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Lakota Mount Rushmore Protester Says Charges Being Dropped
A Lakota activist who was arrested while leading a protest before former president Donald Trump's visit to Mount Rushmore last year said he has negotiated with prosecutors to drop charges against him, which carried a punishment of nearly 17 years in priso...
Biden Cabinet Complete But Hundreds Of Vacancies Remain
President Joe Bidens Cabinet is nearly complete with the expected confirmation of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Monday. But the work of building his administration is just beginning, as Biden has hundreds of key presidential appointments to make to fill...
US Weather Model Upgraded To Better Forecast Extreme Events
The National Weather Service has turbocharged its lagging forecast model to better predict extreme weather events such as hurricanes, blizzards and downpours, as well as day-to-day weather.
Brazil Economists Call For Tougher Measures As Cases Ramp Up
Nearly 200 Brazilian economists, including former finance ministers and central bank presidents, urged the Brazilian government to speed up vaccination and adopt tougher restrictions to stop the rampant spread of COVID19.
Can't Be Deaf and Blind to COVID-19 Cases Abroad, Warns UK Minister
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said there was a risk of travellers importing new variants of the deadly virus into the country
European Trust In AstraZeneca Vaccine Falls, Opinion Poll Says
Sixty-one percent of French adults surveys said the Covid-19 vaccine was unsafe
Official Confirms Man Now Linked To 5 Deaths
Authorities are still investigating claims made by a man who said he killed a total of 16 people in multiple states, though a law enforcement official confirmed Sunday that he is the primary suspect in the killing of his ex-wife and three others found in...
Slovak PM Prepared To Step Down To Resolve Coalition Crisis But Sets Conditions
Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said on Sunday he was prepared to step down to resolve a crisis in his fourparty coalition, if his coalition partners agreed to conditions including a cabinet seat for himself.
Sikh Leaders Celebrate Upcoming Holiday With Vaccine Clinic
Sikh leader Balwinder Singh Basra rolled up his sleeve to get a COVID19 vaccine Sunday at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Luton, north of London. And he wanted everyone to know about it.
Republic Of Congo Candidate Hospitalized With COVID-19
The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID19, a family member said, casting Sunday's election into doubt on the eve of the vote.
Air Force Target Drone Washes Up On Florida Beach
A 20footlong (6meterlong) U.S. Air Force drone that had been shot down in target practice was found washed ashore Friday on a Florida beach, authorities said.
South Dakota Gov Pushes Changes To Transgender Sports Ban
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday suggested language changes in a bill to ban transgender girls and women from participating in girls or womens sports leagues to limit the ban to high school and elementary schools, excluding college sport...
Current Aide Accuses New York Governor Cuomo of Sexual Harassment: Report
Cuomo, a Democrat, has repeatedly denied allegations of sexual misconduct.
Lawsuit: NJ Prison Guards Kicked, Punched Transgender Woman
New Jersey prison guards punched and kicked a transgender woman during an attack on inmates in January and struck her so forcefully about a month later that she had to be hospitalized, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in state Superior Court.
Germany Mulls Lockdown Extension amid 'Exponential' Coronavirus Infection Spread
The RKI on Friday reported 17,482 new infections in the previous 24 hours and 226 deaths in Germany, with the seven-day incidence rate soaring to 96 per 100,000 people despite a months-long shutdown of large swathes of public life.
In A First, US Pipeline Agency Weighs Climate Change Impacts
For the first time, a federal energy board is weighing how a proposed natural gas pipeline would affect greenhouse gas emissions, one of several steps taken this week by the Biden administration in its effort to slow climate change.