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Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
Published On: January 19, 2021 11:43 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 19: President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.
California bill would ban intersex surgery for young kids
Published On: January 19, 2021 11:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
A California lawmaker is trying again to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are at least 6-years-old, hoping a narrower focus combined with new legislative leadership will be enough to get the first-of-its-kind legislation signed into law.
California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases
Published On: January 19, 2021 10:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Jan 19: California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections.
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
Published On: January 19, 2021 09:32 AM NPT By: Associated Press
The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government.
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
Published On: January 19, 2021 08:25 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 19: President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies.
Rodin Museum sculpture garden reopens to public
Published On: January 18, 2021 05:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press
There is a ray of light for Parisians who, like the rest of the French nation this weekend, begin to observe a tightened coronavirus curfew: The famous Rodin Museum sculpture gardens is reopening to visitors.
Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81
Published On: January 18, 2021 03:54 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.
Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural
Published On: January 18, 2021 01:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press
At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions.
12 workers trapped week ago in China mine blast are alive
Published On: January 18, 2021 01:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 18: Chinese state media say 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety.
China economy grows in 2020 as rebound from virus gains
Published On: January 18, 2021 11:40 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 18: China eked out 2.3% economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only major economy to expand as shops and factories reopened relatively early from a shutdown to fight the coronavirus while the United States, Japan and Europe struggled with disease flare-ups.
‘Parasite’s’ Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury
Published On: January 17, 2021 04:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press
“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Friday.
Gunmen kill two women judges in Afghan capital
Published On: January 17, 2021 03:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan 17: Gunmen fired on a car in northern Kabul on Sunday, killing two women judges who worked for Afghanistan’s high court and wounding the driver, a court official said. It was the latest attack in the Afghan capital during peace talks between Taliban and Afghan government officials in Qatar.
Pakistan approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Published On: January 17, 2021 02:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Pakistan’s planning minister says the country’s drug regulatory authority has approved the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and the government is trying to make it available by the first quarter of the year.
Elvis Presley’s Graceland starting live virtual tours
Published On: January 17, 2021 11:27 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now offering live online tours for fans around the world, including those who can’t travel to the Tennessee tourist attraction during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
Published On: January 17, 2021 09:48 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 17: The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government.
Selena Gomez: Big Tech ‘cashing in from evil’
Published On: January 17, 2021 09:11 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Hours after an angry mob of Trump supporters took control of the U.S. Capitol in a violent insurrection, Selena Gomez laid much of the blame at the feet of Big Tech.
Damaged roads, lack of gear hinder Indonesia quake rescue (with photos)
Published On: January 16, 2021 03:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MAMUJU, Indonesia, Jan 16: Damaged roads and bridges, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered rescuers after a strong earthquake left at least 46 people dead and hundreds injured on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island.
‘This is not a game’: Global virus death toll hits 2 million
Published On: January 16, 2021 08:26 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, Jan 16: The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the world, it seems a far-off dream.
Oprah Winfrey documentary to release on Apple TV+
Published On: January 15, 2021 03:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey will have a biographical documentary released on Apple TV+. The streaming platform announced Thursday a two-part documentary focusing on Winfrey’s life.
Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy
Published On: January 15, 2021 03:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WILMINGTON, Del, Jan 15: President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.
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