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9 of the narrowest homes in the world
CBSNews - 2 Mar 2021 22:49
From spitefully blocking others' views to evading property taxes, the builders of these thin homes make a statement
Family of anti-Franco Spanish mayor hail DNA match to remains
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2021 17:10
Discovery after cemetery exhumation throws spotlight on legacy of María Domínguez Remón More than eight decades after she was murdered, the remains of Spain's first female mayor of the second republic have been identi...
Amanda Gorman's Dutch translator stands down after uproar that Black writer wasn't chosen
CNN - 2 Mar 2021 15:26
Dutch writer Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, who won the International Booker Prize in 2020, has withdrawn from a project to translate Black American poet Amanda Gorman's work following a backlash against the commission.
'Fake accounts used my pictures to sell sex'
BBC - 2 Mar 2021 00:48
Women tell BBC Scotland how scammers used their images on fake accounts advertising sex work websites.
Chris Cuomo addresses brother Andrew's sexual harassment scandal
New York Post - 2 Mar 2021 05:36
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo on Monday addressed the mounting sexual harassment scandal engulfing his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, telling viewers that he "obviously" would not be covering it. “Obviously I am aware o...
Nike's executive quits over son's $132K sneaker purchase
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2021 02:58
A Nike executive resigned from the company Monday after her son used one of her credit cards to purchase $132,000 worth of limited-edition sneakers for his own resale company.
Benefits felt from microdosing LSD might be placebo effect, study finds
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2021 14:55
Imperial College London researchers conducted largest placebo-controlled trial of psychedelics Improvements in wellbeing and life satisfaction that come with microdosing psychedelics might be nothing more than the placeb...
The Mortician, The Murder, The Movie
CBSNews - 2 Mar 2021 05:43
Did a mortician kill and freeze a widow to live off of her millions or was it a desperate act to end abuse? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
Stimulus cash could start flowing soon; WHO cautions against 'premature' return to normal: Latest COVID-19 updates
USA Today - 2 Mar 2021 15:43
The number of people expected to be cashing in on the next round of pandemic stimulus checks is likely to be pared down this week. COVID-19 updates.
UK Covid live: Brazil variant 'can evade 25% to 61% of protection gained from first infection'
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2021 14:50
Latest updates: research suggests variant has potential to evade immune protection from previous illness or vaccines Long Covid data in children is cause for concern, scientists say Covid deaths in England and Wales fall...
U.K. mother and daughter die of COVID-19 after Christmas gathering that infected all 11 family members
NY Daily News - 2 Mar 2021 03:42
A mother and daughter in the U.K. have died after all 11 members of a family caught coronavirus during a Christmas gathering.
Ex-CIA chief John Brennan 'increasingly embarrassed' to be a white man
New York Post - 2 Mar 2021 16:37
Former CIA Director John Brennan says he is “increasingly embarrassed” to be a white man. The comment was made on MSNBC Monday, during a conversation about the weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference,...
Lower courts take notice: The Supreme Court is rethinking qualified immunity
USA Today - 2 Mar 2021 15:59
At a time when Americans seek greater government accountability, the Supreme Court is stepping up to deliver by reintroducing some common sense.
279 schoolgirls released 4 days after mass-abduction in Nigeria
CBSNews - 2 Mar 2021 09:54
The girls were the latest victims in a series of student kidnappings that Nigeria's president warns will continue if regional authorities keep paying ransoms.
Stop doing anal Covid tests on our citizens, Japan tells China
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2021 05:16
Anal swabs cause 'great psychological pain', says Japan's chief cabinet secretary Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for Covid-19 on J...
John Boehner rips Ted Cruz as a 'reckless a--hole' on book's back cover
The Week - 2 Mar 2021 22:38
Former House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) apparently doesn't hold back against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in his new book — and one particularly brutal quote made the back cover. The former Republican leader has a new me...
COVID-19 "baby bust" an acceleration of longer-term trend
CBSNews - 2 Mar 2021 15:55
Financial and medical concerns are weighing on family planning during the coronavirus pandemic. But the so-called "baby bust" is just an acceleration of a longer-term trend. Tony Dokoupil reports.
FBI director to testify before senators on domestic extremists, attack on Capitol for first time
CBSNews - 2 Mar 2021 15:33
FBI Director Chris Wray is set to face public questions about the January 6 attack on the Capitol for the first time on Tuesday. Kris Van Cleave reports on what his testimony could look like and the latest details on tho...
Teens charged in the apparent unprovoked fatal shooting of Denver mom
New York Post - 2 Mar 2021 15:30
Pamela Cabriales was sitting in her Land Rover on West Colfax and I-25 about 10:45 p.m. on Feb. 20 when a person standing next to a Honda sedan fired a gun six times into her SUV before taking off.
We've cut aid to Yemen and children will starve - is this what global Britain means?
The Guardian - 2 Mar 2021 15:03
Monday's announcement confirmed my worst fears - not even those in the most desperate crises are safe from aid cuts Three weeks ago, foreign office minister James Cleverly told me that in the face of drastic cuts to the ...
Johnson & Johnson plans to ship nearly 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
CBSNews - 2 Mar 2021 14:56
The new FDA-authorized Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is arriving at hospitals across the country Tuesday to help with the fight against the pandemic. CBS News spoke to a doctor in Michigan who has been driving vacci...
Criminal Inquiries Loom Over al-Assad's Use of Chemical Arms in Syria
The New York Times - 2 Mar 2021 14:46
Investigations in France and Germany could lead to prosecutions of President Bashar al-Assad and members of his upper echelon over one of the Syrian war's signature atrocities.