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    • 'Example of the American Dream' dies of virus at age 40

      'Example of the American Dream' dies of virus at age 40

      Juan Ordoñez, 40, of North Arlington, N.J., is among the more than 500,000 Americans who have lost their lives to COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic.

      This is his story »
      • This drug gets you high and is legal ... maybe

        This drug gets you high and is legal ... maybe

      • Female students were warned about future GOP rep

        Female students were warned about future GOP rep

      • Humans on Mars? Red planet a tantalizing destination.

        Humans on Mars? Red planet a tantalizing destination.

      • Cuomo acknowledges behavior seen as unwanted

        Cuomo acknowledges behavior seen as unwanted

      • 3 Kan. cops shot while investigating vacant home

        3 Kan. cops shot while investigating vacant home

    • Myanmar coup: UN ambassador fired after anti-army speech
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      BBC

      Myanmar coup: UN ambassador fired after anti-army speech

      Myanmar's military rulers say they have fired the country's ambassador to the United Nations, a day after he called for help to remove the army from power. In an emotional speech, Kyaw Moe Tun said no-one should co-operate with the military until it handed back power to the democratically elected government. UN sources told Reuters that as they do not recognise the junta, Kyaw Moe Tun remains Myanmar's UN ambassador.

      • Myanmar's ambassador to the U.N. has been fired
        Myanmar's ambassador to the U.N. has been fired
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      • Myanmar military fires UN ambassador after anti-coup speech
        Myanmar military fires UN ambassador after anti-coup speech
        Axios
    • Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls
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      Associated Press

      Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls

      Families in Nigeria waited anxiously for news of their abducted daughters after more than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by gunmen from a government school in the country's north last week, the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings in the West African nation. Aliyu Ladan Jangebe said his five daughters aged between 12 and 16 were at the school when the kidnappers stormed in. “We cannot imagine their situation,” he said of his missing daughters.

      • Nigerian schoolboys freed as forces search for 300 abducted girls
        Nigerian schoolboys freed as forces search for 300 abducted girls
        Reuters
      • 317 schoolgirls have been abducted by 'bandits' in an attack on a boarding school in Nigeria
        317 schoolgirls have been abducted by 'bandits' in an attack on a boarding school in Nigeria
        INSIDER
    • In Iraq, pope to visit Mosul churches desecrated by Islamic State
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      Reuters

      In Iraq, pope to visit Mosul churches desecrated by Islamic State

      In Mosul, adjacent to the Biblical city of Nineveh, four churches representing different denominations occupy a small square surrounded by low-rise houses, testament to the role Iraq's once flourishing Christian community played. Today, all four churches are either damaged or destroyed after Islamic State militants occupied the city from 2014-2017, desecrated many of the buildings and used them to run its administration, including as a jail and a court. "It used to be a bit like the Jerusalem of the Nineveh plains," said Mosul and Akra's Chaldean Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel of "Church Square", the name given to the site that Pope Francis will visit on March 7 during his historic trip to Iraq.

    • Archaeologists uncover ancient ceremonial carriage near Pompeii
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      Reuters

      Archaeologists uncover ancient ceremonial carriage near Pompeii

      Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze and tin was found near the stables of an ancient villa at Civita Giuliana, around 700 metres (yards) north of the walls of ancient Pompeii. Massimo Osanna, the outgoing director of the Pompeii archaeological site, said the carriage was the first of its kind discovered in the area, which had so far yielded functional vehicles used for transport and work, but not for ceremonies.

    • Defying lethal shootings, Myanmar protesters back on streets
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      Associated Press

      Defying lethal shootings, Myanmar protesters back on streets

      Police in Myanmar's biggest city on Monday fired tear gas at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the military's seizure of power a month ago, despite reports that security forces had killed at least 18 people around the country a day earlier. The protesters in Yangon were chased as they tried to gather at their usual meeting spot at the Hledan Center intersection. In the capital, Naypyitaw, the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi made a court appearance Monday via videoconference, the independent Myanmar Now online news agency reported.

      • Myanmar court files two more charges against Suu Kyi; protesters march again
        Myanmar court files two more charges against Suu Kyi; protesters march again
        Reuters
      • 'How many dead bodies?' asked Myanmar protester killed on bloodiest day
        'How many dead bodies?' asked Myanmar protester killed on bloodiest day
        Reuters
    • The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’
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      BBC

      The mystery of India’s ‘lake of skeletons’

      High in the Indian Himalayas, a remote lake nestled in a snowy valley is strewn with hundreds of human skeletons. Roopkund Lake is located 5,029 metres (16,500ft) above sea level at the bottom of a steep slope on Trisul, one of India's highest mountains, in the state of Uttarakhand. The remains are strewn around and beneath the ice at the "lake of skeletons", discovered by a patrolling British forest ranger in 1942.

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      Associated Press

      Girl dies after being caned during 'exorcism' in Sri Lanka

      Police in Sri Lanka said Monday they have arrested two people in connection with the death of a 9-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit. The two suspects — the woman performing the exorcism and the girl's mother — were to appear in court Monday to hear charges over the girl's death, which occurred over the weekend in Delgoda, a small town about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of the capital Colombo. According to police spokesperson Ajith Rohana, the mother believed her daughter had been possessed by a demon and took her to the home of the exorcist so a ritual could be performed to drive the spirit away.

    • Israel says initial assessment is Iran behind explosion on Israeli-owned ship
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      Reuters

      Israel says initial assessment is Iran behind explosion on Israeli-owned ship

      Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday his "initial assessment" was that Iran was responsible for an explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman. The ship, a vehicle-carrier named MV Helios Ray, suffered an explosion between Thursday and Friday morning. A U.S. defence official in Washington said the blast left holes above the waterline in both sides of the hull.

      • Israeli-owned ship docked in Dubai after mysterious blast
        Israeli-owned ship docked in Dubai after mysterious blast
        Associated Press
      • Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship
        Netanyahu accuses Iran of attacking Israeli-owned cargo ship
        Associated Press
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      Reuters Videos

      Biden urges Senate to pass COVID relief bill

      And with their vote, we're one step closer to vaccinating the nation. We are one step closer to putting 1400 dollars in the pockets of Americans. We're one step closer to extending unemployment benefits for millions of Americans who are shortly going to lose them.

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      Associated Press

      Pakistan hopes to save $3 billion in new gas deal with Qatar

      Pakistan's landmark, new deal with Qatar for liquefied natural gas at lower rates will save Islamabad a total of about $3 billion over the next 10 years, an adviser to the country's prime minister said Monday. The agreement, signed last Friday, will save the state $317 million annually due to the reduced price of the gas compared to the 2015 agreement between the two countries, according to Nadeem Babar, Prime Minister Imran Khan's adviser on petroleum. This “will result in the lowering of the overall cost of liquefied natural gas” imported from Qatar, Babar said.

    • Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight
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      Associated Press

      Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight

      A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police said, bringing focus on a practice that continues in some Indian states despite a decades-old ban. The rooster, with a 3-inch knife tied to its leg, fluttered in panic and slashed its owner, 45-year-old Thangulla Satish, in his groin last week, police inspector B. Jeevan said Sunday. Jeevan said police filed a case and were looking for over a dozen people involved in organizing the cockfight.

      • A rooster stabbed a man to death with a knife during a cockfight
        A rooster stabbed a man to death with a knife during a cockfight
        INSIDER
      • Indian man killed by his own bird during cockfight
        Indian man killed by his own bird during cockfight
        BBC
    • AstraZeneca has sold its stake in Moderna for more than $1 billion: The Times
      Business
      Reuters

      AstraZeneca has sold its stake in Moderna for more than $1 billion: The Times

      The report added that it was not clear over what period British-based AstraZeneca sold its holding in Moderna. AstraZeneca and Moderna did not immediately respond to requests for comment. AstraZeneca is retaining partnership with Moderna on other disease treatments and could sell its AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine on a commercial basis in future if the virus becomes endemic, the report added.

      • German states call for unused AstraZeneca vaccine to be given to younger people
        German states call for unused AstraZeneca vaccine to be given to younger people
        Reuters
      • Exclusive: EU audits Indian vaccine maker as AstraZeneca looks to boost supplies to the bloc - source
        Exclusive: EU audits Indian vaccine maker as AstraZeneca looks to boost supplies to the bloc - source
        Reuters
    • J&J's COVID-19 shot gets CDC panel backing; vaccine near shipping
      Health
      Reuters

      J&J's COVID-19 shot gets CDC panel backing; vaccine near shipping

      The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 12-0 to recommend the vaccine from J&J as appropriate for Americans 18 and older. State and local public health authorities will use Food and Drug Administration and CDC guidance as they administer the first 4 million doses. CDC epidemiologist Dr. Sara Oliver said during a Sunday presentation that there are not yet any studies comparing J&J's vaccine directly to the other approved vaccines from Pfzier-BioNTech and Moderna Inc but that all vaccines were highly effective at reducing hospitalizations and deaths.

      • FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson Single-Dose Vaccine For COVID-19
        FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson Single-Dose Vaccine For COVID-19
        HuffPost
      • U.S. FDA authorizes J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine
        U.S. FDA authorizes J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine
        Reuters Videos
    • Republican congressman appears at white nationalist conference whose founder called Capitol riot ‘awesome’
      Politics
      The Independent

      Republican congressman appears at white nationalist conference whose founder called Capitol riot ‘awesome’

      Republican congressman Paul Gosar appeared at a white nationalist political conference before attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), according to reports. The Arizona Republican appeared on-stage at the "America First Political Action Conference" (AFPAC) on Friday, following the far-right conference's founder, Nicholas Fuentes. Mr Fuentes, an alleged white nationalist, said on Friday that the Capitol riot – in which five people died – was “awesome”, and that "white people are done being bullied".

      • Rep. Gosar criticizes ‘white racism’ after speaking at event whose organizer called for white supremacy
        Rep. Gosar criticizes ‘white racism’ after speaking at event whose organizer called for white supremacy
        TheGrio
      • Rep. Paul Gosar speaks at white nationalist event in Florida ahead of CPAC, skips in-person D.C. votes
        Rep. Paul Gosar speaks at white nationalist event in Florida ahead of CPAC, skips in-person D.C. votes
        USA TODAY
    • Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital
      World
      Associated Press

      Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital

      Saudi Arabia said Saturday it intercepted a missile attack over its capital and bomb-laden drones targeting a southern province, the latest in a series of airborne assaults it has blamed on Yemen's rebel Houthis. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen's yearslong war announced the Iran-allied Houthis had launched a ballistic missile toward Riyadh and three booby-trapped drones toward the province of Jizan, with a fourth toward another southwestern city and other drones being monitored. No casualties or damage were initially reported.

    • Iran dismisses idea of talks with EU and U.S. to revive 2015 nuclear deal
      World
      Reuters

      Iran dismisses idea of talks with EU and U.S. to revive 2015 nuclear deal

      Iran on Sunday ruled out holding an informal meeting with the United States and other major powers to discuss ways to salvage the unravelling 2015 nuclear deal, insisting Washington must first lift all its unilateral sanctions. "Considering the recent actions and statements by the United States and three European powers, Iran does not consider this the time to hold an informal meeting with these countries, which was proposed by the EU foreign policy chief," Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, according to Iranian media.

      • Iran insists U.S. lift sanctions first to revive nuclear deal talks
        Iran insists U.S. lift sanctions first to revive nuclear deal talks
        Reuters
      • Iran says it will not meet US for informal talks on saving nuclear deal
        Iran says it will not meet US for informal talks on saving nuclear deal
        The Telegraph
    • In oil-rich Iraq, a few women buck norms, take rig site jobs
      World
      Associated Press

      In oil-rich Iraq, a few women buck norms, take rig site jobs

      It's nearly dawn and Zainab Amjad has been up all night working on an oil rig in southern Iraq. Elsewhere in the oil-rich province of Basra, Ayat Rawthan is supervising the assembly of large drill pipes. The women, both 24, are among just a handful who have eschewed the dreary office jobs typically handed to female petroleum engineers in Iraq.

    • Arrival of 'sticky bombs' in Indian Kashmir sets off alarm bells
      World
      Reuters

      Arrival of 'sticky bombs' in Indian Kashmir sets off alarm bells

      Security forces battling a decades-long insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir are alarmed by the recent arrival in the disputed region of small, magnetic bombs that have wreaked havoc in Afghanistan. "Sticky bombs", which can be attached to vehicles and detonated remotely, have been seized during raids in recent months in the federally administered region of Jammu and Kashmir, three senior security officials told Reuters. "These are small IEDs and quite powerful," said Kashmir Valley police chief Vijay Kumar, referring to improvised explosive devices.

    • Minneapolis approved funding to hire social media influencers to spread information about ex cop Derek Chauvin's trial
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      Minneapolis approved funding to hire social media influencers to spread information about ex cop Derek Chauvin's trial

      Minneapolis city council approved funding to hire social media influencers for Derek Chauvin's trial, WCCO-TV reported. The influencers will be paid to provide the local community with information about the trial. Chauvin was charged in Floyd's death, and his trial is set to begin on March 8.

      • Minneapolis To Hire “Social Media Influencers” To Report During Upcoming George Floyd Death Trial
        Minneapolis To Hire “Social Media Influencers” To Report During Upcoming George Floyd Death Trial
        Deadline
      • Minneapolis Will Pay 6 Local 'Influencers' to Send Out City-Backed Messages During Derek Chauvin Trial
        Minneapolis Will Pay 6 Local 'Influencers' to Send Out City-Backed Messages During Derek Chauvin Trial
        Complex
    • Analysis: U.S. seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place - for now
      World
      Reuters

      Analysis: U.S. seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place - for now

      Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been spared direct punishment after a U.S. intelligence report implicated him in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he has not emerged unscathed. The declassified report, based on CIA intelligence, concludes that the prince approved an operation to "capture or kill" Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. President Joe Biden's decision to publish a report that his predecessor Donald Trump had set aside brings with it a broad refocusing of Washington's stance on dealing with the kingdom, on its human rights record, and on its lucrative arms purchases.

      • WH Press Secretary Defends Choice Not To Punish Saudi Prince For Khashoggi Murder
        WH Press Secretary Defends Choice Not To Punish Saudi Prince For Khashoggi Murder
        HuffPost
      • Don't bully Riyadh, Saudi columnists tell Biden administration
        Don't bully Riyadh, Saudi columnists tell Biden administration
        Reuters
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      Reuters Videos

      Low tide leaves Venice canals almost empty

      Traditional gondolas and boats could be seen almost beached in the canals as water levels reached a peak of -48 cm, creating an unusual landscape in the lagoon city. Venice, beloved around the world for its canals, historic architecture and art, has always lived in a fragile balance between low and high tides, that usually create variations of around 50 cm in sea levels. Flooding is a constant enemy of the art city built on a collection of small islands within a saltwater lagoon off the north-eastern coast of Italy, with every new incursion damaging its medieval and Renaissance palaces.

    • Fauci Fires Back at Kristi Noem Saying He’s ‘Wrong’: ‘The Numbers Don’t Lie’
      U.S.
      The Daily Beast

      Fauci Fires Back at Kristi Noem Saying He’s ‘Wrong’: ‘The Numbers Don’t Lie’

      Biden'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.

      • Dr. Fauci Slaps Down Gov. Kristi Noem's CPAC Dig: Numbers 'Don't Lie'
        Dr. Fauci Slaps Down Gov. Kristi Noem's CPAC Dig: Numbers 'Don't Lie'
        HuffPost
      • Fauci on CPAC speech: ‘I’m sure that you can get a standing ovation by saying I’m wrong’
        Fauci on CPAC speech: ‘I’m sure that you can get a standing ovation by saying I’m wrong’
        Politico
    • Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation

      In their own comments or by inviting skeptics to testify at legislative hearings, some GOP state lawmakers are using their platform to promote false information about the virus, the steps needed to limit its spread and the vaccines that will pull the nation out of the pandemic. In some cases, the misstatements have faced swift backlash, even getting censored online. That's raised tough questions about how aggressively to combat potentially dangerous misinformation from elected officials or during legislative hearings while protecting free speech and people's access to government.

    • 'We're done with that lifestyle': Jessica Watkins, Ohio woman charged in Capitol riot, renounces Oath Keepers
      U.S.
      USA TODAY

      'We're done with that lifestyle': Jessica Watkins, Ohio woman charged in Capitol riot, renounces Oath Keepers

      An Ohio woman ordered held in jail pending trial on charges in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge late Friday that she has disbanded her armed group in Ohio and plans to cancel her membership in the Oath Keepers. Jessica Watkins, 38, of Champaign County, told U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in the District of Columbus that she was appalled and humiliated by the events of Jan. 6. "As soon as I'm out, whether acquittal or release, I'm canceling my Oath Keepers membership," she said.

    • Fact-checking the wildest claims from Trump’s CPAC speech
      Politics
      The Independent

      Fact-checking the wildest claims from Trump’s CPAC speech

      As state electors, Congress, over 60 unsuccessful lawsuits, Trump administration officials like former attorney William Barr, and even many (but certainly not all) state-level Republican officials have confirmed, Joe Biden won the election fair and square. The ex-president also blamed a litany of factors for his loss, from dead voters being counted to new mail-in ballot expansions during the pandemic. The Democrats used the China virus as an excuse to change all of the election rules, without the approval of their state legislators, making it therefore illegal.

    If Trump runs again, can he win?
    • “How about we skip ‘he won’t win’ cycle and not do 2016 all over again. Trump can absolutely win another presidential election.”

    • “With independents deserting him, there is simply no path for Trump to get back into the White House — except as a tourist.”

    • “They might as well cancel the 2024 primaries...because there is no way he can lose.”

    • “The next Republican presidential primary will be heavily shaped by Trump — whether or not he decides to run again.”

    • “Donald Trump will not be running for president again. He will, however, continue to tease the possibility of a 2024 run.”

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