July 02 2021, 08:00
A hate speech debate turned heated in New Zealand's Parliament when Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested the country's opposition leader was a "Karen." The insult, popularized last year by an internet meme, broadly refers to an entitled White woman who is unafraid to use her privilege to make unreasonable demands.
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July 02 2021, 08:00
Patients would no longer receive surprise medical bills for emergency treatment and certain other health care services from out-of-network providers starting in January under a rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration.
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July 02 2021, 08:00
Elie Rosen had never really listened as a child when his grandparents told him and his cousins to keep their heads down. He knew they had survived the Holocaust but he believed the world's vow of "never again" and saw no reason for his generation of European Jews to fear.
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An 82-year-old woman trained to be an astronaut sixty years ago. Now she's going to space with Bezos
July 02 2021, 08:00
After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA's Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space — is finally getting her time amongst the stars. She's been selected by the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, to accompany him, his brother, and an as-yet unknown auction winner on a suborbital trip on July 20th.
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July 02 2021, 08:00
The Justice Department has rounded up several new defendants this week accused of destroying thousands of dollars' worth of professional broadcast equipment outside the US Capitol on January 6, in a scene captured on multiple videos showing Trump supporters gleefully taking out their anger at the mainstream media.
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July 02 2021, 08:00
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a $715 billion transportation and water infrastructure bill focused on improving and repairing roads, bridges, transit and rail, and ensuring clean drinking water.
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July 02 2021, 08:00
When a controversial Alzheimer’s drug won U.S. approval, surprise over the decision quickly turned to shock at how long it might take to find out if it really works — nine years.
July 02 2021, 08:00
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance that states fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in indoor or outdoor settings “remains unchanged,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.
July 02 2021, 08:00
The highly transmissible Delta variant rapidly spreading in the U.S. and spurring some calls for masks regardless of vaccination status harbors over a dozen mutations, some of which are linked to vaccine escape and heightened spread from person to person, experts say.
July 02 2021, 08:00
German biotech company CureVac announced its COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 48% efficacy against COVID-19 of any severity in a final readout of late-stage trial data.