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Ohio Officer Charged With Murder in Police Shooting of Andre Hill

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A white Ohio police officer was charged with murder Wednesday following the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man, the state’s attorney general said. Former Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy was indicted on a

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Kansas City Chiefs Lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Stayed On The COVID-19 Front Lines. Now He’s Missing The Super Bowl.

When COVID-19 hit North America last spring, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif—a starting offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs team that won last year’s Super Bowl and 2018 graduate of McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine—answered his country’s call to help combat the

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Russian Journalist Jailed After Court Deems Joking Retweet A ‘Call To Protest’

A Moscow court has sentenced Sergei Smirnov to 25 days in jail for retweeting a post that poked fun at his resemblance to a Russian musician and made reference to an upcoming anti-Kremlin protest. (Image credit: Vladimir Gerdo/Vladimir Gerdo/TASS)

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Russian Journalist Jailed After Court Deems Joking Retweet A ‘Call To Protest’

A Moscow court has sentenced Sergei Smirnov to 25 days in jail for retweeting a post that poked fun at his resemblance to a Russian musician and made reference to an upcoming anti-Kremlin protest. (Image credit: Vladimir Gerdo/Vladimir Gerdo/TASS)

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Pressure builds on schools to reopen during pandemic

The debate is pitting politicians against teachers who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In Chicago, there’s so much rancor that teachers are on the brink of striking.

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Utah will start vaccinating people over age 65, and with certain health conditions, on March 1 – Salt Lake Tribune

Utah will start vaccinating people over age 65, and with certain health conditions, on March 1  Salt Lake Tribune

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Can AstraZeneca’s Vaccine Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Virus?

In a new—yet to be peer-reviewed—study, the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and its partners at the University of Oxford report that their COVID-19 shot may not only protect against disease but also help to prevent spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The

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Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion – NPR

Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion  NPR Voting technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell over ‘disinformation campaign’  CNN Smartmatic Files $2.7 Billion Lawsuit Against Fox News  The New

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A court has convicted the French government of failing to meet its climate goals

Greenpeace activists stage a protest in front of the French Assembly building on January 26, 2021. | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Climate change lawsuits are becoming more common around the world. A Paris court has found the French government

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