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Month: May 2021

Chelsea boss Emma Hayes says inspiring the new generation is as important as Champions League glory

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says winning the club’s first Women’s Champions League would be an “incredible achievement,” but insists success is also about inspiring the next generation of young girls. Speaking to CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies ahead of the final against Barcelona on Sunday, the 44-year-old says she feels relaxed and is determined to enjoy

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The outlook is brighter for the US on Covid-19. It’s why school life may return to almost-normal in the fall

Between the first 12-year-olds receiving their Covid-19 vaccines and new guidance that vaccinated people can remove their masks indoors, the outlook for school in the fall resembles what it was like before the pandemic. After more than a year in which many students were learning remotely, children and educators should expect to return to in-person

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Nine people injured in shooting that Rhode Island police chief says was between feuding groups

Nine people in Rhode Island’s capital were injured in a shooting Thursday, Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements said during a news conference. Three victims are “very seriously injured, maybe critically,” Clements said. Only one patient was taken to the Rhode Island Hospital by ambulance while the rest arrived in private vehicles, according to Clements. Police

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Canadians can look forward to small, outdoor summer gatherings if vaccine targets are met: officials

Click here for updates on this story     Ottawa, Ontario (CTV Network) — The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has issued preliminary guidelines detailing what Canadians can expect to do this summer and fall with fewer pandemic restrictions, all dependent on whether the country can meet its vaccine targets. If 75 per cent of Canadians

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At least 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in violent confrontations in West Bank, as Gaza rocket fire enters fifth day

At least 10 Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli forces during violent clashes in towns and cities across the West Bank, the Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement, as sirens continued to blare all day across southern Israel, indicating another day of ceaseless rocket fire from Gaza. The violence in the occupied West

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Apple parts ways with newly hired ex-Facebook employee after workers cite ‘misogynistic’ writing

Apple parted ways with a new employee this week after thousands of workers petitioned the company to investigate how it hired the man, who had previously published an autobiography they said contains misogynistic statements. Antonio García Martínez, formerly a product manager for ad targeting at Facebook as well as the author of the 2016 autobiography

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Biden administration gives House panel documents related to Trump hotel

The General Services Administration has provided House Democrats with documents related to former President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel, in the second case this week where the Biden administration gave the House information that the Trump administration had blocked it from obtaining. The Biden administration revealed in a court filing on Friday that the House committee

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Scary scenes from propane plant fire

Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (KMOV) — A propane plant went up in flames just outside of Springfield in southwest Missouri on Thursday. As many as 10,000 small tanks caught fire. So not only were there a large amount of small explosions, but tanks were flying into the air. It took

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The week in 12 headlines

This week, congressional dealmakers sought bipartisan progress on key Biden agenda items. Meanwhile, the White House continued to push its infrastructure agenda forward despite gas shortages at home and a worsening conflict in the Middle East. Monday  Congress faces make-or-break moment to secure bipartisan deals on key Biden priorities  Biden pushes economic aid proposals as

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Walmart, Trader Joe’s and Costco say vaccinated customers don’t have to wear masks in stores

Shoppers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 can shop without masks in some Walmart, Sam’s Club and Costco locations as well as at Trader Joe’s, the companies said in separate announcements Friday. The news follows new guidance that fully vaccinated people can go without masks under most circumstances. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and

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CDC mask guidance opens doors for the vaccinated, but a long road is ahead for those who are not, experts say

For Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, daily life may look increasingly different than for those who aren’t inoculated yet following Thursday’s mask guidance, experts said. “We are on the right path (for) people who are fully immunized,” National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins told CNN. “You can take your mask off indoors as well

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Philadelphia health commissioner resigns after mayor learns he cremated and disposed of 1985 MOVE bombing victims’ remains

Philadelphia’s city health commissioner is resigning after news he cremated and disposed of some of the remains of the 1985 MOVE bombing victims, the mayor announced Thursday. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said Dr. Thomas Farley resigned effective Wednesday. He made the announcement on the 36th anniversary of the bombing, which the city carried out against

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House Democrats unveil $1.9 billion bill to increase security after January 6 Capitol attack

House Democrats on Friday introduced a $1.9 billion spending bill to increase security at the US Capitol in response to the deadly January 6 attack by a violent pro-Trump mob seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The sweeping legislation, introduced by House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, a Democrat from Connecticut, covers

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2 young unresponsive children rushed to hospital after mother jumps out window, police say

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A mother jumped from her third-story apartment window in the city’s Overbrook section Thursday. When police arrived, they found a 2 and 4-year-old unresponsive inside, both with serious facial trauma. Both little girls were rushed to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in critical condition. Detectives say

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Gohmert downplays January 6 riot in speech from the House floor, falsely claiming ‘no evidence’ of armed insurrection

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas took to the House floor Friday afternoon to downplay the violent insurrection that took place on January 6, falsely claiming that there is “no evidence” that the insurrectionists were armed. “There’s no evidence, as has been said on January 7, that this was an armed insurrection,” Gohmert claimed, echoing

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