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New Ravens OT Alejandro Villanueva energized by prospect of blocking for Lamar Jackson That alone is enough to turn friend into foe. But for Villanueva, he's already done the opposite with Lamar Jackson by joining the Ravens. Judging by his responses Wednesday, the two-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle can't wait to get started.
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New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom could return to mound Sunday vs. Arizona DeGrom had soreness in a back muscle after his last outing against Boston on April 28 and was scratched from a scheduled start against St. Louis on Tuesday night. He said he intends to play catch Thursday and hopes to get the go-ahead for a bullpen session ...
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Facebook ban on Trump upheld by Facebook Oversight Board, but decision opens door to his possible return Facebook can decide to impose a suspension, permanently ban him or appeal again to the board, members of the Oversight Board said. They recommended that Facebook institute clear and proportionate policies "that promote public safety and respect ...
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New York Rangers fire GM Jeff Gorton, president John Davidson, source says It's a stunning move considering the Rangers are on the tail end of a rebuild, one they completed ahead of schedule. Assistant GM Chris Drury, a former Rangers player, is a name to keep an ...
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Garrett Rolfe, former Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, was wrongly terminated, board says He added that Rolfe's reinstatement will likely take some time, but he intended to get his client back to work. The Atlanta Police Department, in a statement, said: "It is important to note that the CSB did not make a determination as to whether officer Rolfe violated ...
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Roundup: Lions sign former Texans TE Darren Fells Detroit is welcoming one of its former tight ends back to the Motor City. Veteran Darren Fells, who played with the Lions in 2017, has agreed to a deal to return to the club, per the team. NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported Wednesday the deal is for one year ...
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Broadway Is Reopening. But Not Until September. Most shows are not planning performances until September or later. But there are signs of life: Mr. Cuomo said Wednesday that Broadway shows would start selling tickets for full-capacity shows with some performances starting Sept. 14.
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Jessica Alba Sees Nine-Figure Windfall As The Honest Company Goes Public The Honest Company went public on Wednesday morning, raising $413 million in its IPO. The company, which trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker HNST, opened strong, with its stock price rising more than 40 percent intra-day, and closing at $23 per share.
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Winker's single in 10th leads Reds over White Sox 1-0 CINCINNATI (AP) — Jesse Winker hit a winning single in the 10th inning after Chicago's Leury García was caught stealing in the top half, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the White Sox 1-0 Wednesday for a two-game split. Cincinnati's Sonny Gray and Chicago's ...
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Super League rebels could face two-year Champions League ban - sources UEFA are ready to pursue severe disciplinary action against clubs that signed up to the Super League and have yet to sufficiently distance themselves from the project, multiple sources familiar with the situation have told ESPN. This could result in the ...
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Patriots and Post-Draft Power Rankings Few teams have undergone a bigger transformation since the end of the 2020 season than the New England Patriots, and they made perhaps their biggest addition of the offseason when they selected quarterback Mac Jones in the recent NFL draft. But how ...
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COVID-19 Reaches Mount Everest As Nepal Struggles With Record Infections The coronavirus pandemic has reached the top of the world, where it has reportedly disrupted the annual climb up Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks just as the window for summiting the mountains opens up. In recent days, reports have emerged of ...
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Biden visits taqueria as 186000 restaurants apply for federal aid from newly opened program President Joe Biden touted the high interest in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, launched on Monday as part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package he signed into law nearly two months ago, as an industry group warned the fund's popularity could cause ...
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7 Arrested After Police Find Mummified Body in Colorado Home A man told the police the body belonged to the leader of Love Has Won, a group that former members have called a cult centered on a woman named Amy Carlson.
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Netanyahu Opponent, Yair Lapid, Given 4 Weeks To Form New Government In Israel JERUSALEM — Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday tapped centrist opposition figure Yair Lapid to try to form a new government, sparking potentially weeks of political negotiations that could break Israel's cycle of inconclusive elections and lead to ...
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UK sends patrol ships to British island amid row with France over fishing rights London (CNN) Two British offshore patrol vessels will be sent to the island of Jersey "as a precautionary measure" amid an escalating row over fisheries with France, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Wednesday. This comes after French maritime ...
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Bidding Opens for a Seat on Blue Origin's First Passenger Space Flight Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, will launch a rocket into space with passengers on board for the first time in July, the company said on Wednesday. One seat on the flight, which will carry six astronauts on a short jaunt to the edge of ...
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Crowds gather for a glimpse of Vice President Kamala Harris during her trip to Providence On a trip intended to promote President Biden's economic plans, the vice president and Rhode Island's former governor visited Books on the Square in Providence before heading to the Wexford Innovation Center to meet women who run small businesses.
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Virginia moves forward with plan to expand passenger rail in southwest part of state The state reached an agreement with freight railroad Norfolk Southern for the purchase of 28.5 miles of track of the Virginian Line, from the Salem Crossovers west of Roanoke to Christiansburg in the New River Valley.
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Flat Pasta That Turns Into 3-D Shapes — Just Add Boiling Water In a paper published Wednesday in Science Advances, the researchers say the flat-to-plump pasta is not only fun to make, but uses less packaging, has a smaller carbon footprint and cooks faster than traditional dried pasta.
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SEC's Gensler hints at new rules aimed at Robinhood, Citadel following GameStop saga Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has directed staff at the agency to prepare for potential new rulemaking and enforcement actions related to the recent short squeeze of shares in GameStop Inc. and other so-called meme stocks, ...
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Elon Musk hosting SNL this Saturday: What to know and how to watch Elon Musk will host SNL on May 8. James Martin/CNET. Live, from New York, it's... not a joke. Elon Musk will host NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend. The billionaire businessman behind Tesla and SpaceX might seem like a strange choice for the hosting ...
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Test cruises with volunteer passengers are on the horizon as CDC issues new guidance The Carnival Vista cruise ship is seen sailing during a full Pink Super moon in Miami. The return of passenger-filled cruise ships sailing in U.S. waters is in sight. On Wednesday, ...
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Resident Evil Village (for PC) Review Resident Evil Village blends Resident Evil 7's grounded horror with Resident Evil 4's fast action and offbeat concepts. More tension, more combat, and more weirdness round out a game whose faults lie on the edges of the overall experience. MSRP $59.99.
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Merkel Keeps Curfew Powers After Emergency Court Review Chancellor Angela Merkel's government can continue to impose nighttime curfews after Germany's highest court rejected emergency bids to suspend the controversial lockdown law. The legality of the contentious measure is still being decided, and the ...
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Yankees' Luke Voit Nearing Return After Big Night in Scranton He's baaaack. Well, almost. New York Yankees slugger Luke Voit played in his first rehab game for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Tuesday night and had a promising performance at the dish. Voit, coming off left knee surgery to repair a partially torn ...
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Giving 2 Doses Of Different COVID-19 Vaccines Could Boost Immune Response Typically, if you get a COVID-19 vaccine that requires two doses, you should get two of the same vaccine. Two Pfizer shots, or two Moderna shots. Not one and then the other. But in the future, that could change, either by necessity or by design. This idea of ...
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On Cinco de Mayo, Americans speak 'mock Spanish.' Here's why that's a problem. Roberto Rey Agudo is the language program director of the department of Spanish and Portuguese at Dartmouth College and was a 2018 Public Voices fellow with the OpEd Project. May 5, 2021 at ...
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Trail Blazers to Welcome Limited Fans Back to Moda Center Beginning May 7 Rose Quarter staff have been apprised of all new policies and procedures related to COVID-19 and trained on proper cleaning and disinfecting protocols to ensure all areas of the arena are being maintained to the highest level.
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Meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin soars 40% to all-time high LONDON (Reuters) - Meme-based virtual currency Dogecoin soared on Wednesday to an all-time high, extending its 2021 rally to become the fourth-biggest digital coin. Dogecoin, launched as a satirical critique of 2013's cryptocurrency frenzy, has climbed ...
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Emissions Cuts Could Drop the Impact of Melting Ice on Oceans by Half A new study said that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could reduce sea level rise from melting ice sheets from about 10 inches to about five by 2100.
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Liz Cheney's GOP post in peril as Trump endorses replacement Trump issued a statement giving his "COMPLETE and TOTAL Endorsement" to Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York to replace Cheney. Stefanik, a 36-year-old Trump loyalist who's played an increasingly visible role within the GOP, responded quickly.
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Biden Administration Supports Waiving Patent Protections For Covid Vaccines The Biden administration is backing an international plan to suspend some of the intellectual property protections granted to coronavirus vaccines, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Wednesday, an idea proponents say will make it easier ...
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Apple is fighting an epic legal battle—just how much will it give up? (An earlier change also changed Apple's cut of subscription revenue to 15 percent after one year.) The 30 percent rule seemed utterly fixed and eternal, and yet Apple made changes—once its policies came under broad scrutiny by regulators and politicians.
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CJ Fredrick commits to Kentucky After a few years of anticipation by fans, John Calipari finally seems on board with loading up on shooters. And he just landed one of the best outside shooters in the country in CJ Fredrick, as the former Iowa guard has committed and signed with the Wildcats.
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Macron's Halfhearted Criticism of Napoleon Rooted in Election Math The historical figure is controversial in France, and voters are divided over how to mark the bicentennial of his death. By. Ania Nussbaum. May 5, 2021, 8:17 AM PDT. Emmanuel Macron stands in front of the tomb of French Emperor Napoleon (1769-1821) ...
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Sturgeon's Vision for Independence Is on the Ballot in Scotland The first minister's party will almost certainly win the election this week, but the nationalist movement still faces divisions of its own. By Jamie Maxwell, a political journalist in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Here Are The Properties At Stake In The Gates Divorce Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce announcement is likely to spark one of the largest divisions of personal assets in history. Bill Gates is presently the world's fourth-richest person, with a $130.5 billion fortune, stemming from his $25 billion stake in Microsoft, ...
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Myanmar's military disappearing young men to crush uprising JAKARTA, Indonesia — Myanmar's security forces moved in and the street lamps went black. In house after house, people shut off their lights. Darkness swallowed the block. Huddled inside her home in this neighborhood of Yangon, 19-year-old Shwe dared ...
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ETSU to hold in-person commencement ceremonies Thursday through Sunday JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — East Tennessee State University will hold commencement ceremonies on campus this week for spring 2021 graduates plus those who graduated in spring and fall 2020. This comes after the university held its spring and fall ...
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Call for more midwives as millions die in childbirth LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Midwives are routinely "overlooked and ignored" despite saving millions of lives a year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, urging the world to hire more women and safeguard new life. In a joint report compiled ...
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CVS Taking Walk-In/Same-Day COVID Vaccine Appointments CVS Health said it is now accepting walk-in COVID-19 vaccine appointments at CVS Pharmacy locations across the country, including 173 locations in Connecticut, with no appointment necessary. Download our mobile ...
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House of the Dragon Photos Offer First Look at Thrones Prequel Characters This striking gentleman is Corlys Velaryon a.k.a. The Sea Snake, played by Steve Toussaint. HBO's description of the character reads: "Lord of House Velaryon, a Valyrian bloodline as old as House Targaryen. As ' ...
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Chicago Auto Show's Return Spurs Hope for Revival of Big Events In any other year, the Chicago Auto Show would be a premier showcase for the car industry, attracting thousands of motorheads and industry insiders alike. But in 2021, it could be all that and much, much more. In July, McCormick Place, North America's ...
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The US birthrate has dropped again. COVID-19 may be accelerating the decline The birthrate declined for the sixth straight year in 2020, the federal government reported Wednesday, early evidence that the coronavirus pandemic accelerated a trend among American women of delaying pregnancy. Early in the pandemic, there was ...
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Woman missing for six months found living in Utah canyon, eating moss and grass Authorities found the woman's car abandoned at a campground parking lot in November. Utah County Sheriff's Office detectives and search and rescue personnel were unable to find anyone in the area at the time, and attempts to locate and contact the ...
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Feds seek forfeiture of 'smuggled' ancient statue intended for Kim Kardashian A 2,000-year-old Roman sculpture that authorities said in a court filing was being imported by Kim Kardashian West is the subject of a forfeiture request by the federal government. The statue has been deemed ...
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Stanislaus County reports 'breakthrough' cases in residents vaccinated for COVID-19 State and federal agencies are monitoring for cases of COVID-19 illness in vaccinated people to make sure the vaccines are effective. And thus far the number of confirmed cases is considered encouraging. Health ...
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Canada authorizes Pfizer vaccine for age 12 and older TORONTO (AP) — Canadian health officials said Wednesday they have become the first to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for ages as young as 12. Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, confirmed the decision for ages 12 to 15 ...
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Google Relaxes Work-From-Home Rules to Let More Staff Be Remote Google is giving its employees more flexibility to work from different locations or entirely from home, taking a more lenient policy as the Alphabet Inc. company prepares for a return to office life after the pandemic. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai outlined ...
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