Crushing the pandemic could pave the way for Biden’s bold agenda
President-elect Joe Biden has a tough road ahead. He lost valuable time during the transition as a result of President Donald Trump’s refusal…
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FDA authorizes a second Covid-19 vaccine as US reports highest number of daily cases
A second Covid-19 vaccine will soon be shipped out across the country — a “remarkable scientific achievement,” according to one…
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Trump downplays massive cyber hack on government after Pompeo links attack to Russia
President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed a massive cyberattack on US federal government agencies, contradicting Secretary of State Mike…
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Early signs of a US government hack emerged months ago but were inconclusive
US officials monitoring for cyber threats to the nation’s critical infrastructure became aware several months ago of suspicious activity…
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Boris Johnson is facing two hellish weeks. Critics fear his weak leadership could seriously harm the UK
Boris Johnson might not be fully aware of it, but the next two weeks could contain two of the most significant moments in his premiership. As Brits…
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Tucker Carlson’s vaccine rant should be called out by every reputable news organization
The First Amendment offers wide protection for free speech in America. But that right to express an opinion is not unlimited. Everyone knows you…
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Obamacare sign ups increase for first time under Trump
More people signed up for Obamacare coverage on the federal exchange during open enrollment this year — the only increase under the Trump…
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Threat of another government shutdown hangs over Washington as Covid relief talks drag on
Congressional leaders had set a Friday deadline to approve a $900 billion pandemic relief deal and tie that proposal to a $1.4 trillion funding…
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Here’s why some McDonald’s restaurants are putting cameras in their dumpsters
Jason Gates spends a lot of his time thinking about trash, and how we can generate less of it. Since 2013 his San Francisco-based startup, Compology,…
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Supreme Court throws out challenge to Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census count
The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a challenge for now to President Donald Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted…
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Here’s why McDonald’s restaurants are putting cameras in their dumpsters
Jason Gates spends a lot of his time thinking about trash, and how we can generate less of it. Since 2013 his San Francisco-based startup, Compology,…
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Morehouse dean takes vaccine on TV to remove the stigma as some Black Americans remain hesitant to get the shot
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice wants to turn vaccine hesitancy into acceptance in the Black community. The dean at the Morehouse School of Medicine took…
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Gridlock at UK ports could cancel Christmas for retailers
UK ports are suffering from “significant disruption” that threatens to delay Christmas orders and push up the prices of goods even before…
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‘We should be less afraid to be afraid,’ says Emily Harrington after historic El Capitan climb
As she pulled herself over the summit of El Capitan, Emily Harrington knew she had made history. It wasn’t easy. The US climber had powered on…
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Russia’s doping ban reduced to two years, Court of Arbitration for Sport rules
Russia’s ban from major international sporting events has been halved by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the country will still…
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FDA prepares to OK a second vaccine as Covid-19 deaths top 40,000 this month
The Food and Drug Administration says it is “rapidly” working toward issuing an emergency use authorization for the Moderna vaccine…
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5 things to know for December 18: Covid-19, cyberattack, economy, Nigeria, Taliban
There’s traffic, and then there’s TRAFFIC. About 1,000 motorists in Japan were caught in the latter when a snowstorm blew in, stranding…
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Putting ‘politics in front of lives’: DeSantis faces criticism over Florida’s Covid-19 response
Warning signs about a Covid-19 spike have been flashing red in Florida this fall: Coronavirus hospitalizations have been rising since November, the…
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Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages
When the history of the pandemic is written, one of the great mysteries will be what President Donald Trump was doing in the waning days of his…
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The cybersecurity attack is another Trump mess Biden will have to clean up
President Donald Trump is leaving Joe Biden with a mess. With just weeks to go before the President-elect enters office, Trump administration…
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