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Johnson & Johnson says it can provide 20M US doses
WASHINGTON– Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson says it will be able to provide 20 million U.S. doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March, assuming it gets the greenlight from fe...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

Cherokee chief: Time for Jeep to end use of tribe’s name
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - It is time for Jeep to stop using the Cherokee Nation's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs, the chief of the Oklahoma-based tribe said. Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. said i...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

Mariners CEO Kevin Mather resigns after video comments
Seattle Mariners CEO Kevin Mather resigned Monday after video surfaced over the weekend of him expressing his views of the club's organizational strategy and opinions about some players. Mariners Chai...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

Obama and Springsteen teaming up for Spotify podcast series
NEW YORK (AP) - Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano....
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

National Spelling Bee to return in mostly virtual format
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather on an ESPN campus at Walt Disney World i...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

Biden announces boosts in pandemic lending to smallest businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation's smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color. Biden say...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

Grammy-winning duo Daft Punk break up after 28 years
NEW YORK (AP) - Grammy-winning electronic music pioneers Daft Punk have announced that they are breaking up after 28 years.The helmet-wearing French duo shared the news Monday in an 8-minute video cal...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

Boeing: 777s with engine that blew apart should be grounded
Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend, and most carriers that fly those planes said they would temporarily...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

Supreme Court won’t halt turnover of Trump’s tax records
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor.The ...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2021

School board asks high court to review transgender policy
GLOUCESTER, Va. (AP) - A school board in Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review its transgender bathroom ban after rulings by lower courts that the policy is unconstitutional and had disc...
Syndicated Author Feb 19, 2021
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