Current News: March 2021

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Tiger Woods crash: Los Angeles police determine the cause of golfer's car accident

The details of what caused Tiger Woods' car crash will only be released if the 15-time major winner gives permission for police to share their findings.

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Facebook bans 'voice of Trump' from platform

An interview with the ex-president was posted by his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on Facebook.

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Covid: Brisbane lockdown to end ahead of Easter weekend

The Australian city of two million residents has seen a low infection rate, but concerns remain.

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Matt Gaetz blew up FBI extortion case to distract from underage sex report, ex-DOJ official and NYT reporter suggest

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China reports COVID-19 outbreak on border with Myanmar

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Suspect held for repeatedly kicking Asian American woman in New York

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Australian MP resigns after sending lewd messages to sex worker from parliament floor

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Feds: Owners must get helicopter wreckage off Alaska slope

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Investigation into how large cargo ship got stuck in Suez Canal has begun

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Why Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh led to 12 deaths

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Australian judge says man who filmed dying officers is hated

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Brazil: Political crisis and Covid surge rock Bolsonaro

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Woman killed after shooting gun in Indonesia's police HQ

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Grimes is ready to die on Mars

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40 Years After Reagan, a Bet Big Government Can Get Something Done

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Clerk Who Questioned $20 Bill Watched Floyd Arrest With ‘Disbelief and Guilt’

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Investment Firm’s Collapse Put Unseen Risks on Full Display

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Matt Gaetz investigado por posible tráfico sexual, según fuentes

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Nationals Player Tests Positive for Virus Before Opening Day

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As Cuomo Sought $4 Million Book Deal, Aides Hid Damaging Death Toll

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Inside the lives of Asian massage workers: 'How can we not be scared?'

Asian female massage workers in the US speak up about the stigma surrounding their profession.

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How satellite images are helping one country hand out cash

Togo has found a new way to send emergency cash to people struggling in the pandemic.

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Why I bought the Lil Nas X 'Satan Shoes'

With art collective MSCHF, singer Lil Nas X created a pair of pricey and controversial trainers.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Kentucky Republicans change the rules so they could get to pick Mitch McConnell's replacement

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Serial killer, convicted of murdering 2 young boys, dies on death row at Indiana hospital

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Florida man guilty of setting store on fire during unrest

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NC Medicaid paid out nearly $214,000 to business owner for made-up therapy, feds say

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Manipur: India state reverses order turning away Myanmar refugees

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Former sheriff’s employee arrested over ‘road rage’ incident in the Keys, police say

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Biden announces actions to address violence against Asian Americans

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Palau president visits Taiwan despite Chinese pressure

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Japan, Indonesia sign arms transfer pact amid China concerns

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Miami-Dade man charged with attempted murder of officers in Everglades Park standoff

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Report: Draft of WHO study says animals likely source of COVID

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Amid spring break uproar, Miami Beach mayor proposes 2 a.m. South Beach alcohol cutoff

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Hungary first in European Union for vaccinations, and deaths

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Pakistan PM to India PM: We too want peaceful relations

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Students and teachers won’t have daily COVID screenings in this NC school district

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Chauvin Trial: Day 2 Key Moments

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‘No Place for a Child’: Inside the Tent Camp Housing Thousands of Migrant Children

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Scenes from Day 2 of the Derek Chauvin trial.

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State Dept. Reverses Trump Policies on Reproductive and Religious Freedoms

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A few frequent flyers 'dominate air travel'

A small minority of frequent flyers dominates air travel in countries with high aviation emissions.

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The cost of speaking up against China

Uyghurs abroad describe a pattern of harassment and intimidation they say is designed to silence them.

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Beware the return of the Iberian wolf, say Spain's farmers

A plan to ban hunting of wolves in north-west Spain worries farmers but is hailed by conservationists.

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China sets sights on Middle East with Iran co-operation deal

The strategic accord will help expand Chinese influence in the region and challenge US dominance.

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Monday, March 29, 2021

Vanessa Bryant asks judge to dismiss mother’s financial support lawsuit

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Michigan must tell Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients that it was developed using stem cells

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AP Interview: Japan urges EU to ensure stable vaccine export

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Hong Kong: What is China's 'patriot' plan for electoral reform?

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Canada suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 55.

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‘No Excuse Not to Be Vaccinated’ in Texas, Which Expands Eligibility to All Adults

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‘Believe Your Eyes,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury on First Day of Derek Chauvin Trial

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Mike Pompeo grows more combative as he eyes 2024.

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Banks Face Billions in Losses as a Bet on ViacomCBS and Other Stocks Goes Awry

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A reporter in Minneapolis breaks down Day 1 of the trial.

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And the winner is . . .

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Hong Kong: China to pass 'patriot' electoral reforms

The changes aim to only have "patriots" in office in Hong Kong but critics warn it will stifle dissent.

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George Floyd: Americans react to Day One of the Chauvin trial

A black political hopeful, a Minnesota resident and a retired officer share their thoughts.

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Photographing the "endless diversity" of America by streetlight

Photographer Daniel Freeman travelled across the US to capture striking night-time shots.

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Hong Kong: What is China's 'patriot' plan for electoral reform?

Aiming to tighten control over Hong Kong, China wants only "patriots" to run for office.

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Lone American on WHO COVID Team Says They Didn’t Investigate Chinese Cover-Up: ‘That Wasn’t Our Task’

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Oklahoma pastor’s wife and her lover arrested in shooting death of husband

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Teacher’s racist rant after Zoom call with Black family in California sparks outrage

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Democrats start preparing a path for Biden’s spending plans, but it will be a bumpy one.

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With an Eye on 2024, a Rarely Bashful Pompeo Grows More Combative

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Biden Pushes Mask Mandate as C.D.C. Director Warns of ‘Impending Doom’

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Need a Virtual Escape? Why Not Fly Above the Suez Canal.

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On the first day of the trial, Americans remembered George Floyd.

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Sunday, March 28, 2021

Restaurants are 'up against a wall,' using DoorDash to survive. The commissions are brutal.

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Pa. mom of 6 killed in North Carolina road rage shooting: Police

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Graham blasts Biden for response to Georgia election law: He ‘played the race card’

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An Asian-American Official Bared His Chest, Revealing Scars From His Army Service

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Do You Think You Can Tell How a Neighborhood Voted Just by Looking Around?

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New York becomes the first state to offer a Covid-19 vaccination digital pass.

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Egypt prepares to unload containers from ship blocking Suez after other measures fail

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2 tugboats deploy to Egypt's Suez Canal as shippers avoid it

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Kenyan DJs sacked after blaming woman for being pushed off building

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China's growing firepower casts doubt on whether U.S. could defend Taiwan

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Graham slammed for touting 'straight NRA propaganda,' 'survivalist' AR-15 fantasy in interview

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Inside America’s Most Interesting Magazine, and Media’s Oddest Workplace

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Paris doctors warn that hospitals may be overwhelmed as cases surge anew.

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Virus fader

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The Netflix show putting the spotlight on menopause

The new Netflix show Bombay Begums puts the spotlight on menopause, but why aren't we talking about it?

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Infant found alive after Egypt building collapse

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‘They are bragging about donating the money to people who want to take my guns’: MTG rages after losing lawsuit

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Virginia Beach Police Chief Admits Cops Have No Idea if Black Man Shot by Officer Was Armed

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U.S. Men Fail to Qualify for Olympic Soccer Tournament

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Getting to Yes: A Nursing Home’s Mission to Vaccinate Its Hesitant Staff

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On Hallowed Ground

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Brisbane lockdown: Australian city to shut down over seven cases

The Australian city of about two million people is to enter a snap three-day lockdown.

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'It is so easy to choose what voluntary work to do'

Charities are turning to technology to help them attract more volunteers.

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Saturday, March 27, 2021

If you’re considering a trip to Europe this summer, here’s what to keep in mind.

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Inmate Is Killed in Hostage Standoff at Oklahoma Jail

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Fauci addresses Redfield's comments that virus 'escaped' from Wuhan lab

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Georgia GOP election official who debunked Trump's fraud claims defends state's new voting restrictions

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‘It was homegrown’: Republican senator laments that the US doesn’t produce its own meth anymore

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Exclusive: Over-70s to get booster Covid vaccines from September

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‘Why don’t you do your job?’: Lindsey Graham hits out after being asked what Republicans would do to fix border crisis

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'Worst mice plague I've ever seen': Millions of rodents descend on eastern Australia

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Myanmar coup: US 'horrified' by deadliest day since military takeover

International leaders condemn the military after Saturday's violence - the deadliest since the coup.

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India coronavirus: The high-risk young demanding Covid jabs

Cancer patients who are under the age of 45 are struggling to get Covid jabs in India.

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Kenya's Mike Sonko: The rise and fall of Nairobi's ex-governor

Mike Sonko was elected governor of Kenya's capital despite a criminal past - and now faces more legal woes.

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Hunting rare birds in Pakistan to feed the sex drive of princes

A glimpse into the closed world of hunts for houbara bustards, thought by some to be an aphrodisiac.

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Georgia governor reportedly signs voting restrictions into law under portrait of slave plantation

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7 people shot in Fishtown section of Philadelphia; 4 in critical condition

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Who is Derek Chauvin, the officer charged with murdering George Floyd?

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‘They are bragging about donating the money to people who want to take my guns’: MTG rages after losing lawsuit

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Cruises will remain banned, CDC says, as industry pressure to restart heats up

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Many U.S. graduations are curtailed again, but some commencements will go on without guests.

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Insurgents Seize Mozambique Town, Killing Several People; Fate of Hundreds Unknown

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Melbourne to Cairns: Meet the Australian skateboarding an 'insane' 4,000km

Gordy says he is skating from Melbourne to Cairns but says he "didn't realise how big Australia was".

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Derek Chauvin trial: Why role of TV cameras could come into focus

Cameras will be in court, thanks to the network behind OJ Simpson’s trial. What role will they play?

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AI: Ghost workers demand to be seen and heard

Workers who label content and help computers understand language want their own voices to be heard.

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Project 17: The photograph that united a family

A photograph of a "burner boy" working on a toxic dump in Ghana helped his family to find him.

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Friday, March 26, 2021

Police arrest 18-year-old for murder of Fresno street vendor

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'Ice-cream toothache': Cold food and drinks pain explained

Scientists say they have worked out how teeth become sensitive and hurt with cold food and drinks.

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The vaccine misinformation battle raging in France

Online conspiracy theories are exacerbating existing vaccine scepticism.

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German Covid Easter U-turn shakes Merkel's cool, calm image

Chancellor Merkel takes political flak as Germany struggles to agree on lockdown measures.

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Home-schooling around the world: How have we coped?

Indigenous children have been hit hardest and the crisis has reached a "tipping point", say experts

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Georgia official begged by Trump to ‘find’ votes mocks Sidney Powell: ‘Kraken cracks under pressure’

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Biden says as VP he slowed down number of migrant children crossing the border

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Bus Driver, Kind Stranger Attacked After Stopping Assault on Elderly Asians in NYC

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Biden hits out at Trump saying he was the only president to leave children to ‘starve to death’

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Los Angeles-area woman and dog fatally stabbed, suspect knocked out with rock

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Internet reacts after Trump tells Fox that Biden’s border policies are ‘inhumane’

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GM expands board to 13 with Meg Whitman and NBA's Mark Tatum

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Abiy Ahmed: Eritrea 'will withdraw' troops from Ethiopia in Tigray conflict

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Ted Cruz mocked for midnight visit to Rio Grande

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Russia trolls Suez Canal with northern 'alternative'

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With vote count done, an Islamist party in Israel may hold key to Netanyahu's fate

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Trump CDC director says Covid ‘escaped’ from Wuhan lab, contradicting Fauci

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Advocates are pushing for D.C. statehood to be included in a broader voting rights bill.

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Stop the Executions, President Biden

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Georgia Law Kicks Off Partisan Battle Over Voting Rights

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Analysis: Biden reveals how he views the threat from China.

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Beverly Cleary, children's author behind Ramona Quimby, dies aged 104

The beloved writer created the feisty characters of Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby.

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The challenge facing Joe Biden at the border

Can the new president match his words on the campaign trail with action?

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Like Cuomo family members, a drug company boss with longstanding ties to the governor got special access to virus testing.

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