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Biden asks high court to put off wall, asylum cases
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to put off arguments over two Trump administration policies that have been challenged in court now that President Joe Biden has t...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2021

Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of hard drugs
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2021

Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung ...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2021

‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies of cancer at 44
"Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with carcinoma, according to his representative. He was 44. "Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pai...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2021

Music helping Tony Bennett battle Alzheimer’s disease
NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease but it hasn't quieted his legendary voice. The singer's wife and son reveal in the latest edition of AARP The Magazine that Ben...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2021

Silver is the new GameStop: Price boosted by online movement
LONDON (AP) - The price of silver is rallying as the online trading movement fuelling the rise of unloved shares like GameStop took a shine to the precious metal. Silver futures jumped almost 12% on M...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2021

Biden to meet Republicans proposing $618 billion virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is set to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus relief, about a third of the $1.9 trillion he is see...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2021

NBCUniversal vows auditions for actors with disabilities
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actors with disabilities will be included in auditions for each new film and television production at NBCUniversal, which becomes the second major media company to make such a commi...
Syndicated Author Jan 29, 2021

Ex-FBI lawyer given probation for Russia probe actions
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation on Friday for altering an email the Justice Department relied on in its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Ru...
Syndicated Author Jan 29, 2021

Fauci sees vaccination for kids by late spring or the summer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's top infectious disease expert said Friday he hopes to see children being vaccinated starting in the next few months. It's a needed step to securing widespread immuni...
Syndicated Author Jan 29, 2021
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