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Month: March 2021

Mikaela Shiffrin doesn’t want to have to choose between ‘morality versus being able to do your job’ at the 2022 Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics in Beijing are under growing calls for a boycott because of China’s policy on the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang, policy that the US government has deemed “genocide.” Beijing has vehemently denied such accusations and lashed out at what it calls the politicization of sports. Now

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White House pulls Tanden nomination

The White House on Tuesday pulled Neera Tanden’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget amid opposition from key senators, dealing the first Cabinet-level defeat for President Joe Biden. Biden said in a statement that Tanden had requested to withdraw her name from consideration, and that she would still serve in his administration.

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Líder de la mayoría demócrata confía en la aprobación del paquete de estímulo cuando el proyecto regrese del Senado

(CNN) — El líder de la mayoría de la Cámara de Representantes, Steny Hoyer, predijo con confianza que la Cámara aprobaría fácilmente el proyecto de paquete de estímulo cuando sea enviado por el Senado a la cámara baja la próxima semana. Cerró la posibilidad de que los progresistas, que han dicho que harán cualquier cosa

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Mammograms pick up swelling due to Covid-19 vaccine, causing unnecessary fear, radiologists say

When she found a lump in her left breast during a routine self-check, Boston primary care physician Dr. Devon Quasha knew exactly what to do. She immediately scheduled a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound at Massachusetts General Hospital for early January. Then the Moderna vaccine became available to health care professionals in the city. She received

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Indiana girls bring concerns over ‘Men Working’ signs to their lawmakers, and the city vows action

Two young sisters are using their voices to fight for gender equality in their city. When Blair Babione, 11, and her sister Brienne, 9, noticed “Men Working” signs at construction sites around Carmel, Indiana, they were concerned about the language. “They would ask me well, ‘Why do the signs say men?’” their mother Leslie Babione

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