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National
Spotify will add a COVID advisory to podcasts after the Joe Rogan controversy
The streaming platform will add a new content advisory to any podcast episode that discusses COVID-19, which will direct listeners to a hub with information from "trusted sources."
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World
Northern Ireland marks 50 years since the Bloody Sunday killings
British soldiers shot and killed 13 people and wounded others during a 1972 civil rights protest. The shootings exacerbated the conflict in Northern Ireland, which left thousands dead over decades.
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Arts & Life
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban the Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus'
The 10-member McMinn County School Board voted unanimously earlier this month to remove the book over foul language and an image of a nude woman.
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Science
Shark bites surged in 2021, rebounding from a drop earlier in the pandemic
Still, the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File says the high number of shark bites and deaths last year was on par with long-term averages.
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National
Pfizer and BioNTech begin testing an omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine
Though people who are vaccinated and boosted appear to be better protected against omicron, the highly contagious variant has still led to breakthrough cases and a surge in infections worldwide.
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National
Businessman and Mavs owner Mark Cuban launches an online pharmacy for generic drugs
The pharmacy says it will bypass healthcare industry "middlemen" and help consumers avoid high drug prices by charging manufacturers' prices plus a flat 15% markup and pharmacist fee.
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National
Los Angeles school district tells students to upgrade from cloth masks
Students will have to wear "well-fitting, non-cloth masks with a nose wire." Employees will have to wear surgical grade masks or higher.
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National
Cynthia Chavez Lamar becomes the first Native woman to lead a Smithsonian museum
She will oversee the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., as well as the George Gustav Heye Center in Lower Manhattan and the Cultural Resources Center in Suitland, Md.
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National
The federal trial begins for 3 former police officers charged in George Floyd's death
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao stand accused of violating Floyd's civil rights by failing to provide him with medical aid during the May 2020 arrest in Minneapolis.
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National
Arkansas inmates are suing after being given ivermectin to treat COVID-19
Ivermectin has been hailed as a "wonder drug" for treating parasitic infections, but leading medical experts say the same isn't true for treating COVID-19 infections.