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FDA grants Moderna permission to increase doses in each vial from 10 to 14: report
New York Post - 13 Feb 2021 04:33
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Moderna permission to increase the number ofCOVID-19vaccine doses per vial from 10 to 14, the New York Timesreports. Moderna did not confirm the approval Friday but told Fox...
Minnesota shooting suspect received gun permit despite red flags: report
NY Daily News - 13 Feb 2021 05:15Impeachment trial: defense lawyers argue Trump is victim of 'cancel culture'
The Guardian - 13 Feb 2021 04:00
Lawyers claim Trump's 'fight like hell' rhetoric on 6 January was no different than the language politicians frequently use Impeachment lawyers for Donald Trump accused the prosecution of waging a "politically motivated ...
Live impeachment updates: Trump's legal team, House prosecutors eye closing arguments with witness question unanswered
USA Today - 13 Feb 2021 14:46
Both sides are readying themselves for closing arguments in the Trump impeachment trial. But the decision on whether to call witnesses is unresolved.
Oxford University to test COVID-19 vaccine on children, some as young as 6
ABC News - 13 Feb 2021 14:24
Children as young as 6 are to be included in Oxford University's new vaccine trial.
Catholic priests accused of sex abuse increasingly use defamation lawsuits to fight allegations
USA Today - 13 Feb 2021 13:00
A growing number of priests who say they were falsely accused are pushing back by suing their accusers, investigators and even church officials.
Four in Oregon catch COVID-19 after vaccinations, but avoid serious illness
New York Post - 13 Feb 2021 06:07
Four people in Oregon who were fully vaccinated have recently tested positive for COVID-19, health officials announced Friday. Two of the “breakthrough cases” have been reported in Yamhill County, and the others are ...
California releases ethnic data on vaccines; CDC releases school reopening 'roadmap.' Latest COVID-19 updates
USA Today - 13 Feb 2021 05:17
The US is reporting more variant cases. Officials considered using ventilator for Trump during COVID-19 bout, reports say. Latest COVID-19 news.
Adding wokeness: Oregon promotes teacher program to subtract 'racism in mathematics'
New York Post - 13 Feb 2021 00:16
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently encouraged teachers to register for training that encourages “ethnomathematics” and argues, among other things, that White supremacy manifests itself in the focus on ...
Fire ravages Paul Newman's western-style children's camp in Connecticut
The Guardian - 13 Feb 2021 15:40
Large section of Hole in the Wall Gang Camp destroyed Camp set up by film star to support children with limitations A fire on Friday evening destroyed a large section of Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connec...
GOP Senators Acquitting Trump May Embolden Future Presidents To Incite Mobs
The Huffington Post - 13 Feb 2021 13:00
Prosecutors, historians and others worry that fomenting violence to overturn an election loss will become an accepted tool.
Treasury scraps £95,000 cap on public sector pay-offs
BBC - 13 Feb 2021 12:58
Unions fought the move, saying it would have hit workers on salaries of £25,000 a year.
Mundill Mahil was a straight-A student with a bright future. Then she was charged with murder
The Guardian - 13 Feb 2021 11:00
The tabloids dubbed her the 'honeytrap' girl when she was tried for the murder of Gagandip Singh in 2012, alongside two others. Was the truth more complicated? Mundill Mahil knows it sounds cheesy, but as a girl she want...
Australian officials hunt crocodile after human remains found near missing fisherman's boat
The Guardian - 13 Feb 2021 04:08
Department of Environment and Science says damage to boat indicates crocodile's involvement 'highly likely' Human remains have been found during a search for a missing fisherman on a tropical Queensland island, as the hu...
On W.H.O. Trip, China Refused to Hand Over Important Data
The New York Times - 13 Feb 2021 03:43
The information could be key to determining how and when the outbreak started, and to learning how to prevent future pandemics.
For the Defense: Twisted Facts and Other Staples of the Trump Playbook
The New York Times - 13 Feb 2021 02:38
The lawyers representing the former president in his impeachment trial are the latest in a rotating cast that has always had trouble satisfying a mercurial and headstrong client.
Tapes reveal Marvel icon Stan Lee's bitter battle with daughter J.C.
New York Post - 13 Feb 2021 15:40
The voice on the recording was unmistakably Stan Lee -- the raspy baritone of the nonagenarian that's familiar from his trademark movie cameos. "I think you're the dumbest white woman I've ever known!" Lee is screaming, ...
No end to Covid pandemic without equal access to vaccine, experts say
The Guardian - 13 Feb 2021 15:38
Disease researchers argue vaccine stockpiling in wealthier countries will only prolong the crisis Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Developing new Covid-19 vaccines will fail to end the pandem...
GOP Rep. Herrera Beutler confirms contentious Capitol riot call between Trump, McCarthy
The Week - 13 Feb 2021 15:34
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, confirmed Friday night the contents of a phone call, new details of which were reported by CNN, be...
Before Vote on Trump, G.O.P. Congresswoman Says He Sided With Mob
The New York Times - 13 Feb 2021 15:30
The Senate is reconvening at 10 a.m. Eastern on Saturday, the fifth day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald J. Trump, who faces a charge of "incitement of insurrection."
New surge testing rollout after South Africa variant cases detected
Sky News - 13 Feb 2021 14:49
Surge testing is being introduced in more areas of England after cases of the coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa were detected.
Nigerian police arrest protesters at Lekki shooting site
CNN - 13 Feb 2021 12:57
Nigerian security forces have detained at least 12 people following protests over the reopening of the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on Saturday.