Nearly a year to the day after the Chinese city of Wuhan went into lockdown to contain a virus that had already escaped, President Joe Biden began putting into effect a new war plan for fighting the outbreak in the
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Instacart axes 1,900 employees, including its only unionized workers
Instacart will lay off its only unionized workers as part of a plan to ax nearly 1,900 employees stationed in supermarkets across the country. The grocery delivery firm employs several thousand shoppers who pack grocery orders at stores for pickup
U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Falling, but Variants Could Erase Progress
Still, the country continues to average nearly 190,000 new cases each day, more than any point of the pandemic before December. Deaths from the coronavirus are still extraordinarily high, with more than 4,300 deaths announced on Wednesday, the second-highest daily
Supermarket Worker Stole $1 Million and Bought Cars and Guns, Police Say
A teenage employee stole nearly $1 million from a Kroger supermarket in the metro Atlanta area and then went on a shopping spree for guns, shoes and cars, including a Chevrolet Camaro that he totaled, the authorities said on Thursday.
Study: Half of adults not wearing masks during close contact with others
Three out of 10 Los Angeles County residents and nearly half of adults in the U.S. don’t wear protective face masks when they are in close contact with people who live outside their households, according to findings of an ongoing
Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking hold. As Americans observed a national holiday Monday, New York
Clippers still rule in Sacramento Kings’ castle: Five takeaways from Friday’s win
In a city where the Clippers have ruled for nearly a decade, there was no lost double-digit lead Friday, and no second-half suspense. A 33-8 run during a nine-minute stretch of the third quarter broke open a comfortable 138-100 Clippers
NBA fines Kyrie Irving $50,000; two more games postponed
Kyrie Irving’s absence from the Brooklyn Nets has cost him nearly $1 million. The NBA fined the point guard $50,000 on Friday for violating its health and safety protocols, and said he could return to team activities Saturday. Meanwhile, the
Who is Joe Neguse?
WASHINGTON — Nearly four decades ago, Representative Joe Neguse’s parents fled Eritrea and came to the United States as refugees, eventually settling in Colorado to raise their son and daughter. Now Mr. Neguse, Democrat of Colorado and the first African-American to
Holding Fast to Trump, Pompeo Angers Diplomats, Foreign and Domestic
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took his job nearly three years ago promising to restore “swagger” to American diplomacy. He is leaving the State Department with many of its diplomats and staff expressing outrage at his behavior, accusing
‘Our President Wants Us Here’: The Mob That Stormed the Capitol
It was the table setter for what would come, with nearly 2,000 people gathering in Washington on Tuesday evening for a “Rally to Save America.” Speaker after angry speaker stoked stolen-election conspiracy theories and name-checked sworn enemies: Democrats and weak
A religious event in Manila draws thousands, raising concerns that it might become a super-spreader event.
A religious event that drew nearly 10,000 people in Manila on Saturday risked becoming a super spreader of the coronavirus in the Philippines, whose infection numbers have been among the worst in Southeast Asia. For the event, which celebrates the
LaMelo Ball vs. Lonzo Ball: LaMelo gets near-triple-double and the win [HIGHLIGHTS] | NBA on ESPN
Watch the highlights as LaMelo Ball nearly posts a triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists) in his first meeting vs. brother Lonzo Ball, as the Charlotte Hornets take on the New Orleans Hornets. #NBA #Sports ✔ Donate now to
Biden plans to release nearly all available doses in an attempt to speed vaccinations.
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to release nearly all available coronavirus vaccine doses “to ensure the Americans who need it most get it as soon as possible,” the Biden transition team said Friday, a move that represents a sharp
Biden plans to release nearly all available vaccine doses in an attempt to speed delivery.
President-Elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. plans to release nearly all available coronavirus vaccine doses “to ensure the Americans who need it most get it as soon as possible,” a sharp break from the Trump administration’s practice of holding back some
Stella Tennant’s Family Confirms Model Died By Suicide | E! News
Nearly a month after Scottish supermodel Stella Tennant passed away, her family opens up on the cause surrounding her death. Get the details. Full Story: https://www.eonline.com/news/1224934/supermodel-stella-tennants-family-confirms-she-died-by-suicide-she-felt-unable-to-go-on #StellaTennant #ENews #CelebrityNews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/enewssub About E! News: The E! News team brings you
US registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirus
The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly 3,900 — on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the
In order to land Korey Foreman, USC had to be ‘relentless’
After nearly a year of daily texts and phone calls and in-depth FaceTime conversations, Donte Williams felt pretty good about where he stood with the nation’s No. 1 overall recruit. Then, all of a sudden, Korey Foreman went dark. USC’s
UK lockdown causes biggest drop in new car sales since World War Two
By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) – British new car sales fell nearly 30% last year in their biggest annual drop since 1943 as lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit the sector, a trade industry body said
‘Fortnite’ developer Epic Games chooses abandoned NC mall for new headquarters
The developer behind the wildly popular “Fortnite” video game has acquired a nearly 1 million-square-foot abandoned shopping mall to serve as its new corporate headquarters. Epic Games purchased the Cary Towne Center mall in its hometown of Cary, North Carolina,
A Plan Made to Shield Big Tobacco From Facts Is Now E.P.A. Policy
WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter century ago, a team of tobacco industry consultants outlined a plan to create “explicit procedural hurdles” for the Environmental Protection Agency to clear before it could use science to address the health impacts of smoking.
‘Outrageous’: Warnock reacts to GOP’s planned certification opposition
Georgia Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock responds to the news that nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect say they will vote against counting electoral votes when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. He tells CNN’s Fredricka
Samuel Little, most prolific serial killer in US history, dies in California
The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California. He was 80. Samuel Little, who had diabetes, heart trouble and other ailments, died at a California hospital,
China clamping down on research into origins of COVID-19 pandemic
Nearly a year to the day when the first COVID-19 cases were reported in China, Beijing is clamping down on research into the pandemic’s origins, while actively promoting fringe theories that it could have originated outside the country. The government is distributing
What We Learned About California in 2020
Good morning. The end of 2020 is very nearly upon us. Finally. Though the year has been difficult and exhausting, it’s also been illuminating. In California — almost a nation unto itself, as Gov. Gavin Newsom has been fond of
Major rail safety technology installed before deadline
Federal regulators say the railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a yearend deadline By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer December 29, 2020, 7:11 PM • 2
Nearly 500 COVID deaths in L.A. County over holiday weekend if new fatality numbers are confirmed
Nearly 500 people in Los Angeles County died of COVID-19 over the long holiday weekend if the latest reports of coronavirus-related fatalities are confirmed — a development that would also bring the total number of COVID-related deaths since the start
Prominent Saudi Arabian women’s rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison
One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law. The ruling nearly brings to a close a case that
Scenes From Gallup, N.M., Where the Coronavirus Has Hit Hard
Dec. 27, 2020 Hospitals in Gallup are nearly full. Most stores are empty. The unemployment rate in the county where the city sits is one and a half times the national average. Earlier this month, it had the most cases
Roku stock jumps after inking deal to carry HBO Max
Shares of Roku rose nearly 7 percent in early-day trading Thursday after the biggest US streaming TV provider agreed to carry AT&T’s new streaming service, HBO Max. The deal puts an end to a long impasse that kept the video