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A Very Hoya Engagement
The New York Times - 12 Mar 2021 16:00
Nathan Arrowsmith and Ashley Singleton's first encounter in a Georgetown classroom was a bit awkward. But three years later, in the same classroom, he redeemed himself.
Prosecutors signal more Oath Keeper arrests coming in Capitol attack probe
ABC News - 12 Mar 2021 03:46
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that they plan to charge up to half a dozen additional members of the Oath Keepers in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Woman arrested in maskless assault on San Francisco Uber driver, second suspect to turn herself in
NY Daily News - 12 Mar 2021 04:39
Malaysia King, 24, was arrested, and Arna Kimiai, also 24, plans to surrender, cops said.
White House to unveil new global vaccine initiative aimed at manufacturing 1 billion doses by 2022
USA Today - 12 Mar 2021 14:40
The White House will announce a new global vaccine initiative at a virtual summit on Friday with leaders from Japan, India and Australia.
U.S. and Chinese diplomats to hold senior-level talks in Alaska
CBSNews - 12 Mar 2021 04:50
Next week the U.S. and China will hold their first senior-level talks since President Biden took office. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will meet Beijing's diplomats in Alas...
Nebraska woman convicted of having sex with two boys during sleepovers
New York Post - 12 Mar 2021 03:57
A Nebraska woman was convicted on Wednesday of having sex with her young daughter’s friends — two boys ages 12 and 13 — during sleepovers at her home. Christina Greer, 38, was found guilty of three counts of first-...
Transcript: Joe Biden delivers remarks on anniversary of pandemic
ABC News - 12 Mar 2021 04:15
The coronavirus outbreak was officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020.
Biden condemns rise in anti-Asian American hate crimes amid COVID
New York Post - 12 Mar 2021 04:35
President Biden on Thursday condemned the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying "it is wrong, it is un-American and it must stop." Biden, in his first prime-time speech as comma...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces impeachment investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct
CBSNews - 12 Mar 2021 15:56
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is being investigated by his own political party as a sixth woman comes forward with sexual misconduct allegations. Jericka Duncan reports on the new details and the latest backlash against...
Fox News airs 'live Tucker reaction' shot during Biden's speech
The Week - 12 Mar 2021 15:26
Fox News host Tucker Carlson is apparently pivoting to YouTube-style reaction videos. President Biden on Thursday evening delivered the first prime-time address of his presidency, discussing the current state of the COVI...
COVID kills Brazilians waiting for ICU beds as leader rejects lockdown
CBSNews - 12 Mar 2021 15:13
The many people "resisting the facts... could be next to step inside the hospital and will want beds. But there won't be one," warns one doctor.
Man gets 212 years for killing sons by driving off L.A. pier
CBSNews - 12 Mar 2021 15:12
Ali F. Elmezayen, 45, received the maximum sentence from a judge who denounced an "evil and diabolical scheme."
Gunmen abduct 30 students from school in northwest Nigeria
ABC News - 12 Mar 2021 14:54
Authorities say gunmen have attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped 30 students just weeks after a similar attack in the region blamed on bandits
7 royally funny cartoons about Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview
The Week - 12 Mar 2021 13:00
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Cuomo facing impeachment investigation
CBSNews - 12 Mar 2021 04:56
Meanwhile, more than 55 lawmakers said in a letter Thursday that they want the governor out.
Biden gives first prime-time address to mark pandemic's one-year anniversary
CBSNews - 12 Mar 2021 04:50
In President Biden's first prime-time address, he set a goal of July 4 to reopen the country while also acknowledging the solemn anniversary on the first anniversary of the pandemic. CBS News senior White House and polit...
Alabama House Votes to Overturn Ban on Yoga in Schools - But 'Namaste' Is Still Forbidden
Time - 12 Mar 2021 04:31
The Alabama Board of Education voted in 1993 to prohibit yoga, hypnosis and meditation in public school classrooms
Key takeaways from Biden's 1st prime-time address to the nation
ABC News - 12 Mar 2021 04:29
President Joe Biden looked back at one year since COVID shutdowns and the path forward. Next he will hit the road to pitch the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
Journalists' group: 65 media workers killed in 2020
ABC News - 12 Mar 2021 13:47
The International Federation of Journalists said 65 journalists and media workers were killed while doing their jobs last year
NJ court rules against artist Peter Max over works damaged during Hurricane Sandy
New York Post - 12 Mar 2021 04:03
A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday ruled against famed pop artist Peter Max in a dispute over millions of dollars' worth of his works that were damaged in a warehouse during Superstorm Sandy. The German-born Max, who...
Biden orders states to make all adults eligible for COVID vaccinations by May
NY Daily News - 12 Mar 2021 03:59
Biden will set the monumental timeline as part of his first presidential primetime speech Thursday night, which coincides with the one-year anniversary of coronavirus-related shutdowns in the U.S.
At Illinois' biggest nursing home, workers and residents still not vaccinated against COVID-19
Chicago Tribune - 12 Mar 2021 03:28
City View Multicare Center, in Cicero, suffered a heavy toll earlier in the pandemic, with 249 infections among residents and workers, and 15 deaths, according to state records.