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Sudan Security Forces Kill 2 Protesters, Doctors Say
During the protests, thousands of Sudanese marched into the streets, chanting “revolution, revolution"
The FDA Just Authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Age 5 to 11
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for use in kids between the ages of 5 and 11
U.S. Sees Highest Wage Jump in 20 Years
(WASHINGTON) — Wages jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on records dating back 20 years, a stark illustration of the growing ability of workers to demand higher pay from companies that are desperate to fill a near-record number of available jobs. Pay increased 1.5% in the third quarter, the Labor…
Dad Bod FTW, Amirite? Merriam-Webster Dictionary Adds Hundreds of New Words
(SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) — Dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW are now dictionary-appropriate. Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media. “Just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops expanding,” the nearly 200-year-old Springfield, Massachusetts-based company…
Huawei Sales Fell By 32% After U.S. Sanctions and Honor Smartphone Brand Sale
(BEIJING) — Chinese tech giant Huawei’s sales fell 32% from a year earlier in the first nine months of 2021 under U.S. sanctions and following the sale of its Honor smartphone brand, according to figures released Friday. Huawei Technologies Ltd.’s smartphone and other consumer-oriented businesses have been “significantly impacted” but sales to phone carriers and…
Ether Rises to a Record High as Use of the Ethereum Blockchain Surges
Ether has far outperformed Bitcoin throughout this year with a sixfold increase amid surging investor interest
The American Woman in the Bali ‘Suitcase Murder’ Has Been Freed From Jail
Heather Mack, convicted of helping to kill her mother in 2014, has walked free from prison
Cuomo Accused of Forcible Touching in Criminal Complaint
(ALBANY, N.Y.) — A criminal complaint filed by a police investigator with a court in Albany has accused former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of committing a misdemeanor sex crime, though there were reports Thursday that the document might have been submitted in error. The brief complaint, filed by an investigator with the Albany County…
President Biden Announces ‘Historic’ Economic Deal With Democrats in Congress
The president delivered the deal in hand just before departing later in the day for global summits
ExxonMobil CEO Denies Spreading Disinformation on Climate Change at House Hearing
The congressional hearing comes after months of efforts to obtain information on the oil industry’s role in climate change
Men Who Take Six Months of Parental Leave Are ‘Losers,’ Says a Prominent Venture Capitalist
Joe Lonsdale, a founder of Palantir Technologies Inc., has stoked a debate on Twitter about parental leave
Net Zero Goals Aren’t the Solution to Climate Change, Says India Ahead of COP26
Developing nations need space to grow, says the environment minister of India, the world's third largest emitter