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CDC Cuts COVID-19 Isolation Time in Half to 5 Days
COVID-19 cases are expected to soar in the U.S. following the holidays, threatening to upend the lives of workers and students who are infected or exposed
Sarah Weddington, the Lawyer Who Argued Roe v. Wade, Dies at 76
Weddington had been in poor health for some time and it is not immediately clear what caused her death
COVID-19 Numbers in the NBA Are Still Rising as Expanded Testing Begins
Coronavirus numbers in the NBA keep getting higher and may continue that way for the foreseeable future.
The World Paid a Huge Financial Price for Climate-Driven Extreme Weather in 2021
“The costs of climate change have been grave this year,” says the author of a new report
Desmond Tutu, Anti-Apartheid Campaigner Who Tried to Heal the World, Dies at 90
South African anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu has died at age 90
LAPD Officers Accidentally Kill 14-Year-Old Girl While Shooting at Suspect
The girl got shot inside a Burlington store's dressing room when police fired at a suspect who assaulted a woman earlier
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye Pardoned 4 Years After Being Jailed for Corruption
The Justice Ministry said Park Geun-hye’s pardon is aimed at promoting national unity amid struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic
Looking Back on a Wild Year of NFTs With Rhea Myers
Here are the biggest developments, best NFT art projects and most worrying trends, according to artist and blockchain coder Rhea Myers.
A South Korean Company Said a Natural Gas Project Was ‘CO2-Free.’ It’s Being Accused of ‘Greenwashing’
“There is no such thing as ‘CO2-free LNG,’” Oh Dongjae, a researcher for Solutions for Our Climate, said.
China Locks Down 13 Million People in Xi’an Following COVID-19 Spike
There was no word on whether the virus was the newly surging omicron variant or the far more common delta
Steph Curry Just Sold 3,000 Pairs of NFT Virtual Sneakers for $333 Each
The NBA player and recent crypto convert released 2,974 NFTs featuring digital replicas of shoes he wore when he broke a scoring record
The NHL Reportedly Will Not Send Players to Beijing Olympics Over COVID-19 Delays to Season
As a result, the men’s Olympic hockey tournament will go on without NHL players for the second consecutive time