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- Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan
- Scotland Goes To Polls In Crucial Election That Could Trigger New Independence Vote
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- Bill Gates backed company releases first batch of genetically modified self-destructive mosquitoes
- Females told to ‘be quiet’ on transgender issue
- 80 percent of Pakistan’s pangolins lost to illegal hunting, illegal trade mainly with China: World Wildlife Fund
- In Uttar Pradesh (India) you cannot complain for oxygen shortage in hospital or in any social media unless you want...
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Google News
- Pfizer could become first vaccine in US to get full FDA approval; India sets new global record for cases: Latest...
- The Arizona GOP's Maricopa County audit: What to know about it
- UK to offer under-40s alternative to AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine given rare blood clot concerns
- 'Absolute Meltdown': Wall Street's Work Till You Drop Culture Under Attack
- Pfizer and BioNTech begin the process of seeking full U.S. approval for their Covid vaccine
- Sixth-grade girl accused of opening fire at Idaho middle school, wounding 3
- After All-Night Session, Texas House Approves New GOP-Backed Election Law
- A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor's path. He moved it and the French border
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Yahoo News
- Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking reelection
- Juukan Gorge: Rio Tinto investors in pay revolt over sacred cave blast
- Holiday costs to jump in summer, warns travel boss
- FEC drops Trump hush-money investigation
- New Jersey infectious disease expert dies in India of COVID-19
- An attorney for an accused Capitol rioter claimed his client participated in the January 6 siege because he had...
- 40 Durham residents evacuated, roads closed while gas leak is repaired near Duke
- Trump social media: Twitter suspends account sharing ex-president's posts
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Reuters
Exclusive-Saudi Arabia wants to see "verifiable deeds" from talks with Iran, says official +++ 'Heirs of fascism' can't judge me, Belarus leader says of criminal case in Germany +++ Japan extends coronavirus emergency in Tokyo, PM Suga says possible to host safe Olympics +++ U.S. job growth far below expectations in April amid labor shortages +++ How confusion around Biden policies birthed a new refugee camp on the U.S. border +++ First results through in crucial Scottish elections +++ French care home looks beyond COVID with table football and minigolf +++ Palestinian gunmen killed after firing on Israeli base in West Bank +++ Analysis: U.S. Labor Secretary's next move on gig workers likely to include company probes +++ U.S. screens 1.64 million people at airports, highest since March 2020 +++ French envoy warns Lebanese leaders against 'collective suicide' +++ Iran's Khamenei says fight against Israel is a public duty NY Times
- Republicans Attack Democrats as Liberal Extremists to Regain Power
- Pfizer Seeks Full F.D.A. Approval for Its Vaccine
- April 2021 Jobs Report Shows Slowdown in Hiring
- Biden vs. Putin
- Why Herd Immunity Is Slipping Away
- U.S. Jobs Report Is Expected to Show a Big Gain
- Elizabeth Warren on What We Get Wrong About Inequality
- Spotlighting a History of Slavery in N.Y.C
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AP News
- With ambassador picks, Biden faces donor vs. diversity test
- Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinian attackers as tensions rise
- Doctors in Nepal warn of major crisis as virus cases surge
- India's disaster hangs over countries facing COVID-19 surges
- Big US job gain expected, if employers found enough workers
- EU leaders attend summit in person for 1st time this year
- Red meat politics: GOP turns culture war into a food fight
- In booting Cheney, 'My Kevin' leads GOP back to Trump
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CNN
- Analysis: William and Kate are YouTubers now
- The White House lawn 'headache' Trump left behind
- How the late night talk show set became an American icon
- Vanishing workers are the latest economic worry
- 'A comeback for travel': Summer vacations expected to boom
- Giant fish found in Detroit River may be 100 years old
- Stefanik once harshly blasted Trump's rhetoric and policies
- One year after the worst jobs loss on record, millions of Americans remain out of work
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Buzzfeed News
- The Bucket List Family Has Upset Fans By Making A Clickbait Video About A Serious Skiing Accident
- Am I Getting Too Old To Write About The New Internet?
- Biden Is Going To Scrap A Trump-Era Plan To Force Immigrants To Submit Eye Scans, Voice Prints, And DNA
- Here's How Kim Kardashian And Kanye West's Marital Crisis Played Out In Plain Sight Three Years Before They Divorced
- Megan Fox Recalled The "Unforgiving" Reality Of Working As An Actor While Pregnant
- Kendall Jenner Revealed Why She Doesn't Like Talking About Her Anxiety And How People Think She Has Nothing To Worry...
- We Finally Know What Went Down Behind The Scenes As The Kardashians Made The "Excruciating" And "Devastating"...
- A New Report Details A “Secret Campaign” That Spawned Millions Of Fake Comments About Net Neutrality
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Huffington Post
- Armed U.S. Army Trainee Hijacks South Carolina School Bus Full Of Children
- Ted Cruz’s 2016 ‘Running Mate’ Reveals Why She’s ‘Very Disappointed’ In Him
- Florida Newspaper Rips GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis For Acting Like ‘Tyrannical' Trump
- Chuck Schumer Wants Biden To Cancel $50,000 In Student Loan Debt To Support Veterans
- Josh Hawley’s ‘Canceled’ Whine Gets Thoroughly Debunked By CNN’s Brianna Keilar
- Twitter Users Spot The ‘Embarrassing’ Part Of Ted Cruz’s T-Shirt Tweet
- Minnesota Bank Robbery Standoff Ends Peacefully; Hostages Unharmed
- Lindsey Graham Mocked After Making Bizarre ‘Trump Cult’ Prediction About GOP’s Future
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Axios
- U.S. adds just 266,000 jobs in April, far below expectations
- Investors are picking sides in the bond market's tug of war over inflation
- Pfizer begins application for full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine
- The evidence is piling up: Trump's iron grip over the GOP has been institutionalized
- Epic's long game against Apple
- We’re racing to vaccinate before a “monster” COVID variant arrives
- Democrats are still looking for a plan on drug prices
- The limits of "Buy American"
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Digg
- Do You Live In A Political Bubble?
- LeBron James Wants The NBA's Play-In Guy Fired. The NBA's Play-In Guy Disagrees
- How Starbucks Suburbanized Music And Almost Got Away With It
- Relwen Has Lightweight Paddle Shorts That Are Built To Last
- The Complicated Case Of The Pennsylvania Cheerleader
- How China Turned A Prize-Winning iPhone Hack Against The Uyghurs
- Donald Trump's Adult Children Are Still Costing Taxpayers Thousands Of Dollars A Day
- A 19th Century Theory Explains Why Consumers May Not Splurge
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Vice
- QAnon Lawyer Lin Wood Is Way More Extreme Than You Thought
- TikTok Union Memes Are the Antidote to Instagram Slacktivism
- Let Ghosters Ghost
- They’re Trying to Save Lives in India. YouTube Says Their Videos Are Dangerous
- A Japanese Man Kept an 11-Foot Python as a Pet and It Just Went Missing
- Netflix's ‘Monster’ Is More Than a Thrilling Crime Drama
- Will You Need to Prove You’re Vaccinated to Go to Shows This Year?
- It’s Now Illegal To Order Too Much Food or Share Binge-Eating Videos in China
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Medium
- A good choice for a good cause
- How a reader responsive revenue strategy strengthened Spanish journalism
- Meet the 2021 HSI Solutions Journalism Educator Academy Cohort
- Gay Experience, Behavior, and Identity
- UFOs Are at the Tipping Point
- Facebook removes Ukrainian pages promoting Zelensky’s political party
- The Real Magic of Psychics
- Real News, Fake News, or No News at All?
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Mother Jones
- Elise Stefanik Was Always Playing the Long Game
- I Hate Seeing Myself on Zoom. Turns Out, I’m Not Alone
- Trump Spawned a New Group of Mega-Donors Who Now Hold Sway Over the GOP’s Future
- How Bitcoin Mining Keeps Old Fossil-Fuel Plants Alive
- The Wave of GOP Anti-Protest Bills Will Criminalize Protesters
- “I Longed For That Hug”: A Mother Reunites With Her Sons 4 Years After Being Separated at the Border
- Some Thoughts on Eric Clapton and Classic Rock Nostalgia
- They Went Back to India to Care for Parents Dying of COVID-19. Now, They’re Stranded
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The Guardian
- US economy only added 266,000 new jobs in April
- Pfizer and BioNTech seek full FDA approval of coronavirus vaccine in US
- ‘A scene out of the middle ages’: Dead refugee found surrounded by rats at Greek camp
- The day of ‘female rage’ has dawned
- We were there: the Guardian’s most memorable journalism over 200 years
- Reddit aims to double in size as social news site invests for growth
- Big cat comeback? Florida strikes bipartisan deal to help endangered panthers
- It’s good Biden is suspending vaccine patents. But the whole rotten system needs overhaul
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BBC
- Noel Clarke: BBC 'shocked' by allegations of harassment on Doctor Who set
- Twitter adds 'tip jar' to pay for good tweeting
- Japan extends Covid-19 restrictions as Olympics draw nearer
- Under 40s to be offered alternative to AZ vaccine
- Julia James: Image issued in PCSO murder case
- Coldplay's Chris Martin says lockdown made him confront his ego
- Covid travel rules: 'Green list' countries to be revealed
- Fire breaks out in middle floors of Poplar tower block
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Washington Post
- Cases rise, pressure grows on Modi to impose strict lockdown
- Indonesia's Sinabung spews column of volcanic ash into sky
- Rio's deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse
- Argentine clinics struggle despite COVID-19 crisis
- We’re still living in the age of Napoleon
- Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she won’t seek reelection
- Myanmar's Karen insurgents burn another government outpost
- Live updates: Biden to speak after release of jobs report expected to show accelerating economic recovery
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Politico
- The Black correspondents at the White House
- How Trump is hunting down the GOP’s leading families
- Hunger rates plummet after two rounds of stimulus
- She built her career boosting GOP women. Now Elise Stefanik is elevating herself
- The Fox News Reporter the White House Hates to Love
- Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms not seeking reelection
- Biden makes the EU look like the bad guys
- Federal appeals court overturns conviction of former Rep. Corrine Brown
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The Daily Beast
- Sorry Snobs, Hard Seltzer & Canned Cocktails Are Blowing Up
- Will NY Pols Let Adult Sexual Abuse Survivors Get Justice?
- Bennifer’s Back? J. Lo and Ben Affleck’s Pandemic Stunts Have Been a Blessing
- Nonetheless, Liz Cheney Persisted
- Big Pharma Whines to Biden: 'We’re Not the Bad Guy'
- Lance Bass Is Kicking Himself for Not Listening to Britney Spears’ Uber-Investing Advice
- Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want to Fix It
- Colombian President Pins Anti-Government Protests on Narco-Traffickers
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ABC News
- Texas GOP's voting restriction bill passes key House vote
- Myanmar's Karen insurgents burn another government outpost
- Taiwan's April exports surge, propelled by chip exports
- Pfizer seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine
- High-level talks resume on returning US to Iran nuclear deal
- Police from 3 EU nations to join Slovenia border control
- China discounts possibility of harm from falling rocket
- Carbon emissions from energy dropped 10% in the EU last year
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CBS
- Space debris from Chinese rocket fall to Earth, but no one knows where it will land
- Dr. David Agus announces new global initiative to track COVID variants using genomic sequencing
- Paul Ryan says GOP tax plan "levels the playing field"
- Trump says terror suspect "should get death penalty"
- Disappointing April hiring keeps unemployment rate above 6%
- Chuck Norris says wife was poisoned with MRI chemical
- House GOP unveils details of tax proposal
- Parents of American killed in Greece on hearing son's voice
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CNBC
- U.S. added just 266,000 jobs in April, and March payrolls revised lower
- Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Beyond Meat, Peloton, Roku & more
- DraftKings raises full-year guidance, expecting a return in sports
- Pfizer and BioNtech begin the process of seeking full FDA approval for their Covid vaccine
- These momentum stocks reporting in May are worth their high valuations, traders say
- Cryptocurrency investors should be prepared to lose all their money, Bank of England governor says
- Boris Johnson's Conservative Party wins new parliamentary seat in Labour stronghold
- The global chip shortage is starting to have major real-world consequences
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NPR
- Spring Slump: Employers Add Just 266,000 Jobs In April
- 'Absolute Meltdown': Wall Street's Work Till You Drop Culture Under Attack
- In A Grief-Filled Year, Brands From Etsy To Pandora Let You Skip Mother's Day Emails
- After All-Night Session, Texas House Approves New GOP-Backed Election Law
- Banking On Busy Summer Travel Season, Airlines Add More Flights And New Routes
- As Biden Shifts On Immigration, Some Advocates See Him Giving Up Without A Fight
- Vaccination Against COVID 'Does Not Mean Immunity' For People With Organ Transplants
- Keisha Lance Bottoms Won't Run For Reelection As Atlanta Mayor
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LA Times
- Californians are finally acknowledging Asians are 'frequently' discriminated against, survey shows
- Caitlyn Jenner struggles to go from OMG moment to a campaign for California governor
- Q&A: Caitlyn Jenner, running to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom, on campaigning, vaccinations and more
- Column: He went to pick up his daughter. He ended up debating anti-maskers
- COVID-19 chased millions of women out of the workforce. Will they return?
- Report shows breadth of anti-Asian racism with attacks from Alhambra to Michigan, in schools, restaurants
- Could a San Francisco experiment be an answer to L.A.'s sprawling street encampments?
- Grad walks, stage moments, no guests. Graduation 2021 is definitely not cutting it for many
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Salon
- Texas enabled the worst carbon monoxide poisoning catastrophe in recent U.S. history
- Corals use sound to "talk" to each other, new research says
- Right-wing provocateurs Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman in more trouble over racist robocalls
- “Crackdown on democracy”: Republican lawmakers across the country are trying to overrule voters
- Today's Republicans are cartoon villains
- Processed foods, a staple of Western diets, could be making you sick
- Liz Cheney behind key move to stop Trump from using military to overturn election: report
- "Stranger Things" villain returns in new teaser for Season 4
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Euronews
- 15 Palestinians arrested over East Jerusalem Clashes
- Sweden's recent infections spike in young people could be linked to increased testing
- Estonia, Lithuania and Poland help migrant patrols at Slovenia border
- EU leaders to focus on job creation, poverty and inequality in two-day summit in Porto
- 'We do not give up!' Belarus opposition calls for new mass protests and tougher EU sanctions
- Colombians protest with music and dance in Bogota
- Russia dominates day two of judo grand slam in Kazan
- Cybercrime: Insurance giant Axa to stop covering ransomware payments in France
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Newsweek
- Chinese Media Says Further Cooperation With Russia Could 'Cause Shocks'
- Indian Business Owners Calling for County Lockdown Despite Impact to Them
- Joseph Torres, Afghan Vet, Shot Dead in Orlando on Daughter's 4th Birthday
- YouTube Accused of Censoring Navalny Election Initiative Targeting Putin
- Nate Silvester Says Book Will Educate LeBron James' 'Limited Understanding' of Police
- 'White Lives Matter' Marches Likely to Be Even Bigger Flop Than Last Time
- Science Supports Biden's Plan for Federal Family Leave
- Texas Could Ban Critical Race Theory Next As Several States Look to Follow Idaho
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The Intercept
- A Climate Dystopia in Northern California
- Inspector General Rebukes EPA for Failing to Protect Communities From Carcinogenic Air Pollution
- Republican Running for Virginia Governor Took Cash From Lobbyists Tied to “Woke” Coca-Cola
- Longtime Bloomberg Ally Bets on Andrew Yang for New York
- Opposing PRO Act, Uber and Other Gig Companies Spend Over $1 Million Lobbying Congress
- Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Jailed Ahead of Sentencing
- Startup Alternative to Rental Security Deposits Gets Legal Backing in Baltimore
- Internal NYPD Documents Show Cops Were Sent to Protests With Barely Any First Amendment Training
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Drudge Report
- Employers added just 266k jobs in april -- and march revised lower..
- Accused capitol rioter had 'foxitis,' his attorney says: he 'started believing what was fed to him'..
- Copper jumps to record..
- Meet other social influencers of animal kingdom... culture widespread in nature..
- Save or sink?
- 'snl' gets ready for elon..
- Fed warns of peril for asset prices as investors gorge on risk..
- Musk starbase mission meets resistance in texas border town..
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Fox News
- Test drive: The 2021 GMC Canyon AT4 is dressed for off-road success
- Colorado identifies Indian coronavirus variant in at least 5 residents
- 29 people recovered from semitruck in Texas
- Colorado grocery store shooting: Report reveals how police wounded suspect Ahmad Alissa
- Liz Cheney, likely to lose House GOP leadership job, also facing serious challenge back in Wyoming
- India coronavirus disaster hangs over countries facing surge
- Tom Del Beccaro: California's Gavin Newsom recall -- why the country needs to get behind it
- European agency studying new COVID-19 treatment
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The Blaze
- Trainee flees Fort Jackson, hijacks school bus full of kids using Army-issued rifle, officials say
- National Park officials call for volunteers to shoot bison in the Grand Canyon
- California bar owner hit with felony charges for allegedly selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
- Missing New York college student appears to have taken her own life by jumping into Niagara Falls: DA
- New study claims coronavirus deaths are 57% higher than official count
- Liberals are pushing 'birthing people' phrase and social media erupts with laughter and ridicule
- Sixth-grade girl shoots three at Idaho middle school, is disarmed by female teacher: police
- Jen Psaki admits Biden is told to avoid answering impromptu questions from reporters
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Vox
- One Good Thing: A Zoom experience that will still be fun post-pandemic
- The great American chicken wing shortage is upon us
- Join the Vox Book Club!
- There’s a better way to protect yourself from hackers and identity thieves
- Biden agreed to waive vaccine patents. But will that help get doses out faster?
- Rachel Cusk’s lovely, vicious Second Place seethes with the desires of a woman on the verge
- Apple has an antitrust problem. Here’s one way to solve it
- Right-wing coffee companies want to make coffee great again
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Slate
- New Study Says U.S. Covid Death Toll Is Actually 900,000, Far Higher Than Reported
- Dear Care and Feeding: My Wild Aunt Used to Seem Awesome. But Can I Trust Her With My Kids?
- Think You’re Smarter Than the Editor of Future Tense? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz
- What Mythic Quest Gets Right (and Wrong) About Sexism in the Gaming Industry
- Elise Stefanik Is a Special Kind of Realist
- Republican Governors Are Now Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits to Force People Back to Work
- Why Police Won’t Confront Their Deadliest Danger
- Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show
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Business Insider
- Mexico's cartels are experimenting with control of another part of the cocaine trade
- 43 gift cards delivered to their email inbox for last-minute gifts that still feel personal
- The April jobs report shocks as 266,000 payroll additions badly miss the forecast of 1 million
- Cargo ship owners can disappear and leave their crews unpaid and starving. 10 mariners have been stranded off Kenya...
- PayPal achieves record volume in Q1 and reveals plans for super app
- Demand for furnished apartments and adult dorm-style vibes is propelling coliving startup Common to add thousands of...
- 1.6 million people were screened at US airports on Thursday, the highest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Afghanistan is being overrun by crystal meth as US begins withdrawal
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The Atlantic
- J&J’s Reputation Needs a Booster Shot
- What Richard Wright Knew
- Elvis Reenters the Building
- Nomadland Is a Popcorn Picture for the Damned
- Photos of the Week: Glass Ceiling, Blue Grotto, Lava Glow
- Podcast: Long COVID Questions Answered
- Facebook’s Made-Up Court Is Better Than No Court at All
- Robots at Work and Play
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Time
- The Problem With Celebrating the Selflessness of Mothers
- Vice President Kamala Harris’ Family in India Is Grappling with COVID
- Narendra Modi Is Under Mounting Pressure to Impose a Strict Lockdown in India
- The 3 Science-Backed Strategies That Can Help You Achieve Your Post-Pandemic Goals
- On Their New Albums, Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe Find New Ways to Disrupt Country Music
- Who Is The Kid Laroi? What to Know About the 17-Year-Old’s Meteoric Rise
- Australia Is Nearly COVID-19 Free. Toyko-Bound Olympic Surfers Are Reaping the Benefits
- On Clubhouse, a Global Jewish Community Takes Root
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PBS Newshour
- Modi faces growing pressure for lockdown as India's COVID-19 cases soar
- India records 400,000 new infections for the second time during second wave
- Liz Cheney was a rising Republican star until Jan. 6. Here's what changed
- Exploring the 'unprecedented,' secretive efforts to review millions of ballots in Arizona
- Robert Gates on US action in Iran, Afghanistan and China
- Waiving the vaccine patent may come down to giving pharmaceutical companies incentives
- Indian doctors in the US have deep ties to India. Here's how they're helping the country
- The 'ignored characters' of the pandemic and why their premonitions were pushed aside
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Google Business
- IBM creates the world’s first 2 nm chip
- UK to offer under-40s alternative to AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine given rare blood clot concerns
- Peloton CEO apologizes for not recalling deadly treadmills sooner
- Why are Chinese imports, exports surging?
- 5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
- 'Absolute Meltdown': Wall Street's Work Till You Drop Culture Under Attack
- Here's the catalyst that could shift the market debate from selling the news to buying the dip
- Pfizer/BioNTech seeks full FDA approval for its Covid-19 vaccine
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Forbes
- Tech Tips For Starting A New Business
- A Plastics Recycling Firm With No Revenues Plunged More Than 40% This Week
- Arora Akanksha Is Done ‘Being Nice’ In Her Quest To Become U.N. Leader
- So ‘The Division: Heartland’ Is Just Standalone Survival Mode, Right?
- Here’s Why The U.K. Is Offering Under-40s Alternatives To The AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine
- Genuinely Connecting With Your Customers Drives Revenue
- How Jenna Owens’ Bold Career Change Brought Us The Best Post-Workout Skincare
- Up In The Air On Cyber? The Most Important Things HR Does For Security
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FiveThirtyEight
- Can You Find A Trio Of Squares?
- How To Make Sure Your Kid Isn’t A Superspreader
- Politics Podcast: How Partisanship Explains Our Pandemic Behavior
- Most Republicans Still Won’t Accept That Biden Won
- Is Man City That Much Better Than Chelsea?
- The Clippers Didn’t Change Much On Offense. But They’re Poised For Playoff Redemption
- Why Black Women Are Often Missing From Conversations About Police Violence
- Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Upheld Its Trump Ban, But It’s Little More Than Judicial Theater
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FastCompany
- How a 1981 conference kickstarted today’s quantum computing era
- Unpacking the CIA’s cringe-y recruiting strategy
- This genetic tech could help save billions of baby chickens from unnecessary death
- Food52’s secret recipe for building a $100 million media empire
- Every company must be a tech company first and a media company second
- IBM’s 50-billion transistor chip is tiny
- How to deal with anxiety about returning to “normal”
- Welcome to the post-sellout era
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Metafilter
- How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.*
- GIANT TROLLS (no, not of the Internet variety)
- "[T]here Is Certainly Something Daring & Countercultural About His Song"
- The Man of the Circular Ruins
- More Details Than You Could Ever Hope For
- Efficiency is the enemy
- "I have literally no say in it."
- Overall, the goats did well on this hike
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Smithsonian
- 14 Fun Facts About the Science of Motherhood
- New Evidence Suggests Sharks Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Navigate
- This Odd Early Flying Machine Made History, but Didn't Have the Right Stuff
- Scientists Discover Oldest Known Human Grave in Africa
- The Vibrant History of Lowrider Car Culture in L.A
- Will Animals at the Zoo Find Brood-X Cicadas a Tasty Snack?
- What Fossil Plants Reveal About Climate Change
- How Norman Granz Revolutionized Jazz for Social Justice
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Atlas Obscura
- Jeti-Ögüz Rocks in Kyrgyzstan
- Elephant Car Wash Sign in Seattle, Washington
- Maiden's Sand Path of Kizkumu Beach in Marmaris, Turkey
- Grave of Walter Lindrum in Carlton North, Australia
- Eremo di San Leonardo (San Leonardo Hermitage) in Rieti, Italy
- Halldórsskora (Elephant Rock) in Iceland
- Is the Red Sea Really the Red Ocean?
- "The Yearling" in Denver, Colorado
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Scientific American
- Brazil's Pandemic Is a 'Biological Fukushima' That Threatens the Entire Planet
- The NYPD's Robot Dog Was a Really Bad Idea: Here's What Went Wrong
- COVID's Outsized Impact on Asian Americans Is Being Ignored
- Scientists Supersize Quantum Effects with Entangled Drum Duet
- Falling Uncontrolled from Space, Giant Chinese Rocket Highlights Risk of Orbital Debris
- SpaceX Sticks the Landing in Latest Starship Test Flight
- China's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Exceed Those of All Other Developed Countries Combined
- Watching the Universe Expand in Real Time
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Outside
- How to Protect Bears from Your Food
- How to Snag a Campsite This Summer
- Driver Who Killed 2 Cyclists Sentenced to 18 Years
- My Favorite Sweat-Wicking Workout Shirt for Hot Weather
- 6 Principles for Navigating Challenges in Life
- Alison Bechdel Seeks Enlightenment via Fitness
- What ‘Free Solo’ Taught Me About Love
- The Fuji X100V Is My New Favorite Adventure Camera
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TMZ
- Tristan Thompson Tells Sydney Chase To Show Alleged Texts Or Shut Up
- Guess Who This Brunette Boy Turned Into!
- Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann's 'Don't Be Tardy' Canceled After 8 Seasons
- Bobby Shmurda's New Harriet Tubman Tattoo Meant to Honor Mom, Grandma
- Eddie Hearn Expecting 70k Fans For Canelo Fight, COVID-19 Precautions In Place
- 'Love & Hip Hop' Star Mendeecees Can Travel to Dubai to Renew Wedding Vows
- Sam Ehlinger's Brother, UT Linbeacker Jake Ehlinger, Found Dead Near Campus
- Robert Downey Jr.'s Assistant Dead at 52, Marvel Stars Pay Respects
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Variety
- AMC Networks Q1 Profit Rises Despite Revenue Declines
- ‘The Circle’ U.K. to End After Three Seasons
- Helen Mirren Helps Italy’s Vaccination Effort With ‘La Vacinada’ Video
- ‘Any Given Day’ Filmmaker Preps Docuseries on Fight to Free Black, Latino Men Framed for Murder (EXCLUSIVE)
- HBO Max Defrosts Spain’s Answer to Captain America with Live Action ‘García!’ Adaptation
- Noel Clarke Accused of Impropriety on BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’ Set
- Vanraj Bhatia, Composer to India’s New Age Cinema, Dies at 93
- ‘Fruits of Labor’ Review: A Mexican American Family’s Struggles in Central California
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Rolling Stone
- American Aquarium Cover Joe Diffie, Trisha Yearwood on Surprise New Album
- Vax Live: Inside the First Full-Scale, Covid-Compliant Concert in the United States
- Niia Takes a Leap on ‘If I Should Die’ EP
- Anthony Hamilton Previews New Album With Heartbroken Ballad ‘You Made a Fool of Me’
- Concert Packing Guide: What to Bring to Your First Music Festival Post-Covid
- The Best Earbuds for the Office and Working From Home
- This $50 Power Bank is Virtually Indestructible and Keeps You Powered During Emergencies
- Watch Elohim, Big Freedia Confidently ‘Strut’ in New Video
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Fark
- Chicken comes with the egg for woman having fried one, not before or after [Sick]
- You know when the space crew lands on a new planet and the dumb one touches something he shouldn't and it releases...
- Clusters of India's Covid variant are popping up in the UK [Scary]
- Apparently, it needs to be said again so here it goes. There are no minors looking to meet for sex on the Internet,...
- Angry birds, California-style [Scary]
- Love Has Won cult being prosecuted for use of glitter [Strange]
- McDonalds does better background checks than the Alabama State police [Asinine]
- Remember the old kids game when you tried to pretend the floor was lava? Well [Fail]
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The Onion
- ‘Is This Thin Enough?’ Asks Butcher Holding Up Half Of Bisected Cow
- Plan To Propose At Tigers Game Scuttled By 13-1 Loss
- Experts Say Best Depression Treatment Remains Having Coal-Covered Street Urchins Sing About Dancing Troubles Away
- Celebrity Couples Explain What Made Their Marriages Last
- Tips For Getting Started With ‘Resident Evil: Village’
- Man Shocked To Learn Environmental Impact Of Eating One Hamburger While Driving Bulldozer Through The Amazon
- ‘Tiger King’ Star Launches Cat-Themed Cryptocurrency
- U.S. Gives Developing Countries 60 Seconds With Vaccine Patents To Memorize Everything They Can
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Mentalfloss
- Can You Match the Pop Song to the Movie That Featured It?
- When the BBC Shocked Viewers With Threads
- Poolmageddon: How the Current Chlorine Shortage Could Impact Your Summer Plans
- Surprise! We Finally Know Who Fathered Jan’s Baby on The Office
- 6 Powerful Ways Sesame Street Shaped Our Culture
- Advancing the Stone: Belgian Farmer Accidentally Invades France by Moving a 200-Year-Old Border Marker Onto French Land
- This Ottoman Can Also Transform Into a Sofa, a Lounge Chair, or a Bed
- A Rare Calico Lobster Found Its Way to a Virginia Red Lobster
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May 7
Disasters and accidents
- A tower block in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom, catches fire. The block is clad in the same material as that which was on Grenfell Tower, which caught fire in 2017. More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire engines are sent to the scene. (Metro)
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- India reports a world record of 414,188 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 21.49 million. (Al Jazeera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- France–Lebanon relations, Lebanese liquidity crisis
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian threatens to step up pressure against Lebanese politicians he accused of committing "collective suicide" by failing to pull out the country of its economic meltdown. In his visit to Beirut, Le Drian said that punitive actions could be taken by France and the European Union. (Reuters)
May 6
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan conflict
- The Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that 136 houses and 84 facilities in the Batken region have been destroyed during clashes on the border. (AKIPress)
- Tajikistan authorities say that 19 people were killed and 87 were injured during border clashes with Kyrgyzstan. (RFERL)
- 2021 Malé bombing
- Former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed and four other people are injured in a bomb blast in the capital Malé. (BBC)
- 2021 Jersey dispute
- France sends two patrol boats, the Athos and Le Themis, to Jersey in response to the British deployment of HMS Severn and HMS Tamar to Jersey. The dispute arose after French fishermen threatened to blockade the port of Saint Helier in protest of a new system for obtaining fishing permits. (Bloomberg)
- Kivu conflict; Ituri conflict; Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo enacts a "state of siege" over the provinces of Kivu and Ituri for 30 days. During this time, both provinces will be placed under military rule. The provincial governments and entities of these provinces will either be replaced by offices of the FARDC or by the national police. Civil jurisdictions will also be replaced by military jurisdictions. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- Gyms, theatres and cinemas are reopened in Denmark as part of restriction easing and reliance of the "corona pass", which confirms that a person has either tested negative in the past 72 hours, been vaccinated, or recently recovered from COVID-19. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
- Poland reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant, which was first discovered in Brazil, in the southern voivodeship of Silesia. (The First News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- COVID-19 vaccination in Russia
- Russia authorizes the use of a single-shot "Sputnik Light" vaccine as it had an efficacy rate of 79.4%. (CNBC)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Russia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- Cambodia ends a three-week blanket lockdown in Phnom Penh despite an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, though tighter restrictions remain in place in some districts. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- India reports a world record of 412,262 new cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 21 million. The country also reports a record 3,980 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 230,168. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- Due to public outrage, President Rodrigo Duterte apologizes for receiving a dose of the Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV COVID-19 vaccine, which has not yet been authorized by the Philippines' Food and Drug Administration for emergency use. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan reports 452 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 93,176. (Xinhuanet)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- The New South Wales government restricts the size of gatherings and reintroduces a mandatory mask wearing policy for indoor areas and public transport after the wife of a man who tested positive for COVID-19 also tested positive. The restrictions will be in effect until Monday at 12:01 a.m. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
- Latvia's Saeima votes to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide. (RFERL)
- 2021 Rio de Janeiro shootout
- At least 25 people are killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (BBC)
- Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
- The International Criminal Court sentences Ugandan warlord and member of the Christian terrorist group Lord's Resistance Army Dominic Ongwen to 25 years in prison for charges including murder, rape and sexual enslavement. The former child soldier's lawyers had asked for a lenient sentence considering his childhood trauma. (DW)
- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to a further 10 months imprisonment for participating in an unauthorized assembly on June 4, 2020 to commemorate the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. (Reuters)
- Elections in the United Kingdom, 2021 Senedd election, 2021 Scottish Parliament election
- Wales and Scotland hold elections for their respective parliaments. (The Guardian)