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    • A COVID warning for the world from Brazil

      A COVID warning for the world from Brazil

      Studies suggest a coronavirus variant that swept through the city of Manaus is not only more contagious, but also might infect people who've already recovered from other versions.

      A few cases in U.S. »
      • WH caves to pressure from moderate Dems on checks

        WH caves to pressure from moderate Dems on checks

      • Man U-turned on highway to save abandoned infant

        Man U-turned on highway to save abandoned infant

      • Iowa reporter's trial sends 'a chilling message'

        Iowa reporter's trial sends 'a chilling message'

      • Scandal surrounds 25-year-old freshman GOP lawmaker

        Scandal surrounds 25-year-old freshman GOP lawmaker

      • Damning allegations against former White House doctor

        Damning allegations against former White House doctor

    • Nicola Sturgeon chokes back tears as she rejects 'absurd' claims she was out to destroy Alex Salmond
      World
      The Telegraph

      Nicola Sturgeon chokes back tears as she rejects 'absurd' claims she was out to destroy Alex Salmond

      Nicola Sturgeon today choked back tears and insisted "I would never have wanted to 'get' Alex Salmond" as she rejected as "absurd" his claims of a plot among senior SNP figures to destroy him. The First Minister told a Holyrood inquiry the "simple" truth was that several women made complaints about Mr Salmond's behaviour and "I refused to follow the usual pattern of allowing a powerful man to use his status and connections to get what he wants." In an appearance spanning more than eight hours, against the backdrop of calls for her resignation, Ms Sturgeon insisted she had seen "nothing that comes within a million miles" of backing Mr Salmond's conspiracy claims.

      • I did not want to ‘get’ Salmond, insists Sturgeon as she rejects plot claim
        I did not want to ‘get’ Salmond, insists Sturgeon as she rejects plot claim
        The Press Association
      • What time is Nicola Sturgeon speaking and why is she facing calls to quit?
        What time is Nicola Sturgeon speaking and why is she facing calls to quit?
        The Independent
    • Mom arrested after girl, 4, found alone on NYC sidewalk remained unclaimed for days
      U.S.
      TheGrio

      Mom arrested after girl, 4, found alone on NYC sidewalk remained unclaimed for days

      Over the weekend police officers were stunned to discover a four-year-old girl roaming the streets of New York City alone. Saturday, police noticed the child walking alone just after midnight at the corner of E. 156 St. and Prospect Ave. in the Bronx. Sunday, the NYPD shared surveillance video on its official Twitter page that showed a person who appears to be a woman walking ahead as the girl crosses the street alone.

    • Pence breaks silence to condemn Democrats' sweeping voting reform bill
      Politics
      Axios

      Pence breaks silence to condemn Democrats' sweeping voting reform bill

      In some of his most extensive remarks since Jan. 6, former Vice President Mike Pence wrote an op-ed Wednesday condemning House Democrats' sweeping election and anti-corruption proposal as an "unconstitutional power grab" by "leftists." Why it matters: Pence has largely stayed quiet since the Capitol insurrection, during which rioters were heard chanting "hang Mike Pence" after former President Trump promoted the claim that the vice president could block the certification of the Electoral College. The big picture: Writing in The Daily Signal, Pence repeated dubious claims that the 2020 election was "marked by significant voting irregularities."

      • Mike Pence Is Back And He's Lying About Election Security
        Mike Pence Is Back And He's Lying About Election Security
        HuffPost
      • Mike Pence comes out of hiding to nod towards Trump's election lies
        Mike Pence comes out of hiding to nod towards Trump's election lies
        The Week
    • Dr. Seuss Gets Blindsided by a Moral Minority
      Entertainment
      National Review

      Dr. Seuss Gets Blindsided by a Moral Minority

      If, in 1987, the editorial boards of the major newspapers learned that a fanatical cult of angry moral scolds, representing a small sliver of the population, was successfully campaigning to remove books from the public eye with the not-so-subtle encouragement of the president and his political allies, they would have been outraged. The Left used to be against banishing books, banning books, burning books. Just six years ago, when Barack Obama was publicly praising Dr. Seuss on March 2, Read Across America Day — a day specifically chosen by the National Education Association to honor Theodor Geisel's birthday — you would have called me a paranoid wingnut if I had told you that books such as On Beyond Zebra!

      • Why the decision to pull 6 Dr. Seuss books is an important move for diversity
        Why the decision to pull 6 Dr. Seuss books is an important move for diversity
        Yahoo Life
      • Six Dr. Seuss books removed with mixed reaction: 'I do not like erasing art, I do not think it's wise or smart'
        Six Dr. Seuss books removed with mixed reaction: 'I do not like erasing art, I do not think it's wise or smart'
        Yahoo News Canada
    • U.S. issues warning after Microsoft says China hacked its mail server program
      World
      NBC News

      U.S. issues warning after Microsoft says China hacked its mail server program

      The U.S. has issued an emergency warning after Microsoft said it caught China hacking into its mail and calendar server program, called Exchange. The perpetrator, Microsoft said in a blog post, is a hacker group that the company has "high confidence" is working for the Chinese government and spies primarily on American targets. The latest software update for Exchange blocks the hackers, prompting the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, to issue a rare emergency directive that requires all government networks do so.

      • Microsoft says China-backed hackers are exploiting Exchange zero-days
        Microsoft says China-backed hackers are exploiting Exchange zero-days
        TechCrunch
      • Microsoft: China-based hackers found bug to target US firms
        Microsoft: China-based hackers found bug to target US firms
        Associated Press
    • US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base
      World
      Associated Press

      US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base

      The White House warned that the U.S. may consider a military response to the rocket attack on Wednesday that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are housed, raising concerns this could trigger a new round of escalating violence. A U.S. contractor died after at least 10 rockets slammed into the base. And while no group claimed responsibility, it was the first strike since the U.S. bombed Iran-aligned militia targets along the Iraq-Syria border last week.

      • Rockets hit air base hosting U.S.-led coalition troops in Iraq
        Rockets hit air base hosting U.S.-led coalition troops in Iraq
        Yahoo News Video
      • US: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
        US: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
        Associated Press Videos
    • North Carolina mocked after prioritising anyone who has smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime for a vaccine
      U.S.
      The Telegraph

      North Carolina mocked after prioritising anyone who has smoked 100 cigarettes in their lifetime for a vaccine

      Governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, said that all frontline essential workers can have their vaccine now while giving three weeks' notice for those who are obese, in jail, pregnant, homeless - or who have smoked just five packets of cigarettes in their life. The cohort including smokers will be called forwards on March 24, and is designed to include adults at higher risk of virus exposure or who are at an increased risk of having a severe illness Smokers are defined as “current or former” having “smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime.” Victor Ricchezza, a Geology Professor at Georgia State University added: “I haven't smoked in years but was just joking with my wife that I could almost certainly smoke 100 cigarettes by the time we hit North Carolina in the car.”

    • U.S. DOJ declined to investigate Trump transport chief after inspector general review
      Politics
      Reuters

      U.S. DOJ declined to investigate Trump transport chief after inspector general review

      The U.S. Justice Department declined to investigate or prosecute then-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after the inspector general's office referred allegations of potential misuse of office for review, a report made public on Wednesday said. The report included allegations that Chao directed staff to research or purchase personal items for her online using her personal credit card or performed other personal errands for her or her father. The report focused largely on Chao's actions related to her family's shipping business, the Foremost Group, which was founded by her father and whose current chief executive is her sister.

      • IG finds misuse of office by Elaine Chao at Transportation
        IG finds misuse of office by Elaine Chao at Transportation
        Associated Press
      • Internal watchdog said ex-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao misused position, referred case for prosecution
        Internal watchdog said ex-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao misused position, referred case for prosecution
        USA TODAY
    • 9 of the Best Outdoor Rugs That Literally Ground Any Space
      World
      Architectural Digest

      9 of the Best Outdoor Rugs That Literally Ground Any Space

      High-traffic areas are about to meet their match Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • The FBI has arrested a white supremacist in Fort Lauderdale. Here’s the charge
      U.S.
      Miami Herald

      The FBI has arrested a white supremacist in Fort Lauderdale. Here’s the charge

      The arrest of Paul Nicholas Miller by FBI agents at his Fort Lauderdale home Tuesday morning on a pedestrian charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon seems a minor thing for the feds to make a point of announcing. Until, that is, it's noted that the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force was part of the arresting team, along with FBI agents and Fort Lauderdale police officers. Also, the Anti-Defamation League considers Paul Miller “a volatile white supremacist-accelerationist.”

      • Feds Arrest White Supremacist Livestreamer in Dawn Raid, Rattling Supporters
        Feds Arrest White Supremacist Livestreamer in Dawn Raid, Rattling Supporters
        The Daily Beast
      • FBI: White Supremacist Violence On The Rise
        FBI: White Supremacist Violence On The Rise
        NowThis
    • California crash kills 13 of 25 people crammed into SUV
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      California crash kills 13 of 25 people crammed into SUV

      Authorities are investigating whether human smuggling was involved after a crash Tuesday involving an SUV packed with 25 people and a tractor-trailer that left 13 people dead and bodies strewn across a roadway near the U.S. Mexico border. When police arrived, some of the passengers were trying to crawl out of the crumpled 1997 Ford Expedition while others were wandering around the fields. The rig's front end was pushed into the SUV's left side and two empty trailers were jackknifed behind it.

      • Authorities investigate whether human smuggling involved in Calif. crash
        Authorities investigate whether human smuggling involved in Calif. crash
        Yahoo News Video
      • Police: 13 killed on California highway when big rig hits SUV carrying 25 people
        Police: 13 killed on California highway when big rig hits SUV carrying 25 people
        Yahoo News Video
    • Schumer says Senate will take up relief bill as early as Wednesday
      Politics
      CBS News

      Schumer says Senate will take up relief bill as early as Wednesday

      The Senate is using the budget reconciliation process to pass the bill, which limits time for debate and allows legislation to pass with a simple majority, without any Republican votes. Under the rules of the budget reconciliation process, debate on the bill will be limited to 20 hours. Republican Senator Ron Johnson said Wednesday that he might ask the Senate clerk to read the full text of the bill, which any senator can request.

      • 'Hardy debate' on COVID bill could start Wednesday -Schumer
        'Hardy debate' on COVID bill could start Wednesday -Schumer
        Reuters Videos
      • Ron Johnson to Force Reading of 600-Page COVID Relief Bill to Delay Vote
        Ron Johnson to Force Reading of 600-Page COVID Relief Bill to Delay Vote
        National Review
    • SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test

      SpaceX's futuristic Starship looked like it aced a touchdown Wednesday, but then exploded on the landing pad with so much force that it was hurled into the air. The failure occurred just minutes after SpaceX declared success. The full-scale prototype of Elon Musk's envisioned Mars ship soared more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) after lifting off from the southern tip of Texas on Wednesday.

      • SpaceX's Starship prototype flies to 32,000 feet and sticks the landing in third flight test
        SpaceX's Starship prototype flies to 32,000 feet and sticks the landing in third flight test
        TechCrunch
      • SpaceX launches and lands Starship prototype
        SpaceX launches and lands Starship prototype
        Axios
    • Politics
      CBS News Videos

      Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Arizona election measures in Voting Rights Act case

      The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday appeared ready to uphold election measures in Arizona that would require election officials to throw away provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct, and limit who can collect absentee ballots for delivery to polling places. The justices heard arguments in the case as dozens of state legislatures consider changes to their election laws, including many that voting rights groups say could curb voter access. Ed O'Keefe reports.

    • Capitol rioter who ‘hit cops with fire extinguisher’ bused to DC by Turning Points USA
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Capitol rioter who ‘hit cops with fire extinguisher’ bused to DC by Turning Points USA

      A pro-Trump rioter involved in the storming of the US Capitol who allegedly hit police officers with a fire extinguisher travelled to Washington, DC on a bus organised by conservative group Turning Points USA (TPUSA). A court filing by the attorney for Robert Sanford, 55, reveals that he “traveled to the District on a bus organised by Turning Point USA, a mainstream young conservative organisation, with approximately fifty other people”. The bus rides were promoted ahead of time by the group and conservative youth activist Charlie Kirk, founder of student organisation Turning Point Action, an offshoot of TPUSA.

    • Watchdog: Pentagon wasted millions on Italian planes later sold as scrap, no one held accountable
      U.S.
      NBC News

      Watchdog: Pentagon wasted millions on Italian planes later sold as scrap, no one held accountable

      The U.S. Air Force wasted $549 million on faulty Italian-made cargo planes for the Afghan government and no one involved in the deal has been held to account, according to a new report by a government watchdog. Neither a former U.S. Air Force general who was heavily involved in the project nor the company that sold the flawed aircraft to the Pentagon has faced prosecution over the program, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in the report obtained by NBC News. The Pentagon bought 20 G222 cargo aircraft from Alenia North America in 2008 but the planes proved unreliable, with long delays to secure the delivery of spare parts, maintenance problems and numerous complaints about their safety from Afghan pilots.

    • Michelle Obama: Barack and I ‘can’t get a word in’ with Sasha, Malia
      Celebrity
      TheGrio

      Michelle Obama: Barack and I ‘can’t get a word in’ with Sasha, Malia

      During a recent interview on Good Morning America with host Robin Roberts, former First Lady Michelle Obama opened up about how she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, have open communications with their two young-adult daughters. I always have wanted them to start practicing the power of their voices very early on,” Mrs. Obama shared of Sasha, 19, and Malia, 22. If you sit around the dinner table, me and Barack, we can't get a word in edgewise and we like it like that.

      • Michelle Obama Says She Wants Daughters Sasha and Malia to Know the "Power of Their Voices"
        Michelle Obama Says She Wants Daughters Sasha and Malia to Know the "Power of Their Voices"
        Harper's Bazaar
      • Michelle Obama has first interview on 'Good Morning America' since Biden's inauguration
        Michelle Obama has first interview on 'Good Morning America' since Biden's inauguration
        USA TODAY
    • Why is Gov. Greg Abbott waiting a week to reopen Texas and lift mask mandate?
      Politics
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Why is Gov. Greg Abbott waiting a week to reopen Texas and lift mask mandate?

      There is a week before Gov. Greg Abbott's order ending the mask mandate and capacity limits at businesses goes into effect. Why did Abbott pick March 10 as the date to roll back his previous COVID-19 orders? Abbott told Hasty he intended to announce the lifting of the state's mask mandate and business capacity limits on the last Monday in February.

      • Texas gov lifts all coronavirus restrictions on businesses, rescinds mask mandate
        Texas gov lifts all coronavirus restrictions on businesses, rescinds mask mandate
        Yahoo News
      • Gregg Popovich slams Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's move to lift mask mandate: 'This is really ridiculous'
        Gregg Popovich slams Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's move to lift mask mandate: 'This is really ridiculous'
        Yahoo Sports
    • Canada vaccine panel recommends 4 months between COVID doses
      Health
      Associated Press

      Canada vaccine panel recommends 4 months between COVID doses

      A national panel of vaccine experts in Canada recommended Wednesday that provinces extend the interval between the two doses of a COVID-19 shot to four months to quickly inoculate more people amid a shortage of doses in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also expressed optimism that vaccination timelines could be sped up. The current protocol is an interval of three to four weeks between doses for the Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines.

      • How much time between vaccines? Canada's top health officials say guidance is coming this week
        How much time between vaccines? Canada's top health officials say guidance is coming this week
        Yahoo News Canada
      • China has pledged half a billion doses of its vaccine to more than 45 countries as experts raise concerns
        China has pledged half a billion doses of its vaccine to more than 45 countries as experts raise concerns
        Yahoo News Video
    • The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone
      World
      Reuters

      The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone

      A decade ago, Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbours who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. So far he has buried 23 cats in his garden, the most recent graves disturbed by wild boars that roam the depopulated community. Kato leaves food for feral cats in a storage shed he heats with a paraffin stove.

      • Returning to Fukushima's nuclear zone
        Returning to Fukushima's nuclear zone
        Reuters Videos
      • The pet whisperer of Fukushima
        The pet whisperer of Fukushima
        Reuters Videos
    • 5,000 National Guard troops remain in DC amid QAnon frenzy that Trump will be inaugurated again this week
      Politics
      The Independent

      5,000 National Guard troops remain in DC amid QAnon frenzy that Trump will be inaugurated again this week

      Nearly 5,000 National Guard troops are in Washington, DC this week for an inauguration that won't happen. According to Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, this has led to online chatter about storming the Capitol a second time. “Some of these people have figured out that apparently 75 years ago, the president used to be inaugurated on 4 March,” Smith said during a hearing last month with Department of Defense officials.

    • Vanessa Bryant says Kobe, Gianna ‘motivate’ her, but pain is ‘unimaginable’
      Celebrity
      TheGrio

      Vanessa Bryant says Kobe, Gianna ‘motivate’ her, but pain is ‘unimaginable’

      Vanessa Bryant, on the latest cover of PEOPLE Magazine, says that her pain is still “unimaginable” after the loss of her husband Kobe Bryant and her daughter Gianna Bryant, but that they still “motivate her.” It's been over a year since Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, 13, tragically passed in a helicopter crash last Jan. 26. While the world publicly mourned the loss of an icon, Vanessa is opening up to the outlet about her terrible loss and how she has coped through the past year.

      • Vanessa Bryant on how Kobe, Gigi motivate her to push forward amid 'unimaginable' pain
        Vanessa Bryant on how Kobe, Gigi motivate her to push forward amid 'unimaginable' pain
        Yahoo Sports
      • Vanessa Bryant Talks Kobe And Gigi For People Cover Story: 'This Pain Is Unimaginable'
        Vanessa Bryant Talks Kobe And Gigi For People Cover Story: 'This Pain Is Unimaginable'
        HuffPost
    • Live stimulus updates: Senate no longer expected to begin debate on COVID-19 bill Wednesday
      Politics
      USA TODAY

      Live stimulus updates: Senate no longer expected to begin debate on COVID-19 bill Wednesday

      The Senate's consideration of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill has been pushed back a day, according to a senior Democratic aide speaking on condition of anonymity. The Senate had been set to take a procedural vote Wednesday to begin debate on the legislation, but the Senate was still waiting for the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation to estimate the total cost of the Senate version of the bill, the aide said. The version of the bill passed by the House went billions of dollars over, so Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would have to introduce a Senate version of the bill bringing it in line.

      • 'Hardy debate' on COVID bill could start Wednesday -Schumer
        'Hardy debate' on COVID bill could start Wednesday -Schumer
        Reuters Videos
      • Senate Democrats delay introduction of Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill
        Senate Democrats delay introduction of Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill
        Reuters
    • A lawyer for an accused Oath Keeper Capitol rioter says the group's 'quick reaction force' of weapon suppliers was actually just one guy
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A lawyer for an accused Oath Keeper Capitol rioter says the group's 'quick reaction force' of weapon suppliers was actually just one guy

      In February, federal prosecutors arrested several members of the Oath Keepers - an anti-government militia group - on charges related to participating in the riot at the Capitol on January 6. Prosecutors alleged that the Oath Keeper members had planned part of their attack. They wore tactical gear, held training sessions in the weeks before, and looked at then-President Donald Trump's direction for their assault on Congress, prosecutors laid out in court documents.

    • Here's how much tax Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg would pay under Warren's proposed wealth tax
      Business
      Business Insider

      Here's how much tax Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg would pay under Warren's proposed wealth tax

      US billionaires would've paid $114 billion for 2020 under a proposed wealth tax, research suggests. The 15 richest Americans would contribute about a third of the tax, two tax groups said. The groups calculated how much tax Bezos, Musk, Gates, and Zuckerberg would pay under the plan.

      • Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax won't work. This will
        Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax won't work. This will
        Yahoo Finance
      • Warren, Sanders unveil 3% wealth tax on billionaires
        Warren, Sanders unveil 3% wealth tax on billionaires
        Yahoo Finance Video
    Should humans be next to explore Mars?
    • “Taking humans to Mars would require an investment astronomically out of kilter with the possible benefits.”

    • “Can a Mars settlement be a freer society than we enjoy on Earth? Maybe.”

    • “What we learn...may spark the next revolution that will make life in 2071 beyond anything we can imagine right now.”

    • “Our presence on Mars could jeopardize one of our main reasons for being there — the search for life.”

    • “The future of geologic investigation of other worlds lies with highly improved versions of our Mars rovers.”

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