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These 'invincibles' have never had COVID -- and they want to know why
New York Post - 13 Jan 2022 13:34
As COVID cases explode across the US with even fully vaccinated people reporting breakthrough cases, it seems as if almost no one has been left untouched by the Sars-Cov-2 virus. But there are some who have failed to con...
Reggie Wilson Explores the Power of Moving Together
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 11:24
The choreographer continues his research into African American worship and the Black Shakers in "Power" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
We Need to Think the Unthinkable About Our Country
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 12:00
It's plausible that the United States as we know it could disintegrate. Institutions need to consider worst-case scenarios -- to help avoid them.
Amtrak Pays $2 Million to Passengers With Disabilities Who Faced Obstacles at Stations
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 04:46
Under a settlement agreement, the railroad will also overhaul 135 train stations to make them accessible to all.
Memoir by Hunter Biden's ex-wife Kathleen Buhle details how his cheating, drug abuse destroyed their marriage
New York Post - 13 Jan 2022 03:51
Hunter Biden's ex-wife Kathleen Buhle will break her silence about how his cheating and substance abuse destroyed their marriage in a memoir set for release during the run-up to November's critical mid-term elections.
Russian-Led Alliance Begins Withdrawing Troops From Kazakhstan
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 14:12
The force was deployed a week ago to stabilize the Central Asian country after political unrest that left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Ohio cops who dragged paraplegic man out of car cleared by internal investigation
NY Daily News - 13 Jan 2022 04:55
Clifford Owensby, a 39-year-old Black man, was hauled out of his vehicle on Sept. 30.
Journalists in El Salvador Targeted With Spyware Intended for Criminals
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 04:03
The announcement came months after the U.S. government blacklisted the Israeli firm that produces Pegasus, the technology used to target the journalists.
A letter from an American soldier has been delivered to his family -- 76 years after he mailed it
CNN - 13 Jan 2022 03:41
Angelina Gonsalves received an unexpected, yet cherished, delivery from the US Postal Service last month -- a letter her late husband wrote to his mother while deployed overseas in 1945.
School district requests National Guard to fill in for sick bus drivers
ABC News - 13 Jan 2022 02:50
One school district is seeking help from the National Guard as its school bus service has been crippled by COVID-19.
Four arrested in fatal shooting of off-duty LAPD officer
New York Post - 13 Jan 2022 02:06
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide investigators on Wednesday said four suspects were arrested in connection to the botched robbery that killed Officer Fernando Arroyos.
Afghanistan: Taliban Takeover Worsens Rights Crisis
Human Rights Watch - 13 Jan 2022 16:00
Click to expand Image Afghan women wait in a line to receive cash at a money distribution organized by the World Food Program in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 3, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Bram Janssen (New York) - The Taliba...
Debunking the idea viruses evolve to become less virulent
ABC News - 13 Jan 2022 14:59
The concept can be traced back to a theory from the late 1800s.
Delta loses $408 million; 8,000 employees hit with infection
ABC News - 13 Jan 2022 14:45
Delta Air Lines lost $408 million in the final quarter of 2021.
Australian Man Convicted of Killing Gay American in 1980s
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 14:01
The death of Scott Johnson, a young mathematician who was found at the bottom of a cliff, was initially ruled a suicide. His brother had pressed investigators to re-examine the case.
Palestinian American Dies of Heart Attack After Brief Detention by Israeli Troops
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 04:59
The elderly man, who was identified as Omar Asad, had been held during a raid by the Israeli Army on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.
Dog lost for four months found alive on snowy hillside, reunited with owner
CNN - 13 Jan 2022 04:55
When Ricardo Rodriguez evacuated from the Caldor Fire in early September, he wasn't sure if he'd ever see his dog again.
McCarthy, Foxx demand Biden Ed boss Cardona turn over teacher union emails
New York Post - 13 Jan 2022 04:20
Kevin McCarthy and Virginia Foxx are demanding Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to send copies of emails between his DOE, the White House and the teachers' unions.
Russia Weighs Arms Control Negotiations As Fear Of War In Ukraine Looms
Time - 13 Jan 2022 02:52
The United States and NATO have dismissed Russia’s list of demands to resolve the ongoing military crisis over Ukraine, but on Wednesday offered Moscow the opportunity for further discussions on arms control and missil...
Landlords of Bronx Building Were Buying Up Affordable Housing in New York
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 02:52
The companies purchased Twin Parks North West, the Bronx building where there was a deadly fire, along with seven other buildings in the borough for $166 million.
We Must Stop Showering the Military With Money
The New York Times - 13 Jan 2022 22:00
America faces lots of challenges. A blank check for the Pentagon doesn't help solve them.
French teachers go on strike over handling of pandemic
New York Post - 13 Jan 2022 11:02
Less than two weeks after the winter term started, French teachers are already exhausted by the pressures of surging COVID-19 cases.