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Guys Named Josh Battle It Out In Nebraska For Rights To The Name
Hundreds of people, all named Josh, traveled from across the country to Lincoln, Neb. Josh Swain had challenged then all to a giant fight — with pool noodles — over rights to the name.
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Census To Release 1st Results That Shift Electoral College, House Seats
The Census Bureau is set to announce state population counts from its 2020 tally at a 3 p.m. ET press conference. The counts are used to determine representation in Congress and the Electoral College.
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Morning News Brief
COVID-19 surge overwhelms India's health system. The first Census results affecting elections will be released. North Carolina sheriff wants bodycam footage of Andrew Brown Jr.'s killing released.
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New U.S. COVID-19 Cases Decline, Vaccination Pace Slows Too
Johnson & Johnson vaccinations have resumed, which could facilitate new vaccination pop-up clinics. At the same time, doctors in rural areas are strategizing on how to get people to get the shot.
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Academy Awards Were Handed Out Despite Pandemic Theater Closures
The Academy Award made history Sunday night: The first woman of color won an Oscar for best director, and the first Korean won an Oscar for best supporting actress. Nomadland won best picture.
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Kremlin Critic Navalny Says He Will End Prison Hunger Strike
The fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin began refusing food on March 31 to demand medical care for leg and back pain.
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Health Panel's Emergency Meeting Considers Status Of J&J Vaccine
An advisory group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meets Friday to weigh lifting the pause in the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
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Closed During The Pandemic, English Bookstores And Libraries Reopen
One book store owner told the Guardian newspaper, "We've had people trying to smell the books through their masks, and perfectly respectable middle-aged people acting like kids in a sweet shop."
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Pastry Shop In Hungry Has A Selection Of Vaccine-Theme Desserts
The shop sells mousse with brightly colored jelly toppings. A different topping for each vaccine available there: yellow for AstraZeneca and green for Pfizer. Each has a decorative syringe on top.
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Giant Container Ship Bogged Down Again. This Time By Egyptian Authorities
Trouble keeps mounting for the massive ship that was stuck in the Suez Canal. Egypt has seized the Ever Given, its thousands of containers and the crew while demanding $1 billion in compensation.
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Biden Called On To Recognize As Genocide Armenian Deaths A Century Ago
Pressure is building for President Biden to keep a campaign promise and announce this weekend that the U.S. views the massacres of Amenians a century ago by the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
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In Many Parts Of The World, Pandemic Conditions Remain Dire
Though optimism grows in the U.S. as more and more people get vaccinated, the global picture is far from rosy. Several countries are struggling, and things continue to look grim.