China discovers new bat coronavirus that poses risk of animal-to-human transmission

ISTANBUL  A Chinese team discovered a new bat coronavirus that poses a risk of animal-to-human transmission as it uses the same human receptor as the COVID-19 virus, a Hong Kong…

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A brief history of beards and baseball after the Yankees lift their no beard policy

New York Yankees players and uniformed staff can now wear “well-groomed beards,” team management announced Friday – changing a longstanding policy that banned beards. The policy was instituted nearly 50…

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Luigi Mangione’s lawyer claims he was searched illegally during arrest

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had his first court appearance on Friday since he was arraigned in December on charges which include murder as…

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COVID-like bat virus discovered by researchers in same Chinese lab accused of leaking deadly 2020 outbreak: study

Researchers at the Chinese lab accused of leaking the COVID-19 virus have now discovered a new coronavirus in bats that closely matches the one that led to the deadly worldwide…

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Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78

NEW YORK (AP) — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and protector of his legacy, died Friday morning. She was 78. Monroe County…

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How Steve Bannon is carnivalizing Nazism

At the end of his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday evening, MAGA activist Steve Bannon shouted “Fight! Fight! Fight!” and straightened his right arm swiftly, holding…

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Luigi Mangione’s defense cites evidence concerns, no trial date set

Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione returned to a New York City courtroom on Friday for a brief appearance in his state murder case, during which his attorney said there…

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Sparks fly between Trump and governors during White House meeting. Gov. McKee’s takeaways

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee was “in the room” Friday when President Donald Trump told the governor of Maine that she’d better heed his ban on transgender athletes…

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F.B.I. Director Plans to Move Hundreds of Agents to Field Offices

The F.B.I. director Kash Patel told bureau officials on Friday that he wanted to send 1,000 agents from the Washington area to field offices across the country, with another 500…

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Luigi Mangione appears in New York state court for status hearing in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing | CNN

CNN —  Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a busy Manhattan sidewalk, appeared in court for a status hearing on Friday in New York City….

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