(Reuters)South Korean officials are stepping up efforts to ensure locals stick to social distancing guidelines during Halloween, warning this year’s party “could really turn scary” as it tries to avoid another resurgence in coronavirus infections.
Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game, but HBCUs were the real winner of the night
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While Team LeBron defeated Team Durant 170-150 to win the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, the real winners of the night were historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Team LeBron represented The Thurgood M...
US and South Korea reach agreement on cost sharing for American troops
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Washington and Seoul have agreed to a cost-sharing agreement for US forces based in South Korea, a US State Department spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Sunday. Negotiations over the Special Measures Agreement, or SM...
Jackson, Mississippi, officials report progress in restoring water after last month’s powerful storm
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After more than two weeks without a drop of water, one Jackson, Mississippi, restaurant is finally back open for business. "It has been depressing, coming into work thinking we're going to open again, we get a drip...
White House and Detroit officials seek to limit fallout after mayor initially declines Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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White House and Detroit officials tried to limit fallout after Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan initially declined to accept a distribution of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The move is at odds with federal health...
Alec Baldwin left Twitter because we don’t get irony
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Alec Baldwin has once again deactivated his Twitter account. This time it's over a joke many believe he made about fellow actor Gillian Anderson switching accents. "Of course you can't do any irony on Twitter," Ba...
South Korea’s first transgender soldier found dead
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Seoul, South KoreaSouth Korea's first transgender soldier, who was discharged from the military last year for having gender reassignment surgery, was found dead in her home on Wednesday, authorities said. Byun Hui-su...
Women in sports don’t get the media coverage that men do. These 4 Olympians are trying to change that
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US Olympians Sue Bird, Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel and Chloe Kim have teamed up to launch a new company aimed at focusing attention on women in sports and the media. They announced Tuesday the formation of TOGETHXR, ...
I don’t know my dad as much as I thought I did. I’m racing against time to find out more
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Jeanne Bonner is a writer, editor and literary translator. Her writing has been published by The New York Times, NPR, Delta Sky Magazine and CNN. She teaches writing in Connecticut. The opinions expressed in this com...
Dr. Fauci is giving his personal 3D model of the coronavirus to the Smithsonian
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For the past year, Dr. Anthony Fauci's sidekick has been a blue and pink-spiked model of the Covid-19 virus. And now, he's making sure his educational tool has a long life post-pandemic. Fauci has donated the 3D m...
Biden administration sanctions senior Russian officials over Navalny poisoning and imprisonment
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The Biden administration has slapped sanctions on seven Russian officials in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. It was among a series of steps the new administration ann...
‘Love Island South Africa’ cast is announced — with only 3 Black contestants
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The makers of "Love Island South Africa" are facing criticism after announcing a predominantly White line-up for the show. The latest spin-off of the reality dating show-turned-cultural-phenomenon premiered on Sund...
Over half a million Texans are still under boil water advisories a week after a winter storm brutalized the South
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Over half a million Texans are still under boil water notices more than a week after a winter storm brutalized large swaths of the South, leaving millions without water and power for days. A total of 509,206 people ...