Asian American lawmakers want DOJ to speed up action on hate crimes law
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Two Democratic lawmakers are urging the Justice Department to swiftly implement a federal law aimed at countering the rise in…
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A North Carolina-based health care system has suspended hundreds of employees for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine
A North Carolina-based health care provider announced Tuesday it has suspended hundreds of employees for not meeting the company’s COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Man who filmed Rodney King’s 1991 beating by police dies of Covid-19, friend says
By Stella Chan and David Williams, CNN George Holliday, the man who shot the infamous video of Los Angeles Police Department officers beating Rodney…
Continue Reading Texas couple asked to leave restaurant for wearing face masks to protect their immunocompromised infant
CNN, KTVT By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Texas couple who landed themselves a rare night out with friends says it was cut short when the restaurant…
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Latinos vastly underrepresented in media, new report finds
By ASTRID GALVAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A new government report has found that Latinos are vastly underrepresented in newsrooms, Hollywood…
Continue Reading A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Texas couple who landed themselves a rare night out with friends says it was cut short when the restaurant kicked them out…
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President Biden bets on rapid COVID-19 tests, but they can be hard to find
President Joe Biden told Americans Tuesday he expects a surge in millions more rapid, at-home coronavirus tests to become available on the…
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Puerto Rico to raise minimum wage for 1st time in 12 years
Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill to increase the U.S. territory’s minimum wage for the first time in more than 12…
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Google to spend $2.1 billion on Manhattan campus acquisition
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Google is planning to buy New York’s St.  John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its…
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U.S. to allow fully vaccinated foreign travelers in November
President Biden plans to lift the strict bans on nonessential travel from Europe and the United Kingdom, according to a White House Covid Response…
Continue Reading Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s 2009 settlement with Jeffrey Epstein released
CNN By Sonia Moghe, CNN A 2009 settlement agreement between sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Roberts Giuffre — the woman who accused…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes moved ahead with Walgreens rollout despite internal concerns, former Theranos scientist testifies
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business A longtime Theranos scientist depicted Elizabeth Holmes as prioritizing a business partnership over the…
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J&J confirms long-lasting protection of coronavirus vaccine
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announces Monday new data reinforcing the strong and long-lasting protection of its COVID-19…
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US home construction up 3.9% in August after July drop
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded 3.9% in August after a July decline with the strength…
Continue Reading Biden administration expresses horror over images of Border Patrol confronting migrants
By Chandelis Duster and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is expressing horror over recent images that appear to show US Border Patrol…
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India calls new UK COVID-19 vaccine rules ‘discriminatory’
India says the British government’s decision not to recognize coronavirus vaccine certificates issued by Indian authorities is a “discriminatory…
Continue Reading Prince Andrew served with sexual assault lawsuit after papers sent to US lawyer
Prince Andrew was served with legal papers in a civil sexual assault case against him when the senior British royal’s US-based lawyer was sent the…
Continue Reading Autopsy confirms remains found in Wyoming are Gabby Petito’s, FBI says
CNN, KUTV, WFTS, WBBH By Jason Hanna, Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy, CNN Autopsy results have confirmed that the remains found Sunday in the…
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IT phoned home: Storytelling box foils kindergarten thief
German police say they have solved a burglary case at a kindergarten after a storytelling gadget the suspect had swiped revealed his…
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EU official says ‘something is broken’ with US ties as sub spat casts shadow over Biden’s UN address
Tensions between European leaders and the White House over a scuppered submarine deal threatened to overshadow President Joe Biden’s address to the…
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