After a Major League Baseball season unlike any other, the Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 to win the best-of-seven series four games to two.
What readers around the world said about raising the minimum wage
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This was excerpted from the March 5 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. What's a fair wage for a fair day's wo...
For the first time, girls were eligible to be Eagle Scouts — and nearly 1,000 earned the elite rank
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. Valerie Johnston knew she wanted to be a Boy Scout since she ...
Daylight saving time is a week away — here’s how you can prepare now
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In the fall, waking up to realize daylight saving time ended overnight might feel great — especially when you get that extra hour of sleep. In the spring, the transition is reversed, with the panic of waking up une...
The countries making dubious claims over Covid-19 — and what that means for the world
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For the past year, countries around the world have shared data on Covid-19 cases and deaths with the World Health Organization (WHO) -- information that is crucial in informing the global fight against the disease. ...
More screen time is linked to binge eating in children, US study finds
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The ills of excessive screen time have been well-documented, but a recent study just identified another possible risk. Children between the ages of 9 and 11 in the US who have more screen time are more likely to dev...
Italy blocks export of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, using EU powers for the first time
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Italy has invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between the EU and drug giant AstraZeneca. The country's move marks t...
With the clock ticking, Georgia lawmakers want the state to end daylight saving time
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Last week, Georgia's Senate passed a bill 46-7 that would end the state's observance of daylight saving time. If enacted. it would mean that Peach State residents would not longer need to prepare for "springing for...
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...
At the Supreme Court, even time is up to interpretation
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Washington "Life is short," Chief Justice John Roberts said during a Supreme Court oral argument session in January. "They only have so much time." Roberts was referring to Federal Communications Commission rule cha...
Baseball legends honored in MLB’s Black History Month art series
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Major League Baseball celebrated Black History Month this year by merging America's favorite pastime with art. The MLB commissioned 10 artists to celebrate the careers of legendary Black baseball players, in an effo...
Two GOP lawmakers who supported the Equality Act in 2019 changed their votes this time
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Washington Two House Republicans who voted in 2019 to support the Equality Act flipped their votes Thursday and opposed the legislation, which intends to protect people from being discriminated based on sexual orient...
Doomscrolling can steal hours of your time — here’s how to take it back
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You're mindlessly scrolling on your phone after a long day at work, sifting through miles of negative posts. In what seems like minutes, hours have gone by. Doomscrolling has become a popular word over the past year...