Despite a year of pandemic-driven social isolation and pain, in which we lost hundreds of thousands of lives, there are encouraging signs on the horizon. The United States is starting to ramp up vaccinations, with the pace increasing about 5% from last week, while there was a 15% decrease in new cases. And there are
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There’s no rest for the weary in this type of pattern. With broad zonal (flat) flow entrenched, this might be a theme for this week: light, but daily disturbances. Our next system is rippling through today. As cold as roads are, slippery conditions could develop quickly throughout the day, especially where some of the heavier
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Bruce Springsteen issued a call for common ground, unity and political centrism in a 2-minute long ad for Jeep set to run during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The ad, featuring wide-shot vistas of the American countryside, open roads and slow-motion shots of “The Boss,” centers on a tiny chapel in Lebanon, Kansas, that purportedly
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The US airline industry just closed the books on the worst year in its history, losing a combined $32 billion excluding special items. Yet it still ended 2020 awash in an ocean of cash. The nation’s four largest airlines — American, Delta, United and Southwest — among them had $31.5 billion in cash on their
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The January 6 invasion of the US Capitol laid bare many uncomfortable truths about American society. Consider law enforcement’s differential treatment of armed insurrectionists compared with demonstrators calling for racial equity and the end of police brutality. Take note of the race and class divisions at the heart of the rioters’ discontent. The unchecked violence,
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Fox News’ official reason for canceling Lou Dobbs’ show — a post-election programing adjustment — doesn’t quite add up. Dobbs was the highest-rated host on Fox Business. He often doubled his lead-in’s ratings. Although Fox isn’t saying, the timing of Dobbs’ cancellation Friday appears to be no coincidence: It took place 24 hours after Dobbs
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Barcelona says it “categorically denies” responsibility for the publication of Lionel Messi’s $672 million contract, which was reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The contract would make Messi the highest paid athlete in sports history. The club also said it will take legal action against the newspaper “for any damage that may be caused as
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Despite a year of pandemic-driven social isolation and pain, in which we lost hundreds of thousands of lives, there are encouraging signs on the horizon. The United States is starting to ramp up vaccinations, with the pace increasing about 5% from last week, while there was a 15% decrease in new cases. And there are
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A strangely familiar sight dominated the front pages of Myanmar’s state-owned newspaper this week: photos of men in green military uniforms sitting in seats of power. It was as if time had rewound a decade. “The Global New Light of Myanmar” has long been considered the mouthpiece for whoever is running the country, its pages
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At least 180 people are missing and 19 have died in northern India after part of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river sending a devastating avalanche of water, dust and rocks down a mountain gorge, and crashing though a dam. Rescue teams worked through the night to find survivors trapped under the debris. Most
Continue Reading Months after the Democratic Republic of the Congo triumphed over its latest Ebola outbreak, another case has reared its ugly head. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic continues to defy the aging process as the 39-year-old striker scored the 500th and 501st goals of his club career in AC Milan’s Serie A win over Crotone on Sunday. The evergreen Swede — along with the likes of Tom Brady, 43, and Serena Williams, also 39, this weekend — is proving that
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MONDAY: We could see some freezing drizzle in spots this morning, but another disturbance is set to slide through this morning. Light snow will take over and be possible throughout the day, with another light dusting to an inch expected. Highs will reach the 20’s later this afternoon. TONIGHT: Snow will taper off by this
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Fully ensconced in the depths of the coronavirus crisis, the Biden administration says it is seeing the first signs of improvement — though officials say they’re far from celebrating. President Joe Biden is beginning his third full week in office with the pace of vaccinations accelerating, the rate of new coronavirus cases dropping and mass
Continue Reading Houston, Texas, leaders unveiled a two-block mural Saturday, dedicated to George Floyd and located directly in front of his alma mater, Jack Yates High School. “We come to celebrate the life and legacy of our hometown hero, Mr. George Floyd,” Carl Davis, chairman for the Houston Society for Change, said during the dedication ceremony over
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Normally at this time of year, hundreds of millions of Chinese people would be packing highways, trains and planes on homebound trips to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their family. But this year, the largest annual human migration on Earth has been put on hold, following the Chinese government’s call to avoid “nonessential” trips
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Even before Andrew Simbota arrived at the small, rural Mulanje district hospital on Saturday afternoon, doctors here wondered how they would treat him. They were down to two oxygen tanks for their entire Covid-19 ward. A serious patient like Simbota can use up to three canisters of high-flow oxygen a day. When the ambulance driver
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Lawrence Wetsit misses the days when his people would gather by the hundreds and sing the songs that all Assiniboine children are expected to learn by age 15. “We can’t have ceremony without memorizing all of the songs, songs galore,” he said. “We’re not supposed to record them: We have to be there. And when
Continue Reading People have been living in a storm of stress during the ongoing pandemic and political turmoil, which has had a negative impact on our well-being. A little bit of stress is good, and essential for survival, but severe or prolonged stress can increase the risk for stress-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression, Alzheimer’s disease,
Continue Reading The January 6 invasion of the US Capitol laid bare many uncomfortable truths about American society. Consider law enforcement’s differential treatment of armed insurrectionists compared with demonstrators calling for racial equity and the end of police brutality. Take note of the race and class divisions at the heart of the rioters’ discontent. The unchecked violence,
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