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Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The U.S. is awash in vaccine supply. Its new concern: Will demand keep up?
With some U.S. states now boasting more than one dose of COVID-19 vaccine for every adult, the newest concern involves demand: Will enough Americans get shots to achieve herd immunity?

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:08:25 EDT
Health of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny worsening amid prison hunger strike, doctor says
Dr. Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Saturday that test results he received from Navalny's family show him with sharply elevated levels of potassium, which can bring on cardiac arrest, and heightened creatinin...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:45:00 EDT
Chauvin trial highlights and takeaways
CBC's Susan Ormiston takes a look back at 14 days of testimony at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Beekeeper turned spymaster searches for Iraq's missing Yazidis
Seven years after Yazidi women and children were kidnapped and enslaved by the Islamic State in Iraq, thousands are still missing. Abdullah Shrem has built a secret network of cigarette smugglers and ...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:11:49 EDT
MP William Amos speaks out: Leaked naked photo sends message 'anything goes' in politics
The Liberal MP who inadvertently flashed his parliamentary colleagues says the fact that a screenshot of him in the nude was leaked to the media sends a troubling message about the corrosive state of ...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:06:45 EDT
U.S. safety regulator issues warning about Peloton's Tread+ treadmill
U.S. safety regulators warned people with kids and pets Saturday to immediately stop using a treadmill made by Peloton after one child died and nearly 40 others were injured.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
What might be behind Putin's latest confrontation with Ukraine
Russia has reportedly sent thousands of troops to the border areas with Ukraine, worrying some that it may be poised for another invasion. The prospect of a summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:13:04 EDT
Biden will lift refugee cap in May after criticism, White House says
Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said U.S. President Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor's historically low cap on refugees by next month, after initiall...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:52:03 EDT
Castro era ending in Cuba as Raúl announces resignation
Raúl Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of Cuba's all-powerful Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership by him and his brother, Fidel Castro, that began with the 1959 rev...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:20:14 EDT
8 killed in mass shooting at Indianapolis FedEx facility identified
Coroners released the names of the eight victims killed by a gunman who opened fire at people in the parking lot of a FedEx facility.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:17:46 EDT
U.S. preparing for COVID-19 booster shots, as Pfizer chief says 3rd dose 'likely' needed
The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are initially vaccinated against COVID-19, a White House official said on T...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:15:24 EDT
Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter actor Helen McCrory dead at 52
Britain's Helen McCrory, who starred in Harry Potter films and the TV series Peaky Blinders, has died after a battle with cancer, her husband, actor Damian Lewis, said on Twitter Friday. She was 52....

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:20:00 EDT
MIT researchers turn spider webs into musical forms
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology put spider web formations through computer algorithms, creating melodic tones, chords and dissonant harmonies.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:30:48 EDT
Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to sanctions
Russia said it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington in response to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:57:55 EDT
Hong Kong democracy leaders sentenced to jail amid crackdown
A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to 14 months in prison for organizing and participating in a massive march during 2019 ant...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:59:43 EDT
Iran nuclear chief says 60% uranium enrichment started at Natanz site
Iran has begun 60 per cent uranium enrichment at its Natanz plant, the country's nuclear chief said on Friday, days after an explosion at the site that Tehran blamed on Israel.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Biden calls a halt to America's war in Afghanistan — but it's a long way from over
Saying it was "time to end America's longest war" after two decades, U.S. President Joe Biden has announced his country's pending military withdrawal from Afghanistan. For Americans, the war will soon...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:16:37 EDT
Chicago police board releases body camera video of fatal shooting of 13-year-old
Chicago's police review board released body camera video footage on Thursday of a police officer's fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy late last month.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:14:28 EDT
Former Minnesota police officer who shot Daunte Wright during traffic stop makes 1st court appearance
The former Minnesota police officer charged with the shooting death of a Black man during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center made her first court appearance Thursday. Kim Pott...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:53:26 EDT
India's biggest cities shut down as new coronavirus cases hit 200,000
India's two largest cities imposed stringent restrictions on movement and one planned to use hotels and banquet halls to treat coronavirus patients as new infections in the country shot past 200,000 T...



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