A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s 100-day moratorium on certain deportations of immigrants already in the U.S. in an early legal battle over President Joe Biden’s immigration policy. U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton of the Southern District of Texas agreed to pause the policy for at least 14 days while he […]
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The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to advance the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of homeland security, teeing up a full Senate vote on his confirmation. The committee voted 7 to 4 to send his nomination to the Senate floor on Tuesday, with one additional vote against the nomination cast by proxy. GOP Senators […]
Read MoreThe Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may be authorised only for younger people in Europe, because there is insufficient data on how well it works in the over-65s, the head of the regulatory body has suggested. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is expected to authorise the AstraZeneca vaccine at the end of this week, a month after it […]
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MOSCOW — President Biden and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia agreed to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between their countries, but Mr. Biden confronted his counterpart over the poisoning of a Russian opposition leader and other issues, the White House said. It was the first call between the leaders of the world’s […]
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The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police has offered an apology to lawmakers following a deadly attack on the Capitol building, acknowledging the department “should have been more prepared.” Yogananda Pittman, the acting Capitol Police chief, apologized to Congress during a closed-door briefing on Tuesday for “our failings” during the riot at the Capitol […]
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One Night In Miami (2020), left, I May Destroy You (2020), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020), The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)Photo: Amazon Prime Video, HBO, Netflix It’s time for the awards ceremony that takes itself the least seriously to drop its nominations! In a sea of awards shows, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is always a […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Democrats in Congress reintroduced the Raise The Wage Act on Tuesday to increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025, moving the needle towards a living wage for millions of underserved populations. Black and brown communities who suffer under the weight of the […]
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“We create the culture, but they take it from us and they use it in their own ways. And they’re the ones who sort of reap the benefits in ways that we don’t and we can’t.” —Jason Parham, Wired Digital blackface. Perhaps you’ve never actually heard the term, but I’d bet a pretty penny that […]
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Investigators involved in the Capitol attack have also focused their attention on the chairman of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio. Mr. Tarrio, who lives in Miami, was scheduled to attend the march in Washington but was thrown out of the city by a judge the day before it happened. When he was arrested on Jan. […]
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer checks immigration documents as a Honduran asylum seeker arrives to the international bridge from Mexico to the United States on December 09, 2019 next to the border town of Matamoros, Mexico. John Moore | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday put a two-week hold on President Joe […]
Read MoreAt the final whistle Steve Bruce stared disconsolately at the players slumped on the pitch before turning to offer Marcelo Bielsa a polite fist bump. The Leeds manager sensed it was no time for social distancing and immediately placed both hands on his Newcastle counterpart’s shoulders before offering him some, presumably, consolatory words. After nine […]
Read MoreBy Mike DeBonis, BREAKING: Trump may avoid conviction for inciting Capitol attack, as more than a third of senators signal opposition to impeachment. This is a developing story and will be updated. Many Republican senators prepared to support former president Donald Trump Tuesday in a key test vote Tuesday ahead of his forthcoming impeachment trial, […]
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White House adviser Kellyanne Conway speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 6, 2020. Cheriss May | Reuters Police in New Jersey reportedly visited the home of former Trump White House advisor Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday, a day after her 16-year-old daughter Claudia complained on social media about a topless photo […]
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One day we’re all going to die. Science and technology can put it off for awhile, but the march of time stops for no human. Sadly, most of us will be forgotten. It’s a bleak prognosis but that’s how things have always been. And that’s unlikely to change, despite the best efforts of the AI […]
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Report: Warriors talked potential Oubre trade with Pelicans originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Kelly Oubre recorded 14 points (2-for-3 from deep), six rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block in the Warriors’ win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. And on Tuesday afternoon, his name popped up in a report regarding a […]
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Washington — White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Tuesday that President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution goal is to have “greater availability in the spring.” Mr. Biden said on Monday that any American who wants a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get one “this spring,” perhaps the most ambitious target mentioned publicly by his administration. […]
Read MoreSomehow, the Premier League’s perennial basket-case club has become its model student. The responsibility for this lies less with its fatally incompetent ownership than with its impressively-drilled players, and a manager in David Moyes who has taken a thin, uneven squad into the upper reaches of the Premier League. Whisper it, but believe it all […]
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On Tuesday, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah put out his first Top 50 NFL Draft big board of the offseason. With three months until the draft, this list is sure to change, but here’s the first incarnation. 1 Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson 2 Jamarr Chase, WR, LSU 3 Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida 4 Zach Wilson, QB, […]
Read MoreBoris Johnson’s government has been accused of fostering a culture of cronyism after the appointment of a former Conservative MP to become the ambassador to Cuba. George Hollingbery, the former minister and MP until 2019, was announced on Tuesday as the UK’s new “man in Havana”, a post usually taken up by experienced diplomats. Dave […]
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Cyberpunk 2077 mods have been popping up almost since the game itself released on December 10, and now things might get a bit easier for those busy modders. The first official modding support tools for Cyberpunk 2077 have now arrived. That’s promising news: it’s been a question for a while if modding would be officially […]
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Kevin Hart will join Cate Blanchett in the upcoming Borderlands movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which said today that the Jumanji star has signed a deal to portray the highly trained former Atlas soldier Roland. Hart is known primarily for his comedic work in movies like Ride Along, Central Intelligence, and Night School, as […]
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Facebook News today rolled out across the UK, and the social network marked the launch by revealing new details on how algorithms power the feature. In a blog post, Facebook said the ranking system isn’t comprised of a single algorithm. Instead, it uses multiple layers of machine learning models to predict what a user wants to see. […]
Read MoreSpecial to Yahoo Sports This week’s article includes old is new and new is old, Columbus and Winnipeg swapping problem children, COVID absences coming fast and furious, Jump Joe down a month, and Vancouver’s probable future No. 1 netminder scuffling. FIRST LINERS (Risers) Carter was brilliant after coming to LA, stepping in as the team’s […]
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John Boyega attends the EE British Academy Film Awards 2020 on February 02, 2020.Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images (Getty Images) All Robert De Niro fans remember his iconic role in the 1976 film Taxi Driver—especially that legendary mirror monologue. Well, these days, it looks like he’ll be co-starring in a race car driver film with none […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman has signed a three-year contract extension, the league announced Tuesday. Ackerman was appointed the conference’s fifth commissioner in June 2013. The extension runs through June 2024. “It’s been a tremendous honor to lead the Big East over the past seven-plus years, and I’m very proud of […]
Read MoreIf you’re hungry for more Fortnite, good news, it will literally never end. By which we mean that a new Fortnite event has leaked, dubbed “Fortnite Winter Trials.” Winter Trials will allow players to earn some new goodies, and thanks to data miners like HYPEX, we’ve got quite a bit of information that’s been leaked […]
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During the fall term, about one-quarter of school districts were completely online, about half were using a hybrid model, and fewer than one-quarter were fully open for in-person teaching. Yet more than half of school districts had students participating in sports programs. In an opinion column in USA Today earlier this week, Randi Weingarten, the […]
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The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police has offered an apology to lawmakers following a deadly attack on the Capitol building, acknowledging the department “should have been more prepared.” Yogananda Pittman, the acting Capitol Police chief, apologized to Congress during a closed-door briefing on Tuesday for “our failings” during the riot at the Capitol […]
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His name had been in the transfer portal for just a few hours when Mike Norvell reached out. After a few minutes of talking with the Florida State head coach, Arkansas defensive back Jarques McClellion wanted to clarify one thing before the conversation went any further. *** Don’t miss our exclusive FSU football coverage. 30-day […]
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One result of these changes is that we have seen a number of people elected to Congress who see their positions as a platform for celebrity more than legislation. It’s not entirely incorrect to assume that one can leverage more power as a newly elected representative outside the U.S. Capitol than inside, but it does […]
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Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Ore., used pepper spray on a man who berated him for not wearing a mask at a restaurant and then followed him to his car Sunday night, according to a police report. “I became imminently concerned for my personal safety,” Mr. Wheeler told the police of the confrontation. The […]
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