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Many of Biden’s nominees of color run into turbulence in the Senate – The Washington Post

Many of Biden’s nominees of color run into turbulence in the Senate  The Washington Post Miscalculating Sinema and Manchin could end up costing Biden  CNN Neera Tanden committee votes abruptly delayed as Biden budget pick’s nomination in jeopardy  Fox News Opinion | Mitt

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Pfizer vaccine is highly effective at preventing serious illness or death, real-world data confirms

The first big peer-reviewed real-world study of the Pfizer vaccine has confirmed it is very effective at preventing serious illness or death – even after one dose. 

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CDC Launches Web Tool To Help Americans Find COVID-19 Vaccines

The process of trying to get vaccinated can be confusing. A new platform from the federal government and private sector partners makes it easier to find a provider where you live. (Image credit: Michele Abercrombie/NPR)

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NBC pulls episode of ‘Nurses’ with anti-Semitic portrayal of Orthodox Jews

Episode has Hassidic man rejecting bone graft because it could come from a ‘dead goyim leg from anyone. An Arab, a woman;’ ADL calls on network to review its standards

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Tiger Woods Will Not Face Charges In Rollover Crash, Is Recovering After Surgery

“This is purely an accident,” the Los Angeles County sheriff said, adding there’s no evidence Woods was intoxicated. The golfer is awake and responsive after a “long surgical procedure.” (Image credit: Ryan Kang/AP)

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Military begins delivering vaccines in Texas, New York

The U.S. military is beginning to deliver shots at coronavirus vaccination centers in Texas and New York and says service members will start staffing four centers in Florida and one in Philadelphia next week.

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Plant-based food startup Next Gen lands $10M seed round from investors including Temasek

Singapore is quickly turning into a hub for food-tech startups, partly because of government initiatives supporting the development of meat alternatives. One of the newest entrants is Next Gen, which will launch its plant-based “chicken” brand, called TiNDLE, in Singaporean

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Facebook says it will pay $1 billion over 3 years to news industry

News companies want Google and Facebook to pay for the news are on their platforms. Governments in Europe and Australia are increasingly sympathetic to this point of view.

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Paramount+ will cost $4.99 per month with ads

ViacomCBS executives held a virtual investor event today where they outlined the strategy for Paramount+, the streaming service set to launch on March 4 that’s basically a rebranded, expanded version of CBS All Access. In addition to launching in the

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Liberal US Jewish groups urge Biden to reverse Trump settlement label policy

Letter to homeland security chief says directive to label US exports from West Bank settlements as ‘made in Israel’ runs counter to new White House policy in support of two-states

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