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    • COVID infection rate nearing highest of pandemic so far

      COVID infection rate nearing highest of pandemic so far

      The number of new coronavirus cases per week has nearly doubled globally over the past two months, approaching the highest rate seen so far during the pandemic.

      'Situation is extremely challenging' »
      • Suspect in FedEx shooting was a former employee

        Suspect in FedEx shooting was a former employee

      • Rep. Waters tells Rep. Jordan 'shut your mouth' in hearing

        Rep. Waters tells Rep. Jordan 'shut your mouth' in hearing

      • 'Unconscionable': Some Dems rip Biden for refugee cap

        'Unconscionable': Some Dems rip Biden for refugee cap

      • Liberty seeks millions from disgraced former president

        Liberty seeks millions from disgraced former president

      • Amazon: Why workers sided with company, not union

        Amazon: Why workers sided with company, not union

    • Biden explains decision to impose new sanctions on Russia, but envisions 'more effective relationship'
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      Yahoo News

      Biden explains decision to impose new sanctions on Russia, but envisions 'more effective relationship'

      In a speech on Thursday, President Biden explained his decision to impose new sanctions on Russia, saying that Vladimir Putin's government had attempted to interfere with the 2020 U.S. presidential election and was behind a massive hack targeting America. “We cannot allow a foreign power to interfere in our democratic process with impunity,” Biden said in remarks delivered in the East Room of the White House. On Thursday morning, the president signed an executive order that imposed a range of new sanctions and the expulsion of diplomats.

      • Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia in response to 2020 election interference
        Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia in response to 2020 election interference
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      • U.S. sanctions Russia, expels diplomats over hacking, interference
        U.S. sanctions Russia, expels diplomats over hacking, interference
        Yahoo News Video
    • Marjorie Taylor Greene is leading an 'America First Caucus' that wants to uphold 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'
      Politics
      The Week

      Marjorie Taylor Greene is leading an 'America First Caucus' that wants to uphold 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'

      In an effort to "follow in President Trump's footsteps," a new America First Caucus led by far-right lawmakers is seeking to protect "Anglo-Saxon political traditions." The new caucus is recruiting members, reports Punchbowl News, and is appealing to a "common respect for Anglo-Saxon political traditions," including pushing for infrastructure that "befits the progeny of European architecture." Punchbowl described the materials being distributed as "some of the most nakedly nativist rhetoric we've ever seen."

      • New conservative group would save 'Anglo-Saxon' traditions
        New conservative group would save 'Anglo-Saxon' traditions
        Associated Press
      • Hard-right Republicans forming new caucus to protect 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'
        Hard-right Republicans forming new caucus to protect 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'
        NBC News
    • Homeless Man Chases Away Anti-Asian Harasser on NYC Train as Bystanders Watched
      U.S.
      NextShark

      Homeless Man Chases Away Anti-Asian Harasser on NYC Train as Bystanders Watched

      An Asian woman was harassed on a New York City subway train before being helped by a homeless man on Thursday. What happened: The 34-year-old victim, who wishes to remain anonymous, was on a southbound Q train at the 96th Street Subway Station at 11:30 p.m., when the male suspect directed anti-Asian statements at her, according to authorities. The woman verbally defended herself and told him to leave, reported NBC New York.

    • Israel says it will 'definitely' stop Iran from getting bomb
      World
      Associated Press

      Israel says it will 'definitely' stop Iran from getting bomb

      Israel's foreign minister said Friday that his country was determined to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon, after Tehran promised to step up its uranium enrichment process. “We will do whatever it takes to prevent the extremists (in Iran) from succeeding, and definitely will prevent this regime from having a nuclear weapon,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi told reporters on a visit to Cyprus. Iranian officials say the country will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity following an attack on its nuclear facility at Natanz, in central Iran, on Sunday, that it blamed on Israel.

      • Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60% unhelpful, but glad about talks
        Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60% unhelpful, but glad about talks
        Reuters
      • Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever
        Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever
        Associated Press
    • Prosecutor didn’t ‘fully inform himself’ before testifying Adam Toledo had gun
      U.S.
      TheGrio

      Prosecutor didn’t ‘fully inform himself’ before testifying Adam Toledo had gun

      A Cook County prosecutor who said in court the boy was armed when Chicago cops shot him is now backtracking. A prosecutor who said in court that 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun when he was shot by Chicago Police is now backtracking on his statement. Toledo was shot and killed in the early morning hours of March 29 while police were detaining a man, Ruben Roman, responding to a call of shots fired around 2:30 a.m.

      • Chicago Releases Video Of Police Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo
        Chicago Releases Video Of Police Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo
        HuffPost
      • Don Lemon defends officer in Adam Toledo shooting: 'Not all police shootings are the same'
        Don Lemon defends officer in Adam Toledo shooting: 'Not all police shootings are the same'
        Yahoo TV
    • A look at new Biden administration sanctions against Russia
      Politics
      Associated Press

      A look at new Biden administration sanctions against Russia

      The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out a sweeping set of sanctions on Russia over its election interference, hacking campaigns and other malign activity. The Treasury Department sanctioned 16 people and 16 entities related to Russia's election interference efforts. Additionally, the department took new action to sanction Yevgeniy Prigozhin, a backer of the Internet Research Agency, which carried out Russia's election interference campaign in 2016, and Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian intelligence agent who falsely claimed Ukraine was behind the 2016 interference effort.

      • Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia in response to 2020 election interference
        Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia in response to 2020 election interference
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      • U.S. sanctions Russia, expels diplomats over hacking, interference
        U.S. sanctions Russia, expels diplomats over hacking, interference
        Yahoo News Video
    • Breakfast burrito catches TSA agent’s attention. An ingredient led to arrest in Texas
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Breakfast burrito catches TSA agent’s attention. An ingredient led to arrest in Texas

      A breakfast burrito with an “unusual” lump caught the attention of a TSA agent in Texas, officials say. The officer was conducting routine security checks of carry-on luggage April 2 at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston when something unidentified appeared on the X-ray screen, according to the the Transportation Security Administration. TSA officers @HobbyAirport suspected something wasn't right with this breakfast item & contacted @houstonpolice to investigate.

    • George Floyd death: Ex-officer Chauvin will not take the stand
      U.S.
      BBC

      George Floyd death: Ex-officer Chauvin will not take the stand

      The ex-officer accused of killing George Floyd says he will not testify on his own behalf as the defence rests their case and court is adjourned. Derek Chauvin denies killing Mr Floyd. Video of Mr Chauvin kneeling on the neck of Mr Floyd led to worldwide protests against racism and policing.

      • NOT REAL NEWS:  A look at what didn't happen this week
        NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
        Associated Press
      • Chauvin skips testifying as trial in Floyd death nears end
        Chauvin skips testifying as trial in Floyd death nears end
        Associated Press
    • World
      Associated Press

      UN Security Council votes on monitors of Libya cease-fire

      The U.N. Security Council is voting on a draft resolution that urges all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya and authorizes a small U.N. team to monitor last October's cease-fire agreement that ordered their departure. The British-drafted resolution would approve Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' proposals on the composition and operational aspects of the cease-fire monitoring laid out in a letter to the council. In the April 7 letter, obtained by The Associated Press, the U.N. chief proposed “an initial maximum number of 60 monitors” for “a phased deployment” of the cease-fire monitoring component which would be part of the U.N. political mission in Libya known as UNSMIL.

    • ‘A bobcat attacked my wife!’ Security camera captures wild encounter in North Carolina
      U.S.
      Lexington Herald-Leader

      ‘A bobcat attacked my wife!’ Security camera captures wild encounter in North Carolina

      Ten seconds later, the seemingly benign man turned into what some people are calling a Hulk-like hero when a bobcat attacked his wife in North Carolina. Home security cameras captured the bizarre moment the unidentified man hurled a bobcat across his Pender County yard and threatened to shoot it. The 46-second clip was first posted on TikTok and has since been widely shared on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit.

    • Man who smoked legal weed in Nevada now faces years in prison in Dubai, lawyer says
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Man who smoked legal weed in Nevada now faces years in prison in Dubai, lawyer says

      A Las Vegas man faces prison time after he traveled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and marijuana was detected in his urine, his lawyer said. Peter Clark, 51, traveled to Dubai for a business trip on Feb. 24 but was hospitalized for pancreatitis, Clark's attorney Radha Stirling wrote on her website Detained in Dubai. The hospital took a urine test, found traces of marijuana and reported it to the police, who charged Peter and took him to the Al Barsha police station on March 3, Stirling said.

    • Appeals court upholds Canada-U.S. asylum-seeker agreement
      World
      Reuters

      Appeals court upholds Canada-U.S. asylum-seeker agreement

      A Canadian appeals court on Thursday upheld a Canada-U.S. agreement to turn back asylum seekers, overturning a lower court ruling, siding with the federal government and setting up a possible Supreme Court showdown. The Canadian government had launched an appeal defending the agreement and, by association, U.S. immigration detention practices. Canada had argued the pact was necessary to manage its border with the United States.

    • How to spot and correctly identify North Carolina’s six venomous snakes
      U.S.
      Raleigh News and Observer

      How to spot and correctly identify North Carolina’s six venomous snakes

      Along with the warmer weather of spring and summer months, North Carolinians know anytime they are outdoors to keep an eye out for things that slither. Especially in the springtime, when snakes are becoming more active and are more likely to cross our paths, it's good to know the venomous (sometimes incorrectly referred to as poisonous) snakes from the harmless ones, which are beneficial to keep around. A good rule of thumb is that most venomous snakes have a triangular or diamond-shaped head, while nonvenomous snakes have a tapered head.

    • Moderna expects vaccine shipments to Britain, Canada to be delayed, EU, Swiss roll-out on track
      Business
      Reuters

      Moderna expects vaccine shipments to Britain, Canada to be delayed, EU, Swiss roll-out on track

      The drugmaker will deliver about 650,000 doses by the end of April, not the expected 1.2 million, Canada's Procurement Minister Anita Anand said. Moreover, one million to two million Moderna doses of the 12.3 million doses slated for the second quarter would be delayed until the third. These delivery woes further complicate European vaccine issues already being exacerbated by rare side effects linked to AstraZeneca's and Johnson & Johnson's vaccines, with Britain advising pregnant women now to get Moderna or Pfizer shots.

      • Pfizer CEO says a third vaccine dose is likely, Moderna updates booster shot timeline
        Pfizer CEO says a third vaccine dose is likely, Moderna updates booster shot timeline
        Yahoo Finance Video
      • U.S. administers 202.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
        U.S. administers 202.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
        Reuters
    • World
      Yahoo News Video

      Chicago releases video of fatal police shooting of 13-year-old boy

      Body camera footage of a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy last month shows the officer yelling “Drop it! at the teen right before he opens fire.

    • Refugee agencies and Democratic lawmakers condemn Biden’s ‘shameful’ plan to keep admissions at Trump limits
      Politics
      The Independent

      Refugee agencies and Democratic lawmakers condemn Biden’s ‘shameful’ plan to keep admissions at Trump limits

      President Joe Biden will not raise the cap on refugee entries to the US, reneging on his administration's previous call to admit more people fleeing from crisis than the historically low level under former president Donald Trump. Refugee agencies and immigration advocacy groups – which have warned that the administration is on track to resettle the lowest number of refugees into the country than any other administration in US history – roundly criticised the move. Lawmakers and refugee groups have warned that delays over admission policies have stranded already-vetted refugees, as frustrated resettlement agencies accuse the president of breaking a pledge to welcome people to the US after a chaotic four-years under Mr Trump.

      • Democrats Criticize Joe Biden Over Low Refugee Admissions Announcement
        Democrats Criticize Joe Biden Over Low Refugee Admissions Announcement
        HuffPost
      • Dozens Of House Democrats Urge Joe Biden To Lift Cap On Refugee Admissions
        Dozens Of House Democrats Urge Joe Biden To Lift Cap On Refugee Admissions
        HuffPost
    • U.S.
      Raleigh News and Observer

      Durham man pleads guilty to shooting grandfather in the head at 16. Why did he do it?

      Nearly six years after William Evans was found shot and cold in a Durham parking lot, his grandson pleaded guilty to shooting the 65-year-old man with his own gun. Under a plea agreement, Dominick Jackson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to up to nearly 10 years in prison, with credit for the more than five years he spent in jail awaiting trial. Under North Carolina sentencing laws, courts must consider mitigating and aggravating factors that could decrease or increase the sentence.

    • The 9 Best Wireless Headphones for Every Kind of Use
      Lifestyle
      Architectural Digest

      The 9 Best Wireless Headphones for Every Kind of Use

      From the most comfortable pair to the best value buy, these headphones will carry you through the spring, summer, and beyond Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • World stocks at new peaks on strong China, U.S. data
      Business
      Reuters

      World stocks at new peaks on strong China, U.S. data

      NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Gold prices hit a seven-week high and global stocks scaled new records on Friday after strong U.S. and Chinese economic data bolstered expectations of a solid global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Government stimulus, strong corporate earnings from U.S. banks and in Europe, along with signs of economic recovery in countries leading the COVID-19 vaccination race have all helped push stock market indexes to new heights this week. MSCI's broadest gauge of world stocks rose 0.42% to an all-time peak, lifted by surging European shares and lesser gains on Wall Street where both the Dow Industrial and benchmark S&P 500 posted their fourth week of successive gains.

      • World stocks scale fresh peaks on strong China, U.S. data
        World stocks scale fresh peaks on strong China, U.S. data
        Reuters
      • Wall Street ends week positively; S&P 500, Dow hit record highs
        Wall Street ends week positively; S&P 500, Dow hit record highs
        Reuters
    • SolarWinds: Russian intelligence behind major cyber attack, Raab reveals as US expels diplomats
      World
      The Independent

      SolarWinds: Russian intelligence behind major cyber attack, Raab reveals as US expels diplomats

      Russian intelligence was behind a major cyber attack that effected more than 100 major US firms as well as branches of the US government, the UK foreign office has revealed. In a statement the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said British Intelligence had assessed that it was “highly likely” Moscow was behind the SolarWinds hack, which saw hackers infiltrate government agencies and corporate secrets of the likes of Microsoft in early 2020. The Russian ambassador was summoned to the FCDO to be told the UK will continue to work with allies to “call out and counter malign operations” undertaken by Russian intelligence.

      • US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        Engadget
      • Britain calls out Russia for 'malign' cyber attacks
        Britain calls out Russia for 'malign' cyber attacks
        The Telegraph
    • Princes William and Harry to be reunited before Prince Philip's funeral
      Celebrity
      The Telegraph

      Princes William and Harry to be reunited before Prince Philip's funeral

      The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex will be reunited behind closed doors at Windsor Castle on Saturday before laying their beloved grandfather to rest. Members of the Royal family including Prince William and Prince Harry will gather in the State Entrance Hall before the Duke of Edinburgh's coffin emerges from the State Entrance at 2.41pm. In an apparent sign of ongoing tensions between the brothers, they will not walk shoulder to shoulder in the funeral procession but will be separated by their cousin Peter Phillips, the Queen's eldest grandchild.

      • Prince Philip's funeral: How the day will unfold
        Prince Philip's funeral: How the day will unfold
        Yahoo News UK
      • The last royal funeral: Pictures show how different Prince Philip's ceremony will be
        The last royal funeral: Pictures show how different Prince Philip's ceremony will be
        Yahoo News UK
    • U.S.
      Politico

      Gaetz ex-girlfriend feared alleged sex-trafficking victim taped call for feds

      Matt Gaetz's former girlfriend has told friends she's worried that the woman who is key to the federal government's sex-crimes investigation tried to get her to incriminate the Florida lawmaker on a recorded call. The revelation raises the possibility that federal prosecutors have two top cooperating witnesses: the woman who was an alleged sex-trafficking victim when she was a minor and the Gaetz associate already indicted for that crime, former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg. Until now, there were signs the alleged sex-trafficking victim was not cooperating with federal authorities.

    • GOP Reps. Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene were the only 'no' votes on a bill reauthorizing the National Marrow Donor Program
      Politics
      Business Insider

      GOP Reps. Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene were the only 'no' votes on a bill reauthorizing the National Marrow Donor Program

      GOP Reps. Greene and Boebert voted against a bill that would renew the National Marrow Donor Program. "Nothing in this bill prevents the funding of aborted fetal tissue," a spokesman for Greene said. GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Lauren Boebert of Colorado were the only members of Congress to vote against a bill that would provide patients who suffer from leukemia or other blood diseases access to potentially life-saving bone marrow transplants.

      • ‘Comically evil’: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert cause outrage by voting against bone marrow donor program
        ‘Comically evil’: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert cause outrage by voting against bone marrow donor program
        The Independent
      • Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert Invent Reasons to Vote Against Bone Marrow Bill
        Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert Invent Reasons to Vote Against Bone Marrow Bill
        The Daily Beast
    • Latina grandmother assaulted on LA bus in anti-Asian attack
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Latina grandmother assaulted on LA bus in anti-Asian attack

      A 70-year-old Latina woman who was mistaken for Asian was savagely beaten on a Los Angeles bus, her son says. The assailant then dragged Becky to the other end of the bus and brutally battered her, her son Pete told The Eastsider. Pete says he and his family are often mistaken for Asian Americans, but they're actually of Mexican heritage.

    • Queen shares favourite unseen photograph of Prince Philip
      Celebrity
      The Telegraph

      Queen shares favourite unseen photograph of Prince Philip

      The Queen has shared one of her favourite photographs of herself relaxing with the Duke of Edinburgh, her beloved husband of 73 years. The image depicts the couple in a rare private moment, off duty, relaxed and enjoying each other's company in one of their favourite beauty spots atop the Coyles of Muick on the Balmoral estate. It is thought the picture was taken during the couple's traditional summer break at the Queen's nearby private estate of Balmoral.

      • William and Kate release previously unseen photographs of the royal children
        William and Kate release previously unseen photographs of the royal children
        Cosmo
      • Kate shares unseen photo of the Queen, Philip and their great-grandchildren
        Kate shares unseen photo of the Queen, Philip and their great-grandchildren
        Country Living
    Companies speak out on voting rights
    • “There’s no ‘both sides of the debate’ when it comes to active voter suppression.”

    • “Companies that do this ooze contempt for their own customers and employees who are not in the leftmost quarter of opinion.”

    • “The truth is that Fortune 500 companies were never taking moral stances from the goodness of their corporate hearts.”

    • “The truth is, the companies hold the cards…If companies stick to their guns, Georgia is likely to back down as well.”

    • “When a company folds to the unfounded outrage of a few misinformed nuts, they are forever at the mob’s beck-and-call.”

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