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Oscar Winner and Groundbreaking Star Sidney Poitier Dies

NEW YORK (AP) - Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen and became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to…

Teen in Michigan School Shooting Waives Key Court Hearing

DETROIT (AP) - A teenager charged with killing four students at their Michigan high school has waived a key court hearing. The decision means Ethan Crumbley's case moves straight to a trial court in suburban Detroit. Prosecutors in Michigan typically…

Supreme Court Weighs Vaccine Rules Affecting More Than 80M

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases because of the omicron variant. The justices on the conservative-oriented…

US Jobless Rate Sinks to 3.9% As Many More People Find Jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate fell sharply, at a time when businesses are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans remaining reluctant to return to the workforce. At the…

Grammys Postpone Ceremony, Citing Omicron Variant Risks

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The upcoming Grammy Awards have been postponed due to what organizers called “too many risks” from the omicron variant. The ceremony had been scheduled for Jan. 31st in Los Angeles with a live audience and performances.…

New COVID-19 Variant Named IHU Discovered in France

NEW YORK (AP) - A new COVID-19 variant has been detected in France.  The variant has been named IHU. It was found to have infected 12 people living in an area near Marseilles, a port city in southern France. Health…

CDC Signs off on Pfizer Extra Dose Measures

NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed off on two measures to increase access to additional doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. The CDC on Tuesday recommended shortening the recommended interval of time between…

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