By Betsy Klein The Biden administration is taking new steps to prevent evictions as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, the White House and Department of Treasury announced Wednesday. The new actions were announced a day before the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s Covid-related eviction moratorium. “If a federally imposed eviction moratorium is to continue, Congress
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By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan The United States has vowed to continue the evacuation of American citizens and allies from Afghanistan, as US troops brace for the threat of more terrorist attacks following two deadly bombings at Kabul’s airport. At least 90
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By Maggie Fox Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline immune system defenses against infection, the company reported Wednesday. People who received a booster six to eight months after their initial J&J shots saw antibodies increase nine-fold higher than 28 days after the first shot,
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By Taylor Johnson A common bond surrounding the love of beer has come a historic business venture called Vine Street Brewing. It will be the first of its kind. “We’ll be the first Black-owned brewery in Missouri and Kansas City,” said co-owner, Kemet Coleman. Coleman, and his partners Woodie Bonds and Elliot Ivory met and
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By Gregory Lemos Louisiana State University announced Tuesday that it will require all guests at Tiger Stadium who are 12 and older to provide either proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of entering the venue. The university cited “the significant threat presented by COVID-19 across the state of
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By Wayne Sterling Twenty-three-time grand slam singles champion Serena Williams and her sister, seven-time major singles champion Venus Williams, will miss the final tennis major of the year, the US Open, the two announced on social media on Wednesday. Serena Williams announced she would not be playing because of a hamstring injury, writing on Instagram, “After
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By Toyin Owoseje Beyoncé has made fashion history as the first Black woman to wear the iconic 128.54 carat Tiffany Diamond. The Grammy-winning performer wears the stunning piece of jewelry, which features one of the world’s largest yellow diamonds, as she and her rapper husband Jay-Z become the faces of Tiffany & Co’s new “About Love”
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By Frank Pallotta Rachel Nichols — ESPN’s longtime NBA host — has been removed from coverage of the sport, and her weekday show “The Jump” has been canceled, the network confirmed Wednesday. David Roberts, ESPN’s senior vice president of production, said in a statement to CNN Business that the sides “mutually agreed that this approach regarding
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By Liam Reilly The University of Virginia has disenrolled 238 students for its fall semester on Friday for not complying with the university’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, according to a university spokesperson. UVA requires “all students who live, learn, or work in person at the university” to be fully vaccinated for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year, according
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By Nick Valencia and Peter Nickeas A Louisiana State Police trooper was captured on video repeatedly beating a Black motorist with a flashlight more than two years ago, according to body camera footage of the incident obtained by CNN — the latest footage linked to a state police division that is under investigation for possible
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