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Month: May 2021

Here’s what’s next after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test

Additional testing is planned after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, throwing the horse’s victory at Churchill Downs earlier this month into doubt. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert revealed the test results Sunday, saying the 3-year-old colt tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone, which is an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid and

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Caitlyn Jenner seeks a tenuous political middle ground in new CNN interview

Caitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall election, staking out more progressive positions on issues like homelessness and immigration, while simultaneously trying to establish a connection with base Republican voters who supported former President Donald Trump. The tenuous balance that Jenner

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Pediatricians prepare to vaccinate youngest Covid-19 shot recipients yet

A delivery of 1,000 Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine doses arrived at Sandhills Pediatrics in Southern Pines, North Carolina early Monday morning. Dr. Christoph Diasio, a pediatrician at the office, is preparing to start vaccinating his patients as soon as possible. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for children and teens ages 12-15 Monday. Now Diasio

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Newsom proposes giving two of every three California residents $600 as recall campaign heats up

California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a Republican-led recall, said Monday he wants to return the state’s enormous $75.7 billion budget surplus to the pockets of taxpayers via an expanded stimulus check program he says would benefit two out of every three residents. The $12 billion proposal would amount to the largest year-over-year rebate that’s

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Fact check: Biden makes false claim about former Federal Reserve leaders, revives misleading jobs claim

President Joe Biden claimed last Wednesday that the last five leaders of the Federal Reserve had declared that his American Jobs Plan proposal will increase economic growth. The American Jobs Plan, which you can read about here, would spend roughly $2 trillion on infrastructure projects and other initiatives. Biden has proposed to pay for the

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Biden hosts two crucial Democratic senators Monday to talk infrastructure at start of critical week

President Joe Biden on Monday hosted two critical Democratic senators for individual meetings at the White House as he entered a crucial week for his legislative agenda. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Tom Carper of Delaware, two committee chairmen central to the infrastructure legislative process, met separately with Biden at the White House.

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Warren calls for larger child care investment in Biden’s infrastructure plan: ‘This one is personal for so many of us’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday called for universal government-subsidized child care as part of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, describing it as a “big ticket item” that demands more resources. “The way I see it, it’s got two parts. One is, this is how you boost productivity in our economy. But the other is, this

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Doctors urge parents to catch kids up on other shots ahead of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

With COVID-19 vaccinations on the horizon for children ages 12 to 15 in the United States, pediatricians are concerned about the challenge of getting children up to date on their childhood vaccines, and balancing that with scheduling potential COVID-19 shots. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in 12-15-year-olds on

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What we know about the pipeline ransomware attack: How it happened, who is responsible and more

One of the largest US fuel pipelines remained largely paralyzed Monday after a ransomware cyberattack forced the temporary shutdown of all operations late last week — an incident that laid bare vulnerabilities in the country’s aging energy infrastructure. The victim of the attack, Colonial Pipeline is a company that transports more than 100 million gallons

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Anti-semitic graffiti showing up on pathways

Click here for updates on this story     PACIFIC PALISADES, California (KCNC) — Police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti that has been sprayed on benches and pathways from Will Rogers State Park south into Venice over the past month. The neon spray-painted messages are hard to miss and especially upsetting with phrases like “the Jew is guilty”

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is coming back for Season 18

Television’s longest-running medical drama is still alive and kicking. ABC on Monday announced that “Grey’s Anatomy” will return for Season 18. “Station 19,” which shares a universe with “Grey’s,” will also return for a fifth season. “‘Station 19’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ have done an incredible job of honoring real-life heroes by giving audiences an unflinching

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The US Mint wants you to help choose the pioneering women that will appear on its new quarters

Following coins that put the spotlight on Duke Ellington, the Tuskegee Airmen and Samoan fruit bats, a new run of quarters will call attention to pioneering American women. It’s part of the US Mint’s “American Women Quarters Program,” which will stamp circulating quarters with the faces of women who have made “significant contributions to the

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NYPD investigators think shooter in Times Square was targeting his brother, law enforcement sources say

New York Police Department investigators are looking for a 31-year-old man they believe to be the shooter who left three people injured in Times Square over the weekend, according to two law enforcement officials. The law enforcement officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, say the man intended to

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Biden to focus on child care, state and local funding and employer assistance in economic remarks

President Joe Biden will focus in a speech Monday on how the administration is providing funding for states and localities, bolstering child care providers and helping Americans return to work safely, a White House official told CNN. “Today the President will announce additional steps to get Americans back to work, including removing barriers that are

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Biden administration scrambles to respond to cyberattack on critical pipeline

Biden administration officials worked urgently Monday to ascertain the scope and fallout of a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies much of the eastern United States its gasoline — an incident that laid bare vulnerabilities in the country’s aging energy infrastructure. Senior White House officials said Monday the administration was working closely with

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Hundreds of Palestinians injured in Israeli police clashes as tensions soar in Jerusalem

Hundreds of Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police at one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites on Monday, as tensions in the city continue to soar. Footage from social media showed Israeli police inside Al Aqsa mosque and its surrounding compound, throwing stun grenades, and Palestinians throwing rocks at officers. Around 50 injured Palestinians were

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‘This is a real wake up call.’ Regulator urges CEOs to intensify cyber defenses after pipeline hack

Neil Chatterjee, a top federal energy regulator, is calling on energy CEOs to step up their cyber defenses following a ransomware attack that knocked one of America’s most important pipelines offline. “This is a real wake up call,” Chatterjee, a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, told CNN Business in an exclusive interview Monday.

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Officers fatally shoot man who rammed his SUV into a Massachusetts police station, district attorney says

Police shot and killed a man who repeatedly rammed his SUV through the doors of the police department in Leicester, Massachusetts, early Sunday, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said at a news conference. The man managed to drive through the steel double doors and make it inside the station, Leicester Police Chief Kenneth

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