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Here’s the latest for Monday, January 30: Suicide bomber kills at least 59 in Pakistan; Blinken urges restraint by Israel and Palestinians; Classes resume at school where boy shot teacher; Philadelphia and Kansas City to meet in the Super Bowl.
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After four suicides, a community board is calling on the operators of the Hudson Yards development to install barriers at the Vessel sculpture or close its walkways to the public permanently. (Aug. 26)
Pres. Trump says he’s getting “rave reviews” for his decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone.
Experts say Twitter’s decision to allow its employees to continue working from home if they choose will likely catch on throughout the tech industry.
NASA and SpaceX will launch two astronauts into space from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, ending a 9-year drought. The U.S. hasn’t sent anyone into orbit from American soil since NASA’s last space shuttle flight in 2011. (May 26)
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Manaus is one of Brazil’s hardest-hit cities. The country has more than 23,000 virus deaths. But due to insufficient testing many are quick to rule out the possibility that COVID-19 claimed their loved ones, meaning the toll is a vast undercount. (May …
Highlights of this day in history: Allied troops begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France; President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial ends with his acquittal; Actor John Wayne; Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie marry. (May …
Despite the risks surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, plenty of people still paid their respects to fallen soldiers by visiting war memorials in Washington DC during the holiday weekend. (May 25)
Here’s the latest for Monday May 25th: President Trump marks Memorial Day; Biden makes 1st in-person appearance since March; WHO to temporarily stop study of malaria drug and baby beluga whale born in Georgia.