Cuomo Advisers Altered Report on Covid-19 Nursing-Home Deaths
The New York governor’s aides successfully pushed state health officials to alter a July report on Covid-19 nursing-home deaths, people with knowledge of the report say.
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Idaho woman charged in ‘egregious’ case surrounding missing grandchild’s death
Police say they found the child’s body in a car in Emmett.
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China and Russia played significant role in promoting QAnon conspiracy theory, study claims
Study claims ‘intense amplification efforts’ of QAnon conspiracies seek to ‘sow further discord and division’ in US society
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Op-Ed: We don't need a new Cold War with China
The national security state is cheering for a new Cold War with China. Americans should be deeply worried.
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Namibian court denies entry to gay couple's surrogate daughters
Phillip Lühl was told he must take a paternity test before returning home with his new-born twins.
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Montana man dies following attack by grizzly bear
Investigators later shot and killed male bear near site of mauling
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Police officer’s powerful TikTok message on Daunte Wright goes viral
Officer Brian B says someone shouldn’t be doing a police job if they can shoot someone in heat of moment
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Secret Republican memo that ‘would burn down the internet’ revealed
Republican lawmakers seek to modify Section 230 to rein in big technology firms
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‘Give back her socialist cash’: Democrats pushed to return campaign donations from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NRCC launches ‘Socialist Give Back’ website slamming those ‘bankrolled by radical socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’
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Supreme Court scraps last GOP election lawsuit, ending five-month challenge to results
The decision has wider implications for future elections
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Federal ethics agency won’t certify Kanye West’s financial disclosures from failed presidential campaign
‘Birthday Party’ candidate claims exemption from listing Kim Kardashian’s assets, citing ‘no knowledge’ of them
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EU's Borrell cites progress in Iran nuclear talks
The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Monday he saw a willingness to save the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and global powers, citing progress in talks in Vienna to bring the United States back to the accord. The optimism follows comments by China's envoy to the negotiations, Wang Qun, on Saturday that negotiations were starting to pick up pace. "I think that there is real good will among both parties (Iran and the United States) to reach an agreement, and that's good news," he said, citing progress but not giving details.
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Derek Chauvin trial: When will we have a verdict?
Jury will begin deliberating following closing arguments
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Frank plagued by launch issues as Parler returns to Apple app store
Mike Lindell says new ‘free speech’ site hit by cyberattack on first day of operation
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‘I’m not going to be bullied’: Maxine Waters hits back at GOP criticism after she urged protesters to get ‘more confrontational’ in Minneapolis
Congresswoman’s comments come as jury set to consider verdict in Derek Chauvin murder trial
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Terrence Floyd reveals he was alone with Derek Chauvin at trial: ‘I was revolted but I did not want to kneel on his throat’
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Deadly clashes after Islamists take police hostage in Pakistan's Lahore
Police in Pakistan said a hardline Islamist group had taken six security personnel hostage at its headquarters in Lahore on Sunday after a week of violent clashes following the arrest of the group's leader. The Tehrik-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) group had given the government an April 20 deadline to expel the French ambassador over the publication of cartoons in France depicting the Prophet Mohammad. The authorities responded by arresting its leader, prompting supporters to hold protests and sit-ins across Pakistan.
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Flights land in New Zealand-Australia travel bubble
New Zealand welcomed the first passengers from Australia on Monday as the travel bubble between the two countries began.It's a pandemic milestone that allows quarantine-free travel between the countries for the first time in over a year.Hundreds of passengers like this Australian grandmother touched down in New Zealand, eager to see loved ones."Oh it's very emotional, I haven't been back in so long."Most Australian states have allowed quarantine-free visits from New Zealand since late last year, but until now, New Zealand has enforced isolations for its neighbors, citing concerns over sporadic outbreaks there.But on Monday, scores of Australians filled international departure terminals and emotional scenes erupted on their arrival, welcomed by a Maori greeting.A choir sang Dave Dobbyn's “Welcome Home” at the Auckland airport.New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told reporters, "The bubble marks a significant step in New Zealand's reconnection with the world and it is one that we should all take a moment to be very, very proud of.”She added Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison would visit New Zealand in the "not too distant future."Despite excitement this week, both Morrison and Ardern warned that the travel bubble was under “constant review” depending on swings in COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Hester Ford: Oldest living American dies
‘She never “fit into a one size fit all box” as she was a master inventor and innovator’
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How Elgin Baylor handled the toughest job in sports: Working for Donald Sterling
Perhaps nobody in sports had a tougher job than Elgin Baylor when he was an executive with the Clippers under the ownership of Donald Sterling.