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Trump Lawyer Asks to Pause Impeachment Trial if It Runs Into Sabbath
The New York Times - 7 Feb 2021 02:42
David Schoen, one of former President Donald J. Trump's lawyers, has requested that the Senate suspend the impeachment trial at sundown on Friday and on Saturday, potentially upending plans for a fast trial.
HIV science has advanced but policies-programmes have been slow to #endAIDS
OpEdNews - 7 Feb 2021 19:50
Please consider this article based upon insights from two world leaders who have dedicated their lives in preventing lives from AIDS, and accelerating efforts towards ending AIDS. Despite scientific advancements in preve...
Thousands protest army takeover in Myanmar's biggest city
ABC News - 7 Feb 2021 06:26
Protest crowds have grown bigger and bolder since Monday's coup.
Market solutions will make roads unsafe for everyone
OpEdNews - 7 Feb 2021 05:47
This article on road safety puts spotlight on why roads are becoming unsafer, with increasing number of deaths, disabilities and injuries due to road traffic accidents in countries like India. Governments of 194 countrie...
4 killed, 4 saved during avalanche on Utah ski trip
New York Post - 7 Feb 2021 04:53
A ski outing in Utah ended in tragedy when an avalanche killed four people, and forced the remaining members of the group to dig themselves, and the victims, out of the snow, according to a report. The deadly day occurre...
Thousands raised for 5-year-old severely injured in crash involving Chiefs' Britt Reid
New York Post - 7 Feb 2021 05:12
More than $55,000 has been collected for a severely injured 5-year-old girl hurt in a Missouri car crash involving Kansas City Chiefs Assistant Coach Britt Reid. "Ariel who just turned 5 years old suffered swelling in th...
Strong Trump Supporters Picked to Head Michigan Republican Party
The New York Times - 7 Feb 2021 04:36
The state's selection of party chair and vice chair hinged in large part on who was most loyal to the former president.
The Women Who Paved the Way for Marjorie Taylor Greene
The New York Times - 7 Feb 2021 15:54
She's the latest descendant in a lineage of Republican women who embrace a boffo radicalism.
Impeachment trial: The Senate is unlikely to convict Trump. Can we count on the courts?
USA Today - 7 Feb 2021 14:35
The Justice Department may decide to prosecute Trump, but it's a tough call. Whatever the evidence, one Trump fan on a jury could prevent a conviction.
4 Skiers Killed in Avalanche in Utah, Officials Say
The New York Times - 7 Feb 2021 05:34
It was the third such deadly episode in days and the deadliest avalanche in the United States since May 2014, according to the authorities.
Biden ending deals with Central America restricting asylum
ABC News - 7 Feb 2021 04:34
Three Central American nations were part of Trump's effort to restrict asylum.
Former Capitol Police chief says entire intelligence community missed signs of riot
ABC News - 7 Feb 2021 03:20
He penned a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others making his case.
Yellow dust from Sahara Desert fills sky over Stuttgart, Germany
CBSNews - 7 Feb 2021 02:50
The skies of Stuttgart, Germany, were filled with yellow dust carried all the way from the Sahara Desert in North Africa. Meteorologists say Germany faces other rare weather extremes in the coming days.
60 Black Health Experts Urge Black Americans to Get the Covid Vaccine
The New York Times - 7 Feb 2021 15:00
Disinformation has pervaded social media and is an assault on our people.
Protesters detained at pro-Navalny rallies say police threatened and intimidated them: 'The regime has shown its teeth'
CNN - 7 Feb 2021 14:56
"Do you know that we can beat you so hard that you will be urinating blood? And there won't be any traces -- you won't be able to prove anything," Peter Sokovykh recalls a police officer screaming into his face as he fou...
In COVID's wake, we need a mandatory mental health curriculum in schools
USA Today - 7 Feb 2021 14:46
Even before the pandemic schools rarely had trained professionals on staff to provide mental health services.
Snow moves into the Northeast; brutally cold air to persist over Midwest all week
ABC News - 7 Feb 2021 14:20
Two weather stories continue to unfold this weekend; one being a winter storm moving into the Northeast and the other being a major push of polar air into the Midwest.
Ecuador's Presidential Election Is a Referendum on the Past
The New York Times - 7 Feb 2021 14:00
The country, facing a pandemic and an entrenched recession, is seeing political debate revolve around the legacy of a long-gone leader.
More COVID vaccine megasites open nationwide, including at Yankee Stadium
CBSNews - 7 Feb 2021 13:58
More than 36 million vaccine shots currently on the market have been administered nationwide, and 7.5 million people are now fully vaccinated.
Scores missing, 2 dead as burst glacier triggers flash floods in India
CNN - 7 Feb 2021 13:35
Around 157 people are missing and at least two were confirmed dead after a glacier burst, triggering flash floods in India's northern Uttarakhand state on Sunday.
SEE IT: Macaw picks the winner of Super Bowl LV
NY Daily News - 7 Feb 2021 23:56
This macaw was unflappable under pressure as it made its Super Bowl pick.