‘Out of control’ fire breaks out in Cape Town’s Table Mountain National Park
An “out of control” fire is burning in Cape Town’s Table Mountain National Park, damaging buildings and prompting the evacuation of…
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Thanks, bitcoin! Traders say goodbye to quiet weekends
Like kicking back and relaxing over the weekend? Then you probably don’t want to trade cryptocurrencies. What’s happening: After a…
Continue Reading‘Hot Instagrammers’ Netflix show sparks protest
Thousands of locals in famed Australian beach town Byron Bay have signed a petition against a planned Netflix “docu-soap” set in the…
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5 things to know for April 19: Shootings, Covid, immigration, police violence, Russia
Some environmental lawyers have an interesting proposition: They want oil companies banned from advertising on TV and social media unless they…
Continue ReadingParis Saint-Germain ends Lyon’s stranglehold on Women’s Champions League
For the first time in six seasons, there will be a new Women’s Champions League winner. Paris Saint-Germain’s stunning quarterfinal…
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In the race between Covid-19 vaccines and the virus, hesitancy gives dangerous variants a leg up, expert says
More than half of all US adults have now gotten at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingWATCH: Live coverage of NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter taking historic flight on Mars
The Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for its historic flight on Mars Monday if everything goes according to plan. The first powered, controlled…
Continue ReadingTrump calls Afghanistan withdrawal ‘a wonderful and positive thing to do’ and criticizes Biden’s timeline
Former President Donald Trump on Sunday praised withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan, while knocking his successor’s timeline for doing so.…
Continue ReadingMax Verstappen wins at Imola but Lewis Hamilton stays ahead
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday, with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes…
Continue ReadingACM Awards 2021: See who’s nominated at Sunday’s show
The Academy of Country Music Awards, which celebrate some of the best songs and performances in country music of the year, will be presented Sunday.…
Continue ReadingPerson of interest located in Wisconsin shooting that killed 3 people, injured 3 others, police say
A person of interest in the Kenosha shooting that killed three and injured three others early Sunday morning has been located and will be criminally…
Continue ReadingBitcoin suffers flash crash following week of crypto hype
After a hype-filled week for cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin experienced a flash crash over the weekend, plunging nearly 14% in less than an hour, from…
Continue ReadingAlma Wahlberg, mother of actors Donnie and Mark Wahlberg, dies at age 78
Alma Wahlberg, the mother of actors Donnie and Mark Wahlberg, has died, the brothers announced Sunday. She was 78. “My Angel. Rest in…
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It’s not enough to cancel Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘America First’ caucus
We are witnessing a dangerous effort by some on the right to normalize the cancer known as “White nationalism” in America. And unless we…
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Quarter of Americans fully vaccinated against coronavirus, CDC says
The United States has reached another important milestone in the race to protect its population against the coronavirus, with more than a quarter of…
Continue ReadingA Black woman is hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards for the first time
Country music singer Mickey Guyton will make history Sunday when she hosts the Academy of Country Music Awards with Keith Urban. The 37-year-old…
Continue ReadingHow the Trump era made redistricting more complicated
The political upheaval caused by the rise of former President Donald Trump has forced party operatives and elected officials tasked with laying out…
Continue ReadingRemote workers can get paid $12,000 to move to West Virginia
During the pandemic, cities such as Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Natchez, Mississippi, have offered remote workers cash to relocate there, while exotic…
Continue ReadingA Minnesota National Guard and police team were shot at in a drive-by shooting, official says
A Minnesota National Guard and Minneapolis police team were fired upon in a drive-by shooting Sunday morning, the state National Guard said in a news…
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Peloton Tread+ owners told to stop using the treadmill in ‘urgent warning’
A US government agency issued an “urgent warning” for users of Peloton’s Tread+ following multiple dangerous incidents with the…
Continue ReadingWWII era plane makes emergency landing near Florida beach
A World War II-era plane was forced to land off the coast of Cocoa Beach, Florida, Saturday afternoon after it experienced engine failure.…
Continue ReadingNavalny’s life is Putin’s ‘personal’ responsibility, say Russian politicians
Nearly a dozen Russian politicians have published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin, saying that he was personally responsible for the life…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s newsrooms are reckoning with their mass shooting coverage
At least 45 mass shootings have occurred in the United States over the past month, and America’s journalists are covering the stories as they…
Continue ReadingAt least 11 killed, 98 injured in Egypt as train derails
At least 11 people were killed and 98 injured when a train went off the tracks near the city of Toukh, north of Cairo on Sunday, according to…
Continue ReadingWashington Post: Trump-installed NSA lawyer resigns after being on administrative leave for three months
National Security Agency general counsel Michael Ellis, who was installed by Trump officials in the final days of the administration, resigned from…
Continue ReadingYouTube star Jake Paul wins latest boxing match in first round against Ben Askren
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul defeated former MMA fighter Ben Askren in a much-anticipated boxing match with a first-round TKO, as the two squared…
Continue Reading2 people arrested after a fatal mall shooting in Omaha, Nebraska
Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at a Nebraska mall, Omaha police said. The shooting took place Saturday at the…
Continue Reading3 people were killed and 2 others injured in a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sheriff says
Authorities are looking for whoever opened fire at a tavern in southeast Wisconsin overnight, killing three people and seriously wounding two others,…
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The realities of climate change are pushing big businesses to focus on sustainability
A consensus appears to be taking root in Corporate America: What’s good for the environment can also be good for business. As President Joe…
Continue ReadingBlinken says it would be ‘very hard’ to meet 62,500 refugee cap this fiscal year
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that it would be “very hard” to meet the 62,000 refugee cap pledged by President Joe Biden,…
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Boehner: ‘Republicans have to go back to being Republicans’
Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday urged his party to return to its traditional principles, saying a focus on things like fiscal…
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Fauci predicts J&J vaccine to come back to market with restrictions or warnings by Friday
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that he expects a decision to be made about the…
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Miss Broadway musicals? Try Clubhouse
With Broadway theaters shut down during the pandemic, artists are turning to Clubhouse, a buzzy audio app often used for networking and virtual…
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Progressive backlash on refugee cap puts Biden on notice
Joe Biden’s swift reversals on raising the nation’s refugee cap over the past 48 hours marked a rare moment of uncertainty for the new…
Continue ReadingFauci on gun violence: ‘How can you say that’s not a public health issue?’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, acknowledged Sunday that gun violence in the US is a public health…
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These are the victims of the Indianapolis FedEx shooting
Samaria Blackwell dreamed of being a police officer. John Weisert would have celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in the fall. Amarjit Sekhon and…
Continue ReadingMore young people are getting hospitalized as a ‘stickier,’ more infectious coronavirus strain becomes dominant
What used to be a mysterious new variant first detected in the UK is now the most dominant coronavirus strain in the…
Continue ReadingNational security adviser says White House is looking at options if Navalny dies in Russian custody
The Biden administration is weighing options to punish Russia if imprisoned opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies in state custody, national security…
Continue ReadingRussian suspects in Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic
The suspects of the 2018 novichok nerve agent poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, have been linked to a 2014 blast in the…
Continue ReadingWhat Seth Meyers learned from doing a year of late night TV during a pandemic
It’s been a weird year for Seth Meyers. In fact, it’s been a weird year for all of late night TV, not to mention the rest of us. Like…
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Canada’s health care workers brace for the painful blow of a punishing third wave
For days now, as the Covid-19 case count mounted and hospital admissions surged, Canadians seemed dismayed and asked: How could this happen here,…
Continue ReadingThe US has reported at least 45 mass shootings in the last month
When eight people died in a mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility Thursday night, the news was compounded by a string of similar incidents…
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Russian politicians say Navalny’s life is Putin’s ‘personal’ responsibility
Nearly a dozen Russian politicians have published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin, saying that he was personally responsible for the life…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene scraps planned launch of controversial ‘America First’ caucus amid blowback from GOP
Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scrapping the planned launch of her “America First” caucus after receiving blowback from…
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Canada’s healthcare workers brace for the painful blow of a punishing third wave
For days now, as the Covid-19 case count mounted and horrifying hospital admissions surged, Canadians seemed dismayed and asked: how could this…
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3 people killed and 2 injured in shooting in Kenosha, sheriff’s department says
Three people were killed and two others injured with gunshot wounds in a shooting early Sunday morning at The Somers House Tavern in Wisconsin,…
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The US made little progress this week in preventing more Covid-19 deaths, an influential forecasting team says
As health experts worry about a Covid-19 resurgence, an influential forecasting team said the country did not make significant progress against the…
Continue ReadingInside Turkey’s incredible underground city
It’s a landscape that looks almost alien. Soft tufa rock — spewed from volcanoes millennia ago to create a series of ethereal…
Continue ReadingOne killed, one wounded in shooting at a Nebraska mall
A person has died after being shot Saturday at Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, police said. The victim, described as an adult male, was taken by…
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Minnesota governor expresses regret for mistreatment of journalists during Daunte Wright demonstrations
Minnesota’s governor expressed regret Saturday after the alleged mistreatment of journalists covering demonstrations in Brooklyn Center by law…
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