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China Reviewing WHO Plan for Next Phase of Virus-Origin Probe
China said it was reviewing plans for further inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, after the World Health Organization chief urged Beijing to cooperate in the next phase of the investigation. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular news briefing Friday that Beijing was mulling over a proposal made by WHO Director-General…
Fully Vaccinated Americans Should Be Able to Enter Canada From Mid-August
By early September, fully vaccinated travelers from all countries could be welcome
Over 60 People Are Dead and Dozens Are Missing as Severe Floods Strike Europe
Recent storms across parts of western Europe have made rivers and reservoirs burst their banks, triggering flash floods
Gunman Found Criminally Responsible For Killing 5 in Capital Gazette Mass Shooting
(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — A jury on Thursday found the gunman who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper criminally responsible, rejecting defense attorneys’ mental illness arguments. The jury of eight men and four women found that Jarrod Ramos could understand the criminality of his actions and conform his conduct to the requirements of law when…
The U.S. Reported a Record 93,000 Drug Overdose Deaths During the 2020 Pandemic Year
Pandemic restrictions isolated those with addictions and made treatment harder to get, experts said
Senate Backs Bill to Ban Xinjiang Goods Unless Waiver Given
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would ban all goods from or made in China’s Xinjiang region unless importers can prove they weren’t made with forced labor, a move that could potentially have widespread implications for the solar industry. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act requires the U.S Department of Homeland Security to…
With the Delta Coronavirus Variant Sweeping Across Asia, Experts Say More Needs to Be Done
With many vaccine pledges unfulfilled and infection spiking across many countries, experts say more needs to be done
Twitter Penalizes Record Number of Accounts for Posting Hate Speech
Twitter Inc. “took action” on a record number of user accounts for violating the company’s hate speech policies during the second half of 2020, a reflection of the company’s decision to expand its rules. Twitter “actioned” 1,126,990 different accounts between July and December 2020 for infringing its hateful conduct policy, a 77% increase over the…
Facebook Files Petition to Bar FTC Chair Lina Khan From Antitrust Case
Facebook wants FTC Chair Lina Khan to be recused from participating in decisions about the agency’s monopoly lawsuit against the company.
COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. Are Rising Again, Doubling Over Three Weeks
The spike is being driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings
West Coast Extreme Heat Returns as Fires Threaten Power Lines
The Bootleg Fire is one of 13 new blazes burning across several states, from Montana to Arizona
Cuban Protesters Rally Against Government Amid Economic Crisis
HAVANA — Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory. Many young people took part in the afternoon protest in the capital, which disrupted traffic until police moved in after…