The House passed a resolution Wednesday to remove the deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment — just weeks after a federal judge ruled that time had already run out. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., said the passage of her joint resolution by a vote of 222-204 made it clear that […]
Daily Archives: March 17, 2021
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are opening new fronts in the war against so-called murder hornets as the giant insects begin establishing nests this spring. The scientists said Wednesday that the battle to prevent the apex predators from establishing a foothold in North America is […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A panel of child rights experts sharply criticized the U.N. secretary-general’s decisions on a global blacklist of parties responsible for harming children during conflicts, saying government forces including from Israel, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Somalia and the Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen should not have been excluded. […]
Thomas Tuchel said that nobody will want to draw Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating Atlético Madrid 3-0 on aggregate in the last 16. Chelsea secured their place in the last eight for the first time since 2014 after their comprehensive win over Atlético, winning Wednesday […]
In a post about upcoming Epic Games Store social features, the company introduced a new “party system” it’s working on: a way for players to group up and chat in and out of games. Somewhat like Discord channels, party “windows” will allow Epic Store users to chat with each other […]
“Now it is very, very quiet,” Dieng says of Little Africa, a nook of Guangzhou informally named after the swell of thriving African businessmen who once lived, ate and prayed there in huge numbers. “Not many foreigners now, and all the small shops are closed. Small business around here? No […]
The lawsuits were filed in Harris County, Texas, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both plaintiffs are represented by attorney Tony Buzbee. CNN has reached out to Watson’s agent for comment. An NFL spokesman told CNN on Wednesday the league is aware of the reports but will decline further comment at this […]
One survey of 345 people, mostly women and mostly in the U.K., found that two weeks or more after their first vaccine dose, 93 felt slightly better and 18 felt back to normal — a total of 32 percent reporting improved long Covid symptoms. In that survey, by Gez Medinger, […]