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Bette Midler kicks dirt on late broadcaster Rush Limbaugh
NY Daily News - 25 Feb 2021 01:33
The "From a Distance" singer shared an illustration seeming to show Limbaugh in a KKK robe
Pilot reports UFO, says missile-like object flew over plane during flight to Phoenix
USA Today - 25 Feb 2021 15:55College dropout donates $20 million to the university he couldn't afford 60 years ago
ABC News - 25 Feb 2021 15:37
Calvin Tyler and his wife have pledged $20 million to endow scholarships for students needing financial aid at the historically Black university he had to drop out of.
India was in crisis months ago, with more than 90,000 daily infections in September. They've since dropped to just over 10,000 a day.
CNN - 25 Feb 2021 04:51
Six months ago, India was in crisis. Critically ill Covid-19 patients were being turned away from hospitals. Doctors were collapsing from exhaustion. And the virus was spreading through crowded slums, home to millions of...
Iran committed human rights violations in shooting down Ukrainian plane, UN says
NY Daily News - 25 Feb 2021 04:23
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020.
Pfizer studying effects of 3rd vaccine dose
ABC News - 25 Feb 2021 15:41
The American drugmaker is studying effects against new mutations of the virus.
See where ex-nurse lives after Covid-19 pushed her to quit
CNN - 25 Feb 2021 14:16
Former ICU nurse Rachel Ellsworth says she quit her job because of the stress of caring for Covid-19 patients and the irritable person she became. She decided to move her family here and start a new life.
HS track athlete 'disappointed' after Biden DOJ drops support of challenge to transgender policy
New York Post - 25 Feb 2021 15:32
Connecticut high school track athlete Alanna Smith told Fox News Wednesday she was “disappointed” after the Biden Justice Department withdrew its support for her lawsuit seeking to prevent transgender athletes from c...
China reportedly gave American diplomats anal COVID-19 tests
New York Post - 25 Feb 2021 15:26
The Chinese government has used anal swabs to test US diplomats for COVID-19 - but Beijing insisted to Washington that the butt checks were made "in error," according to VICE World News. "The State Department never agree...
Australia passes new law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for news
CNN - 25 Feb 2021 04:24
Australia has passed a new law that will force tech companies to pay publishers for news content, setting the stage for potential, similar action in other countries.
New study looks at the demographics of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol
CBSNews - 25 Feb 2021 05:47
As investigations into the attack on the U.S. Capitol continue, details are emerging about the people who stormed the building on January 6. A new study from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats looks at the demog...
WSJ: Texas' energy deregulation has been a terrible deal for Texas consumers
The Week - 25 Feb 2021 16:02
When Texas deregulated its electricity market two decades ago, proponents promised that consumers would get better service at lower prices. Long before the service half of that equation proved spectacularly wrong during ...
COVID taking a toll: Some doctors see 'a massive pandemic of mentally ill adolescents'
USA Today - 25 Feb 2021 15:54Texas party store selling piñatas depicting Ted Cruz on trip to Cancun
New York Post - 25 Feb 2021 14:52
Sen. Ted Cruz will have an even tougher time beating his critics away with a stick. A Dallas store is selling piñatas in his image in the wake of his ill-conceived jaunt to Cancun, Mexico. “We just see it as something...
'A reckoning is near': America has a vast overseas military empire. Does it still need it?
USA Today - 25 Feb 2021 12:46
The U.S. has enjoyed global military dominance for decades. But in the face of emerging threats, some say a new strategy is in order.
Biden nominates postal board slate that could oust Louis DeJoy after DeJoy vows to stay put
The Week - 25 Feb 2021 11:16
President Biden on Wednesday nominated three people for the U.S. Postal Service board of directors. The nominations would fill vacant seats on the board and allow Biden to indirectly assert control over an independent ag...
Atalanta vs Real Madrid: Spanish giants survive 10-man Atalanta attack
IBTimes - 25 Feb 2021 08:01
Real Madrid won by a narrow 0-1 margin in the first leg against Atalanta.
Israeli PM Netanyahu Uses the Bible to Threaten Iran
OpEdNews - 25 Feb 2021 05:18
On Tuesday Israeli PM Netanyahu threatened Iran by using the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament story of Esther, who, as the story goes, was responsible for the deaths of over 75,000 Persians. This is what Purim celebrates. This...
Are we failing children in the HIV response?
OpEdNews - 25 Feb 2021 04:44
This article is based on interviews with some leading scientists on children and HIV. The governments promised that by 2020, no child will be born with HIV. Even before the pandemic, the progress towards this goal was on...
NYC Pride is back! Organizers unveil theme, plans for this year's events: 'The Fight Continues'
NY Daily News - 25 Feb 2021 17:00
"We're fighting for ourselves, fighting forthe BIPOC and trans members of our community, and fighting for future generations."
Deathbed letter from former officer alleges NYPD, FBI link to Malcolm X assassination
CBSNews - 25 Feb 2021 16:45
Members of Malcolm X's family were made aware of a letter written by a deceased former police officer stating the New York Police Department and FBI were connected to Malcolm X's 1965 assassination. Michelle Miller share...
House Democrats ask Biden to give up sole power to launch nuclear bomb
New York Post - 25 Feb 2021 15:39
Over thirty House Democrats are asking President Biden to consider renouncing his authority to launch nuclear weapons. In a letter sent Tuesday but publicized Wednesday, 31 lawmakers led by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)...