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Luna Rossa Leads American Magic 2-0 In Challenger Semifinals
High winds and harsh reality blew away American Magics hope of a fairytale return to the Americas Cup challenger series when Italys Luna Rossa won both races Friday on the first day of the bestofseven semifinals.
Michigan Sen. Peters To Lead Dem Efforts To Expand Majority
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who won a tough reelection race in the fall, will lead Democrats' efforts in 2022 to expand their current razorthin Senate majority.
Feds Withheld Info On Virus Cases Following Executions
At least two journalists tested positive for coronavirus after witnessing the Trump administration's final three federal executions, but the Bureau of Prisons knowingly withheld the diagnoses from other media witnesses and did not perform any contact trac...
US Issues Domestic Terrorism Alert Against Anti-govt Extremists Early in Biden's Term
The Department of Homeland Security did not cite a specific threat, but pointed to a heightened threat environment across the United States that it believes will persist in the weeks since Biden took office.
Biden Pick For Transportation, Buttigieg, Advances In Senate
A Senate panel on Wednesday easily advanced President Joe Bidens nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, setting up a final confirmation vote for a key role in Bidens push to rebuild the nations infrastructure and confront climate cha...
Biden Walking A High Wire With Russia Ahead Of Putin Call
President Joe Biden has been quickly thrown into a highwire balancing act with Russia as he seeks to toughen his administrations stance against Vladimir Putin while preserving room for diplomacy in a postDonald Trump era.
'THIS IS ME': Rioters Flaunt Involvement In Capitol Siege
These suspects weren't exactly in hiding.
McConnell Backs Off Senate Filibuster Fight With Schumer
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell backed off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the procedural tool known as the filibuster, easing a standoff with new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as the two negotiated a powersharing agreement in the close...
IOC To Consider Placing Italy On Probation For Interference
The International Olympic Committee will consider imposing a humiliating probation on Italys team for the Tokyo Games this week because of a twoyear domestic dispute that it says amounts to government interference.
Oxford University to Test Inexpensive, At-Home 'Wonder Drug' That Could Reduce Covid Deaths
As per a report in The Times, the drug which has been given the name 'wonder drug' has not been properly evaluated yet.
Japan Likely To Hit Covid-19 Herd Immunity In October, Months After Olympics: Researcher
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga who has pledged to have enough shots for the populace by the middle of 2021, as it trails most major economies in starting COVID-19 inoculations.
Year After Lockdown, Wuhan Dissident More Isolated Than Ever
Zhu, a 44-year-old smelter at the citys state-run iron and steel works, is well outside the mainstream in China. He is a hardboiled government critic, an on-and-off demonstrator, a supporter of the Hong Kong democracy movement.
Pfizer Offers 40 Mn Covid-19 Shots to Poorer Countries on a Non-profit Basis
While dozens of the world's richer countries have begun their vaccination campaigns in a bid to curb the pandemic, coronavirus jabs have been few and far between in the world's poorer nations.
Russia Says TikTok Deletes Some Posts Promoting Illegal Pro-Navalny Protest
Russia said on Friday that TikTok had deleted some of what it called illegal posts promoting weekend protests aimed at securing the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Cesar Chavez's Son Happy Dad's Bust Is In Biden Oval Office
Paul Chavez had no idea where a sculpture of his father, Latino American civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez, would end up in the White House.
White House: Biden Confident In FBI Head, Will Retain Him
President Joe Biden has confidence in FBI Director Chris Wray and plans to keep him in the job, the White House press secretary said Thursday.