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The coronavirus national emergency was declared three years ago and the Republican-led house allowed it to expire Monday with a voice vote. President Joe Biden’s signature on this bill, which ended all of his predecessor’s declarations of national emergencies, was welcomed by many. The resolution passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress […]
NASA has announced the names of four astronauts who will take us back to the Moon, with one being the first Black man and another being the first female to do so. After a 50-year gap, Victor Glover and Christina Koch will join Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen to fly a capsule around the Moon […]
TikTok has been threatened with a federal ban unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells its stake in the popular short video app, the company said on Thursday. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the interagency panel that reviews foreign investments with national security implications, has demanded that the Beijing-based app maker divest, […]
The House of Representatives voted to end the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for foreign residents arriving at US airports — one of the last standing pandemic restrictions. A bipartisan group of representatives voted 227 to 201 Wednesday in support of a bill to end the requirement. Every Republican supported the legislation as well as seven Democrats. […]
Demetrius Haley, one of the Memphis officers charged with Tyre Nichols’ murder, reportedly sent a photo of Nichols covered in blood and handcuffed to six people. As stated in a state document, Haley confessed to taking two photos of Nichols on his personal cellphone, with Nichols propped up against a car because he couldn’t sit […]
On Sunday night (November 27), the volcano, which is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawai’i in the Pacific Ocean, had a rare dual-eruption event with a nearby volcano, Kilauea. Now it’s been reported that the neighboring volcano has been erupting since 2021. As officials keep a close and careful eye on […]
The ban was implemented after Jamaica’s government wanted to “cut back” on material that could give the wrong impression, claiming that criminal acts “is an accepted part of Jamaican culture and society. However, Jamaican artists are saying the ban does nothing to stop crime and completely removes communities that are heavily affected by gun violence […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, plans to step down from his roles as the White House’s chief medical advisor and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director at the end of the year, he announced Monday. In his statement, Fauci said he intended to leave government service in December […]
Just a day after people started to express concern over President Biden’s health following his “cancer,” comments, now there may be a reason he appeared a bit “off.” This Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre announced that Biden has been diagnosed with COVID-19. She released a statement this morning that gives an update on […]
R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his R&B superstar status to manipulate young fans into systematic sexual abuse. The singer and songwriter was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave notice to accusers who had once wondered if their shocking stories weren’t taken […]
