Cuomo's fireworks celebrated him, not NYers beating COVID: GOP chief

42 seconds ago | New York Post

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's triumphant lifting of the state's coronavirus restrictions were part of a cynical ploy to burnish his image amid a damaging series of scandals.
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Hartford police ask for public's help in finding missing woman

2 minutes ago | Hartford Courant

Hartford police are asking for the public's help in finding a woman who has been missing since Tuesday morning. Kaisia Williams, 25, was last seen about 7 a.m. in the area of...
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High court throws out third 'Obamacare' challenge

4 minutes ago | Arizona Daily Star | 4 articles

The Supreme Court dismissed a major challenge to the Obama-era health care law on Thursday, turning aside an effort by Republican-led states to throw out the law that provides...
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Could the U.S. Have Saved More Lives? 5 Alternate Scenarios for the Vaccine Rollout

8 minutes ago | NY Times

About 100,000 people have died of Covid in the United States since February, after vaccine distribution was well underway.
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Florida Republican allegedly boasted Russian-Ukrainian ‘hit squad' could ‘disappear' rival

10 minutes ago | The Washington Post | 2 articles

“I really don't want to have to end anybody's life for the good of the people of the United States of America,” a man identified as William Braddock said of GOP opponent Anna...
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The Supreme Court Delivers a Twist Ending on LGBTQ Discrimination

16 minutes ago | The New Republic | 2 articles

The Supreme Court unanimously sided with a Catholic foster-care agency in Philadelphia that refused to help place children with same-sex couples on Thursday, ruling that the...
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Florida governor pardons citizens facing fines for breaking Covid-19 restrictions

16 minutes ago | RT

Gov. Ron DeSantis has pardoned citizens in his state still facing fines and other penalties from violating Covid-19 orders issued by local governments. In a Wednesday press...
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Policeman killed, students abducted in attack on Nigerian school

28 minutes ago | Al Jazeera

Attack on Federal Government College in Kebbi State is third assault by gangs on a school in Nigeria in a month.
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China Pushes Russia, U.S. to cut Nuclear Weapons After Biden, Putin Dismiss war as Option

38 minutes ago | Newsweek

While China urged other countries to cut their nuclear arsenal, an editor for a state-run publication advocated for China's beefing up of its nuclear supply.
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Flex Alert: Tracker shows how close we are to overloading the power grid

48 minutes ago | KSBW | 2 articles

The available capacity for the state is about 50,000 megawatts. On Thursday, the state is forecasted to peak at 43,331.
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Mayor Lightfoot declares racism a public health crisis in Chicago

CHICAGO - Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city and community leaders declare racism a public health crisis in Chicago. Lightfoot, joined by Dr. Allison Arwady Thursday morning... Read more ...

Play halted for Eriksen tribute during Denmark-Belgium game

COPENHAGEN - Denmark and Belgium players halted their European Championship match Thursday for a stadium-wide minute's applause for Christian Eriksen. Read more ...

Zambia's First President Kenneth Kaunda Dies At Age 97

Zambia's first president and champion of African independence Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97, the country's president Edgar Lungu announced on Facebook Thursday evening. Read more ...

14 House Republicans Voted Against Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

Many Republican lawmakers cited concerns over the actual name of the holiday and whether it conflates with the July 4th federal holiday. Read more ...

The US House voted to repeal the 2002 Iraq War authorization

Summary List Placement The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. The resolution passed 268-161. The... Read more ...

Federal workers get surprise Friday off for new Juneteenth holiday

The White House announced Thursday that most federal workers will have Friday off due to the new Juneteenth federal holiday, which President Biden will sign into law Thursday... Read more ...

Hong Kong police arrest 5 staffers in pro-democracy newspaper raid

Hong Kong police used a controversial new law to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper, accusing them of “collusion with a foreign country" to... Read more ...

'Little slice of hell': Home with profane graffiti covering carpets, walls...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado real estate is on fire, but even so, will there be any takers for a vandalized $590,000 property described as a "little slice of... Read more ...

Italian hothead Gattuso quits after just 23 days at Fiorentina - and is...

The internet has reacted after it was announced that the typically hot-headed ex-AC Milan legend Gennaro Gattuso has left his post as Fiorentina manager just 23 days into the... Read more ...

2021 US Open tennis tournament will return to full fan capacity

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