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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' »
      • No response as divers knock on capsized ship hull off La.

        No response as divers knock on capsized ship hull off La.

      • Law enforcement officers respond to Chauvin trial

        Law enforcement officers respond to Chauvin trial

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

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

      • Pfizer CEO: COVID booster likely needed within a year

        Pfizer CEO: COVID booster likely needed within a year

      • Former alt-right YouTuber explains his methods

        Former alt-right YouTuber explains his methods

    • Spain acquits man of sexually abusing 14-year-old stepdaughter who gave birth to his child
      World
      The Telegraph

      Spain acquits man of sexually abusing 14-year-old stepdaughter who gave birth to his child

      A Spanish court has provoked outrage by acquitting a man of sexually abusing his 14-year-old stepdaughter despite the fact she gave birth to his child. The Pamplona court accepted the defendant's claim that the teenager had sat astride him while he was asleep on the sofa and engaged in penetrative sex. The girl's mother reported the father for alleged sexual abuse of her daughter, who initially said she had been raped in the street before changing her story to corroborate her stepfather's claim that he had not been conscious when they had sex.

    • EXPLAINER: What are the Iran nuclear talks all about?
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      Associated Press

      EXPLAINER: What are the Iran nuclear talks all about?

      Negotiations to bring the United States back into a landmark nuclear deal with Iran resumed Thursday in Vienna amid signs of progress — but also under the shadow of an attack this week on Iran's main nuclear facility. After more than two hours of talks characterized by Russia's delegate as generally positive, issues were turned back over to two working groups for continued discussion and refinement. In 2015, Iran signed an agreement with the U.S., Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain that was intended to set limits on Tehran's nuclear program in order to block it from building a nuclear weapon — something it insists it doesn't want to do.

      • Iran nuclear talks to last several days then pause: EU official
        Iran nuclear talks to last several days then pause: EU official
        Reuters
      • Iran, world powers resume nuclear talks amid strains over enrichment, Natanz attack
        Iran, world powers resume nuclear talks amid strains over enrichment, Natanz attack
        Reuters
    • Exclusive: EU agrees to sanction two companies close to Myanmar military, diplomats say
      World
      Reuters

      Exclusive: EU agrees to sanction two companies close to Myanmar military, diplomats say

      The European Union has agreed to impose sanctions on another 10 individuals linked to the Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar and to target two businesses run by the armed forces for the first time in protest at the military takeover, two diplomats said. The measures, which the diplomats said could take effect next week, would target two companies that generate revenue for the Myanmar Armed Forces. While the EU has an arms embargo on Myanmar and targeted 11 senior military officials last month, the decision to target two companies is the most significant response so far for the bloc since the coup that ousted an elected government led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

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      Yahoo News Video

      Prosecutors: Missing college student killed during 1996 rape attempt

      Missing California college student Kristin Smart was killed in 1996 during an attempted rape by a fellow student, and the suspect's father helped hide her body, the San Luis Obispo County district attorney said Wednesday.

    • Bronx Man Arrested For Hate Crime Against Asian Woman
      U.S.
      NextShark

      Bronx Man Arrested For Hate Crime Against Asian Woman

      A Bronx man has been arrested for allegedly harassing a 25-year-old Asian woman in Manhattan. Daniel Negroni, 31, is accused of targeting the unnamed victim in Sutton Place around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, according to WLNY. The woman reported that Negroni approached her and made anti-Asian comments as she was out on First Avenue and 57th Street on the East Side.

    • New blast at St. Vincent volcano; cruise ship helps evacuees
      World
      Associated Press

      New blast at St. Vincent volcano; cruise ship helps evacuees

      La Soufriere volcano shot out another explosive burst of gas and ash on Friday as a cruise ship arrived to evacuate some of the foreigners who had been stuck on a St. Vincent island coated in ash from a week of violent eruptions. Friday morning's blast “wasn't a big explosion compared to the ones that we last weekend, but it was big enough to punch a hole through the clouds," said Richard Robertson, lead scientist at the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center, in an interview with local NBC radio. During a comparable eruption cycle in 1902, explosive eruptions continued to shake the island for months after an initial burst killed some 1,700 people, though the new eruptions so far have caused no reported deaths among a population that had received official warning a day earlier that danger was imminent.

      • Humanitarian crisis feared in St. Vincent amid eruptions
        Humanitarian crisis feared in St. Vincent amid eruptions
        Associated Press
      • St Vincent fears COVID-19 outbreak with volcano evacuations
        St Vincent fears COVID-19 outbreak with volcano evacuations
        Associated Press
    • Face masks to be jettisoned at pilot events for return of crowds
      World
      The Telegraph

      Face masks to be jettisoned at pilot events for return of crowds

      Face masks will not be used at a series of large-scale pilot events in the coming weeks as ministers plan for the return of mass gatherings without Covid rules. Trials that involve suspending combinations of restrictions including face coverings and social distancing will take place at up to 15 pilots before the end of May. The moves will be offset by a requirement for all event attendees to show a negative Covid test, but the Government confirmed on Friday that it will not be trailing the use of vaccine passports in the pilots.

    • ‘Alarm is growing’: Michigan governor faces shutdown dilemma as Covid cases rise
      Politics
      The Guardian

      ‘Alarm is growing’: Michigan governor faces shutdown dilemma as Covid cases rise

      The coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions that Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer, enacted in March last year were among the nation's toughest, and the governor's leadership is thought to have saved lives. Now, as Michigan faces another surge of cases and hospitalizations, its worst yet, Whitmer has changed tack. Despite past success and growing calls for another lockdown from public health experts, and doctors managing hospitals with Covid patients, the governor is resisting further restrictions, and is instead largely relying on a vaccination rollout and a voluntary suspension of in-person dining services.

      • Michigan governor talks about spring surge of COVID cases in her state
        Michigan governor talks about spring surge of COVID cases in her state
        ABC News Videos
      • Gretchen Whitmer Resists Biden Administration on Coronavirus Lockdowns
        Gretchen Whitmer Resists Biden Administration on Coronavirus Lockdowns
        National Review
    • U.S.
      Reuters

      Investigators find officer wounded in Tennessee not shot by student's gun

      A police officer wounded during a shooting incident inside a high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, was struck by a bullet that was not fired by the gun of the student who police shot and killed, according to a preliminary investigation. A 17-year-old high school student, who opened fire at an Austin-East Magnet High School, was fatally shot on Monday during a confrontation with the police. The officers, who were responding to the scene, tracked the gunman to a bathroom where shots were fired.

    • Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong's rebel mogul and pro-democracy voice
      World
      BBC

      Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong's rebel mogul and pro-democracy voice

      The billionaire media mogul Jimmy Lai is one of the most prominent supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Mr Lai was 12 years old when he fled his village in mainland China, arriving in Hong Kong as a stowaway on a fishing boat. Like a number of the city's famed tycoons, he went from a menial role, toiling in a Hong Kong sweatshop, to founding a multi-million dollar empire.

      • Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 14 months in prison for unauthorised assembly
        Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 14 months in prison for unauthorised assembly
        Reuters
      • Outspoken Hong Kong billionaire Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months in prison for taking part in pro-democracy protests
        Outspoken Hong Kong billionaire Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months in prison for taking part in pro-democracy protests
        Business Insider
    • Ethics row after human-monkey embryo created in major scientific breakthrough
      Science
      The Telegraph

      Ethics row after human-monkey embryo created in major scientific breakthrough

      Scientists have grown human cells in monkey embryos with the aim to understand more about how cells develop and communicate with each other. Researchers from the Salk Institute in California have produced what is known as monkey-human chimeras, with human stem cells - special cells that have the ability to develop into many different cell types - inserted in macaque embryos in petri dishes in the lab. The scientists, led by Professor Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, say their work could pave the way in addressing the severe shortage in transplantable organs as well as help understand more about early human development, disease progression and ageing.

      • Scientists Create First Human-Monkey Embryos That Could Potentially Produce Organs for Transplants
        Scientists Create First Human-Monkey Embryos That Could Potentially Produce Organs for Transplants
        People
      • Scientists create human-monkey hybrid embryos in a lab
        Scientists create human-monkey hybrid embryos in a lab
        BGR
    • ‘#OneNation’ American flags along Curtiss Parkway stir controversy
      U.S.
      Miami Herald

      ‘#OneNation’ American flags along Curtiss Parkway stir controversy

      Fifty American flags were recently placed along Miami Springs' popular Curtiss Parkway walking path as a show of local patriotism. “One nation is a right-wing, 501 (4)(c), dark-money fundraising group,” said resident Dan Wells, at last Monday's City Council meeting. Wells referred to a section of Miami Springs' code that states: “No political or election signs may be placed or located on the swales, medians, sidewalks, streets, alleys, bike paths or other public rights-of-way of the City.”

    • Moderna sees shortfall in Britain COVID vaccine shipments, EU deliveries on track
      World
      Reuters

      Moderna sees shortfall in Britain COVID vaccine shipments, EU deliveries on track

      U.S. drugmaker Moderna expects a shortfall in COVID-19 vaccine doses from its European supply chain hitting second-quarter delivery quantities for Britain and Canada, though European Union- and Swiss-bound shipments are on track, a spokesperson said. The delays, first announced on Friday when Canada said Moderna would be delivering only about half the planned 1.2 million doses by the end of April, come as Switzerland's Lonza ramps up three new production lines to make active ingredients for Moderna vaccine supplies outside of the United States. "The trajectory of vaccine manufacturing ramp-up is not linear, and despite best efforts, there is a shortfall in previously estimated doses from the European supply chain," Moderna said in a statement.

      • UK COVID vaccine supplies to be hit after Moderna delays
        UK COVID vaccine supplies to be hit after Moderna delays
        Yahoo News UK
      • Moderna expects vaccine shipments to Britain, Canada to be delayed, EU, Swiss roll-out on track
        Moderna expects vaccine shipments to Britain, Canada to be delayed, EU, Swiss roll-out on track
        Reuters
    • Biden expels Russian diplomats and announces new sanctions in retaliation for hacking
      World
      The Independent

      Biden expels Russian diplomats and announces new sanctions in retaliation for hacking

      US president Joe Biden has announced sanctions against a number of Russian officials and ordered the immediate expulsion of ten diplomats from the country, following allegations of election interference and hacking. The US government said for the first time on Thursday that that the hack, which affected at least 100 private-sector businesses and nine federal agencies, was carried out by Russia. The US has also alleged that Russian president Vladimir Putin authorised attempts to swing the 2020 US presidential election in favour of Donald Trump.

      • US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        Engadget
      • U.S. sanctions Russia, expels diplomats over hacking, interference
        U.S. sanctions Russia, expels diplomats over hacking, interference
        Yahoo News Video
    • Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and other GOP lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him have spent tens of thousands of dollars on private security
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, and other GOP lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him have spent tens of thousands of dollars on private security

      Lawmakers who criticized Trump or voted to impeach him spent thousands to improve personal security after the Capitol attack. Republicans including Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney beefed up their security, per Punchbowl News. Prominent lawmakers spent tens of thousands of dollars on private security guards and other protection following the Capitol riots, a Punchbowl News analysis of campaign finance records shows.

      • Liz Cheney's Answer On If She'd Ever Vote For Trump Stumps Fox News Anchor
        Liz Cheney's Answer On If She'd Ever Vote For Trump Stumps Fox News Anchor
        HuffPost
      • Romney, Cheney, and other Trump critics spend 'tens of thousands' on security after Capitol riot
        Romney, Cheney, and other Trump critics spend 'tens of thousands' on security after Capitol riot
        The Week
    • Lawyer of police officer who shot Adam Toledo says it’s ‘disheartening’ no one has asked how officer is doing
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Lawyer of police officer who shot Adam Toledo says it’s ‘disheartening’ no one has asked how officer is doing

      The lawyer representing Eric Stillman, the Chicago Police Officer who shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo after chasing him down an alley while investigating a shots fired call, said he was "disheartened" that no one had asked about the welfare of his client. Tim Grace, Mr Stillman's lawyer, issued a statement on Thursday after viewing the body camera footage of Mr Toledo's death, in which he chastised the media and the public at large for not being more sympathetic to the condition of the police officer. What is amazing and disheartening is that very few have asked about the welfare of the officer.

      • 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
      • Chicago releases video of fatal police shooting of 13-year-old boy
        Chicago releases video of fatal police shooting of 13-year-old boy
        Yahoo News Video
    • Republicans say less than 6% of Biden's plan is traditional infrastructure. BofA says it's more like half.
      Business
      Business Insider

      Republicans say less than 6% of Biden's plan is traditional infrastructure. BofA says it's more like half.

      Bank of America says about half of Biden's infrastructure plan is traditional, or physical, infrastructure. This contrasts with the GOP argument that less than 6% of Biden's plan goes to roads and bridges. The bank added that nontraditional infrastructure will take longer to prompt economic growth.

      • Infrastructure? Or jobs? Controversy over name of Biden proposal highlights long tradition in politics
        Infrastructure? Or jobs? Controversy over name of Biden proposal highlights long tradition in politics
        The Conversation
      • Senate Republicans are drafting their own infrastructure plan and want to tax people for it, not corporations
        Senate Republicans are drafting their own infrastructure plan and want to tax people for it, not corporations
        Business Insider
    • 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

    • Mesh mask lands Capitol riot defendant in hot water with judge
      U.S.
      Politico

      Mesh mask lands Capitol riot defendant in hot water with judge

      A federal judge is demanding that a Pennsylvania woman arrested for her alleged role in the Capitol riot, Rachel Powell, explain why a video of her circulating online shows her wearing a porous, mesh mask despite another judge's order to comply with Covid mask requirements while she awaits trial. U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth said Powell's decision to wear the obviously noncompliant mask “mocks” the initial requirement decreed by the court's chief judge, Beryl Howell, soon after Powell's release in February. Defendant must wear a mask whenever she leaves her residence,” Howell ruled at the time.

    • Texts Show D.C. National Guard Celebrating as They Intimidated George Floyd Protesters With Helicopters
      U.S.
      The Daily Beast

      Texts Show D.C. National Guard Celebrating as They Intimidated George Floyd Protesters With Helicopters

      Last summer, one week after the killing of George Floyd, the D.C. National Guard horrified human-rights groups by intimidating protesters in the capital by flying helicopters 50 feet above their heads on the city's streets. On Wednesday, a redacted investigative U.S. Army report into the incident not only condemned the flights as a misuse of medical aircraft—it also showed Guard troops celebrating their overly aggressive tactics, which witnesses said created a deafening noise and sent shards of glass through the air. The investigation, reported by The Washington Post, uncovered texts between Brig. Gen. Robert K. Ryan, who oversaw the controversial mission, and an unnamed subordinate on June 1 as videos of the low-flying choppers spread on social media and cable news.

    • A-Rod shared telling Instagram story 1 day before news of J.Lo breakup
      Celebrity
      TODAY

      A-Rod shared telling Instagram story 1 day before news of J.Lo breakup

      Just a day before the news of his breakup with Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez shared a video on social media that seems to have foreshadowed the announcement. The former baseball pro posted a short clip to his Instagram story on Wednesday that showed a photo of him and Lopez, some pics of their children and an image of their names inside a heart in sand. Under normal circumstances, such a video wouldn't raise eyebrows, but the 45-year-old set the clip to Coldplay's emotional song "Fix You," leading many fans to wonder if the couple had gone their separate ways.

      • Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce breakup in joint statement
        Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce breakup in joint statement
        Yahoo Entertainment
      • Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce breakup: ‘We are better as friends’
        Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce breakup: ‘We are better as friends’
        Yahoo Celebrity
    • Man charged with arson attack on Black church caught with help from Tesla security camera
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Man charged with arson attack on Black church caught with help from Tesla security camera

      A man was arrested and charged with setting fire to a Black church, with the help of video footage from a Tesla car. Dushko Vulchev, 44, from Maine is accused of attacking the Martin Luther King Jr Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Massachusetts, which has a primarily Black congregation. Prosecutors also allege that Mr Vulchev was responsible for several other fires that were started on church property last December and the slashing of car tyres in the area.

      • A Tesla's security cameras helped police connect a man to several crimes including a fire that destroyed a Black church
        A Tesla's security cameras helped police connect a man to several crimes including a fire that destroyed a Black church
        Business Insider
      • Man accused of setting predominantly Black church on fire
        Man accused of setting predominantly Black church on fire
        CBS News
    • Cuba's Raul Castro is stepping down, ending more than half a century of Castro rule over the island
      World
      Business Insider

      Cuba's Raul Castro is stepping down, ending more than half a century of Castro rule over the island

      Raul Castro is set to step down as the head of the Communist Party of Cuba. This will mark an end to over 60 years of Castro rule over Cuba. President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Castro's protege, is set to become the new leader.

      • A retiring Castro to bring younger face to Cuba's communists
        A retiring Castro to bring younger face to Cuba's communists
        Associated Press
      • Castro confirms he is passing Cuban Communist Party leadership to new generation
        Castro confirms he is passing Cuban Communist Party leadership to new generation
        Reuters
    • Tipping Point: Woman has voice reconstructed thanks to ITV show appearance
      Entertainment
      BBC

      Tipping Point: Woman has voice reconstructed thanks to ITV show appearance

      A Scottish woman who lost her speech after developing motor neurone disease (MND) has had it reconstructed using sounds from her appearance on the ITV gameshow Tipping Point. Helen Whitelaw appeared on the show in 2019, winning almost £3,000. She was diagnosed with MND the following year, after which her speech rapidly deteriorated.

      • 'Tipping Point' helps save voice of woman with motor neurone disease
        'Tipping Point' helps save voice of woman with motor neurone disease
        Yahoo Celebrity UK
      • Tipping Point: Former contestant has voice reconstructed thanks to ITV show appearance
        Tipping Point: Former contestant has voice reconstructed thanks to ITV show appearance
        The Independent
    • Wall Street spent a record $2.9 billion on political contributions and lobbying in 2019 and 2020, a new study shows. Here's who spent, and received, the most cash.
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Wall Street spent a record $2.9 billion on political contributions and lobbying in 2019 and 2020, a new study shows. Here's who spent, and received, the most cash.

      Wall Street spent a record $2.9 billion on campaign donations and lobbying in 2019 and 2020, a report suggests. It donated heavily in favor of Biden over Trump. Bloomberg LP was the top donor.

    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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