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- The Independent
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- The Independent
CPAC: Gaetz says media ‘biased’ over Ted Cruz’s Cancun trip and should have focused on ‘caravans’ of migrants instead
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- Reuters
More than 20 million in Britain get first COVID-19 vaccine dose
More than 20 million people across the United Kingdom have now received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot, data showed on Sunday as the country made more progress with Europe's fastest vaccination programme. Britain has suffered the highest COVID-19 death toll in Europe - it currently stands at 122,849 - and the heaviest economic shock among big rich countries, according to the headline measures of official data. But the pace of its vaccination roll-out has raised the prospect of a gradual lifting of its current lockdown restrictions between now and the end of June.
- The Independent
Republicans cite ‘public health emergency’ for skipping Covid relief votes while speaking at maskless CPAC
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Tear gas and water cannon fly in Chile protest
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- USA TODAY
American Airlines flight diverted after 'disturbing and unacceptable' passenger fight over racial slur
An American Airlines flight from Texas to Los Angeles was diverted to Phoenix after an in-flight passenger altercation. Two women were later arrested.
- Business Insider
Trump falsely claims in CPAC speech that he could beat Democrats 'for a third time' in 2024
Trump said that the US has "gone from America first to America last" under Biden, a nod to the appeal of the former president's ideological worldview.
- INSIDER
Regina King's dazzling Golden Globes gown was covered in more than 40,000 sparkles and took 350 hours to make
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- Business Insider
Customers are boycotting Trader Joe's after the chain fired an employee who asked the CEO to enhance COVID-19 protections
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- INSIDER
January Jones and Kiernan Shipka tried on their Golden Globes dresses from 10 years ago, and they still seem to fit
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- Business Insider
White House staffer describes 'a complete lack of empathy' during Trump administration for keeping residence workers safe from COVID-19
"People stayed home," a staffer said. "Everything from food service to national security - if it could be done at home, it was done at home."
- USA TODAY
An 8th grader wouldn't take off his hat. Instead of sending him home, the principal helped fix his haircut.
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- Business Insider
The Bidens, in a rare gesture, immediately greeted the White House residence staff upon entering the building on Inauguration Day, staffer says
"We were all very flattered," a residence staffer said. "Usually we meet them in the first days or first weeks, but never in the first minutes."
- The Daily Beast
Fauci Fires Back at Kristi Noem Saying He’s ‘Wrong’: ‘The Numbers Don’t Lie’
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesBiden’s chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci hit back at South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s harsh criticism of him on Sunday, saying her comments about him at this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) were “not very helpful” and “unfortunate.”Noem, who has received praise from conservatives for largely ignoring coronavirus restrictions and guidelines, got a standing ovation from the CPAC crowd when she boasted about ignoring the medical advice of experts and called out Fauci for supposedly being “wrong.” Appearing on CBS News’ Face the Nation, Fauci was asked if that sentiment was an impediment to the nation’s recovery.Kristi Noem Under Scrutiny for Using State Plane to Fly to NRA, Turning Points Meet-Ups“It’s unfortunate but it’s not really helpful because sometimes you think things are going well and just take a look at the numbers, they don’t lie,” he said. During an interview with Noem on the same program, anchor Margaret Brennan grilled the Republican governor and potential 2024 presidential candidate on her state’s poor performance with the deadly virus.“So for your state, you have, if you look at starting in July, which was after that spring peak, you have the highest death rate in cumulative COVID deaths per million in the country,” Brennan said, adding: “I know you’re conservative and you care about the sanctity of life. So how can you justify making decisions that put the health of your constituents at risk?”Noem, meanwhile, brushed off the question, instead telling Brennan that “those are questions that you should be asking every other governor in this country as well.”FAUCI REACTS: Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to @govkristinoem's criticism at #CPAC that the veteran medical expert is "wrong" on hospital capacity and #COVID19 caseloads: "It's unfortunate but it's not really helpful… just take a look at the numbers they don't lie." pic.twitter.com/y9Xz30lsr0— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 28, 2021 Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
- Business Insider
Cuomo reverses course, asks New York Attorney General and top judge to appoint independent investigator over sexual harassment claims
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- CBS News
"We are American, too": Hundreds in New York rally against anti-Asian hate
Top political leaders promised support and tougher action against racially-motivated attacks on Asian Americans.
- Politico
Fauci on CPAC speech: ‘I'm sure that you can get a standing ovation by saying I'm wrong’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was applauded at the conservative conference when she rebuked his Covid guidance.
- Associated Press
Prince Harry: Split from royal life 'unbelievably tough'
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- Reuters
Trump proposes new voting limits, rails against "monster" voting rights bill
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday laid out a variety of election proposals, such as limiting absentee voting and days when Americans can vote, in his first public speech after his stinging Nov. 3 election loss. Democrats' nationwide push to register new voters, including Black voters and young people, and Trump's refusal to urge his Republican supporters to vote by absentee ballot are believed to have been factors in his 7 million vote loss to Joe Biden. At a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, Trump said Election Day should be only one day, not a number of days leading up to the actual voting day.