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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ April 29, 2021
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	CNN This is how Biden handled the economy in his first 100 days CNN US President Joe Biden visits Smith Flooring, a small minority-owned business, to promote his American Rescue Plan in Chester, Pennsylvania, on March 16. Andrew CAballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images/FILE. Days before his inauguration, President Biden ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Labor Secretary says gig workers should be classified as employees in 'a lot of cases' Washington Post Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said that a lot of gig workers are misclassified as contractors on Thursday, sending stocks of tech companies such as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash falling amid speculation about the future of the fraught business model in the Biden ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Seahawks sign former first-round DL Robert Nkemdiche NFL.com A former first-round flame-out is getting a third chance in the NFL. The Seattle Seahawks have signed defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche, the team announced Thursday. The former consensus top recruit in the 2013 class, Nkemdiche was seen as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vanity Fair Michael B. Jordan Saves World, but Not Movie Vanity Fair Form fails formula in the new action movie Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (Amazon Prime, April 30), which makes a hash of its considerable pedigree. As the title indicates, the film is based on a novel by the late legend of bestselling CIA yarns, specifically a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated After Dangerous Situation in St. Louis, MLB Must Amend the Three-Batter Minimum Rule Sports Illustrated Two pitches. Two hit batsmen. And one erratic pitcher who had no idea where the ball was going. In any season before 2020, this would've resulted in a pitching change. Instead, Genesis Cabrera had to face one more batter. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times An Alameda Police Officer Used His Knee to Pin Down Mario Gonzalez The New York Times An analysis of body camera footage shows that one officer appeared to keep his knee on the upper right side of Mr. Gonzalez's back for 2 minutes 50 seconds. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Biden Travels To Georgia On His 100th Day To Meet With Former President Carter NPR President Biden met with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter on Thursday in their hometown of Plains, Ga. The trip, which comes on Biden's 100th day in office, is part of an effort to celebrate his early accomplishments in office ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico In surprise move, Florida lawmakers pass contentious bill banning trans student athletes Politico TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Legislature late Wednesday unexpectedly rekindled — and passed — a controversial bill banning transgender athletes from playing girls' and women's sports that had been dormant at the statehouse since the state Senate ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Family affair: Surtain, Samuel could go early in NFL draft Seattle Times Alabama's Patrick Surtain II, Florida State's Asante Samuel Jr. and Jaycee Horn of South Carolina are three of the top cornerbacks in this year's NFL draft. If their names sound familiar, well, they should. Surtain is the son of a standout cornerback with the same ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine The Trumpiness of India's COVID Surge Slate Magazine Mary Harris: Do you remember when it felt like India had kind of dodged a bullet when it came to the coronavirus and what that was like? Chahat Rana: End of last year and early this ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Pope Mandates Strict Financial Rules For Cardinals, Senior Vatican Staff NPR Pope Francis on Thursday issued a decree aimed at financial transparency in the church, requiring a strict limit on the value of gifts that cardinals and managers can receive and requiring them to disclose their investments to ensure they are in line with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Mars helicopter Ingenuity misses takeoff for 4th flight on Red Planet Space.com "Aim high, and fly, fly again. The #MarsHelicopter's ambitious fourth flight didn't get off the ground, but the team is assessing the data and will aim to try again soon. We ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cruise Critic Royal Caribbean Group, Cruise Lines React To New CDC Guidance, Mid-July Restart Cruise Critic In the Royal Caribbean Group earnings call, Chairman and CEO Richard Fain said he had "high hopes" ships could resume operations from U.S. ports by mid-July,. "Last night ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Lewis Hamilton planning to stay in F1 next year ESPN Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that he planned to be in Formula One next season, was enjoying this year's title battle and had already been laying the groundwork for 2022. The 36-year-old, who is out of contract with Mercedes ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Why the proposed US ban on menthol cigarettes is controversial BBC News In a major blow to the tobacco industry, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved to ban the sale of mint-flavoured cigarettes. Public health and civil rights groups have lobbied vigorously for the ban, citing the disproportionate harms of menthol ... Flag as irrelevant
	DRaysBay Rays 2 Athletics 3: Rays settle for series split DRaysBay So let's just hit on the highlights. And one of the highlights was the first major league start for Shane McClanahan, who did have some relief appearances in the postseason. His first two innings were incredible ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Amazon sales surge as COVID lockdown continues to provide a lift CNET Amazon posted record profits again in the first quarter of 2021. James Martin/CNET. There was no announcement in Amazon's earnings report Thursday that could touch the drama of the previous quarter's news. In February, CEO Jeff Bezos announced he ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Gilead stock falls as COVID-19 drug sales dwindle MarketWatch Analysts on average expected adjusted earnings of $2.08 a share on sales of $6.74 billion, according to FactSet. Gilead stock fell 0.5% in after-hours trading immediately following the release of the results, after closing off 0.9% at $63.84. Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com EXPLAINER: What you need to know about the Rudy Giuliani investigation NOLA.com FILE - This photo from Friday Sept. 11, 2020, shows former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, right, and former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, left, during the Tunnel to Towers ceremony in New York. Kerik, a longtime Giuliani friend who ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes GOP Senators Railing Against 'Woke' Businesses Say They'll Keep Taking Their PAC Money Forbes Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who warned of a "day of reckoning" for "woke corporate leaders" if Republicans take power in Congress," told Forbes "elections cost money," and that "we'll take the money.". Flag as irrelevant
	PEOPLE.com Disney Cruise Line's Newest Ship Will Feature the AquaMouse Ride, the 'First Disney Attraction at Sea' PEOPLE.com The water ride will have 760 feet of winding tubes that suspend over the ship's upper deck and promises to give guests an "audio and video immersion" experience into The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, an animated short series streaming on Disney+. Flag as irrelevant
	Detroit Free Press Judge frees Kwame Kilpatrick pal Bobby Ferguson from prison 10 years early Detroit Free Press Over the objections of the prosecution, which called Ferguson a "tyrant" and accused him of robbing Detroit through bullying tactics, U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds granted Ferguson's request for compassionate release. However, he's still ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR New York City, Former COVID-19 Epicenter, To 'Fully Reopen' On July 1 NPR New York City, which one year ago was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, will "fully reopen" for business on July 1, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. The announcement marks a stirring rebound for a city that lost more than 10,000 people in just the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC Microsoft will match Epic and share more money with video game makers CNBC Microsoft's app store will take the same percentage of video game sales as Epic Games' growing store. The change comes after a report that Microsoft plans to relaunch its store. In this article. MSFT. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speaks with Herbert Diess, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Twitter's revenue jumps 28 percent in its first post-Trump quarter. The New York Times Twitter said on Thursday that its revenue in the first quarter of the year was $1.04 billion, a 28 percent increase from the same quarter the previous year that modestly exceeded analyst expectations. Net income for the quarter was $68 million, a turnaround ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Texas medical examiner rules in-custody death of Marvin David Scott III a homicide CNN Scott died after being placed on a restraint bed, pepper-sprayed, and having a spit mask put on his face while in custody at the Collin County Detention Facility north of Dallas in March. Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Barcelona loses, misses chance to take the lead in Spain Seattle Times MADRID (AP) — Barcelona missed a chance to take over the Spanish league lead Thursday, losing 2-1 to Granada at home to squander an opportunity to take control of the title race. Lionel Messi put the Catalan club ahead in the first half but Granada rallied ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com New Jersey Hospital Safety Grades 2021: The Best And The Worst Patch.com The nonprofit health care watchdog group grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from "A" to "F" based on each hospital's ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Flag as irrelevant
	West Virginia MetroNews Water bill introduced by Capito is first piece of federal infrastructure package to advance West Virginia MetroNews Senator Shelley Moore Capito applauded passage of a bill to invest more than $35 billion in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the country. Capito, R-W.Va., introduced and co-wrote the Drinking Water and Waste Water Infrastructure ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise a Child's Risk for Adult Mental Illness U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Kids exposed to air pollution may be at risk for mental illness in early adulthood, a new study suggests. Researchers found that young adults in Britain ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe 'Jeopardy!' contestant facing criticism for allegedly using white power symbol The Boston Globe A "Jeopardy!" contestant from Winthrop is facing criticism for making a hand gesture during a recent show taping that closely resembled a white supremacist sign, though he adamantly denies that he meant to use a racist symbol and said via Facebook that he ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters US administers 237.4 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC Reuters Those figures are up from the 234,639,414 vaccine doses the CDC said had gone into arms by Wednesday out of 301,857,885 doses delivered. The agency said 143,793,565 people had received at least one dose while 99,668,945 people are ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Tendulkar donates 10 mln rupees to help India battle COVID-19 surge Reuters India batting great Sachin Tendulkar has donated 10 million rupees (approximately $135,000) to a fundraising campaign that is helping hospitals treating COVID-19 patients procure oxygen concentrators. Mission Oxygen, which describes itself as a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Will Camps Keep Kids Safe This Summer? The New York Times First off, can camps even be run safely? While just 18 percent of overnight camps, and 60 percent of day camps, ran in-person last year, according to the A.C.A., camp and health officials were still able to learn quite a bit about the kinds of practices that did — ... Flag as irrelevant
	WAVY.com Blinken meets Israeli spy chief as Iran talks continue WAVY.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides met Thursday with the chief of Israel's Mossad spy agency for talks that focused primarily on Iran, according to officials familiar with the meeting ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Ford's 'massive' first-quarter beat overshadowed by chip-shortage headwinds MarketWatch Ford Motor Co. stock on Thursday fell the most in more than 10 months after the company had its best quarter in years but spooked investors with calling for a big hit and more production cuts from the ongoing chip shortage. Ford F, -9.41% shares fell more ... Flag as irrelevant
	SFGate Michigan governor ties eased restrictions to vaccine rate SFGate LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced a plan to tie the lifting of coronavirus restrictions to Michigan's vaccination rate, setting specific benchmarks that must be reached to return to normal. As more people get shots, she said, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WISHTV.com Tree giveaways, planting event, hike to celebrate Arbor Day in Indy area WISHTV.com Families are limited to one tree. The trees will be available at starting at 11 a.m. Friday at Riverside Park, 2420 E. Riverside Drive, on the city's near-northwest side. Free tulip trees. Flag as irrelevant
	TheStreet Apple Upgraded at Goldman; Ives Sees 'Tom Brady of Tech World' TheStreet Apple (AAPL) - Get Report was the apple of analysts' eyes, with Goldman Sachs and a chorus of other investment firms upgrading or boosting their price targets for the computer giant following its blowout second-quarter results. Shares of the Cupertino, Calif., ... Flag as irrelevant
	Hollywood Reporter 'Falcon and Winter Soldier' Boss Malcolm Spellman on Making the MCU's Heaviest Story: "Marvel Never Blinked" Hollywood Reporter To turn Sam Wilson into Captain America, Malcolm Spellman knew that he had to take the Marvel Cinematic Universe into uncharted territory. What resulted was The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Marvel Studios' heaviest and most violent story to date. Flag as irrelevant
	NBC 10 Philadelphia First Alert: Risk of Damaging Winds for Philly Region Friday NBC 10 Philadelphia Potentially damaging wind gusts that last over several hours will usher in a big change to the weather for the Philadelphia region Friday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The NBC10 First Alert ... Flag as irrelevant
	NOLA.com Walker: Saints have shown before (like 2017 draft) they can plug holes quickly and not miss a beat NOLA.com Let Mickey Loomis tell it, he doesn't treat this draft any differently than the other two decades of drafts he's been a part of. To him, one draft isn't any more important than the other. "We always feel urgency with the draft," the New Orleans Saints general ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Arrests made in connection with violent theft of Lady Gaga's dogs, reports say ABC15 Arizona Two of Gaga's three French bulldogs, Koji and Gustav, were stolen after the singer's dog walker, Ryan Fischer, was shot while walking them in Hollywood on Feb. 24. Fischer was sent to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Charges: Man says he spray-painted swastika, racial slurs on Moorhead mosque 'to get a reaction' Minneapolis Star Tribune Benjamin S. Enderle, 22, was charged in Clay County District Court with felony second-degree property damage and gross-misdemeanor bias harassment. Enderle remains jailed and was due in court Thursday morning. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Ducks' Ryan Miller: Set to retire CBSSports.com Miller will retire from the NHL following the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign. Miller will retire having posted a 390-289-87 record with a .914 save percentage and a 2.63 GAA in an absurd 794 career appearances split between the Sabres, Blues, Canucks ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bright Side of the Sun Suns clinch playoff spot, beat Clippers 109-101 Bright Side of the Sun In the Phoenix Suns and LA Clippers, two heavyweights duked it out for the third time this season. The winner gets a ticket to the playoffs, while the loser has to wait for another day. This time, the Chris Paul landed the biggest punches in a pivotal stretch of ... Flag as irrelevant
	MDJOnline.com Iowa telecommunications association leader reacts to passage of broadband service expansion bill MDJOnline.com (The Center Square) – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a broadband bill April 28 that aims to increase incentives in the Empower Rural Iowa grants program for providing internet service to underserved areas of the state. Iowa Communications Alliance CEO Dave ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOMU 8 Monroe County man found guilty of first degree murder of fiancée KOMU 8 The jury deliberation lasted about two and half hours in the Cole County Circuit Court. The counts carry a possible life sentence, but jurors could also choose the death penalty. Flag as irrelevant
	WKOW Humane Society offers $3000 reward after 15 cats killed, over 30 abandoned WKOW MINNEAPOLIS (WKOW) — An animal welfare organization is searching for those responsible for shooting to death 15 cats among more than 30 that were abandoned in western Wisconsin. Check out more Wisconsin news here. Dunn County Humane Society ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Pakistan recalls Riyadh envoy after expat laborers complain kwwl.com ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says it's recalled the ambassador to Saudi Arabia following complaints by expat Pakistani laborers working in the kingdom who said their embassy had mistreated them. The ambassador was ordered home on Thursday pending ... Flag as irrelevant
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