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Month: March 2021

What’s next with the Covid relief bill

The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the Senate version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, a timeline that could see the sweeping legislation signed into law early this week. On Monday evening, the House will vote on the terms for the bill’s consideration, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in

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Malala Yousafzai lands Apple TV+ deal and discusses her hope for International Women’s Day

Nobel laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai is teaming up with Apple TV+ to bring empowering content to the streaming platform. Yousafzai spoke to CNN about the partnership between the streaming service and her production company, Extracurricular, in a recent interview, saying that her multi-year deal will include everything from creating documentaries, comedies to children’s programming.

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The royal split, racism and family struggles: 11 things we learned from Harry and Meghan’s explosive interview

It was the interview that some within Buckingham Palace must have feared — but Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s discussion with Oprah Winfrey was more revealing, explosive and potentially damaging to the royal family than many could have imagined. Allegations of racism within the family itself, and Meghan’s admission that she felt suicidal

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NASA named the Perseverance rover’s landing spot for Octavia E. Butler, the pioneering Black science-fiction author

Though they starred aliens, vampires and time travelers, Octavia E. Butler’s celebrated science-fiction novels were often grounded on Earth. Her name and enduring legacy, though, have made it as far as the Red Planet millions of miles away. For her pioneering work in the world of sci-fi, NASA named the site on Mars where the

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Boliviana Daniela Cajías hace historia en los Premios Goya al ser la primera mujer en ganar en Mejor dirección de fotografía

(CNN Español) — La boliviana Daniela Cajías hizo historia este sábado al ser la primera mujer que gana el Premio Goya a Mejor Dirección de Fotografía, en la entrega a cargo de la Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Cajías obtuvo el galardón por su trabajo en “Las niñas”, una película

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New round of rental assistance available for those struggling amid pandemic, here’s how to apply

Beginning Monday, Riverside County residents struggling to pay their rent because of public health lockdowns that impacted their finances can submit applications to qualify for a new round of rental assistance initiated by the county in partnership with several nonprofits. “Riverside County is eager to see this next round of assistance administered in a quick

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