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A Riverside County jail inmate and two associates not in custody allegedly conspired to steal $18,000 in unemployment insurance benefits by filing a series of fraudulent claims submitted when the state began distributing relief funds stemming from the public health lockdowns, authorities said on Thursday. Brian Jay Davidson, 58, Blake Fallon, 51, and Jessica Kaye,
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As the Trump faithful gathered around the Capitol on January 6, two conspiracy theories peddling in government mistrust converged: The fraudulent belief that the election was stolen, and the dangerous narrative that Covid-19 vaccinations are wildly unsafe. “We’re being led off of a cliff,” Del Bigtree, an anti-vaccine activist, told the crowd at the “MAGA
Continue ReadingVaccines are being rolled out in phases, and each state decides precisely who is eligible for each phase in its jurisdiction. When can YOU get the vaccine? Below are phone numbers and website links to find out who is eligible now in your state, and where the eligible can make appointments or find walk-in clinics.
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African nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations — despite a surge in cases and a new variant affecting the continent. On Monday, South Africa took delivery of its first million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, with another 500,000 expected later this
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(CNN Español) — La vacunación contra el covid-19 será el tema prioritario en el mundo en los años por venir a medida que los países intentan luchar contra la pandemia de coronavirus. ¿Cuál es la vacuna más efectiva? La vacuna de Sputnik V tiene un 91,6% de efectividad para prevenir el covid-19 sintomático y es
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With over 350,000 followers on his luxury yacht-focused Instagram account, Denis Suka is already something of an influential figure in the yachting world. But after posting about incredible vessels for nearly three years, the man behind the @theyachtmogul account is turning his hand to yacht design. The social media influencer has teamed up with Bhushan
Continue ReadingIt’s called COVAX — and it may be the best hope in vaccinating the world. The relative obscurity of this vaccine program belies its critical role in the global battle against Covid-19. Indeed, COVAX may well be the most important acronym of 2021. As vaccine nationalism rears its ugly head, it’s the best — perhaps
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La vacunación contra el covid-19 será el tema prioritario en el mundo en los años por venir a medida que los países intentan luchar contra la pandemia de coronavirus. ¿Cuál es la vacuna más efectiva? La vacuna de Sputnik V tiene un 91,6% de efectividad para prevenir el covid-19 sintomático y es
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — The federal government says the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has received only one report of a travel-related falsified COVID-19 test certificate, despite warnings from other countries. Under rules implemented Jan. 7 to help limit the spread of COVID-19, Canada requires all arriving air passengers
Continue ReadingYou might be among the more than 26.6 million people in the United States who have had Covid-19 — and when it comes to coronavirus vaccines, emerging variants or the risk of re-infection, you might have a lot of questions. “We are continuing to learn a year into the pandemic,” Dr. Becky Smith, medical director
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all familiar with the “spike protein” – the thorny protrusions that allow the novel coronavirus to attach itself to the cells of its human host. Images of the SARS-CoV-2 virus give prominence to the spikes. They’re
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los envíos de vacunas de covid-19 se dirigirán a las farmacias la próxima semana bajo un programa federal que tiene como objetivo vacunar a más personas rápidamente. Veintiún «farmacias nacionales y redes de farmacias independientes que representan a más de 40.000 farmacias en todo el país» participan en el programa, según una hoja
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, informó el jueves por la noche que dio negativo en la prueba de covid-19. En un video publicado en su cuenta oficial de Twitter, López Obrador explica que se le administró una prueba de antígeno y ahora es negativo para coronavirus. López Obrador reaparece utilizando
Continue Reading Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who was jailed this week over a years-old fraud case, denied wrongdoing during a court hearing Friday on separate charges that he defamed a World War Two veteran. Navalny accused prosecutors of a “shameless” pursuit of “fabricated” cases and said he did not understand the latest allegations against him, which
Continue Reading She lay sprawled unconscious in the road, beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers. A White officer with a billy club stood over her. The woman was Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911-2015), and a famous photo of that shocking moment helped galvanize the civil rights movement. It was taken during the “Bloody Sunday” march at the
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The Senate passed a budget resolution early Friday morning — a key procedural step that sets up the ability for Democrats to pass President Joe Biden’s sweeping Covid-19 relief package without the threat of a filibuster from Republicans who oppose it. The measure passed 51-50 on a party line vote, but only after Vice President
Continue Reading A top doctor at the Russian hospital where opposition leader Alexey Navalny was treated immediately after his poisoning last summer has died, the hospital said on Thursday. Sergey Maximishin, who was the deputy chief physician of the Omsk emergency hospital, “suddenly” died at the age of 55, according to a statement released by the hospital.
Continue ReadingFaced with a barrage of bills to clamp down on ballot access around the country, some voting rights advocates are pinning their hopes on Congress and urging Democrats on Capitol Hill to use their slim majority to pass a sweeping election reform and voting rights package — even if they have to torpedo the filibuster
Continue ReadingAs arrests on the southern border increase, White House and other administration officials are opening a channel of communications to advocacy groups that have a direct line to migrants, according to multiple sources. Days into his presidency, Joe Biden signed a slate of executive orders addressing the US immigration system, jump-starting a process to reverse
Continue ReadingRobinhood lifted trading limits on GameStop, AMC and other Reddit favorites Friday, easing restrictions that engulfed the free trading app in controversy last week. “There are currently no temporary limits to increasing your positions,” Robinhood said in a blog post. Robinhood outraged customers and lawmakers last week by temporarily suspending purchases of GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry
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