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Georgia college student who broke Cayman Islands’ quarantine receives reduced sentence
The Georgia college student who broke Covid-19 quarantine rules in the Cayman Islands to visit her boyfriend has received reduced jail time after…
Continue Reading Covid-19 is now on every continent as Antarctica records its first outbreak
Antarctica has recorded its first Covid-19 case after 36 people tested positive on a research base, according to a statement released by the Chilean…
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Health officials plead with people to stay home for the holidays
Just days before Christmas, with COVID-19 cases threatening to overwhelm hospitals, health officials are issuing a desperate plea for people to stay…
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Biden promises larger stimulus package – Trump cast doubts on existing measure
In a pre-Christmas address, President-elect Joe Biden spoke Tuesday about the pandemic, the economy, and Monday night’s passage of a $900-billion…
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Firefighters brave icy waters to save dog
Firefighters in Massachusetts plunged into a frozen river to pull a puppy from its icy waters.…
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Plans for national Latino museum moving forward
The National Museum of the American Latino will soon be on the drawing…
Continue Reading The moon may have far more lunar craters than previously known
Moon craters formed when meteorites and asteroids slammed into the lunar surface. Like fossils on Earth, they reveal something about the history of…
Continue Reading A couple hid in two Philadelphia churches for 843 days to avoid deportation. Now they are free
For 843 days, Oneita and Clive Thompson took sanctuary in two Philadelphia churches to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Daily life was…
Continue Reading There’s a new addition at the Miami Zoo: a baby giant anteater
The Miami Zoo has a new resident. A male giant anteater was born December 8, its mother’s birthday, the zoo said in a news release. The arrival…
Continue Reading Black service members in the Air Force are treated differently than their White peers, an investigation finds
Black service members in the US Air Force face disparities in disciplinary action and career opportunities compared to their White peers, according…
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Three skiers have been killed by avalanches in Colorado during an ‘especially dangerous’ time
Three skiers lost their lives to avalanches over the weekend during an “especially dangerous” period in Colorado’s popular…
Continue Reading United passenger died of Covid-19 and acute respiratory failure, coroner says
United Airlines is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contact anyone who was on board a diverted flight from Orlando to…
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France says it will reopen UK border — with conditions
France and the UK moved closer to a deal on Tuesday that would allow some personal travel and thousands of stalled freight trucks to resume movement…
Continue Reading Three skiers have been killed by avalanches in Colorado in the last five days
Three skiers have lost their lives to avalanches in the last five days in Colorado’s popular backcountry. On Sunday, the bodies of two…
Continue Reading United passenger who died may have had Covid-19 symptoms, airline says
United Airlines is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contact anyone who was on board a diverted flight from Orlando to…
Continue Reading Jupiter and Saturn’s great conjunction captured in stunning images
Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, came closer together than they have been in 400 years on Monday. This great…
Continue Reading Hawaii residents told to stay home as Kilauea volcano erupts
The Hawaii county Civil Defense Agency (COH) has asked residents to stay indoors after the Kilauea volcano erupted following a series of earthquakes.…
Continue Reading Popular culture made it impossible to ignore America’s reckoning with racism in 2020
Whether you lived in rural America, the bustling streets of a big city or even another country, you couldn’t ignore the nation’s racial…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor resists mask mandate in state with soaring rate of new Covid-19 cases
Tennessee has been at or near the top of the list of US states with the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases over the past week, data from the US…
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