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You're no safer from COVID-19 social distancing at 6 or 60 feet, study says
New York Post - 26 Apr 2021 03:28
Social distancing inside at 60 feet is no safer than at 6 feet -- and "exposure time" indoors is actually far more important, according to a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In a report that chal...
DC cops wreck their police vehicles while drag racing on duty: report
New York Post - 26 Apr 2021 03:00
Two Washington DC officers crashed and totaled their police vehicles while drag racing on duty last week, a report said.
With No Frills or Celebrities, Cookpad Is a Global Go-To for Recipes
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2021 11:00
Born in Japan and a hit around the world, the recipe-sharing site has been less successful in America. Yet it has a small, fervent following among immigrants.
NYPD investigates 6 attacks at 4 synagogues over a two-day span
CNN - 26 Apr 2021 03:59
Six attacks took place at four different Bronx synagogues between Friday and Sunday, and the New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Task Force is now investigating four of the incidents as possible hate crimes, NYPD De...
US could send millions of vaccines to India; European Union to accept fully vaccinated Americans in the summer: Live COVID-19 updates.
USA Today - 26 Apr 2021 03:53
The U.S. will send vaccine supplies and experts to India, Europe may welcome fully vaccinated Americans in the summer. Latest COVID-19 updates.
Hundreds of people named Josh battle in mock-duel over shared name
New York Post - 26 Apr 2021 04:18
Hundreds of guys named Josh flocked to a park in Lincoln, Nebraska on Saturday for a mock-duel with pool noodles over the "right" to the name.
Six dead, 10 injured after van flips sideways on Georgia interstate, bursts into flames
NY Daily News - 26 Apr 2021 04:02Iran's Foreign Minister, in Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guards Set Policies
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2021 02:48
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, described a rivalry with a powerful and widely revered military leader, Qassim Suleimani.
Supreme Court to Hear Gun Control Case
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2021 15:47
The justices, who have not issued a major Second Amendment ruling since 2010, will hear a challenge to a New York gun control law.
Here's how a train station was transformed into the site of this year's Academy Awards
The Week - 26 Apr 2021 03:39
This year's Oscars are on track to being one for the history books, and not just because the ceremony is taking place at a train station. The Academy Awards are typically broadcast from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, bu...
LA's homeless reportedly booted from encampment before Oscars ceremony
New York Post - 26 Apr 2021 02:12
The city of Los Angeles allegedly kicked homeless people out of an encampment next to this year’s Academy Awards venue to present a glitzy “image” while in the national spotlight, according to a report Sunday. Scor...
PHOTOS: Oscars 2021 Red carpet photos and best moments
ABC News - 26 Apr 2021 01:28
See all the Red carpet looks and best moments from the Oscars 2021.
Capitol stormer held in jail due to 'history of punching people in the face'
NY Daily News - 26 Apr 2021 20:53
"The defendant's history of punching people in the face suggests he may punch people in the face again," a district court ruled.
In leaked tape, Iran's foreign minister heard criticizing Revolutionary Guards and Qasem Soleimani
CNN - 26 Apr 2021 16:53
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was heard criticizing the country's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the assassinated top general Qasem Soleimani in an audio tape leaked on Sunday across Iranian me...
Live Updates: Biden and Congress Prepare for an Unusual Speech
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2021 15:56
The president's speech will look very different than typical addresses to joint sessions of Congress because of the pandemic. The United States will send vaccine components to India.
EU finalizing plans to allow US tourists back this summer
ABC News - 26 Apr 2021 15:30
Officials say the European Union is finalizing plans to allow tourists from the United States to travel to the 27-nation bloc this summer
French energy giant Total suspends huge Mozambique project because of insecurity
CNN - 26 Apr 2021 15:17
French energy giant Total is suspending its operations on a multi-billion liquefied natural gas project in northern Mozambique because of ongoing violence in the area caused by an Islamist insurgency.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Is Sentenced to Another Year in Custody in Iran
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2021 15:13
Ms. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian dual citizen, who was released from detention last month, was handed the sentence and a one-year travel ban on new charges of "propaganda activities."
Russia Suspends Public Activity by Navalny's Political Groups
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2021 14:56
Prosecutors have banned the opposition leader's political groups from carrying out any public activity.
A Survivor's Perspective on San Francisco's Drug Crisis
The New York Times - 26 Apr 2021 14:54
Monday: A poignant voice in the debate over what can be done to combat overdose deaths.
Iran's top diplomat speaks bluntly on nuclear deal, Gen. Qassam Soleimani in leaked recording
USA Today - 26 Apr 2021 14:43
The release of the comments by Mohammad Javad Zarif, seen as a potential presidential candidate, set off a firestorm within Iran.
Iran hands British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe another jail sentence
CNN - 26 Apr 2021 14:34
An Iranian court has handed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe a new one-year jail sentence and travel ban on charges of spreading propaganda against the regime, her husband said on Monday.