WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States is closely watching the more infectious variant of Covid-19 after British officials warned that it may also be more…
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Master Tenant Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter in Ghost Ship Fire
The master tenant of a warehouse that had been converted into a ramshackle artists’ collective in Oakland, Calif., pleaded guilty to 36 counts of involuntary…
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A Report Card for U.S. Schools
This is the Coronavirus Schools Briefing, a guide to the seismic changes in U.S. education that are taking place during the pandemic. Sign up here…
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54 ZIP Codes in N.Y.C. Have Positive Test Rates Over 10%
Even as New York City officials focus on vaccinating millions of residents, the coronavirus continues to spread, with more than 50 ZIP codes showing a…
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Why Kamala Harris Is a Star of the New York City Mayor’s Race
In many tight political races, candidates battle over not just what they know, but whom they know. In the New York City mayor’s race, the…
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Teachers ordered home from work for wearing pro-Kamala Harris t-shirt
Teachers were sent home from school for wearing a pro-Kamala Harris t-shirt the day after the vice president’s historic inauguration. Joy Trahan, a teacher at…
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US Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as first black chief of Pentagon
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Senate on Friday (Jan 22) confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee, retired Army General Lloyd Austin, to serve as Secretary of…
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Mother told husband she'd kill their 5 kids if he didn't come home – then did it
A mother told her husband she would kill their five children if he didn’t start working closer to home – then followed through on the…
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What Dry Winter Weather Can Tell Us
Good morning. This week, over a quarter of a million people were without power as powerful Santa Ana winds roared through parts of Central and…
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Teacher doesn't want to go back to school even after getting vaccine
A teacher says she doesn’t want to return to school even after getting her Covid vaccine in the coming days. Francesca Alvarez worries she could…
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Guard troops back inside Capitol after furor over move to parking garage
National Guard troops were allowed back into the Capitol to rest after being asked to move, a request that sent some to a parking garage,…
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Couple died of Covid holding hands three days before their vaccine appointment
A couple died of Covid while holding hands and just three days before they were due to get their vaccine. Dick and Shirley Meek, aged…
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N.Y. Ski Conditions: A Snowslide, Few Lift Tickets, Beer in the Parking Lot
In a year like 2020, it only seems fitting that New York’s ski season started off with a catastrophe. It was early Christmas morning when…
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A Killer Preyed on Older Women. Police Say He Was Their Neighbor.
First, a funeral director found a stab wound in the neck of an 82-year-old woman who died in Apartment 6M in 2015. Four years later,…
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