Moderna says booster shots rev up immune response to coronavirus variants
A booster shot of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine revs up the immune response against two worrying coronavirus variants, the company reported…
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A mom and son sobbed as they reunited at the border after 3 years apart
Bryan Chávez carried a bundle of Mother’s Day balloons as he headed toward the border. It had been more than three years since the last time…
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The Trump administration was a ‘difficult time’ for Ukraine, says foreign minister
The years of the Trump administration were “a difficult time” for Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister told CNN Wednesday, ahead…
Continue ReadingFacing an ouster from House leadership, Cheney says GOP at ‘turning point’ in new op-ed
In a new op-ed for The Washington Post, Rep. Liz Cheney says the Republican Party is at a “turning point” and must decide whether to…
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Meet the man behind some of the best questions on Twitter
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN Eric Alper is a music publicist. But if social media is any gauge, he spends a good part of his day sparking conversation by…
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Anti-Asian hate crimes surged in early 2021, study says
Reported hate crimes against Asians in 16 of the nation’s largest cities and counties are up 164% since this time last year, according to a new…
Continue Reading 10 reasons why young, healthy people really need to get vaccinated
Young adults are now steering the course of this pandemic as the biggest spreaders of coronavirus. But many say they don’t plan to get…
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Biden says the GOP going through a ‘mini revolution’ as party moves to oust Liz Cheney
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he thinks the Republican Party is going through a “sort of mini-revolution” amid the push by…
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New York Daily News makes a plea for local ownership as hedge fund takeover looms
The latest plea for a break-up of Tribune Publishing’s newspapers is coming from inside the pages of a Tribune publication. In…
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Republicans and right-wing media use Facebook Oversight Board’s Trump decision to claim bias
Prominent Republicans and right-wing media organizations on Wednesday cited a decision to affirm Facebook’s suspension of former President…
Continue Reading As subscriber growth slows, The New York Times reveals 100 million registered users
The New York Times has a new statistic about its reach: The site has more than 100 million registered users. The number of users implies that at…
Continue ReadingInsurrection fallout: The hunt for a new US Capitol Police Chief
Four months after the attack on the US Capitol exposed massive failures of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, Capitol Hill security officials…
Continue Reading Aldi and other big grocers threaten to boycott Brazil over deforestation in the Amazon
Some of Europe’s biggest supermarkets and food companies have threatened to stop buying agricultural products from Brazil if a bill they say…
Continue ReadingIBM CEO: Covid-19 tracking app can help modify behavior (2020)
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business After a year in which scientists raced to understand Covid-19 and to develop treatments and vaccines to stop its spread,…
Continue Reading GM earnings jump even as sales sink during the global chip shortage
General Motors posted strong first-quarter earnings and said it’s on track to hit the high end of its full-year profit target despite the…
Continue Reading New homes cost $36,000 more because of an epic shortage of lumber
As the pandemic crushed the US economy last spring, sawmills shut down lumber production to brace for a housing slump. The slump never arrived and…
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China can’t stop talking about the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce
The divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates has sent shockwaves though China, where the Microsoft co-founder has achieved a level of fame unlike almost any…
Continue Reading The plan was meant to address racism in the school district. Now, it may not get passed
Three years ago, a video went viral of a group of teenage students chanting the n-word at a private party in Southlake, Texas. Now, as the school…
Continue Reading University of Kentucky student falls to her death off a cliff in Red River Gorge
A University of Kentucky student was found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff in the Red River Gorge on Wednesday, two days after she went hiking…
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Biden defends proposed tax hikes as helping ‘the standard of living of people I grew up with’
President Joe Biden grew animated on Wednesday while discussing his pitch to increase certain taxes to fund his sweeping spending proposals, saying…
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