Congress poised to pass long-awaited $900 billion Covid rescue package
Congress is on the verge of passing a far-reaching $900 billion Covid relief package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and deliver…
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Mail carrier makes a special delivery for a mom battling Covid-19
A Houston postal worker delivered more than just the mail to a mom recovering from Covid-19 with her two sons. She left a care package with canned…
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Lizzo gets her mom a new car for Christmas and her reaction is priceless
Lizzo is spreading holiday cheer. The singer surprised her mom with a new car over the weekend and shared the sweet moment with her millions of…
Continue Reading Newly discovered comet photographed during solar eclipse
A newly discovered sungrazer comet was photographed approaching the sun during last week’s solar eclipse before it evaporated into dust…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine is a source of hope for health care workers. But it comes too late for hundreds of them
Weeks after Dr. Carlos Araujo Preza was treated for Covid-19 in the same Houston-area hospital where he cared for patients during the pandemic, a…
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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dupes spy into revealing how he was poisoned
A Russian agent sent to tail opposition leader Alexey Navalny has revealed how he was poisoned in August — with the lethal nerve agent Novichok…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Floridians line up for free groceries as growing demand, decreasing supply pinches food banks
Deborah Hightower cried and her body shook with emotion as she looked through her windshield at more than 100 cars waiting in line for free food in…
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Jupiter, Saturn merging in night sky, closest in centuries
Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th…
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The EU is plagued with divisions. Covid-19 vaccines are a golden chance to redeem the European project
In the name of “science and solidarity,” the European Commission has secured over 2 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines for the bloc…
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California man dies after being arrested by Riverside County deputies
A California man died last week after he was arrested at a Jurupa Valley store, where the local sheriff’s department says he tried to grab a security…
Continue Reading Foul play suspected in death of Fort Drum soldier, investigators say
A soldier missing from Fort Drum in New York has been found dead, and foul play is suspected, the US Army’s Criminal Investigation Command said…
Continue Reading How the pandemic stole Christmas but Santa Claus got it back
Every Christmas season for the last 16 years, Tom Carmody has dressed as Santa Claus and “ho, ho, ho-ed” his way into the hearts of…
Continue Reading A father who died years ago left his son $10 to buy his first beer when he turned 21
When Matt Goodman turned 21, he wished his father could have been there to celebrate with him. Little did he know that his dad, who had passed away…
Continue Reading Google Doodle pays tribute to the last male northern white rhino
Sunday’s Google Doodle is paying tribute to Sudan, believed to be the last northern white rhino born in the wild. The illustration looks back…
Continue Reading The College Football Playoff teams are Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame
The teams at the top are familiar — even in a college football season when the coronavirus pandemic caused several stops, starts, outright…
Continue Reading Nevada man charged with murder in slaying of Native American woman on reservation
A man is accused of killing a Native American woman on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribes’ Reservation, the US Attorney’s Office in Nevada…
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Behind the mistaken raid by Chicago Police on an innocent social worker’s home
Dogged by increased scrutiny over the Chicago Police Department’s mistaken raid on the home of a social worker in 2019, Mayor Lori Lightfoot…
Continue Reading Son stabbed to death while trying to protect his mother from his stepfather, complaint says
An Austin, Minnesota, man is facing murder charges following a domestic violence incident that left his stepson dead and his wife severely wounded, a…
Continue Reading Pythons might become a new menu item in Florida if scientists can confirm they’re safe to eat
The predator might soon become the prey if Florida scientists can confirm that Burmese pythons — an extremely invasive species in the…
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Europe’s coronavirus crisis is resurging. For months, 3 Nordic nations kept it under control — without lockdowns
Covid-19 vaccines are coming, but in most of Europe, winter is coming faster. In several countries, cases are surging again — after many countries…
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