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GOP grilling of Supreme Court pick Ketanji Brown Jackson grows tense as Senate questioning winds down
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, during the third day of a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 23, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson in a confirmation hearing […]
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Bird flu cases surge in the U.S. What we know so far.
The Avian influenza virus is harvested from a chicken egg as part of a diagnostic process in this undated U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) handout image. Erica Spackman | USDA | Reuters Federal health officials are closely watching a highly lethal type of bird flu that’s devastated poultry farms along the East Coast and the Midwest in […]
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Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state, dies at 84
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state, died Wednesday, her family said in a statement. She was 84. She died of cancer, her family said, adding that she was “surrounded by family and friends” at the time. “We have lost a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend,” the statement […]
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Omicron BA.2 subvariant will soon dominate in U.S., but Fauci doesn’t expect another surge
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Omicron’s more contagious subvariant, BA.2, has more than doubled in prevalence over the past two weeks in the U.S. and now represents more than 34% of Covid-19 infections that […]
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Consistent winners: These stocks go up almost every year and are higher again in 2022
These six stocks have consistently risen over the past decade. Source
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Up to 40,000 Russian soldiers killed, wounded, captured or MIA in Ukraine, NATO estimates
A damaged military vehicle as civilians are evacuated along humanitarian corridors from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 21, 2022. Stringer | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON – NATO estimates that up to 40,000 Russian troops have been killed, injured, captured or gone missing […]
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U.S. government formally accuses Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine
A damaged military vehicle is seen as civilians are evacuated along humanitarian corridors from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol under the control of Russian military and pro-Russian separatists, on March 21, 2022. Stringer | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally announced Wednesday that the United States government believes […]
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The meme stocks are not dead yet. Why GameStop and AMC are holding up
Loyal retail investors are sticking to meme stocks even as these companies’ turnaround plans still came up short. Source
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Beyond Meat and PepsiCo launch meatless jerky as the first product under their partnership
PLANeT Partnership’s new meatless jerky alternative Source: Beyond Meat Beyond Meat and PepsiCo announced Wednesday they will launch meatless jerky as the first product under their PLANeT Partnership joint venture. The new product is rolling out to grocery stores this month in three flavors: original, hot and spicy, and teriyaki. Protein from peas and mung […]
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Broadway tickets are more expensive now than before the pandemic – and attendance is strong
People purchase tickets at the reopened TKTS booth for Broadway shows in Times Square on September 15, 2021 in New York, United States. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images Ticket prices for many blockbuster Broadway shows have become more expensive, as theatergoers are paying up for an evening out on the Great […]
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