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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Anticipation is building for the Facebook Oversight Board’s looming decision on whether to keep or reverse a ban on former President Trump’s account. The board has said the decision will be announced “in the coming
Continue ReadingThe US has more than 9 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine ready to be administered if federal health officials lift their recommended pause of the one-shot vaccine, CNN has learned. President Joe Biden’s coronavirus adviser Jeff Zients told CNN there are more than 9 million doses that have already been distributed to
Continue ReadingThe United States is sending search and rescue gear to help Indonesia search for a submarine that went missing with 53 crew members on board, a defense official tells CNN. Three C-17 aircraft are expected to depart Dover Air Force Base Friday with watercraft and underwater search and rescue gear to assist with ongoing efforts
Continue ReadingHouse Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has been fined for violating the procedure of going through the metal detectors installed off the House floor, the first Democrat to receive such a fine. The House Ethics Committee confirmed in a statement Friday that Clyburn had been fined, one day after the South Carolina congressman told CNN about
Continue ReadingHonda became the latest automaker to promise an emissions-free future. In his first press conference as CEO of the Japanese automaker, Toshihiro Mibe said Friday the company “will strive” to sell only battery-electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles by 2040 in the three major markets where it primarily sells cars — North America, China
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Protests over deputies’ fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. kicked off for a third straight day Friday in North Carolina’s Elizabeth City, with demonstrators calling for authorities to release officers’ body camera footage of Wednesday’s killing. Demonstrators stood in the streets early Friday afternoon, blocking a few intersections in a commercial section of the city
Continue ReadingA fresh manicure makes Trevor Wilkinson feel a little more like his true self. And now, after a fight that lasted most of his senior year, the teenager can breathe easily in his Texas high school knowing that he fought for the right to be unapologetic about who he is. Wilkinson, 18, an openly gay
Continue ReadingSimone Biles, the most decorated gymnast ever and one of the world’s greatest athletes, is leaving endorsement powerhouse Nike for a deal with Athleta, the athletic clothing unit of Gap Inc. Biles is a significant signing for Athleta’s marketing efforts. She’s the first woman to capture five all-around gymnastic world championship titles, and the winner
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Another gender reveal party turned dangerous, this time in New Hampshire, with an explosion that shook nearby homes. The partygoers detonated around 80 pounds of explosives, Kingston police said in a statement. They used an explosive called Tannerite, a target used for firearms practice that also comes in a gender-reveal variety. After Kingston police arrived
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On Thursday, 94 senators voted to pass legislation denouncing the recent wave of hate crimes directed at Asian Americans and creating a new position at the Justice Department to expedite those sorts of cases in the future. One senator voted against the legislation: Missouri Republican Josh Hawley. “My big problem with Sen Hirono’s bill that
Continue ReadingCaitlyn Jenner, the former Olympian and reality TV star, announced Friday she plans to run to replace California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in an expected recall election later this year. “I’m in! California is worth fighting for,” she tweeted Friday morning. Jenner, a longtime Republican, filed paperwork in Los Angeles County and announced her intent
Continue ReadingWest Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Friday, bucking his own Democratic party and underscoring Murkowski’s reputation as one of the few Republican moderates left in the Senate. “I’ve met a lot of good people in Alaska, they know when they’ve got the real deal. And they see the person that
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will embark upon his first foreign trip in June, the White House said on Friday, with plans to attend the Group of 7 summit in southwestern England and diplomatic meetings in Brussels. Any president’s first venture abroad is closely watched for its symbolic nod to foreign policy priorities. Biden’s plans amount to
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden on Friday highlighted the economic opportunities of climate action a day after announcing an ambitious new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Leaders Summit on Climate from the White House. “Today’s final session is not about the threat that climate change poses, it’s about the opportunity that addressing climate change
Continue ReadingNow that he’s signed the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, President Joe Biden is turning to the next items on his legislative agenda — and laying the groundwork for raising taxes on wealthier Americans to pay for them. He is expected to outline the next step of his economic agenda during a joint session
Continue ReadingDiapers are a pricey, essential item for parents. Now, they’re getting even more expensive, hurting low-income families already struggling with the pandemic’s economic woes. Disposable diaper prices rose 8.7% during the year ending April 10, according to the latest numbers from NielsenIQ, which tracks point of sale data from retailers. Diaper makers recently said they
Continue ReadingClashes between Palestinians from east Jerusalem and Israeli police around the Damascus gate entrance to the Old City erupted in a night of unrest that earlier saw Jewish extremists marching through another city street shouting “Death to Arabs.” The violence marks a high point so far in a new phase of complex heightened tensions in
Continue ReadingA female police official has been killed in a knife attack at a police station in a suburb of Paris, French officials said Friday. The attack took place at the station in Rambouillet, 35 miles southwest of the capital. The suspect is dead, officials said. The anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office, which usually handles investigations of terrorist
Continue ReadingNeighbors on Thursday described a chaotic scene of North Carolina deputies trying to serve a warrant, a car pulling away and shots fired — leaving one man dead. The shooting took place Wednesday morning in a working-class neighborhood of Elizabeth City in the northeastern corner of the state. The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Illinois (KMOV) — A one-month-old lamb is learning to walk after a Metro East animal rescue stepped in to help. The lamb was born to a farmer along with 100 other lambs, but a deformity in its front legs made it difficult for the baby to stand,
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