Putin warns Biden against major sanctions over Ukraine: KremlinUS and Russian presidents discuss Ukraine tensions in phone call ahead of lower-level talks in Geneva next month. …
Mexico’s central bank to launch digital currency by 2024
Mexico’s central bank to launch digital currency by 2024The central bank considers the technology very important to financial inclusion, Mexico's government wrote on Twitter. …
Publix grocery chain will offer parental leave to employees
Publix grocery chain will offer parental leave to employeesEligible workers will be able to take time off during the first year of the birth or adoption of a child, Publix said. …
U.K., With Surging Cases, Is on ‘War Footing’ Against Virus
U.K., With Surging Cases, Is on ‘War Footing’ Against VirusWorld Shortages, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hospitals, Medicine and Health …
Desmond Tutu: Mourners queue to pay respects as body lies in state
Desmond Tutu: Mourners queue to pay respects as body lies in state The Nobel Peace Prize winner's body will lie in state in a simple coffin for two days. …
US flight cancellations pile up before busy New Year’s weekend
US flight cancellations pile up before busy New Year’s weekendThousands of flights have been cancelled this week due to winter storms and COVID-19-related staffing shortages. …
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Tesla to recall 475,000 cars in the US
Tesla to recall 475,000 cars in the US The number of cars being recalled is nearly equivalent to the firm's global deliveries last year. …
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As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled
As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones CrumbledArts Monuments and Memorials (Structures), Art, Restoration and Renovation, Sculpture, Infrastructure (Public Works) …
Flight Disruptions Cause Long Lines at U.S. Airports
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Spurred by Omicron, Europe Is Setting Coronavirus Infection Records Every Day
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Jury in Ghislaine Maxwell trial asks to review expert testimony
Jury in Ghislaine Maxwell trial asks to review expert testimonyJury deliberations in Maxwell's sex trafficking trial could run through the New Year's holidays, US judge warns. …
How to Clean Suede Boots and Shoes
How to Clean Suede Boots and ShoesSmarter Living Shoes and Boots, Content Type: Service …
Russia orders health and drug checks for foreigners
Russia orders health and drug checks for foreigners Business groups criticise a new law requiring mandatory fingerprinting, drug tests and STD checks. …
Lebanon seizes 9 million amphetamine pills headed for Gulf
Lebanon seizes 9 million amphetamine pills headed for GulfInterior minister says plot to smuggle Captagon pills from Lebanon foiled, amid a diplomatic rift with Gulf countries. …
How We Treat Farmed Animals
How We Treat Farmed AnimalsOpinion Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare, Animals, Agriculture and Farming, Gifts, Factory Farming, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Meat, Christmas, …
Malawians mourn ex-First Lady Anne Chidzira Muluzi
Malawians mourn ex-First Lady Anne Chidzira Muluzi Tributes are paid to Anne Chidzira Muluzi, the first woman to hold the title there, who died aged 69. …
‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.
‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.Theater …
Israel tries to contain avian flu outbreak after 5,000 wild cranes die
Israel tries to contain avian flu outbreak after 5,000 wild cranes die Some 5,000 wild cranes have died and hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys are being culled. …
Jordan MPs fighting in parliament session live-streamed on local television
Jordan MPs fighting in parliament session live-streamed on local television The argument began as the chamber debated constitutional reforms, including gender equality. …
US experts open time capsule discovered in Robert E Lee statue
US experts open time capsule discovered in Robert E Lee statueVirginia statue of Confederate general who led the South in US Civil War was removed after Black Lives Matters protests. …
Sharon Gless Admires Eddie Redmayne and L.A.’s Union Station
Sharon Gless Admires Eddie Redmayne and L.A.’s Union StationArts Content Type: Personal Profile …
Biden confirms end of Omicron travel curbs for African nations
Biden confirms end of Omicron travel curbs for African nationsUS president says restrictions are 'no longer necessary', as new COVID-19 variant becomes dominant strain. …
J.D. Crowe, Banjo Virtuoso and Bluegrass Innovator, Dies at 84
J.D. Crowe, Banjo Virtuoso and Bluegrass Innovator, Dies at 84Arts Deaths (Obituaries), Banjos, Country Music …
Ghislaine Maxwell jury faces longer hours because of Covid
Ghislaine Maxwell jury faces longer hours because of Covid The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial asks jurors to meet for an extra hour a day. …
‘People Want Jewelry With Meaning’: How Breast Milk Became a Gem
‘People Want Jewelry With Meaning’: How Breast Milk Became a GemStyle Breastfeeding, Jewels and Jewelry …
10 Photos of the Year From California
A ‘Tragic Mistake’ by Officer Potter, but Not a Criminal One
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New York expands coronavirus testing as case counts continue to climb.
New York expands coronavirus testing as case counts continue to climb.New York Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization …
‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life and Beyond
‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life and BeyondBooks Books and Literature …
Syria condemns Israel’s plan to double Golan Heights settlements
Syria condemns Israel’s plan to double Golan Heights settlementsSyrian foreign ministry calls Israeli move to double number of settlers in annexed region 'dangerous and unprecedented'. …
For Pop Music, 2021 Was the Year of the Deep Dive
For Pop Music, 2021 Was the Year of the Deep DiveArts Pop and Rock Music, Documentary Films and Programs, Two Thousand Twenty One …
Why 2021 was defined by resilient women
Why 2021 was defined by resilient womenFor the fourth year running, The Stream upholds our pledge to amplify women's voices. …
Sweeping private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect in N.Y.C.
Sweeping private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect in N.Y.C.New York Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) …
I’ve Spent 25 Years as a Joan Didion Thief
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Even in Retirement, Desmond Tutu Remained South Africa’s Moral Compass
Even in Retirement, Desmond Tutu Remained South Africa’s Moral CompassWorld Politics and Government, Black People, Apartheid (Policy) …
Expert Report of Dr. Gary Vilke
Expert Report of Dr. Gary Vilke
Holiday sales soared, with e-commerce notching huge gains, a report says.
Holiday sales soared, with e-commerce notching huge gains, a report says.Business E-Commerce, Shopping and Retail, Black Friday and Cyber Monday (Shopping), Computers and the Internet, Coronavirus (2…
Hollywood Tests the Limit of Marquee Names a Single Film Can Hold
Hollywood Tests the Limit of Marquee Names a Single Film Can HoldBusiness Movies, Box Office Sales, Actors and Actresses …
Wayne Thiebaud, Playful Painter of the Everyday, Dies at 101
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Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?
Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?Arts Art, Museums, Animated Films, Cartoons and Cartoonists …
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UN ‘horrified’ by massacre of dozens of civilians in Myanmar
UN ‘horrified’ by massacre of dozens of civilians in MyanmarThe United Nations calls for 'thorough and transparent investigation' into the incident that killed at least 35 people. …
Hundreds more flights are canceled as Omicron scrambles air travel.
Hundreds more flights are canceled as Omicron scrambles air travel.Business Airlines and Airplanes, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Delays (Transportation), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) …
Winter Storms Threaten to Disrupt Travel in the Northwest
Winter Storms Threaten to Disrupt Travel in the NorthwestU.S. Weather, Snow and Snowstorms, Cold and Cold Spells …
The Gambia panel recommends ex-President Yahya Jammeh face trial
The Gambia panel recommends ex-President Yahya Jammeh face trialTruth and reconciliation commission says the former leader was responsible for a spree of killings, torture and rapes. …