It’s easy to forget that some good things happened in 2020.
11 sources of comic relief in this already long new year
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The world was really ready for 2020 to end, but 2021 is feeling like a sequel no one asked for. Covid-19 vaccines offer hope for a possible return to the movies or a concert by summer, but this winter is looking a ...
Twitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for election misinformation
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Washington Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of new rules the social media platform put in place following the violent US Capitol riot earlier ...
Coronavirus will knock more than a year off average US life expectancy, study finds
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The coronavirus pandemic is not only having an immediate impact in terms of the deaths of thousands of Americans, it's also taking more than a year off the average US life expectancy. A new study published in the P...
Moderna thinks its vaccine will protect against the coronavirus for at least a year
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Biotechnology company Moderna believes its vaccine should protect people against Covid-19 for at least a year, a top official told investors Monday. "Our expectation is that the vaccination should last you at least ...
The benefits of approaching this year like a total newbie
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Midway through his mission to learn chess, Tom Vanderbilt found himself facing off against an 8-year-old child. Vanderbilt had a successful writing career, a college degree and decades of real-world experience. Th...
A year after Wuhan, China locks down another city of 11 million people to contain a coronavirus flare-up
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China has locked down a city of 11 million people in its northern province of Hebei, in an effort to contain the country's worst coronavirus flare-up in months. Residents of Shijiazhuang, a provincial capital close ...
Rioters breached US Capitol security on Wednesday. This was the police response when it was Black protesters on DC streets last year
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As hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol, breaking windows and wreaking havoc, politicians and activists were among the many who drew comparisons between the police response on Wedn...
Former Atlanta police chief to lead Louisville Metro Police Department in the wake of Breonna Taylor shooting death
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Former Atlanta police chief Erika Shields, who stepped down after an officer shot and killed a man following a struggle in a Wendy's parking lot, will now lead the Louisville Metro Police Department, which is still ...
Miami cafe starts the new year with a shock after a customer left a $2,021 tip
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A cafe and juice bar in North Miami Beach started out the new year in shock after a customer left a $ 2,021 tip. Kelly Amar told CNN that her family has been operating Miami Squeeze for the last year and a half, a...
12 books we’re excited about this year
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Pandemic reading means different things to different people. Some of us like to escape our Blursday monotony with a breathless page-turner. Others seek out nonfiction to better understand the complex, chaotic world ...
Crowds fill streets in China’s pandemic-hit Wuhan to celebrate the New Year
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Large crowds took to the streets at midnight on Friday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, celebrating the arrival of 2021 after a year marred by a deadly pandemic that killed thousands there and required the city ...
Want good luck in the new year? Make yourself a lemon pig
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At the end of the dank, dark tunnel that was 2020 comes light -- a bright yellow, pungent light with toothpick legs and a penny in its mouth. Meet the lemon pig. Make a lazy New Year's Day feast with these snack...