Rome Pope Francis will not lead the Vatican’s New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebrations due to sciatic pain, the Vatican said in a statement on Thursday.
Biden to nominate Gary Gensler for SEC commissioner, Rohit Chopra to lead Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Gary Gensler to serve as the commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a source famil...
‘Batwoman’ gets a new lead, but Season 2 looks like the same flawed show
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After a first season that never quite got off the ground creatively, "Batwoman" announced that original star Ruby Rose would be leaving but that the series would hang around without her. The contortions necessary to...
Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict get first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
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Rome Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican said Thursday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement that he was "able to confirm that withi...
Biden to nominate ex-UN Ambassador Samantha Power to lead US humanitarian aid agency
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Washington President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate former US diplomat and longtime human rights advocate Samantha Power to lead the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the nation's prima...
Biden to nominate William Burns as CIA director, turning to a longtime diplomat to lead agency in post-Trump era
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President-elect Joe Biden on Monday will nominate William Burns as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, CNN has learned, tapping a respected veteran American diplomat who has served in posts around the world...
Pope Francis says he is in line to take Covid-19 vaccine
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Rome Pope Francis has said the Vatican will begin Covid-19 vaccinations next week and that he is in line to receive the jab. The pontiff made the comments during an interview with Italy's Canale 5 channel, set to air...
Biden poised to tap Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead Commerce Department
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President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, in a round of Cabinet positions that could be announced on Friday. Th...
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 ...
Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, dies at 78
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Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British rock band Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died of a heart infection at 78, his friend and radio broadcaster Pete Price announced Sunday. "It's with a very heavy heart ...
CEO of Howard University Hospital got the Covid-19 vaccine to encourage staff to follow her lead
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When Anita Jenkins sat down to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, she was sending a clear message to her staff. The CEO of Howard University Hospital, a major health care provider for the African American community in Wa...
Biden poised to nominate Granholm to lead Department of Energy
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President-elect Joe Biden is poised to tap former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy, two people familiar with the matter say, inviting a longtime adviser who played a critical role in ...