How Major League Baseball is tracking Covid-19 variants
To play during the pandemic, Major League Baseball has stepped up to the plate. The league is using coronavirus tests in a new way that allows them…
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Charlottesville can remove the Confederate statues at the center of a 2017 White nationalist rally, Virginia court rules
Two Confederate statues that sparked fiery protests and the fatal White nationalist rally in 2017 may soon come down in Charlottesville, Virginia.…
Continue ReadingThis is how the human heart adapts to space
When astronaut Scott Kelly spent nearly a year in space, his heart shrank despite the fact that he worked out six days a week over his 340-day stay,…
Continue ReadingIngenuity Mars helicopter to take flight and 5 other top space and science stories this week
Coming soon: Watch out for the upcoming launch of Wonder Theory, the first-ever CNN space and science newsletter. Subscribe here and be among the…
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The witnesses in Derek Chauvin’s trial describe their guilt and sadness after George Floyd’s death
The 19-year-old cashier who suspected George Floyd had handed him a counterfeit $20 bill said Wednesday he still feels guilt for Floyd’s death…
Continue ReadingAstronauts relocated a spacecraft outside the International Space Station
The astronauts on the International Space Station have already conducted five spacewalks so far this year — and now they have relocated a…
Continue ReadingIngenuity Mars helicopter prepares for the first flight on another planet
Humanity’s first Wright Brothers moment on another planet will happen in April. The Ingenuity Mars helicopter will attempt the first powered…
Continue ReadingLatinx activists in an Illinois town oppose renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after the Obamas
Residents of one Chicago suburb are divided over how to rechristen a school named for a founding father who enslaved hundreds of Black people. A…
Continue ReadingGeorgia House threatens Delta tax break after CEO slammed new voting restrictions
Georgia’s Republican-controlled House on Wednesday voted to revoke a major tax break for Delta Air Lines as punishment for its CEO’s…
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola CEO wants Congress to act after Georgia’s voting law
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey is escalating his criticism against recently passed voting laws in Georgia, saying he wants to be “crystal clear…
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Four people, including a child, were killed in a mass shooting at an office complex in Orange, California
Four people, including a child, were killed in a mass shooting at an office complex in Orange, California, on Wednesday, a police official said. A…
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George Floyd’s girlfriend tells Derek Chauvin trial that they struggled with opioid addiction
George Floyd’s girlfriend testified in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial Thursday that he was a kind, caring, athletic man who struggled…
Continue ReadingIngenuity Mars helicopter: The historic journey to fly on another planet
When the Ingenuity helicopter takes flight this month, it will be a Wright brothers moment on Mars. This first powered, controlled flight on another…
Continue ReadingPeeps are back with a vengeance
Everything is coming up Peeps this Easter. Pepsi has launched a limited edition Peeps soda. 7-Eleven is serving a Peeps latte, convenience chain…
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Mothers anxious to break out of ‘she-cession’ and get back to work
Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered her son’s school and her daughter’s day care, Diana Limongi hit a wall. “I…
Continue ReadingTexas Senate advances bill with new voter restrictions
The Texas State Senate advanced a far-reaching elections bill early Thursday with several provisions placing new restrictions on the voting process,…
Continue ReadingNew York legalizing weed could mean big things for the future of the cannabis industry
New York this week became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis, and in doing so, it’s poised to become one of the nation’s…
Continue ReadingCongress failed to protect stimulus checks from private debt collectors. Some states are stepping up
At least six states are moving to shield the most recent round of stimulus payments from private debt collectors after Congress failed to exempt the…
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US is still in crisis — but can grow faster than China, St. Louis Fed president says
St. Louis Fed president James Bullard says the US economy hasn’t turned the corner fully — but stimulus and America’s vaccination…
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‘Decades overdue.’ Transportation industry cheers Biden’s infrastructure plan
President Biden’s massive infrastructure proposal has excited transportation executives who say it is unprecedented and will have a broad,…
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