup that spans the ages
A lot of numbers get thrown around during Super Bowl week. This year, it includes this: 18 years, 45 days. That’s the age gap between…
Continue Reading5 children and a man are killed in a shooting in Muskogee, Oklahoma
A shooting at a home in eastern Oklahoma has left five children and a man dead, and a woman hospitalized with serious injuries, police said Tuesday…
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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi detained for 2 weeks under import-export laws following coup
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days after the…
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Local dispensary starts selling recreational marijuana
Jamestown Center Yuma Dispensary currently accepts online orders and cash…
Continue ReadingOxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may cut coronavirus transmission, UK researchers say
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine appears to reduce transmission of the virus, rather than simply preventing symptomatic infections, UK…
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Border Patrol agents rescue man lost in desert
The man was found in good health and did not require medical…
Continue ReadingBlack History Month: Major Taylor
Cycling is viewed mostly as a White sport. But one of the fastest men ever to race on two wheels was Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (1878-1932),…
Continue ReadingWith coup label, Capitol rioters join communist party and White supremacists, university project says
The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a trio that since the end of World War II has attempted to…
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Russia’s coronavirus vaccine approved for use in Mexico
Mexico signed a contract Monday for 400,000 doses of Sputnik V that will arrive this month.…
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California COVID-19 infections, hospital cases are dropping
Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly urged people against Super Bowl celebrations on Sunday, which could become “super-spreader”…
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Arizona’s top education leader calls for more school funding
Kathy Hoffman slams Ducey’s plan to enact tax cuts instead of fully funding schools and safety net…
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