Month: March 2021
At least 11 more states to open virus vaccines to all adults
The expansion that begins Monday has some health officials worried about whether it will create expectations they can’t possibly meet until vaccines supplies catch up to demand.
Read MoreWill the pandemic spur a smart rebirth for cities?
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Read MorePress Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 29, 2021 – The White House
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Read MoreRemembering Mama Sarah: Philanthropist And Obama Family Matriarch Dies In Kenya At 99
Sarah Obama, the former president’s step-grandmother who helped raise his father, died Monday morning after a brief illness. She spent much of her life promoting education for girls and orphans. (Image credit: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Read MoreHow the Giant Boat Blocking the Suez Canal Was Freed: Dredgers, Tugboats, and a Full Moon
The congregation of tugboats and dredgers that freed a skyscraper-sized container ship from Egypt’s Suez Canal on Monday had help from an extremely foreign body over the weekend: The moon. The recovery vessels took advantage of high spring tides around
Read MoreLil Nas X on ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name),’ Fighting LGBTQ Repression and the Influence of FKA Twigs
When Lil Nas X released the music video for his new single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” on Friday, social media quickly flooded with responses both euphoric and scathing. The provocative video shows Lil Nas in various mythical, religious
Read MoreU.S. suspends trade deal with Myanmar after violent coup
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the United States was immediately suspending “all U.S. engagement with Burma under the 2013 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.”
Read MoreU.S. suspends trade deal with Myanmar after violent coup
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the United States was immediately suspending “all U.S. engagement with Burma under the 2013 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.”
Read MoreU.S. suspends trade deal with Myanmar after violent coup
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the United States was immediately suspending “all U.S. engagement with Burma under the 2013 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.”
Read MoreNew Mexico sues U.S. over proposed nuclear waste storage plans
New Mexico is suing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission over concerns that the federal agency hasn’t done enough to vet plans for a facility to store spent nuclear fuel in the state.
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