A parade of oil and gas companies nobly announced this week that they will review their political donations in the wake of last week’s riot in Washington, D.C. — an attempt to distance themselves from the spectacle of election fraud …
Não há mais jatinhos para salvar os endinheirados de Manaus que voam em busca de oxigênio
Em abril, quando o sistema de saúde no Amazonas entrou em colapso pela primeira vez, faltaram leitos nos hospitais, vagas nas UTIs e covas nos cemitérios. Mas os melhores hospitais do país seguiam apenas um táxi aéreo de distância. Até …
Watchdog Report on “Zero Tolerance” Leads to Calls for Prosecutions, Reparations
When faced with the heart-wrenching accounts of children systematically separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump administration officials routinely relied on the same defense: that the enforcement of their so-called zero tolerance policy did not aim to break …
Flying into Philly from abroad? You’ll need to prove you don’t have COVID
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Anyone flying into Philly from another country must now prove they don’t have COVID-19 before even being …
Someone tore down the new tribute to LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez within 48 hours
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Less than 48 hours after an artist put up a new tribute to Gloria Casarez, the late …
Philly DA vows to refile charges against fired police inspector after judge clears him of protester assault
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A former Philadelphia police inspector who was arrested during last summer’s protests after beating a Temple University …
Illinois health officials report 5,343 new cases of COVID-19, 130 deaths
CHICAGO — Illinois public health officials announced 5,343 new probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, including 130 additional deaths.
The state has also reported a total of over 471,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered to date.
The deaths were …
LIVE: Biden to elevate role of science with cabinet picks
(NewsNation Now) — President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his science team Friday, including pioneering geneticist Dr. Eric Lander as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, elevating the post to Cabinet-level status for first time. …
Snow to taper to flurries Saturday afternoon, but more expected Sunday
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Pritzker eases restrictions in 3 Illinois regions, all outside Chicago area
CHICAGO —Governor JB Pritzker announced the easing of restrictions in three Illinois regions during a news conference Friday.
The three regions have moved into Tier two, based on metrics including hospitalizations and a positivity rate of less than 12% for …