New York bans display of Confederate flag and other hate symbols on state grounds
The state of New York will no longer sell or display anything considered a “symbol of hate,” including the Confederate flag, according to a bill just…
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Advisory panel clears Moderna coronavirus vaccine
A key U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed a second coronavirus vaccine. The action allows Moderna to join the U.S. vaccination…
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The Negro Leagues are now part of official MLB stats. But don’t expect major changes in the record books
Josh Gibson, one of the greatest sluggers in the history of the Negro Leagues, could become big league baseball’s single-season batting average…
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States told by federal government they will receive fewer Pfizer vaccine doses next week, sparking confusion
Multiple states have been told by the federal government to expect fewer doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine than initially promised, leaving health…
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Tennessee governor: ‘One thing this vaccine will not solve or cure is selfishness’
As the state prepares to administer its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is urging all residents to be vigilant and…
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Coca-Cola is cutting 2,200 jobs
Coca-Cola is planning to cut 2,200 jobs, including 1,200 in the United States, as it faces declining sales during the…
Continue Reading For the right amount of money, you can help blow up President Trump’s former casino
Atlantic City is offering critics of President Donald Trump the chance to celebrate his departure with a literal bang. Mayor Marty Small Sr.…
Continue Reading A small town in North Carolina is installing a cannon to get rid of vultures
A small town in North Carolina is planning to install a propane cannon on top of a high school in order to combat vultures that have been gathering…
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Child sex trafficking: It’s probably not what you think it is
“You just have to dance, we can make a little money like that.” That’s what Shandel, then 13, said her boyfriend told her at a party he had taken…
Continue Reading Hubble watches massive storm on Neptune reverse course
A dark vortex-like storm on Neptune discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in September 2018 has reversed course to avoid an untimely demise on the…
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Where is Santa Claus now?
For more than 60 years, NORAD has tracked the progress of Santa Claus and his reindeer as he takes flight on Christmas…
Continue Reading NC governor pardons 5, including man wrongly imprisoned for 44 years
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted pardons Thursday to five men convicted of crimes they did not commit, including one freed this year after…
Continue Reading Houston voter fraud vigilante suspect has Covid-19, his lawyer says
A former Houston police captain charged with running a man off the road and pointing a gun at his head over a voter fraud conspiracy theory did not…
Continue Reading Ohio sheriff’s office secures $2.5M for body cameras after a deputy fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio has secured $2.5 million for body cameras nearly two weeks after a young man was fatally shot by…
Continue Reading NFL plans to honor health care workers by inviting some who’ve been vaccinated to Super Bowl LV
The NFL wants to honor health care workers by inviting some — who’ve had their Covid-19 vaccines — to Super Bowl LV. Frontline…
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Spirit Airlines plane skids off taxiway at BWI Airport
A Spirit Airlines plane skidded off the taxiway at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday morning after a powerful…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor’s mother urges Joe Biden to keep his campaign promise of police accountability
Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, wants to get the president-elect’s attention. Palmer penned an open letter to President-elect Joe…
Continue Reading Black children are 6 times more likely to be shot to death by police, study finds
Black children were six times more likely to be shot to death by the police than their White peers over a 16-year period, according to a study…
Continue Reading Parents charged after renting party bus for child’s birthday with 60 mask-less kids inside
Parents from Ohio face charges after they rented a party bus for their child’s 14th birthday and had 60 mask-less kids packed inside, Ohio…
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Here are some of the amazing things that happened on Zoom this year
This year may not have turned out the way any of us had anticipated because of the coronavirus pandemic. But even though trips were canceled, events…
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