After vowing to get healthy in 2020, actress Rebel Wilson announced that she has reached her weight goal one month early.
Kansas City officer will not face charges in the killing of an unarmed man in 2020
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The Jackson County prosecutor in Missouri will not charge the officer who shot and killed Donnie Sanders in March 2020, according to a statement from Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker. Sanders, who was unarmed, was sho...
Ecuador’s health minister resigns after vaccine access scandal
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Ecuador's health minister Juan Carlos Zevallos stepped down Friday, after his department allowed a university official receive a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of other priority groups. President Lenin Moreno announced Zev...
The Black Lives Matter foundation raised $90 million in 2020, and gave almost a quarter of it to local chapters and organizations
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A year of change in the name of racial justice is hard to quantify. But in the 2020 Impact Report released this week by the Black Lives Matter Movement, historic numbers speak volumes. The Black Lives Matter Global...
Biden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it would send more than 25 million masks to community health centers, food pantries and soup kitchens across the country in order to reach some of the nation's most vulnerable...
More than 160 Confederate symbols came down in 2020, SPLC says
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More than 160 Confederate symbols came down last year after the killing of George Floyd prompted a nationwide reckoning with racism. That count comes from the Southern Poverty Law Center, which released new figures ...
Scam artists lurking on dating apps and social media made away with a record haul in 2020
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We expect love to have an emotional impact on us, but a new report released by the Federal Trade Commission revealed it's also hurting wallets. A record $ 304 million was reported lost to romance scams in 2020. Sca...
Meet the bunnies who helped people survive 2020
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It's National Love Your Pet Day on Saturday, and a couple animal buddies in particular are earning their snuggles. Rabbits Finn and Budgie are more than just lovable companions — they provide their owners with emoti...
High-profile elections officials leave posts after a tumultuous 2020
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A cluster of election officials around the country have lost or left their jobs in recent weeks, as the fallout from the tumultuous 2020 election season continues. The exits come as experts say a wave of departures ...
Blinken says US intends to pay contributions to World Health Organization by end of month
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States "intends to pay over $ 200 million in assessed and current obligations" to the World Health Organization by the end of the month, making good on...
‘Game of Thrones’ actress Bella Ramsey cast in ‘The Last of Us’ series
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London English actress Bella Ramsey, best known for her breakout role on "Game of Thrones" as the bold and fiery Lyanna Mormont, is set to star in HBO's newest venture "The Last of Us." She will join Pedro Pascal, ...
Psaki defends Biden administration’s school reopening goal as ‘not the ceiling’
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the administration's school reopening goals on Wednesday in the wake of criticism from parents, teachers, students and local officials who say the goals are insufficien...
After the deadly shooting at Minnesota clinic, health care center says ‘our hearts were broken’
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For both patients and staff, the shooting at a Minnesota healthcare center that killed one person and wounded four others has been traumatic, the center said in a statement. "Our hearts were broken," Allina Health s...