⚡️ NHL players won’t participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to COVID-19, the executive director says
⚡️ The US, Israeli officials agree that “Iran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program poses a grave threat to the region and to international peace and security”, the White House says
❗️ President Biden has signed a bill that allows the Capitol Police to request the help of the National Guard – without asking the Capitol Police Board first.
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🤔 Almost two thirds of Americans think the government should more actively regulate how social media giants tackle privacy issues.
A new poll has shown that 64 percent of US respondents believe the authorities "should do more" to regulate how Internet companies handle privacy issues, while 35% think it should not get more involved.
Only every fifth American expressed trust in Facebook, and 72% said they do not trust the social network.
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A new poll has shown that 64 percent of US respondents believe the authorities "should do more" to regulate how Internet companies handle privacy issues, while 35% think it should not get more involved.
Only every fifth American expressed trust in Facebook, and 72% said they do not trust the social network.
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❗️ Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the White House says
⚡️ President Biden says extending pause on student loan repayment an additional 90 days
💉❗️Washington, DC residents over 12 years old will need to show proof of vaccination at indoor venues, including restaurants, gyms, and movie theatres, starting 15 January 2022, according to Mayor Muriel Bowser's office.
📃 Businesses will have to display a notice informing visitors about the necessity of vaccination proof – starting 15 January as well.
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📃 Businesses will have to display a notice informing visitors about the necessity of vaccination proof – starting 15 January as well.
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President Joe Biden will address Americans on the anniversary of the January 6 events at the US Capitol, the White House says
💊FDA issues emergency use authorization for an at-home treatment pill for COVID-19
While the treatment, in which patients take a series of pills at home over several days, is not a replacement for the vaccine, they add an easily administered treatment to help keep people at high risk of severe illness out of hospitals.
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While the treatment, in which patients take a series of pills at home over several days, is not a replacement for the vaccine, they add an easily administered treatment to help keep people at high risk of severe illness out of hospitals.
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The box found inside of the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond is finally opened! The treasure inside it appears to be two books, an envelope and a coin.
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🎧 Creator of the world’s first stereophone has died
Musician, entrepreneur, and inventor John C. Koss died on Tuesday at the age of 91. He invented invented the world's first SP/3 Stereophone in 1958 and forever changed the way we consume music.
After introducing the SP/3 Stereophone, Koss developed the Pro/4 Series, which soon became a recording industry standard, and the official headphone of Air Force One.
The Koss Corporation continues to design and manufacture high fidelity headphones and audio accessories to this day.
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Musician, entrepreneur, and inventor John C. Koss died on Tuesday at the age of 91. He invented invented the world's first SP/3 Stereophone in 1958 and forever changed the way we consume music.
After introducing the SP/3 Stereophone, Koss developed the Pro/4 Series, which soon became a recording industry standard, and the official headphone of Air Force One.
The Koss Corporation continues to design and manufacture high fidelity headphones and audio accessories to this day.
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🔎The US House Oversight Committee announced that it is launching a bipartisan investigation into the deadly crowd-crushing incident that occurred at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, in November.
The committee sent a letter to Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s president and CEO, Michael Rapino, requesting info about the company’s role in the Nov. 5 festival, including details about security, crowd control and mass casualty incident planning.
Last week, officials announced that the 10 people that were killed at the concert died from compression asphyxia.
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The committee sent a letter to Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s president and CEO, Michael Rapino, requesting info about the company’s role in the Nov. 5 festival, including details about security, crowd control and mass casualty incident planning.
Last week, officials announced that the 10 people that were killed at the concert died from compression asphyxia.
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🕷 ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ defeats ‘Infinity War’ & notches second-biggest box office debut in history with $260M
After a harsh one and a half years for movie theaters in the United States and across the globe, Peter Parker came to the rescue this weekend, not only shattering pandemic-era box office records but some pre-Covid ones as well.
Naturally, the newest Marvel adventure has obliterated COVID-era box office benchmarks, to now become the the biggest Sony movie opening of all time.
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After a harsh one and a half years for movie theaters in the United States and across the globe, Peter Parker came to the rescue this weekend, not only shattering pandemic-era box office records but some pre-Covid ones as well.
Naturally, the newest Marvel adventure has obliterated COVID-era box office benchmarks, to now become the the biggest Sony movie opening of all time.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for COVID-19 after an aide who assisted her “throughout the day Tuesday” tested positive, the White House statement reads.
An antigen test that Harris received Wednesday morning as part of regular testing and a PCR test after being notified of the staffer's case both came back negative.
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An antigen test that Harris received Wednesday morning as part of regular testing and a PCR test after being notified of the staffer's case both came back negative.
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🤖 CES 2022 starts to fall apart
The world’s biggest technology show may not include many of its usual suspects as T-Mobile, Amazon, AT&T, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest, and iHeartRadio have all announced this week that they won’t attend this year’s annual Las Vegas tech expo in light of a new wave of COVID-19 cases in the US.
As of Wednesday, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) says it’s received 42 CES exhibitor cancellations but has also reportedly added 60 new exhibitors in that time.
A CTA statement says, “At this point, we’re very much focused on having this show and doing it safely and putting the right protocols in place to ensure that people feel comfortable with it.”
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The world’s biggest technology show may not include many of its usual suspects as T-Mobile, Amazon, AT&T, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest, and iHeartRadio have all announced this week that they won’t attend this year’s annual Las Vegas tech expo in light of a new wave of COVID-19 cases in the US.
As of Wednesday, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) says it’s received 42 CES exhibitor cancellations but has also reportedly added 60 new exhibitors in that time.
A CTA statement says, “At this point, we’re very much focused on having this show and doing it safely and putting the right protocols in place to ensure that people feel comfortable with it.”
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The US House Select Committee investigating the events at the US Capitol on January 6 on Wednesday sent a letter to Republican Congressman and Trump ally Jim Jordan, asking him to testify before the panel on matters under investigation.
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