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Covid Patient Study Shows Some Benefit From an Arthritis Drug
The New York Times - 14 Dec 2020 00:48
Baricitinib had previously attracted some scrutiny from experts, who were unsure when it would most help their patients.
An Impressive Centerpiece in Just Five Ingredients
The New York Times - 14 Dec 2020 18:54
The year has been difficult. Your holiday dinner -- a gorgeous slab of salmon cooked beneath a simple glaze -- doesn't have to be.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo denies former aide's claim that he sexually harassed her
The Week - 14 Dec 2020 04:20
Lindsey Boylan, a former adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), tweeted on Sunday allegations that she was sexually harassed by the governor "for years." Boylan, who is now running for Manhattan borough president, se...
California wildfire explodes to nearly 2,000 acres
New York Post - 14 Dec 2020 04:37
Awildfirein Riverside County,Californiahas burned through nearly 2,000 acres Sunday as roughly 130 firefighters work to contain its spread. The blaze, dubbed the Sanderson Fire, erupted at around 1 a.m. near La Borde Can...
Russia tried to kill Alexei Navalny with a poisoned Negroni, probe finds
New York Post - 14 Dec 2020 21:59
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny — who fell gravely ill on a domestic flight in Russia — was likely poisoned by a tainted Negroni in an assassination attempt by the country’s spy agency, according to a bombshell inves...
SEE IT: Danny Trejo reflects on addiction battle, shares encouragement for people struggling during holidays in new PSA
NY Daily News - 14 Dec 2020 19:08
"I got honest. I got clean," Trejo says in the video. "You can too."
The People Who Actually Had a Pretty Great Year
The New York Times - 14 Dec 2020 16:11
It's not just the filthy rich. Much of America's professional class has quietly, if a bit guiltily, been doing just fine, despite 2020.
There's skepticism in communities of color about COVID-19 vaccines. Here's how women can help swing the momentum.
USA Today - 14 Dec 2020 15:14
A history of unethical testing and experimentation on Black men and women has sown distrust in public health systems among communities of color.
An elite Russian team specializing in toxins stalked Putin's nemesis. Then he was poisoned
CNN - 14 Dec 2020 14:51
At about 9 a.m. on August 13, a 33-year-old Russian woman named Maria Pevchikh checked in for a flight from Moscow to the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. She was not alone.
How a former British inmate helped this US basketball player get out of jail in China
CNN - 14 Dec 2020 03:30
When they brought him his passport, Jeff Harper thought he was getting out.
US to administer 1st doses of coronavirus vaccine
ABC News - 14 Dec 2020 15:56
The coronavirus vaccine rollout begins Monday as the first doses will be given to hospital workers and other essential staff.
GOP senator: Congress should have known about Hunter Biden probes amid impeachment
New York Post - 14 Dec 2020 15:37
Congress should have been made aware of the investigations into the "tax affairs" of Hunter Biden as they considered the articles of impeachment against President Trump in 2019, Sen. Ron Johnson said.
NJ gym famed for defying COVID-19 lockdown orders fined more than $1.2 million
New York Post - 14 Dec 2020 15:25
The owners of a New Jersey gym who famously defied orders to close the fitness center during the coronavirus pandemic have now been hit with more than $1.2 million in fines.
75 infected with COVID-19 after Santa visits nursing home in Belgium
New York Post - 14 Dec 2020 15:01
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Google services including Gmail, YouTube restored after suffering an outage
USA Today - 14 Dec 2020 14:52Germany steps up COVID lockdown measures over winter holidays
CBSNews - 14 Dec 2020 14:41
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and the governors of Germany's 16 states agreed Sunday to step up the country's lockdown measures beginning Wednesday until January 10.
New Zealand commits to travel bubbles with Australia, Cook Islands
CNN - 14 Dec 2020 05:21
New Zealand has agreed in principle to establish a much-anticipated travel bubble with neighboring Australia -- although there's still no firm date on when the corridor would start.
Hackers Break Into U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments
Time - 14 Dec 2020 04:29
(WASHINGTON) — Hackers broke into the networks of federal agencies including the Treasury and Commerce departments in attacks revealed just days after U.S. officials warned that cyber actors linked to the Russian gover...
US sanctions Iran over FBI agent Robert Levinson's 2007 disappearance
New York Post - 14 Dec 2020 17:45
The US government on Monday accused two Iranian intelligence officials of being behind the mysterious 2007 disappearance and probable death of former FBI agent Robert Levinson.
20 new species found, and lost wildlife rediscovered, in the Bolivian Andes
CNN - 14 Dec 2020 03:56
Scientists have announced the discovery of 20 new species in the Bolivian Andes, as well as sightings of plants and animals not seen for decades.
Some states to begin vaccinations at nursing homes this week
New York Post - 14 Dec 2020 23:02
Some states will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to nursing home residents this week, US officials said Monday. US Gen. Gustave Perna said at a press conference alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Az...
U.S. Sanctions Turkish Entities Over Acquisition of Russian Defense System
Wall Street Journal - 14 Dec 2020 22:59
The U.S. exerted new pressure on Turkey over its installation of a Russian air-defense system, the latest sign of a growing rift between Ankara and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.