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Chris Christie says it is time for GOP to 'face the realities of the 2020 election'

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday urged Republicans "to face the realities of the 2020 election and learn, not hide from them," as he lobbed several thinly veiled criticisms at his one-time ally, former President Donald Trump. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3tHdOmJ

Bash to Psaki: Why hasn't Saudi Arabia been held accountable for murder of Khashoggi?

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended the Biden administration's decision to not directly sanction Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the brutal death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying there are "more effective ways" to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the killing. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3ktYBkf

Indians are telling their 18 million-strong diaspora to keep out of their affairs

When American author Meena Harris tweeted criticism of the Indian state's clampdown on farmers protesting agricultural reforms, nationalist counter-protesters responded by burning her portrait. Hundreds of Indians barraged her with abuse on Twitter, telling her to stay out of their country's affairs. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3uFNZTZ

Three names mysteriously removed from Khashoggi intelligence report

Shortly after the US intelligence community published its long-awaited report on Friday afternoon on the Saudis who were responsible for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, it was taken down without explanation and replaced with another version that removed the names of three men it had initially said were complicit. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3kyYIL7

New York governor faces new allegations that threaten his political future

In the depths of the early Covid-19 crisis last year, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo soared to national prominence as he became a daily fixture on television -- providing a calm, steady recitation of the facts that endeared him to many Americans who were terrified of the deadly new virus ravaging their cities and overwhelming their hospitals. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3dTYnld

Psaki: 'More effective ways' to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for Khashoggi's murder than sanctioning crown prince

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Sunday defended the Biden administration's decision to not directly sanction Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the brutal death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying there are "more effective ways" to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the killing. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3b16Wss

Biden's tricky tango with Congress

"There are men of character in the U.S. Congress, both House and Senate. There are women of character, too. But the evidence for 'character' needs to be something other than the iteration of the word itself," writes Marjorie Garber in her book "Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3r3uRx3

Brown: Biden's transparency on MBS doesn't matter if outcome is the same

Despite promising to punish senior Saudi leaders while on the campaign trail, President Joe Biden declined to apply sanctions to the one the US intelligence community determined is responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3pWJtgp

Lady Gaga's 2 dogs returned home safely, LAPD says

The two French bulldogs violently stolen from Lady Gaga's dog walker have been returned safely after a woman, who wasn't named, met the entertainer's staff and detectives at the Olympic Community Police Station with the animals, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2O96YW1

'Dare mighty things': The man behind the secret message in the Mars rover's parachute

For the thousands of people who work on a spacecraft that journeys to Mars, the result of their efforts often remains unseen once it leaves Earth. That all changed this week when NASA's Perseverance rover returned the first-ever video of a descent through the Martian atmosphere and safe landing on the red planet. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3ksOwUB

Wreckage from TWA Flight 800 to be destroyed years after explosion

The reconstructed wreckage of Trans World Airlines Flight 800, which exploded minutes after taking off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on July 17, 1996, will be decommissioned and destroyed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2MuCw8t

The new vaccine is a valuable weapon in the battle against Covid-19 and its roll out will be quick, officials say

Officials plan to act quickly after a third vaccine -- from Johnson & Johnson -- is poised to join the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, with 3.9 million doses expected to be available right away, a health official said Friday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3sKi1Ev

House passes Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief package

The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration as the devastating fallout from the spread of Covid-19 has left Americans in dire need of further relief. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3aW4WBJ

Covid-19 vaccines allegedly stolen, expired and inappropriately administered in Tennessee county, state investigation finds

The health director in Tennessee's largest county resigned Friday after the state health department found that 2,500 Covid-19 vaccine were either wasted or expired and two children were "inappropriately vaccinated" at a county vaccination site. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3bNf132

Use mkt crash as opportunity to dial risk: Dangi

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Why women should monitor blood pressure differently, according to a new study

When you visit the doctor, often the first order of business is wrapping a blood pressure cuff around your arm and looking to the display screen for the magic number. What's that number, you ask? Less than 120 over 80, or 120/80, measured in millimeters per mercury, is what has long been understood as within the healthy range — until now. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3st6XuZ

Making chips need water & Taiwan has a drought

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Russian diplomats and their families leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions

Eight employees of Russia's Embassy in Pyongyang and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his luggage and young children on a railway trolley into Russian territory. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3r0Fqky

Inside a luxury Thailand "golf quarantine"

At six in the morning, Heo Kwang-eum tees off another day in Thailand in coronavirus quarantine -- literally. He's one of dozens of South Korean visitors spending two weeks in isolation playing golf at a resort an hour north of Bangkok. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3bVjgdd

How to save tax by investing in NPS

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Asian banks are failing on climate by channeling billions into coal, report says

Many of the world's leading financial institutions have pledged in recent years to slash their support for the coal and oil industries. But a new report has found that hundreds of billions of dollars are still being channeled into fossil fuels, and Asia's banks are doing much of that business. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2PeVkd1

More than a dozen slum residents in an Indian city say they thought they were being vaccinated. They were part of clinical trials

The white van arrived in slum areas of Bhopal, a city in central India, blasting a message over the speaker system that seemed too good to refuse: "Come and take the coronavirus vaccine and get 750 rupees ($10)." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3kmXnqZ

Increasing number of unaccompanied children arriving at southern border setting off alarm bells for feds

The growing number of migrant children arriving alone at the US-Mexico border is raising alarm among officials scrambling to find enough space to shelter kids until they're relocated with parents or relatives in the United States. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3pWn3fh

Airbnb and DoorDash went public at the same time but see very different paths post-pandemic

Airbnb and DoorDash went public the same week in early December and were both met with strong demand from investors. But in their first earnings reports as publicly traded companies on Thursday, the two sharing economy businesses signaled very different possible paths forward after the pandemic ends. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2ZSi1pq

Dubai princess urges UK police to investigate her sister's kidnapping 21 years ago

Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has sent a letter to police in the UK asking them to investigate the alleged kidnapping of her older sister, Princess Shamsa, from Britain in 2000.​​ from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2PdcEiw

Brisbane is the 'preferred host' for 2032 Olympics, IOC announces

The Australian city of Brisbane is the "preferred host" for the 2032 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday, in a move which officials said was designed to bring "stability" to the Games after the delay of the Tokyo 2020 edition. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3qZlv5y

Researchers find worrying new coronavirus variant in New York City

Two separate teams of researchers said this week they have found a worrying new coronavirus variant in New York City and elsewhere in the Northeast that carries mutations that help it evade the body's natural immune response -- as well as the effects of monoclonal antibody treatments. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3spwkhh

Why India must make Google, FB pay for content

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What Biden should do about China's atrocities against the Uyghurs

For too long, the world has ignored reports of China's mass detention and forced labor of Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities in the northwest region of Xinjiang. Now, both CNN and the BBC have published deeply reported and horrifying accounts of rape, abuse, and torture detailed by Uyghur women who'd been held in China's internment camps. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3urSxxi

Russia shows off new Covid-19 vaccine factory even as its people hesitate to get the shot

Decades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to mass-produce a vaccine aimed at protecting people around the world from the coronavirus. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3dCa6ol

What America's next pandemic year will look like

It's been nearly a year since the US recorded its first known Covid death, at a long-term care facility in Washington state. In hindsight, we'd learn there had been Covid deaths here earlier in February and that the pandemic was already seeping through the population by the time we began taking drastic measures to slow it. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3pKzo5V

'Where is everyone?': Inside Trump's DC hotel post-presidency

A sprawling lobby and bar with only a handful of people. Confused guests asking where everybody went. Elegant, but empty hallways. These are the scenes CNN observed inside the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, this month as the once-humming destination confronts a new reality without its namesake in the White House. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3ulrzqR

Oil spill leads Israel to close beaches

Israeli authorities are trying to locate the source of a suspected oil spill that has been described as one of the most severe ecological disasters to hit the country, threatening wildlife, forcing beaches to close and prompting a mass cleanup. CNN's Sam Kiley has the latest. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3qJh12N

Netanyahu, long a supporter of LGBTQ rights, courts homophobes and racists in bid to cling to power

On the smorgasbord of Israeli politics there's a democratic advantage in offering something for everyone. But when elections here are finely balanced, voters are finding they may have to swallow some of the weird yucky dishes at the end of the table. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3pBZl7K

Boris Johnson set to take England out of lockdown

Boris Johnson is set to announce his long-awaited roadmap for taking England out of lockdown, British government officials confirmed to CNN on Monday morning. The country has been in full national lockdown since January 4 after new variants of coronavirus were found inside parts of England that expedited the spread of the virus and was thought to be more dangerous. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3pC7etS

Oil spill leads Israel to close beaches as it faces one of its 'most severe ecological disasters'

Israeli authorities are trying to locate the source of a suspected oil spill that has been described as one of the most severe ecological disasters to hit the country, threatening wildlife, forcing beaches to close and prompting a mass cleanup. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3dwIiBL

Oath Keeper claims she was VIP security at Trump rally before riot and says she met with Secret Service agents

A leader in an alleged Oath Keepers conspiracy in the US Capitol insurrection claims she was given a VIP pass to the pro-Trump rally on January 6, had met with Secret Service agents and was providing security for legislators and others, including in their march to the Capitol, according to a new court filing. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2MhaFZu

This 15-year-old was the original Rosa Parks

Meet Claudette Colvin, a Civil Rights hero you've probably never heard of. In 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus -- 9 months before Rosa Parks. This is part of our "History Refocused" series -- stories from America's past you should have heard about, but probably didn't. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3qHfVEH

WHO panel to recommend 'deeper' study of early Covid-19 clues

The World Health Organization's preliminary report into the origins of the novel coronavirus will recommend more extensive contact tracing of the first known patient with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, as well as the supply chain of nearly a dozen traders in the Huanan seafood market, which is thought to have played a role in the early spread of Covid-19 in late 2019, according to investigators familiar with the draft report. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2OYgUSV

In stimulus push, Biden calls on Republicans to heed their constituents

As Joe Biden presses his case for Republicans to set partisanship aside and support his Covid-19 relief bill in Congress this week, the President reminded Americans of his own history working across the aisle with his visit Saturday evening to his ailing friend Bob Dole. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3pFwC1Y

Garland to call Capitol riot 'heinous attack' and tell Senate Judiciary Committee he'll supervise prosecution of White supremacists

Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general, calls the January 6 attack on the US Capitol a "heinous attack" in his prepared opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which the Department of Justice released Saturday night ahead of his confirmation hearing on Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3sccnun

He drives 70 miles so his mother has water to wash her hands

Navajo Nation resident Timothy Holiday drives miles to haul clean water to his mother so she can drink and wash her hands. Victoria Badonie's grandchildren used to shower from a groundwater pipe over a mile from their house before federal stimulus money recently helped them get running water. They are among the many on the reservation who have limited access to clean water. This has always been their way of life, but see how the Covid-19 pandemic has magnified the need to fix this inequality. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/37mW0TG

Boris Johnson's government is 'gaslighting' Britain about the realities of Brexit, critics say

Andy Trust has been exporting fish from Cornwall to continental Europe for 20 years. However, the past seven weeks have given him cause to contemplate shutting down the entire European operation of his fish merchants, Ocean Harvest. "The cost of sending fish into Europe has more than trebled. In an industry that operates on thin profit margins, it could destroy British fishing," he says. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3k5NwW6

It takes courage to be fully invested: Subramaniam

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US says it is willing to sit down for talks with Iran and other nations on nuclear deal

In an unexpected move, the Biden administration said Thursday that the US is willing to sit down for talks with Tehran and other signatories to the Iran nuclear deal, before either side has taken any tangible action to salvage or return to compliance with the agreement. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3s3DYxM

A marine biologist is using virtual reality to bring people closer to the ocean

Diving in the oceans, marine biologist Erika Woolsey has seen first-hand how coral reefs and sea life are being damaged by climate change. It has made her determined to find a way for others to share her experience -- including those who can't easily explore the ocean. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3s4FrUy

Florida Governor defends controversial vaccine deal

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to move a pop-up vaccination clinic that his state has set up in an affluent community in Manatee County after he was confronted with allegations of political favoritism and preference for the wealthy at a news conference. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3u7u8Na

US life expectancy dropped a full year in first half of 2020, according to CDC

Life expectancy in the US dropped a full year in the first half of 2020, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Experts say that Covid-19 was a significant factor contributing to the decline. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2NfUyMa

American woman accused of killing a UK teenager proposes 'mediation' with his family

Anne Sacoolas -- the woman accused of killing 19-year-old Harry Dunn while she was driving on the wrong side of the road in England -- says she willing to enter into "mediation" with his family, after a court in Virginia ruled against her attempt to have a civil case for wrongful death dismissed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2NCoPol

US attorney's office in Brooklyn and FBI scrutinizing New York's handling of data surrounding Covid nursing home deaths

The US attorney's office in Brooklyn, along with the FBI, is scrutinizing the handling of some of the data surrounding Covid-19 deaths in long term care facilities in New York, according to a law enforcement official. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3rXmgvM

James 'Whitey' Bulger's former rogue FBI informant handler John Connolly granted conditional medical release from prison

The former rogue FBI informant handler for mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger will be released from a Florida prison on a conditional medical release, a spokesman for the Florida Commission on Offender Review told CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2M4Ge8K

Demi Lovato reveals she had multiple strokes, brain damage after overdose

Demi Lovato is under no obligation to share the deeply personal story of her struggle with mental health and addiction with the public, but the singer is choosing to do it on her own terms in a new four-part YouTube documentary, the trailer for which was released on Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2OOHZIb

Big brands join in on #PawriHoRahiHai trend

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Norway, UK and Canada are not climate champions. They are climate hypocrites

In Oslo, the street lamps are powered by renewables. To conserve energy, the smart lights dim when nobody is around. The Norwegian capital, like the rest of the country, is proud of its exceptional green credentials. Its public transportation system too is powered entirely by renewable energy. Two thirds of new cars sold in the city are electric. There's even a highway for bees. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/37DTB7x

Harry Dunn's family can bring damage claims against Anne Sacoolas in US, judge rules

A judge in the United States on Tuesday ruled that a civil claim for damages against Anne Sacoolas -- the woman accused of killing 19-year-old Harry Dunn while she was driving on the wrong side of the road in England -- can be heard in Virginia, according to court documents seen by CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3pvRyIu

Majority of Brits unsatisfied with how Brexit turned out, survey says

A majority of Britons are not satisfied with the post-Brexit trade agreement that Boris Johnson secured with the European Union, according to a survey that provides the first detailed insight into the nation's attitude towards the deal since it took effect. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2LVDKcz

Biden administration approves arms sale to Egypt despite human rights concerns

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it had approved a possible $197 million sale of missiles to Egypt, just days after the Egyptian government is said to have detained family members of a US-based Egyptian American human rights activist. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3plSbo0

Dubai princess claims she is being held 'hostage' in secret video recordings

The daughter of Dubai's billionaire ruler, who attempted to flee abroad in 2018, has appeared in secret recordings claiming she is being held hostage in a "villa converted into a jail" with no access to medical help, according to a BBC documentary. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3rUd6A4

Olympic swimming medalist charged with running alleged Australia drugs syndicate

Former Australian swimming star Scott Miller was arrested on drugs charges in a dawn raid at his home Tuesday, with Sydney police alleging the Olympic medalist heads a gang supplying methamphetamine across New South Wales state, CNN affiliate Nine News reported. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3bbE0N7

Fallout from Trump's acquittal exposes deepening rift within GOP

Donald Trump's acquittal in the Senate's impeachment trial -- and the backlash now facing Republicans who voted to convict him -- have exposed the deepening rift within the GOP over whether to continue to fully embrace the former President or seek to move past his divisive brand of politics. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3bbXilt

Keilar: Rand Paul may have clapped for hero officer, but he didn't do this

CNN's Brianna Keilar reports that though Sen. Rand Paul did stand and clap for Officer Eugene Goodman during former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, despite being criticized on social media for not doing so, he was the only senator during the trial not wearing a mask. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3tV8Emy

Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy is splitting dangerously along partisan lines

The ability to at least contain the coronavirus in America to the point that it is manageable as soon as possible will come down in large part to Americans' willingness to get vaccinated. The good news is that more and more Americans say they are willing to do so. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2N8GdRt

Lebanon starts coronavirus vaccinations

For more than a year, Lebanon has been convulsed by sporadic mass protests and violence. The country was already careening toward financial and economic collapse before Covid-19 reared its head. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2NvbYUD

NYPD charges 21-year-old man in connection with four subway stabbings that left 2 dead

The suspect charged in connection with the four subway stabbings that left two people dead over the weekend has been identified as a 21-year-old man who was living in a Brooklyn homeless shelter, according to the New York Police Department. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2LWLGdO

WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019

Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wider in Wuhan in December 2019 than previously thought, and are urgently seeking access to hundreds of thousands of blood samples from the city that China has not so far let them examine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3qkHYJD

Mitch McConnell: No question Trump is responsible for provoking riot

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that there was no question that former President Donald Trump was "practically and morally responsible" for provoking the January 6 US Capitol insurrection despite the Senate voting to acquit Trump for inciting the riot. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3dfm32X

NY Gov. Cuomo accused of covering up nursing home Covid-19 deaths

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide says the administration delayed the release of data on Covid-19 deaths of long-term care facility residents because of concerns about a potential federal investigation, a transcript of a call between the aide and state lawmakers shows. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3qgbrok

He says Fidelity wouldn't let him sell during Reddit mayhem, costing him $830,000

Robinhood is in hot water for banning investors from buying GameStop during part of last month's Reddit-driven market mayhem. And now Fidelity is being accused of preventing one investor from selling some Reddit darlings, a move he says cost him $830,000. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3b6M1Dk

Buffett’s valuation metric is ringing an alarm

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Hear Press Secretary Psaki's comments on suspended deputy

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that one of her deputies, TJ Ducklo, had been suspended for one week without pay after a Vanity Fair story revealed Ducklo had threatened a reporter who was working on a story about his romantic relationship with another reporter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3qmZDkg

Can rising commodity prices undermine bull market?

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From sermons to WhatsApp messages, these Britons are trying to dispel Covid-19 myths in minority communities

Christine Lloyd-Jones was at work when the first call came: One of her friends, Annette, 62, had died of coronavirus. The following day, as she ate breakfast, her phone flashed again. This time it was news of another friend, Lloyd, dead at 58. The next day, another call. Her friend Haydon, 51, was in the hospital. He died the following day. In the space of just five days, Lloyd-Jones lost three loved ones to Covid-19. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3d4SC3r

Why the arrest of one of Asia's most-wanted fugitives may fail to impact the region's war on drugs

The recent arrest of Tse Chi Lop, the alleged leader of the Sam Gor drug syndicate and one of the world's most-wanted suspected criminals, is a remarkable victory for the coalition of governments and police forces that pursued him. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/3b13QTU

Get ready for Trump's defense

House Democrats rested their case against of President Donald Trump. House impeachment managers dedicated the third day of Trump's second impeachment trial to showing how the former President cultivated his supporters, drew them to Washington and then dispatched them to the Capitol. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2LJo503

Trump's Covid-19 condition was so concerning that doctors considered putting him on a ventilator, source confirms

Former President Donald Trump's condition after testing positive for Covid-19 became so concerning last October that there was talk of putting him on a ventilator, according to what Trump told one person at the time. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2NeFSMW