GM’s 2020 profit shocked Wall Street — and GM. That’s bad news for 2021
Who would’ve thunk that General Motors would have a better 2020 than 2019? Despite a pandemic that initially appeared to be a body blow for the…
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Facebook will start showing some of its users less political content
Facebook will start reducing the amount of political content users see while scrolling their primary feeds. The social media platform will…
Continue ReadingTwitter CFO says Trump’s ban is permanent, even if he runs for office again
Former President Donald Trump will not be permitted back on Twitter even if he runs again for office and wins, according to the company’s chief…
Continue ReadingWarner and Rubio urge Biden administration to designate a leader on SolarWinds hack response
The top lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to designate a leader to address the US government…
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Horrific mob scenes dominate Trump’s impeachment trial
Republican senators are set for another uncomfortable day at Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, with new and graphic video expected to…
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Global Covid-19 cases declined 17% worldwide last week, WHO says
The number of new Covid-19 cases reported across the globe has declined for a fourth week in a row, according to data from the World Health…
Continue ReadingMinority corrections officers allege they were barred from guarding Derek Chauvin, who is accused in George Floyd’s death
Eight minority corrections officers at a Minnesota county jail are suing Ramsey County, alleging they were briefly barred from working near the area…
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Trump’s lawyer blows up one of Trump’s biggest lies
Former President Donald Trump has never publicly admitted that he was rejected by American voters. But now his lawyer has. On the floor of the US…
Continue Reading100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard charged with Holocaust atrocities
German prosecutors have charged a 100-year-old former SS concentration camp guard with aiding and abetting the murder of 3,518 people. The man is…
Continue ReadingBiden to visit Pentagon and pay tribute to Black service members
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will make his first trip to the Pentagon since taking office and will speak to the significance of having the first…
Continue ReadingRock & Roll Hall of Fame 2021 nominees announced
Go ahead and brush the “Dirt Off Your Shoulder,” the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees are a “Tapestry” of…
Continue ReadingEurope’s oldest person, a 116-year-old French nun, survives Covid-19
Europe’s oldest person has survived Covid-19 after testing positive just a few weeks before her 117th birthday. Sister André, a nun who was…
Continue ReadingTianwen-1, China’s mission to Mars, has entered orbit
After traveling through space for seven months, China’s Tianwen-1 probe has reached Mars and successfully entered the planet’s orbit on…
Continue ReadingAmericans’ perceived risk of Covid-19 is lower than any time since October, poll finds
Americans’ perception of risk from the coronavirus is the lowest it has been since October, a new poll has found. When asked about risk to…
Continue ReadingSix years after his grandmother passed away, Nick Kyrgios grapples with demons
It was soon after his grandmother passed away that Nick Kyrgios felt his passion for tennis begin to wane. Julianah Foster was not only his biggest…
Continue ReadingHyundai’s latest concept ‘car’ walks to places it can’t drive
Sometimes, no matter how good an off-road vehicle is, there are places it just can’t drive. That’s why Hyundai engineers are working on a…
Continue ReadingAs GameStop fizzles, one hot part of the market gets even hotter
Before GameStop mania sent fears of a market bubble into overdrive, Wall Street’s skeptics were watching the SPAC frenzy. And while meme stocks…
Continue ReadingPopeyes’ newest creation: Its chicken sandwich … only with fish
Popeyes wants to build off the success of its wildly popular fried chicken sandwich with a fish version that it hopes will attract as many fans in…
Continue ReadingThe man behind Fortnite is making the riskiest bet of his career. The payoff could be huge
Over the course of his career Tim Sweeney has been unafraid to take on tech industry giants. The CEO and founder of Epic Games has had a knack for…
Continue ReadingDetails emerge of terrifying moments before Uttarakhand avalanche struck as search for survivors continues
Deep in the Himalayan mountains, Tuskar Singh Rana watched in disbelief as the avalanche roared his way. The deadly mixture of ice, rock and water…
Continue ReadingTV host Laura Berman says her son died of an overdose after a drug dealer connected with him on Snapchat
Relationship therapist and TV host Laura Berman is grieving her teen son who she says died of an overdose from drugs he purchased from someone he…
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Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney complete takeover of Wrexham
It’s a blockbuster like no other — Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have completed their takeover of Wrexham AFC, a Welsh…
Continue ReadingDemocrats want to give parents cash instead of a tax credit
Though it started as a way to provide relief to middle class families, the child tax credit has also evolved into a bipartisan tool for lifting kids…
Continue ReadingHouse managers to make a visceral case against Trump on Wednesday
The House impeachment managers begin their two-day presentation Wednesday looking to convince skeptical Republican senators that former President…
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Two men cried in the Senate Tuesday. One of them made a devastating case against Trump
The first day of the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump was a perfect microcosm of the country’s partisan divide and what’s at…
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Right-wing media commentary about the Trump trial is key to understanding the choices of GOP senators
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “Today stands…
Continue ReadingThere’s a new busiest international air route and it’s not where you’d expect
For most people, international leisure travel is currently a thing of the past. Covid-19 travel restrictions mean that air passenger numbers remain…
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5 things to know for February 10: Impeachment, Covid-19, White House, India, climate
There’s hardly any flu this year, and experts point to coronavirus restrictions as a reason. But, they warn, flu season isn’t over.…
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Why bad news for AstraZeneca’s vaccine is a roadblock on the way out of the pandemic
It’s the news that many feared: early data shows the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may provide only “minimal protection” against mild…
Continue ReadingMaradona’s psychologist and two nurses under investigation over his death
A psychologist and two nurses have been added to the investigation to determine if there was any malpractice in the death of soccer star Diego…
Continue ReadingA skier was mauled by a bear in Alaska and rescued by helicopter
A skier in Alaska was airlifted from the side of a mountain over the weekend after he was attacked and mauled by a brown…
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Don’t get cocky with these Covid-19 numbers. With new variants, easing restrictions now would be ‘incredibly risky’
Covid-19 numbers are getting better. But letting your guard down could be an open invitation for highly contagious variants to trample the US —…
Continue ReadingStephen King to donate $6,500 to elementary students in Maine so they can publish their own books
Author Stephen King is giving back, by donating thousands of dollars to an elementary school in his home state of Maine so that a group of students…
Continue Reading‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek’s legacy lives on as his family donates a large portion of his clothes to charity
The family of the late “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has donated a significant portion of his wardrobe to charity as a way to honor his…
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China seizes on lack of WHO breakthrough in Wuhan to claim coronavirus vindication
Reading Chinese state media coverage, you could be forgiven for thinking the World Health Organization’s investigation into the origins of…
Continue ReadingLawyer tells judge ‘I’m not a cat’ after a Zoom filter mishap in virtual court hearing
A livestream of a virtual court proceeding in Texas took an “appawling” turn when a lawyer appeared as a cat on screen. Judge Roy B.…
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Covid-19 cases are falling, but are we past the peak?
Covid-19 cases continued to decline over the last four weeks, with the seven-day average down nearly 20% from the week before, meaning we may have…
Continue ReadingExplosives are missing from the nation’s largest Marine Corps base and an investigation is underway
Explosives are missing from the nation’s largest US Marine Corps base, according to military officials who said Tuesday an investigation is…
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This impeachment trial could surprise us
Now that Donald Trump and his defenders have failed (again) to persuade the Senate that an ex-president cannot be impeached, the trial of the former…
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Michigan state Senate leader apologizes for calling Capitol riot a hoax
Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey apologized Tuesday for calling the US Capitol riot a hoax and espousing several conspiracy…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyer presses for former President’s full-time Mar-a-Lago residency
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump were defending him not only on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday in his second impeachment trial, but…
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Why Trump’s defense team failed miserably
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump got underway on Tuesday with arguments about whether the US Senate has jurisdiction to try the former…
Continue ReadingBill Cassidy joins five other Republican senators who broke ranks to vote that Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional
Six Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is…
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Reading between the lines of the first impeachment trial arguments
The first day of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial was nominally about the constitutionality of holding an impeachment trial…
Continue ReadingTwo US Navy aircraft carriers conduct South China Sea drills
Two US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups began operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea on Tuesday, the latest show of naval…
Continue ReadingSenate GOP rips Trump’s attorney for lackluster arguments on trial’s first day
A wide array of Senate Republicans harshly criticized former President Donald Trump’s defense team on the opening day of his second impeachment…
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America’s future was at stake on the first day of the impeachment trial
The second impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump is underway. It is only the fourth impeachment trial in US history, and the first time a…
Continue ReadingTwitter’s election policies cost it users but company says it was ‘well worth’ it
Twitter said Tuesday that its efforts to tackle misleading content around the US elections cost the platform some users. The company reported having…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military overturned a democratic election. Now they’re warning protesters not to ‘destroy democracy’
Myanmar’s new military junta, which overturned the results of democratic elections when it seized power last Monday, has warned the public not…
Continue ReadingSuspect in shooting that injured 5 at Minnesota health care clinic is familiar to police, authorities say
A 67-year-old man who was “very familiar” to authorities wounded five people in a shooting Tuesday at the Allina Health Care Clinic in…
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