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Iran threatens to block nuclear inspectors if U.S. does not lift sanctions
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2021 04:16
The Iranian government says it will block United Nations nuclear watchdog inspectors if the U.S. does not lift sanctions on the country by February 21st. CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation...
Six Capitol Police officers suspended for actions during riot
New York Post - 19 Feb 2021 04:51
Thirty-five Capitol Police officers are under investigation — including six who have been suspended with pay — for their actions in the deadly January siege, according to the department. Acting Chief Yogananda Pittma...
Texas woman's power bill soars by $6,000 during winter freeze
NY Daily News - 19 Feb 2021 04:19
Widespread power outages that first struck Texas over the weekend continued to affect some customers into Thursday. Akilah Scott-Amos, 43, was charged a small fortune.
Sen. Ted Cruz says Mexico trip was 'mistake'
New York Post - 19 Feb 2021 04:37
Sen.Ted Cruz now claims it was “obviously a mistake” to escape Texas for Cancun as his home state reels from catastrophic power outages and deadly winter weather. Amid blistering criticism, Cruz cut his trip to the M...
Indiana Republican lawmakers shout down, boo Black colleagues speaking about discrimination
USA Today - 19 Feb 2021 15:02Harry and Meghan Won't Be Returning to Official Royal Family Work
The New York Times - 19 Feb 2021 14:56
After a conversation between the couple and Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace said the pair's official duties would be redistributed to other members of Britain's royal family.
Lawyers Are Working to Put 'Ecocide' on a Par with War Crimes. Could an International Law Hold Major Polluters to Account?
Time - 19 Feb 2021 14:56
Creating a legal definition of "ecocide" would allow environmental destruction to be prosecuted in the International Criminal Court
Over 13 million Texans facing water crisis after brutal winter storm
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2021 14:36
In many homes, the tap is dry. Finding bottled water is nearly impossible. Some have resorted to boiling snow.
Ivanka Trump won't challenge Rubio for Florida Senate seat
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2021 14:35
The New York native and her family moved to Florida after her father was defeated by Joe Biden in the presidential election.
UK top court gives Uber drivers benefits in landmark ruling
ABC News - 19 Feb 2021 14:00
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers should be classed as “workers” and not self-employed
Leaked texts show Ted Cruz's wife invited neighbors to Cancun amid 'FREEZING' weather
New York Post - 19 Feb 2021 13:45
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's wife reportedly boasted about the couple's upcoming trip to sunny Cancun, Mexico, amid the "FREEZING" weather ravaging the Lone Star State — and invited several neighbors to join them on their jau...
Thousands of Chicago vaccination appointments postponed after 'really disruptive' week of snow in the Midwest
Chicago Tribune - 19 Feb 2021 04:59
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccination appointments in Chicago must be rescheduled as the city on Thursday evening still awaited delayed shipments stemming from a winter storm that pummeled the Midwest this week, according to...
Hotel apologizes after honeymooners discover people can see into mirrored sauna
CNN - 19 Feb 2021 04:57
An upscale hotel in South Korea has issued an apology for a mistake that may have enabled outsiders to see into their sauna.
'Just crippling:' Texans devastated by ice storm hunt empty shelves for food and water
USA Today - 19 Feb 2021 04:47
The slow-moving winter disaster crippling Texas has left many without power, food or fresh water.
Suburbanites are getting COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Chicago's South and West sides. But should they?
Chicago Tribune - 19 Feb 2021 22:13
Desperate for COVID-19 vaccines, some suburbanites are driving to Chicago's South and West sides to get the shots. But is that ethical?
Woman dies after being shot in head by police protesting Myanmar coup
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2021 14:39
Sister of young woman shot by police 2 days before her 20th birthday urges protesters to "continue fighting" to reclaim democracy from the military junta.
White House economist says $1.9 trillion package would deal "blow" to COVID
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2021 13:56
The $1.9 trillion package "is calibrated to be of a magnitude to finally deal this COVID-19 virus the blow that hasn't occurred yet," Bernstein says.
Cambodia: Internet Censorship, Control Expanded
Human Rights Watch - 19 Feb 2021 04:46
Click to expand Image A man views Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook page on his mobile phone in downtown Phnom Penh, Cambodia. © 2016 AP Photo/Heng Sinith (Bangkok) - The Cambodian government's new National In...
How NASA will bring Martian rocks back to Earth for first time ever
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2021 13:00
Never before have humans brought a piece of another planet back to Earth. "If it sounds complicated, it is," a top NASA scientist said. "If it sounds extreme, it most certainly is."
Experts warn of another possible coronavirus surge as winter storms delay vaccination efforts
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2021 04:45
Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. have fallen over the last month. But the hopeful news is clouded by concerns of another surge as winter storms delay vaccinations and new variants continue to sp...
Chicago cops were ill prepared for spring protests, report says
NY Daily News - 19 Feb 2021 04:37
The Chicago Police Department was poorly prepared for the racial justice protests that rocked the city last spring and did not fully meet its obligations to chronicle its use of force, according to a sprawling report rel...
What the U.S. is agreeing to as it rejoins the Paris climate accords
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2021 04:29
The agreement's objective is to prevent the global average temperature from warming beyond a point of catastrophe.