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Omicron Takes Over America: COVID-19 Variant Now Makes Up 73% Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of COVID-19 infections in only one week.
Leftist Millennial Elected President in Chile After Running on Higher Taxes, a Green Economy and Greater Equality
Former student protest leader Gabriel Boric won 56% of the vote, beating conservative rival Jose Antonio Kast’s 44%
Sens. Warren and Booker Test Positive for COVID-19, Despite Booster Shots
In statements Sunday, the fully-vaccinated Democrats said their COVID-19 symptoms were mild
Sen. Joe Manchin Says He Won’t Vote for Biden’s $2T Family and Climate Policy Bill
Manchin told “Fox News Sunday” that he always has made clear he had reservations about the bill
Bali Reopened to Foreign Visitors. It Got Only Two in the First Month
The famed resort island seems a long way from returning to its heyday of mass tourism
U.S. Government Recommends Americans Get the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 Shots Instead of J&J’s
Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health advisers recommended Thursday. The strange clotting problem has caused nine confirmed deaths after J&J vaccinations — while the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines don’t come with that risk and…
Reddit Files for IPO After Igniting the Year’s Meme Stock Frenzy
Reddit Inc., the social media platform that helped fuel this year’s meme stock frenzy, said it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering. The San Francisco-based company said Wednesday in a statement that the number of shares and proposed price range for an IPO haven’t been determined. It said the listing is expected to…
Happy Centenary, Bloody Mary. Drinkers Celebrate a Famous Cocktail’s 100th Birthday
Bartender Fernand Petiot, of the famous Harry's Bar in Paris, is believed to be the inventor of the iconic cocktail
‘Incredibly Prejudicial Testimony.’ Appellate Judges Raise Doubts About Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction
Several judges on a New York appeals court panel appear open to considering reversing Weinstein’s conviction
bell hooks, Renowned Author, Activist and Educator, Dies at 69
(NEW YORK) — bell hooks, the groundbreaking author, educator and activist whose explorations of how race, gender, economics and politics were intertwined made her among the most influential thinkers of her time, has died. She was 69. In a statement issued through William Morrow Publishers, hooks’ family announced that she died Wednesday in Berea, Ky.,…
Libya’s Election Faces Uncertainty Amid Towering Challenges
A presidential election is supposed to take place in just over a week, but calls are mounting for a delay
The U.S. Threatens More Sanctions on Myanmar and Could Investigate the Junta for Genocide
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is also looking into whether the persecution of Rohingya is “genocide”