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Kidde recalls more than 200,000 smoke alarms over failure to warn of fire

May 7, 2021 7:32 AM CNN Newsource

Kidde is voluntarily recalling about 226,000 smoke alarms and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms over concerns that they can fail to alert…

Our lives are changing, again, and so must our rituals that give it meaning

May 7, 2021 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

Birthdays. Weddings. Graduations. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, we watched as old milestones — and the rituals we depended on to mark…

Judge says Andrew Brown Jr. family can see footage of his fatal shooting

May 7, 2021 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

A judge has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement.…

4 ex-cops indicted on U.S. civil rights charges in Floyd death

May 7, 2021 7:58 AM The Associated Press

A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of…

China’s annual emissions surpass those of all developed nations combined, report finds

May 7, 2021 6:38 AM CNN

China’s annual emissions exceeded those of all developed nations combined in 2019, the first time this has happened since national greenhouse…

LSU hires new president, first African American for SEC

May 7, 2021 6:26 AM CNN Newsource

Louisiana State University has hired the first African American president in the Southeastern Conference. William Tate IV will begin in July, LSU…

Border Patrol rescues man left behind by his group

May 7, 2021 5:31 AM Sumiko Keil

Border Patrol agents rescued a man in the Jacumba Wilderness after his group left him…

Covid deaths may be double what we thought

May 7, 2021 5:31 AM CNN Newsource

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 3 million lives, an almost unfathomable human toll. Now, new figures suggest that the true global…

Man accused of organizing illegal 153-person Grand Canyon hike

May 7, 2021 5:19 AM NBC News

A Washington state man is facing federal charges after he was accused of organizing an illegal 153-person hike through Grand Canyon National Park in…

Facebook being told to investigate its role in the Capitol riot

May 7, 2021 7:37 AM Cole Johnson, CNN

Facebook is being told to investigate its role in the January 6th Capitol insurrection, following the oversight board’s decision to uphold the…

Arizona bill banning ‘biased’ topics in schools advances

May 7, 2021 4:57 AM The Associated Press, Dominique Newland

The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced a bill with a last-minute amendment that would ban racist, sexist, politicized, or other…

IBM creates world’s smallest microchip

May 7, 2021 7:28 AM Cole Johnson, CNN

On Thursday, IBM introduced a 2-nanometer chip which the company says is the world’s smallest and most powerful…

Countdown to Tokyo: US women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley

May 7, 2021 7:23 AM Cole Johnson, NBC News

Dawn Staley is not only an American basketball Hall of Fame player and coach, but also a three-time Olympic gold medalist and she takes that into the…

Pfizer/BioNTech seek full FDA approval for their Covid-19 vaccine

May 7, 2021 4:18 AM CNN Newsource

Pfizer/BioNTech has initiated its application to the US Food and Drug Administration for full FDA approval of its Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 16…

Giant ‘river monster’ fish found in Detroit River may be over 100 years old

May 7, 2021 4:08 AM CNN Newsource

Scientists were in for a shock when they encountered a “real life river monster” — a giant fish believed to be more than 100 years…

Wasps have a bad rap. This summer, let’s learn to love them

May 7, 2021 3:58 AM CNN Newsource

Before you swat a stinging wasp away from your next picnic, pause to consider the delicate and beautiful hammer…

Pfizer/BioNTech seeks full FDA approval for its Covid-19 vaccine

May 7, 2021 3:45 AM CNN Newsource

Pfizer/BioNTech has initiated its application to the US Food and Drug Administration for full FDA approval of its Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 16…