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Russia Recalls Washington Envoy for 'Consultations' after Prez Biden Said 'Russia Will Pay a Price'
The announcement came after President Joe Biden said Russia will 'pay a price' for meddling in US elections and he agrees with the assessment that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a 'killer'.
Amid AstraZeneca Concerns, WHO Official Calls Blood Clots 'Very Rare'
The current benefit-risk assessment from the European Medicines Agency and WHO is for countries to continue giving people AstraZeneca shots, WHO said.
Grammy Award Ratings Drop 51 Percent To Record Low
Grammy producers avoided the Zoom awkwardness of other pandemicera awards shows and gave musicstarved fans performances by the industry's biggest stars. And viewers still stayed away.
Iran Enriching Uranium With New Advanced Machine Type At Underground Plant - IAEA
Iran has started enriching uranium at its underground Natanz plant with a second type of advanced centrifuge, the IR4, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a report obtained by Reuters on Tuesday, in a further breach of Tehran's deal with major powers.
3 South Carolina Officers Sentenced In FBI Fake Cartel Sting
Three more exSouth Carolina law enforcement officers have been sentenced to federal prison following an FBI operation in which agents posed as Mexican drug cartel members.
Crews Remove 3rd Giant Chunk Of Shipwreck Off Georgia Coast
Salvage crews cutting a wrecked cargo ship into giant chunks along the Georgia coast Tuesday lifted away the third big section to be severed from the vessel since demolition began four months ago.
Repairs Begin On Listing Warship On Buffalo Waterfront
Keeping the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park from going under during the pandemic has been hard enough without also having to worry about keeping one of its star attractions afloat.
Andrew Cuomo Accuser Speaks With Investigators For 4 Hours
One of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomos sexual harassment accusers met with investigators working for the state attorney general's office for more than four hours Monday via Zoom, according to her lawyer.
UN Says International Diplomacy Crucial To End Syria's War
The U.N. special envoy for Syria said Monday that international diplomacy is crucial to end Syrias 10year war and its important to establish a new format to bring together key nations with an influence on the conflict, including the United States, Russia,...
DeFeo, Convicted Killer In 'Amityville Horror' Case, Dies
The man convicted of slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a home that later inspired the The Amityville Horror book and movies has died, prison officials said Monday.
Lin Emery, Sculptor Of Movement, Nature, Dies At 94
Lin Emery, a New Orleansbased artist whose delicately balanced moving sculptures can be seen worldwide, has died. She was 94.
Reports: Cuomo Vaccine Czar's Loyalty Calls Raise Concerns
A longtime adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo leading the state's COVID19 vaccine rollout has been calling county executives to gauge their loyalty to the Democratic governor amid a sexual harassment investigation, according to reports in The Washingto...
Wary of Blood Clots, Some Spanish Regions Hold Back AstraZeneca Shots
Austria earlier stopped using the batch of AstraZeneca shots while it investigated death from clotting and a case of pulmonary embolism.
Black Space Engineer, Housing Advocate Ken Kelly Dies At 92
Kenneth C. Kelly, a Black electronics engineer whose antenna designs contributed to the race to the moon, made satellite TV and radio possible and helped NASA communicate with Mars rovers and search for extraterrestrials, has died. The 92-year-old also wo...
Children Packed Into Border Patrol Tent For Days On End
Hundreds of immigrant children and teenagers have been detained at a Border Patrol tent facility in packed conditions, with some sleeping on the floor because there aren't enough mats, according to nonprofit lawyers who conduct oversight of immigrant dete...