How to get your money back from postponed events
After events were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many customers would like their money back. John Breyault of the National Consumers League gives tips on how to do that
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The politicians call on the state Senate president to end the recount
- The Independent
Stephen Miller and 16 other Trump aides are still receiving taxpayer-funded salaries
The formal presidential transition period ends in July
- The Independent
Rashida Tlaib says Democrats tell her they support Palestine in secret because they’re scared of ‘intimidation’
Progressive wing of party increasingly challenges traditional US stance towards Israel
- Reuters
North Carolina prosecutor says police were justified in fatally shooting Andrew Brown
(Reuters) -A North Carolina prosecutor will not bring criminal charges against sheriff's deputies for the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown, a Black man, outside his home last month, saying on Tuesday that the killing was justified because Brown endangered their lives by driving toward them. Pasquotank County District Attorney Andrew Womble said he had concluded his investigation and found no wrongdoing by the deputies, despite calls for prosecution by lawyers for Brown's family, who described his death as an execution. Brown, 42, was shot as he resisted arrest and tried to speed off in his car during a morning raid at his home on April 21 in Elizabeth City, a riverfront community where just over half of the roughly 18,000 residents are Black.
- The Independent
Frito Lay claims famous ‘rags to riches’ tale of a janitor inventing Flamin Hot Cheetos is an ‘urban legend’
Richard Montañez’s “rags to riches” story of how he went from being a janitor to a successful businessman by inventing Flamin’ Hot Cheetos may be an “urban legend” the company claimed
- The Independent
Tucker Carlson complains that the Pentagon is more interested in diversity than UFOs
Fox News host asks military to ‘shut up’ about equality and start defending the country
- The Independent
Biden promises to keep Rashida Tlaib’s West Bank family safe after she accused him of ‘taking orders’ from Israel
President says he is praying for congresswoman’s family as administration facing pressure to demand Israel ceasefire
- The Independent
Internet reacts to Andrew Giuliani launching run for New York governor
‘I swear I can hear people from New York laughing as they hear Andrew Giuliani is running for Governor’
- The Independent
‘A grandpa sending money’: Security questions raised after reporters find Biden’s Venmo account
App’s security comes under scrutiny, as social media users comment: ‘I'm just surprised Biden knows what Venmo is’
- The Independent
Elon Musk loses ranking as world’s second-richest person as Tesla value drops
SpaceX founder loses second spot to LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault
- The Independent
Marco Rubio claims US needs to tackle ‘stigma’ and take UFOs seriously
‘I don't think we can allow the stigma to keep us from having an answer’, says senator
- The Independent
Ted Cruz blasted for joking about his Cancun trip: ‘A child died’
Senator tweeted excitement at new flights from Houston to Mexican beach destination
- The Independent
Republican who compared Capitol rioters to ‘tourists’, screamed in terror during attack, new photos reveal
In another picture from 6 January riot, Andrew Clyde is ‘the person screaming at the far left of this photo’
- The Independent
Coronavirus: Is the Indian variant in the US?
What need you need to know about the ‘more transmissible’ variant of Covid in the US
- The Independent
Covid vaccines available in US ‘are likely’ effective against Indian variant, Dr Fauci says
Experts say the B.1.617 is likely responsible for the stark rise in Covid-19 infections in India
- Lexington Herald-Leader
COVID vaccine hesitancy remains a ‘major barrier’ in rural areas, new CDC study finds
The CDC found 38.9% of residents in rural counties had received at least one vaccine dose, compared with 45.7% in urban counties.
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Nepal struggles with shortages of hospital beds and oxygen
Coronavirus patients are lying in the open outside hospitals in Nepal, gasping for oxygen, while on a Kathmandu riverbank, dead bodies are being cremated in open air.The Red Cross says this South Asian country is heading toward a “human catastrophe,” if no action is taken soon.It is scrambling to contain a fresh wave of infections that has spilled across the border with India. That’s where a new variant of the virus first emerged. This strain has now spread throughout Nepal as well.It’s sparked a surge in the country’s infections, recording 57 times as many cases as a month ago. The Red Cross says nearly half of coronavirus tests are coming back positive.The surge has led to a shortage of hospital beds, medical supplies and oxygen. Overcrowded hospitals in capital city Kathmandu say they are unable to take new patients, who await treatment on the floor, in hallways or even outside.Meanwhile, the death toll continues to rise, forcing city officials to create space on a riverbank to cremate a flow of bodies. The crematorium near the city’s largest Hindu temple has been overflowing with families of the dead.
- The Independent
Senator Tom Cotton hit with social media scorn after accusing AP of colluding with Hamas following Israeli airstrike
Republican ridicules reporters for ‘whiny’ coverage following ‘wholly appropriate’ airstrike on offices by Israel, as US admit it has not seen evidence of terrorist infrastructure in the blown-up building
- WCVB - Boston
Do COVID-19 vaccine antibodies decrease over time?
A Massachusetts frontline health care worker who was vaccinated at the beginning of 2021 wonders if there has been any evidence of a decrease in COVID-19 antibodies as seen in vaccine trials.
- The Independent
Joel Greenberg pleads guilty to sex trafficking as banner flown above court reads ‘tick tock Matt Gaetz’
A plane has flown a banner above US District Court in Orlando, Florida reading “Tick Tock Matt Gaetz” as the GOP congressman’s ally Joel Greenberg pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a minor, among other charges, potentially aiding prosecutors in a related investigation involving the Republican congressman. Mr Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector, appeared in court on Monday after admitting to introducing a “minor to other adult men, who engaged in commercial sex acts” with her, according to a lengthy plea agreement filed on 14 May. The other men were not named. Mr Gaetz was not named in court documents filed in US District Court on Friday.