A woman was found dead after an apparent bear attack in Colorado
A 39-year-old woman was found dead Friday night after an apparent bear attack in southern Colorado, according to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife news…
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Mambacita apparel line honoring Kobe Bryant’s late daughter sells out in less than a day
Kobe Bryant’s late daughter Gianna’s new Mambacita apparel line went on sale Saturday on what would have been the teen basketball…
Continue ReadingGovernment pandemic watchdog warns of ‘reduced oversight’ for pandemic relief programs
The Treasury Department’s special inspector general for pandemic recovery is warning of “reduced oversight” of two Covid relief…
Continue ReadingWashington Post corrects report that Giuliani was warned he was target of Russian influence campaign
The FBI in late 2019 knew Rudy Giuliani was the target of a Russian influence operation intended to damage now-President Joe Biden in the 2020…
Continue Reading Harris to chair the National Space Council
The Biden administration will maintain the National Space Council and Vice President Kamala Harris will chair it, according to senior administration…
Continue Reading US adds Yangtze sturgeon fish to endangered species list
The United States has placed a new fish on its foreign endangered species list. The US Fish and Wildlife Service determined the Yangtze sturgeon…
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The Farmworker Caravan celebrates farmworkers on the central coast
The Farmworker Caravan is gifting agricultural workers with food items Saturday to help them celebrate Cinco de…
Continue ReadingRepublican state lawmakers look to empower partisan poll watchers, setting off alarms about potential voter intimidation
Voting rights activists are sounding alarms about Republican efforts in key states to empower partisan poll watchers and expand voter challenges…
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Dos personas fallecieron el viernes en disturbios en Cali, según el alcalde de la ciudad
(CNN Español) — El alcalde de Cali, Colombia, Jorge Iván Ospina, informó este sábado en la cuenta de Facebook de la alcaldÃa que dos personas…
Continue ReadingProgressive House members reflect on wins and losses in Biden’s first 100 days
Progressives in the House were apprehensive when Joe Biden stepped into office — the President was an unabashedly moderate Democrat and ready…
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Trump allies worry Giuliani raid sent ‘strong message’ to ex-President’s inner circle
A Wednesday raid by federal agents of an apartment and office belonging to former New York City mayor and one-time Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani…
Continue Reading Ice Age fossil find turns Las Vegas couple’s new pool into a dig site
Workers building a new swimming pool for a Las Vegas couple got a bit of a shock when they dug up a set of bones that are believed to date back to…
Continue ReadingRep. Cheri Bustos, former House Democratic campaign chief, will not run in 2022
Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos will not run for reelection in 2022 after a decade in office and disappointing Democrats in her 2020 performance as the…
Continue ReadingThe Fortune 500 now has two Black women CEOs. That’s actually an improvement
Thasunda Brown Duckett officially took the helm as the new CEO of TIAA on Saturday, becoming the fourth Black woman ever to head a Fortune 500…
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The US secured 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Medical ethicists say it should share with other countries
With the coronavirus pandemic spiraling out of control in India and other developing regions, the United States this week committed to sharing 60…
Continue Reading Lance Bass wants you to dance like ‘It’s Gonna Be May’
Lance Bass wants in on Justin Timberlake’s “It’s Gonna Be May” meme. The former *NSYNC member posted a video on TikTok of him…
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Chlorine shortage may be bad news for pools this summer
Summer is around the corner, but anyone who is looking forward to a refreshing dip in the pool to cool off may be in for a big “shock.” A chlorine…
Continue Reading Alcaldesa de Bogotá informa retiro del ESMAD en toda la ciudad
(CNN Español) — Este sábado, la alcaldesa de Bogotá, Claudia Lopez informó a través de su cuenta verificada de Twitter que se ha retirado a…
Continue ReadingThe facts around leaked audio about John Kerry
Republicans have seized on a recent claim that former Secretary of State John Kerry told Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif about Israeli strikes…
Continue Reading Apollo 11 legend dies and 5 other top space and science stories this week
Welcome to Wonder Theory, your weekly space and science digest. Space missions provide us with an incredible gift beyond knowledge: perspective. More…
Continue Reading Andrew Brown Jr. shooting exposes disconnect between majority rural Black city and the county
For more than a week, protesters have marched in the streets of a small, quaint, North Carolina city that has been rocked by the police killing of…
Continue Reading Knoxville, Tennessee, is reeling after another Black high school student is killed — this time by police
The Rev. Calvin Skinner has given hundreds of sermons, but he says this past Sunday’s felt more urgent than ever. “The city of Knoxville…
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Three Loveland police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman with dementia resign
Three Colorado officers who laughed at body camera footage of the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia are “no longer…
Continue Reading Biden detuvo la construcción del muro fronterizo de Trump. Asà se ve ahora
(CNN) — Aquà antes habÃa una zona de construcción ruidosa. Ahora parece un pueblo fantasma, congelado en el tiempo. La maquinaria pesada se…
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He was adopted months after he was born. After decades of searching, he’s finally met his birth family
The door was open and a “frail little voice” called out for the brothers to come inside. Sitting in a medical lifting chair was their…
Continue Reading Is the US obligated to share vaccines with other countries? Medical ethicists weigh in
With the coronavirus pandemic spiraling out of control in India and other developing regions, the United States this week committed to sharing 60…
Continue ReadingLive from LA, it’s Buffettpalooza. What to expect from Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting
Forget the Oscars. If you’re looking for star power — in the business world, at least — it doesn’t get any bigger than Warren…
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The Siege of Sarajevo lasted for years — now the city’s battle with Covid-19 is dragging on with no end in sight
In the hills above Sarajevo, thousands of uniform white headstones line the slopes, marking the graves of just some of the victims of the Bosnian…
Continue ReadingEveryone is worried the economy is ‘overheating’. But what does that actually mean?
The economy is on the path to recovery but it’s still far from repaired. Yet investors and economists are already worried it might be growing…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway rebounds from pandemic with $11.7 billion profit
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway returned to profitability in the first quarter of this year after reporting a nearly $50 billion loss…
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‘Some days, it doesn’t feel right’: As India battles a devastating second wave of Covid-19, the IPL plays on
Cricket fan Shitu Anand Patil has recently recovered from Covid-19. She’s also acutely aware of the suffering families in India are gripped by…
Continue Reading Eli Broad, LA philanthropist for the arts and education, dies at 87
Eli Broad, an entrepreneur and businessman known for creating two billion-dollar businesses and establishing the iconic Broad Museum in Los Angeles,…
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L.S. Lowry’s ‘Going to the Match’ painting expected to sell at auction for up to $4 million
British artist L.S. Lowry’s “Going to the Match” painting is expected to sell at auction for up to $4 million in June,…
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Crowded field of Republicans and Democrats compete for Texas House seat
A special election in Texas on Saturday features a sprawling field of Republicans and Democrats competing for the US House seat formerly held by the…
Continue Reading ‘You’re not, you can’t, and I was always, I can, and I will’: Isha Johansen on rise to FIFA’s corridors of power
For Isha Johansen, a journey that began by helping to give kids displaced by war a semblance of a normal childhood, has led her to become the first…
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The Kentucky Derby returns to its regular race day, but fewer fans will attend because of Covid-19
One of America’s most famous sporting events takes place Saturday in front of a reduced crowd, a sign that the country is returning to normal but the…
Continue Reading Brasil pide a los paÃses con dosis adicionales de vacunas contra el covid-19 que las compartan
(CNN) — El ministro de Salud de Brasil, Marcelo Queiroga, pidió este viernes a los paÃses que tienen dosis adicionales de vacuna contra el…
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Elliot Page tells Oprah that transition surgery was ‘life-saving’
Elliot Page has said that transition surgery was “life-saving” and led him to feel comfortable in his body for the first time, during an…
Continue Reading Nigerian teen gets 19 scholarship offers worth more than $5 million from the US and Canada
One Nigerian teenager must feel like she has the world at her feet after receiving 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities across the…
Continue Reading Tang! The space-age drink that’s still a worldwide staple
When you think of Tang — if you think of Tang at all — you probably think of its association with the United States space program in the…
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