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Preliminary entry lists are out for this weekend's Cup and Truck races at Richmond Raceway.
- The Independent
Trump caught on audio mocking Michelle Obama’s looks to giggling GOP hierarchy at Mar-a-Lago
Leaked recording from RNC fundraiser reveals ‘uproarious’ laughter from sponsors for ridicule of former first lady
- The Independent
Daunte Wright news: Kim Potter flees home as unrest expected ahead of charging decision Wednesday
Updates from Minnesota following protests overnight
- The Independent
‘Unlike anything we’ve seen in modern history’: Attacks against journalists soar during Black Lives Matter protests
Arrests of US journalists halfway through 2020 outnumber number of jailed reporters in China in 2019
- The Independent
Daunte Wright: Obamas say police killing reveals ‘how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety’
Following ‘another senseless tragedy’, former first family stresses urgency for ‘nationwide changes that are long overdue’ to address racial inequities
- Reuters
India, big vaccine exporter, now seeks imports as COVID-19 cases soar
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Tuesday said it will fast-track emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for possible imports of Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna shots. The move, which will exempt companies from carrying out local safety trials for their vaccines, follows the world's biggest surge in cases in the country this month. Since April 2, India has reported the highest daily tallies of infections.
- The Independent
Ted Cruz gets more than $5m in donations despite Cancun scandal
Senator from Texas hauled in more than $5.3 million in 2021 first quarter
- Business Insider
Biden's plan to spend $775 billion on childcare and eldercare could create millions of jobs, study says
Infrastructure spending on care industries could create 5.3 million jobs in 18 states over 10 years for mostly female workers, a UMass study finds.
- The Independent
Almost two-thirds of Americans back some kind of vaccine ID, new poll finds
Less support for requirement to carry card with them to enter a business
- Associated Press
Preds get 3 in 1st, beat Lightning 7-2 to end season series
Roman Josi had a goal and an assist in Nashville's three-goal first period as the Predators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-2 Tuesday night for their fifth win in six games. Josi also had an assist in the third. Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals and an assist, Rocco Grimaldi added a goal and an assist, and Tanner Jeannot and Mikael Granlund also scored.
- The State
As some NC schools seek to start earlier in August, tourism industry vows to fight
On one side, schools have “ground to pick up.” On the other, “it should be labeled child abuse to send anybody back to school before Labor Day.”
- The Independent
Everything we know about six cases that paused the Johnson & Johnson rollout
Decision comes ‘out of an abundance of caution’, the Food and Drug Administration says
- Reuters
Hong Kong announces more electoral system changes favouring pro-Beijing camp
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced amendments to voting laws on Tuesday that critics say favour pro-Beijing candidates by redrawing constituency boundaries, creating more electoral districts, and criminalising calls for voters to leave ballots blank. Having become Hong Kong's least popular chief executive in the near quarter century since the handover from British colonial rule, it remains unclear whether Lam will seek re-election. Lam announced the poll date for the electoral committee to select the chief executive and 40 of the 90 seats in the city's mini-parliament, the Legislative Council, known as LegCo, is set for Sept. 19.
- The Independent
Biden administration revives Obama-era housing discrimination policies cut by Trump
Former president ‘set us back years in the push for fair housing and inclusive communities’ as White House urged to address systemic racism with sweeping infrastructure package
- Business Insider
Apple's next event will take place on April 20
Apple will hold its first major event of 2021 on April 20, where it's expected to unveil new iPad models.
- Architectural Digest
The World’s 9 Most Expensive Home Listings Currently on the Market
These fantastical houses range from a 64,000-acre Texas ranch to an oceanside estate in the south of France Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
- The Independent
Biden tells Putin to de-escalate troop build-up on Ukraine border and invites him to summit
US president tells Russian counterpart he will not tolerate cyber-incursions or further election interference
- Kansas City Star
Pete Coones’ wrongful conviction in Kansas City, Kan. featured in upcoming ‘Dateline’
“There was an immediate onset of fear,” one of Pete Coones’ children recounted to “Dateline NBC” about his father’s arrest.
- The Independent
Rashida Tlaib calls for ‘no more police’ following Daunte Wright shooting
‘That’s not the president’s view,’ White House press secretary responds
- The Independent
Internet freaks out over NYPD ‘black mirror’ robot dog, but should we be worried?
‘Get ready for terminators soon,’ was one reaction to a Facebook post of Digidog in action