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Twitter Shuts Down Accounts For Attempting To Evade Trump Ban
On Tuesday, a page was added to Trump’s site, where he posts messages that can be shared by his audience to both Twitter and Facebook.
Josh Duggar Released As He Awaits Trial On Child Pornography
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was released from an Arkansas jail Thursday as he awaits trial on federal charges that he possessed and downloaded child pornography.
'Virus is Not Going Away': New Covid Strains to Emerge in 6 Months, Booster Shots Needed, Says Moderna CEO
The comment comes a day after Moderna announced a third dose of either its current COVID-19 shot or an experimental new vaccine candidate increases immunity against variants of COVID-19 first found in Brazil and South Africa.
Home Of San Francisco's 1st Same-sex Spouses Now A Landmark
The hilltop cottage belonging to a lesbian couple who were the first samesex partners to legally marry in San Francisco has become a city landmark.
Mexico Holds Drug Lord Temporarily For Investigation
A judge in Mexico ordered drug lord Hector El Gero Palma held for 40 more days in nonprison custody pending investigation Wednesday, staving off at least temporarily what would have been international embarrassment had he walked free.
Authorities: Mother In Child Abuse Case Has Left The Country
A Rhode Island woman facing a child cruelty and neglect charge in connection with the death of her infant son in 2017 has left the country, as the child's father did, according to authorities.
Egypt And Turkey To Hold Two Days Of Talks In Normalisation Push
Egypt and Turkey will hold two days of political consultations in Cairo on Wednesday and Thursday as part of a push to mend ties between the regional rivals, the two countries said.
North Macedonia Speeds Up Vaccinations As EU Aid Arrives
North Macedonia's faltering COVID19 vaccination program picked up speed Tuesday, with authorities starting to use 200,000 Sinopharm jabs bought from China.
Group Asks US To Cut Funding To Idaho Over Wolf-killing Bill
A conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation opportunities because of legislation that could lead to 90% of the state's wolves being killed.
McConnell Says GOP Open To $600 Billion For Infrastructure
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, RKy., said Monday that Republicans are willing to spend up to $600 billion on infrastructure, far less than President Joe Biden is seeking, even as he ruled out supporting a higher corporate tax rate to pay for it.
Markers Honor Locations Vital To Louisiana Civil Rights
The New Orleans restaurant, Dooky Chase's, that served for years as a safe meeting space for civil rights activists to strategize over bowls of Creole gumbo, is the site of the first marker to go up on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail.
Bernie Sanders, Ex-lawmaker Booker Attend Kentucky Rally
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders attended a rally Sunday with former Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker, who is considering another run for the U.S. Senate.
England Scrumhalf Youngs Withdraws From Lions Consideration
England scrumhalf Ben Youngs has ruled himself out of contention for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa this summer for family reasons.
Mexico Looks For U.S. Help As AstraZeneca Admits Latin American Vaccine Delay
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday the United States would probably send his country 5 million more doses of AstraZeneca's COVID19 vaccine, as the company admitted production in Latin American had suffered multiple setbacks.
Chadian Army Says It Repelled Rebels In Battle Near Northern Town
Chad's ruling military council said on Friday that six of its soldiers had been killed in a battle near the northern town of Nokou that resulted in several hundred killed on the rebel side and 60 captured.
Exclusive: Chilean Regulator Sees No Clouds Over Sputnik Vaccine Despite Brazilian Rejection
The director of Chile’s health regulator said he sees no evidence of safety issues with Sputnik V, the COVID19 vaccine developed in Russia, despite its rejection by the Brazilian health regulator this week over a lack of information about its safety.