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US offers residency to Venezuelans and will review sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country's economic collapse and will review U.S. ...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2021

Estimated 17.1 million watched royals interview
MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) – The Nielsen company estimates that CBS reached a strong audience of 17.1 million viewers for Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan.In the talk wit...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2021

Jury selection on pause for ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd on Monday paused jury selection for at least a day while an appeal proceed...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2021

Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to review Trump administration rules around campus sexual assaults that bolstered the rights of the accused and narrowed the ...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2021

GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won’t seek reelection in 2022
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri will not seek a third term in the U.S. Senate, he said Monday in a surprise announcement.Blunt, who turned 71 in January, was widely expected...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2021

Fully-vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) - Fully-vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2021

Virginia GOP nominating contest confusion deepens
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia GOP appears to be headed back to the drawing board in its ongoing struggle to sort out how to choose its nominees for this year's statewide contests.After months of d...
Syndicated Author Mar 05, 2021

California to let Major League Baseball, Disneyland reopen
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California officials will allow people to attend Major League Baseball games and other outdoor sporting events, go to Disneyland and watch live performances in limited capaci...
Syndicated Author Mar 05, 2021

New York cinemas reopen, brightening outlook for theaters
NEW YORK (AP) - After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months instead read message...
Syndicated Author Mar 05, 2021

South Carolina governor lifts mandates on masks
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Henry McMaster lifted mandates Friday on face coverings in South Carolina's government office buildings and restaurants, leaving it up to state administrative officials...
Syndicated Author Mar 05, 2021
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