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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ May 5, 2021
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	NPR Ron DeSantis Pushes Coastal 'Resilience' While Doing Little To Tackle Climate Change NPR Brick by brick, the stucco shell of a new flood-resilient public works building is taking shape blocks from the beach, the most visible sign yet of a small community's enormous task staving off the rising sea. "This is actually the highest point in the city," Satellite ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Cowboys release DT Antwaun Woods after three seasons NFL.com The draft has brought about the departure of a veteran starter in Dallas. The Cowboys are releasing defensive tackle Antwaun Woods, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The team later confirmed the release. Dallas also cut cornerback Saivion ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sporting News Fantasy Rootball Rankings: Top 30 rookies for redraft, dynasty leagues in 2021 Sporting News The excitement of an upcoming fantasy football season comes with renewed enthusiasm after an NFL Draft that saw a slew of rookies who can provide immediate impacts officially land on their new teams. Whether you play in redraft, dynasty, or keeper ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US supports vaccine patent waiver proposal at World Trade Organization CNN Washington (CNN) The Biden administration, in a major decision Wednesday, said it would support easing patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines after intense internal debate and strong pushback from American drugmakers, potentially expanding the global ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times She Kept Madrid Open in the Pandemic. Voters Rewarded Her. The New York Times Isabel Díaz Ayuso, a conservative politician dubbed a "Trumpista" by her opponents, won the Madrid regional election by a landslide after she refused to shut down the capital's bars and shops. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Israeli President Taps the Opposition Leader Lapid to Form Government The New York Times Yair Lapid has four weeks to cobble together a coalition, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed in his attempt. But the process could end in another election. Flag as irrelevant
	Hollywood Reporter Behind Warner Bros.' Search for a Black Superman Hollywood Reporter After enlisting Ta-Nehisi Coates to write the latest feature on the superhero, the studio is searching for its director and star as it kick-starts the next phase of its DC universe. Flag as irrelevant
	Vanity Fair Andrew Garfield Says He Won't Suit Up for Spider-Man: No Way Home Vanity Fair But the world's spidey senses began tingling when series alums Alfred Molina, who played Doctor Octopus in 2004's Spider-Man 2, and Jamie Foxx, who played Electro in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, were confirmed for Tom Holland's trilogy-making third ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Facebook has six months to determine if Trump returns Reuters (Reuters) -Facebook Inc's oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company's suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the company was wrong to make the suspension indefinite and gave it six months to determine a "proportionate ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times More than 180000 businesses applied to a new federal aid program in two days. The New York Times The Restaurant Revitalization Fund was created by Congress as part of the $1.9 trillion relief bill passed in March. Business owners who were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic can apply for grants of up to $10 million. Flag as irrelevant
	Golf Channel NCAA men's regional fields: No. 1 seeds OU, OSU, UT, FSU, Clemson and Wake Golf Channel The top NCAA Division I men's golf teams in the country now know if and where they are playing regionals. The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee announced Wednesday the fields for each of the six regionals, which will be played May 17-19 at The ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Disneyland's Snow White ride faces backlash over Prince Charming's kiss USA TODAY Dowd and Tremaine argue Prince Charming is shown kissing Snow White without her consent and it "cannot possibly" be true love. "It's hard to understand why the Disneyland of 2021 would choose to add a ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com No Yankees remorse for Astros' Jose Altuve; Giancarlo Stanton's 'process' paying off | 7 observations nj.com Giancarlo Stanton — one of the most physically imposing players to ever wear a uniform — minced no words. "I wouldn't want to be on the other side of that," he ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The US Birthrate Has Dropped Again. The Pandemic May Be Accelerating the Decline. The New York Times The birthrate declined for the sixth straight year in 2020, the federal government reported on Wednesday, early evidence that the coronavirus pandemic accelerated a trend among American women of delaying pregnancy. Early in the pandemic, there was ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Children make up 26% of new COVID-19 cases in Colorado ABC News Teacher Raven Wattley checks body temperature of students by the entrance of the class room at Rose Hill Elementary school in Commerce City, Colorado, Jan. 26, 2021. Flag as irrelevant
	Miami Herald Court Upholds California Governor's Use of Emergency Powers U.S. News & World Report SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California appeals court has upheld Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic. In their ruling Wednesday, three judges from ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Antarctica's ice sheet is critical to the fate of coastal cities. How much it will melt remains a big question CNN (CNN) When it comes to predicting how much sea levels will rise as global temperatures warm, the fate of Antarctica looms all-important. The hulking mass at the bottom of the Earth is home to the world's largest land ice reservoir. If Antarctica's entire ice sheet ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Janet Yellen just proved markets can't handle the truth CNN A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. London (CNN Business) When Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks, investors listen. And on Tuesday, they didn't like what they ... Flag as irrelevant
	Slate Magazine Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Starting to Solve Their Differences Without America Slate Magazine Saudi and Iranian security officials have been holding secret talks since January without any U.S. involvement—a bit of news that has led some to bemoan a decline in American power as President Biden seeks to withdraw from the Middle East. But in fact, this ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Bay Area 49ers' Jed York Comfortable If Trey Lance Doesn't Play for Two Years NBC Bay Area He is the heir apparent to Jimmy Garoppolo, who remains atop the team's depth chart. And York said he is fine if Garoppolo remains as coach Kyle Shanahan's starter for a year — or even two. Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian teen during West Bank clashes Reuters Israeli troops shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian male during clashes in the occupied West Bank late on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli military said troops had fired towards Palestinians hurling Molotov cocktails at them ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Atlanta Officer Who Fatally Shot Rayshard Brooks Is Reinstated The New York Times The officer, Garrett Rolfe, faces murder and aggravated assault charges, but officials determined that his firing violated his due process rights. Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY Welcome to the 'House of the Dragon': HBO releases photos from 'Game of Thrones' prequel USA TODAY The series, based on author George R.R. Martin's "Fire and Blood," follows the the Targaryen family 300 years before the events of the original series. And in the first glimpse of the new series, the relatives of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) are sporting the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Younger people filling up COVID-19 intensive care wards in Americas, PAHO says Reuters BRASILIA (Reuters) -COVID-19 infections continue to spread fast across the Americas as a result of relaxed prevention measures and intensive care units are filling up with younger people, the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Kim Kardashian West denies purchasing 'looted' ancient Roman statue CNN Court documents filed Friday in California say the US government has sought the forfeiture of a "looted, smuggled and illegally exported" antique that it believes was being delivered to the star. But a spokesperson ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Blinken Takes Anti-Graft Message, Old Russia Foe to Ukraine U.S. News & World Report He'll also be taking along a familiar face in the Washington-Moscow tug-of-war over the former Soviet republic: Victoria Nuland. The one-day ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal What We Know About India's Covid-19 Surge The Wall Street Journal New daily coronavirus cases have hit global records, surpassing 400,000 on May 1. Deaths have soared past 3,000 per day. Hospitals are turning away patients and running short of beds, oxygen and Covid-19 medications. Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Colombia Will Fight to Keep Bond Rating, Finance Chief Says Bloomberg Colombia is determined to cut the fiscal deficit and defend its investment grade credit rating, the nation's new finance minister said. Jose Manuel Restrepo, who was appointed this week, said there's ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver In-Person Cinco De Mayo Celebrations Resume In Denver CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) – Coloradans can celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the first in-person performance since COVID-19. Last year's large gathering at Civic Center Park was canceled because of the pandemic. File photo from 2019 (credit: CBS). Starting at 5 p.m. ... Flag as irrelevant
	syracuse.com Schumer urges US, Canada to reopen border to vaccinated travelers syracuse.com U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday called for the United States to begin reopening its border with Canada by May 21, when a 14-month ban on cross-border travel is due to expire. The U.S.-Canada border has been closed to non-essential travel since ... Flag as irrelevant
	TechCrunch Apple expands its ad business with a new App Store ad slot TechCrunch At the same time as it's cracking down on the advertising businesses run by rivals, Apple is introducing a new way for developers to advertise on the App Store. Previously, developers could promote their apps after users initiated a search on the App Store by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg The Push to Get Biden and Putin in a Room Bloomberg Most of the chatter at this week's Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting in London has been about China, with a U.S. push for a new cooperation mechanism for dealing with Beijing's growing influence. But that doesn't mean Russia is off the agenda. Flag as irrelevant
	WPRI.com Watch Live: VP Kamala Harris departs after visit to Rhode Island WPRI.com Stay with 12 News for coverage of Harris' visit throughout the day on WPRI 12 and WPRI.com. She and U.S. Commerce Secretary and former Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo took part in a women- ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daytona Beach News-Journal 'REBIRTH OF STOCK:' NASCAR unveils Next Gen cars, set to debut in 2022 Daytona Beach News-Journal Billed as the "Rebirth of Stock," NASCAR unveiled the highly anticipated Next Gen cars for Cup Series competition Wednesday, nearly three years after design began and over a year after the rollout was initially delayed due to COVID-19. All three NASCAR ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Aldi and other big grocers threaten to boycott Brazil over deforestation in the Amazon CNN London (CNN Business) Some of Europe's biggest supermarkets and food companies have threatened to stop buying agricultural products from Brazil if a bill they say would encourage deforestation in the Amazon becomes law. In an open letter published on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Gates divorce has implications for their foundation. The New York Times The message from the headquarters in Seattle was clear: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation isn't going anywhere. The foundation's $50 billion endowment is in a charitable trust that is irrevocable, Nicholas Kulish reports ... Flag as irrelevant
	Paste Magazine Resident Evil Village Falls Just Short of Camp Masterpiece Paste Magazine In Susan Sontag's Notes on "Camp", she writes "the whole point of Camp is to dethrone the serious." That isn't to say that something that is serious can't be camp, but camp as an aesthetic style eschews seriousness for the sake of it; it revels in exaggeration, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg CVS, Walgreens See Golden Opportunity Slip Away as Vaccines Wane Bloomberg If CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. were hoping Covid-19 vaccinations would provide solutions for their struggling retail pharmacy businesses, the reality leaves them stuck searching for answers. Each reported that Covid tests and shots ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Boeing 737 Max Victims' Families Renew Calls for FAA Firings Bloomberg A letter signed by 900 people called for Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson and three other top officials to be replaced, according to a press release issued by the group. Family members met with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Dickson ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Meghan Markle wins remainder of copyright claim against UK tabloid The Boston Globe The American former actress sued over five 2019 articles that published large portions of a letter she wrote to her father after her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry. In February, a High Court judge ruled ... Flag as irrelevant
	TribLIVE Bethel Park School Board race has 7 candidates seeking nods for 4 ballot spots TribLIVE Candidates on the primary ballot are Sean Browne, Buffie Faes, Dan Grzybek, Gail Hoppe, Sharon Janosik, James Means Jr. and Rory Smith. Here are the candidates and their responses to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vox How China could force Biden's hand on defending Taiwan Vox No American president has had to choose whether to go to war to defend Taiwan against a Chinese military invasion. President Joe Biden might have the decision thrust upon him. The outgoing commander of US forces in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Disney World at 50: What would Orlando be like if The Mouse had gone somewhere else? Orlando Sentinel The what-if game also applies to the packed flights arriving into Orlando with Mickey Mouse-wearing youngsters and the tourist shops along U.S. Highway 192 — they aren't here, either. And without Disney, surely its competitors Universal and SeaWorld would ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reading Eagle 8 candidates vying for 4 Oley Valley School Board seats Reading Eagle They are running against challengers Luke Grove, Aaron Keller, Maria Bognanova-Peifer and Alison Paules-Rettew. The school district encompasses Oley, Pike, Alsace and Ruscombmanor townships. - Advertisement ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox Business 60th anniversary of first American in space: Bezos, Musk, Branson are new liftoff leaders Fox Business Sixty years to the day that NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard the Freedom 7 rocket, U.S. business leaders are continuing to help the country make major strides in space exploration. The increased demand for ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Japanese town spent Covid-19 relief funds on building a statue of a giant squid CNN The town of Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture was awarded 800 million yen ($7.3 million) in grants from the central government as part of an aid program aimed at boosting local economies amid the pandemic, according to domestic media. Flag as irrelevant
	fox2now.com Cinco de Mayo: Celebrate with discounts on food, cocktails at these national chains fox2now.com Interviews · Whitfield Foundation for Success hosts Missouri STEM Celebration -Week · Ignite Theatre Company returns this season with a masked cast · Tips for protecting your skin during Skin Cancer Awareness Month · Tim's Travels: Visiting the Gateway Arch. Flag as irrelevant
	Yahoo Finance How Biden would raise his own taxes Yahoo Finance Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on America's top earners. Would that include himself? Yes it would, according to Yahoo Finance calculations. As president earning a $400,000 salary, the total tax bill for Joe Biden and his wife Jill would be about $35,000 higher ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Sun-Times Mayor Lightfoot announces 'Open Culture' in-person summer, fall events indoors and out Chicago Sun-Times The Pivot Arts Festival, Printers Row Lit Fest and the Old Town Art Fair are among some of the in-person, outdoor and indoor events scheduled for this summer and fall. By ... Flag as irrelevant
	WISHTV.com Husband of missing Indiana native charged with murder in Colorado WISHTV.com Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze and District Attorney Linda Stanley planned to have a news conference at 3 p.m. MT (5 p.m. ET) where they will make a statement and take some questions. The sheriff said no ... Flag as irrelevant
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