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The effort to vaccinate some of the country’s most vulnerable residents against covid-19 has been slowed by a federal ... Read More
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Interior watchdog to examine Jan. 6 Capitol riot, events before
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General said Friday it would open an investigation into the department’s activities in the days preceding the violent attack on Congress and the Capitol as ...Read more
Fast-spreading COVID-19 variant seen becoming top strain in US
The COVID-19 variant that emerged in the U.K. and sparked concerns of faster spread could become dominant in the U.S. as soon as March, government public health researchers said in a report.
Several lines of evidence ...Read more
Biden plans fewer rules, more shots in revised vaccination drive
WASHINGTON — President-Elect Joe Biden proposed to overhaul eligibility rules for coronavirus vaccines and open more sites to receive shots, but his plan to rev up U.S. inoculations largely retains the bones of the Trump...Read more
National Mall sealed off through Biden's inauguration; protesters will be searched amid ‘extremist’ threats
The National Mall will be closed off to the public and thousands of heavily armed soldiers are expected to patrol the streets around the U.S. Capitol when Joe Biden is sworn in next week, federal law enforcement officials ...Read more
Hundreds in publishing sign letter objecting to book deals for the Trump administration
More than 250 authors, editors, agents, professors and others in the American literary community signed an open letter this week opposing any publisher that signs book deals with President Donald Trump or members of his ...Read more
US approves copper mine land swap on Native American land
The U.S. government published a report Friday that triggers a land swap involving U.S. Native American land for an area that could become the largest copper mine in North America, pushing the project into the next phase in...Read more
Mexican president accuses US of fabricating drug case against ex-defense chief
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of fabricating a case against a former Mexican defense minister who was arrested on drug ...Read more
'Saved by the Bell' star Mario Lopez wishes Dustin Diamond well upon cancer diagnosis
Dustin Diamond's former Bayside High classmates are sending well-wishes after their "Saved by the Bell" co-star was diagnosed with cancer.
Mario Lopez and Tiffani Thiessen, who played jock A.C. Slater and head cheerleader...Read more
Poll: Two-thirds of Americans want Trump to disappear from politics
WASHINGTON — The tumultuous final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency have damaged his already low public standing, with 68% of Americans saying they want Trump’s political career to end.
A Pew Research Center survey...Read more
'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho makes history, yet again, at Venice Film Festival
Glory to the Venice International Film Festival!
Visionary "Parasite" director Bong Joon Ho has been appointed jury president of the 2021 edition of the festival, organizers announced Friday. The 2020 Oscar winner will ...Read more
The Sundance Film Festival is open to all this year. Here's how to navigate the virtual offerings
In a normal year, the Sundance Film Festival is centered on the remote ski town of Park City, Utah. This obviously is not a normal year.
Sundance has shifted to a largely virtual program for 2021, with limited in-person ...Read more
Note left on Pence's chair during Capitol riot focus of DOJ inquiry, reports say
The U.S. Justice Department has filed criminal charges against 44 people accused of participating in last week’s Capitol riot, some of whom intended to capture and assassinate elected officials, according to reports ...Read more
They're the most likely to die from COVID-19, but hardly any have been vaccinated
LOS ANGELES — As public health officials scramble to clear a backlog of unused COVID-19 vaccine by opening the process to anyone 65 or older, new data shows they failed to quickly deliver shots to the vast majority of ...Read more
Three big airlines ban firearms on flights to Washington, DC
Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines are banning firearms on flights to Washington, D.C. in the wake of last week's rioting at the U.S. Capitol and in preparation for the presidential inauguration next ...Read more
The Week Ahead: Inaugurating another earnings season
Just as President-elect Joe Biden hopes to do with his inauguration speech on Wednesday, corporate America wants to look ahead, not behind.
The path that led to today’s political and business reality is a rough road ...Read more
Justice Deparment leaves decades-old music industry decrees unchanged
The Justice Department has decided against rolling back legislation that governs music licensing, averting a raft of possibly chaotic changes.
After a two-year investigation, there will be no changes to the 80-year-old ...Read more
Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist for legendary New York Dolls, dead at age 69
Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, a founding member of the seminal punk band New York Dolls, has died after a battle with cancer, his wife announced. The Egyptian-born rocker was 69.
Sylvain was diagnosed with cancer 2 1/2 years...Read more
In 'Wandavision,' Marvel superheroes take on sitcoms
The Avengers have traveled to the corners of the universe. But two members face their most daunting challenge yet when they find themselves grounded in sitcomland.
In the new series "WandaVision," Wanda Maximoff aka ...Read more
Take a deep dive into 7 of the best films from Black filmmakers
Julie Dash launched her career with the widely acclaimed "Daughters of the Dust" in 1991 and has only made one movie since. Charles Burnett's "Killer of Sheep" made a huge splash in 1978 but he has struggled to complete a ...Read more
Review: Jittery comedy 'Promising Young Woman' has serious issues on its mind
Whatever its flaws, "Promising Young Woman" really goes for it, and that makes it thrilling to watch.
The wayward tone of writer/director Emerald Fennell's even-darker-than-it-seems satire can be confounding: "Hold up, it...Read more
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