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- The Independent
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Liz Cheney warns Donald Trump ‘going to unravel the democracy to come back into power’
- The Independent
Congress strikes surprise deal to move ahead with special commission on Capitol riot
‘Inaction – or just moving on – is simply not an option,’ Rep Bennie Thompson says as he announces new bill, which took months to agree on
- Miami Herald
Melrose explains why these Panthers are different. And how long the team can stay together
The question, posed to the NHL’s most recognizable television analyst, was simple: Can you remember a Florida Panthers team as good as this one?
- The Independent
Houston tiger is being secretly passed around safe houses, police believe
‘I don’t think it’s out of Houston yet, maybe out of county, but I don’t think so,’ Police Commander says
- The Independent
‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin offers $5,000 reward to find missing big cat in Houston
One the breakout characters of ‘Tiger King’ says missing Texas tiger “does not belong in private hands” and puts up $5,000 reward
- Reuters
CureVac-GSK coronavirus variant vaccine generates good immune response in rats
A second-generation COVID-19 vaccine developed by CureVac and GlaxoSmithKline, designed to protect against coronavirus variants, produced a high level of immune response in a trial in rats, the companies said on Thursday. CureVac in February said it would team up with GlaxoSmithKline on a COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting several variants with one shot. The shot uses messenger RNA technology, similar to successful vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, and clinical trials of the shot in humans are expected to start in the third quarter of this year.
- LA Times
Vanessa Bryant helped design Kobe's special Hall of Fame exhibit
For the first time since Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, a 600-square-foot exhibit will open for an inductee: Kobe Bryant.
- Idaho Statesman
Boise lifts mask mandate, gathering limit. ‘I can’t wait to see smiling faces,’ mayor says
The move comes after the CDC shifted its recommendations on Thursday.
- Business Insider
Elon Musk is right. Bitcoin could erase Tesla's strides toward a carbon-free future
Tesla suspended vehicle purchases made using bitcoin just three months after introducing it and it might be for the best.
- LA Times
CBS settles with ex-CEO Leslie Moonves after 2018 sexual harassment allegations
CBS' former CEO Leslie Moonves said he would donate his entire settlement to charity. The amount was not disclosed.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Boo Corrigan, NC State athletic director, gets a contract extension. Here’s what it says.
He “has provided exceptional vision and leadership for NC State Athletics.”
- BBC
Airbnb predicts unprecedented rebound in travel
The online booking platform says demand for holidays has soared as some countries emerge from lockdown.
- LA Times
Liz Cheney's ouster from House leadership amplifies voice of anti-Trump Republicans
Republicans face a midterm dilemma: Trump has an iron grip on the party, but he risks alienating swing voters.
- Associated Press
Biden cancels Trump's planned 'Garden of American Heroes'
President Joe Biden on Friday put the kibosh on his predecessor's planned “National Garden of American Heroes" and revoked former President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at social media companies' moderation policies and branding American foreign aid. In an executive order of his own, Biden abolished the Trump-formed task force to create the new monument, which the former president proposed last year. It was to have featured sculptures of dozens of American historical figures, including presidents, athletes and pop culture icons, envisioned by Trump as “a vast outdoor park that will feature the statues of the greatest Americans to ever live."
- LA Times
Column: Ellen DeGeneres announced the end of her show. Then somehow, she made things worse
What the talk show host said in Thursday's exit interviews only prolonged the controversy around her, raising the question: What will she do next?
- The Week
Olivia Munn has been 'obsessed with hanging out with' John Mulaney for years
"My girlfriend" just doesn't have the same ring to it, but comedian John Mulaney is reportedly dating actress Olivia Munn — news that broke shortly after Page Six revealed he's divorcing his wife of six years, Anna Marie Tendler. Munn and Mulaney supposedly met at church, though Munn has admitted she's had her eye on Mulaney for years. In a 2015 HuffPost Live interview resurfaced by Page Six on Friday, she revealed "we were at a wedding together and I was like 'Oh my gosh, do you and your fiancé want to go have dinner or something and go hang out?'" She added that "I was just so obsessed with hanging out with and talking with him," but afterwards, when Munn emailed Mulaney, he never wrote her back. "I might've got the wrong email — probably. That's what I tell myself," she joked. More stories from theweek.comRepublicans' dishonest war against 'critical race theory'There's growing speculation that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will name their daughter 'Philippa'Biden reportedly has a 'short fuse'
- Associated Press
Rep. Greene's combative behavior could spark ethics review
A year before her election to Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene searched for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at her Capitol office, taunting the New York Democrat to “get rid of your diaper” and “talk to the American citizens,” as shown in video unearthed Friday by CNN. The Georgia Republican continued: “If you want to be a big girl, you need to get rid of your diaper and come out and be able to talk to the American citizens." Two men appear along with her in the video, also mocking Ocasio-Cortez and her staff through the mail slot.
- INSIDER
2 people are buried on a runway at a US airport where hundreds of planes land every day, and many people have no idea
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia says it's the only airport to have graves embedded in an active, 9,350-foot runway.
- The Telegraph
Prince Harry’s broadside leaves senior royals bemused over his ‘woeful lack of compassion'
The Duke of Sussex’s broadside about the Prince of Wales has left senior royals bemused over his “woeful lack of compassion” for his own family, The Telegraph understands. All three royal households were seemingly left reeling on Friday by the Duke’s suggestion that he had been failed not only by his own father but through association, by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh too. One senior aide said it seemed “unnecessarily cruel” to “throw others under the bus” whilst trying to make a point about mental health. Another royal source said: “For a couple that have been at pains to set out their compassionate principles, they seem woefully lacking when it comes to their own family. “It’s not just the Prince of Wales but the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as well. “It has been met with utter bemusement.” There was particular bewilderment over Prince Harry’s implicit criticism of his grandparents, not least just a month after the Duke of Edinburgh’s death. Questions were also raised about the Duke and Duchess’s continued use of their royal titles. And aside from the highly personal content, royal sources suggested that the family was disappointed by the foul language used during the expletive-strewn 90-minute interview.