The Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as Major League Baseball’s first female general manager on Friday.”I entered Major League Baseball as an intern and, after decades of determination, it is …
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Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives
When Twitter started blocking President Donald Trump’s postings claiming widespread voter fraud, some cheered. Others started looking for the social media exits. They found a new option at Parler. …
your ads here!Parler: Social Media Hangout for Conservatives
With Twitter and Facebook blocking and labeling more social media posts, some American conservatives are flocking to alternatives like Parler, which says it won’t censor speech. Matt Dibble reports. …
your ads here!Report: Over 130 Secret Service Officers Test Positive for Coronavirus
More than 130 U.S. Secret Service officers have tested positive for the coronavirus or have been in close contact with infected colleagues, according to The Washington Post newspaper.The report, published …
your ads here!1960s Era Rocket May Have Returned to Earth Orbit
Scientists at the U.S. space agency NASA say the remnants of a 1960s unmanned lunar mission may have returned to orbit the Earth 54 years later. Scientists first discovered the …
your ads here!Ivy League Cancels Winter Sports Because of COVID-19
The Ivy League became the first Division I conference this year to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. The decision Thursday came 13 days before the …
your ads here!Australia Showcases Diverse Indigenous Languages
A new project is celebrating the linguistic culture of Australia’s Aboriginal communities by working to introduce Australians to everyday words and phrases from hundreds of Indigenous languages.The 50 Words Project …
your ads here!Parler: A New Social Media Hangout for Conservatives to Vent, Plan
When Twitter started blocking President Donald Trump’s postings claiming widespread voter fraud, some cheered. Others started looking for the social media exits. They found a new option at Parler. …
your ads here!Zuckerberg Says Bannon Has Not Violated Enough Policies for Suspension
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told an all-staff meeting Thursday that former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon had not violated enough of the company’s policies to justify his suspension, …
your ads here!US Sets Another Single-Day Record in COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations
The United States set another single-day record for the number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalization Thursday.COVID Tracking Project figures show that more than 150,000 new cases were reported across the …
your ads here!Cruise Ship Forced to Dock After 5 Passengers Test Positive for Coronavirus in Caribbean
The first cruise ship to resume sailing in the Caribbean since the coronavirus outbreak expanded in March, is idled again after five passengers tested positive for the coronavirus.SeaDream, a Norway-based …
your ads here!Sniffer Dogs Beat Swabs in Detecting Coronavirus
Sniffer dogs are being used to identify people infected with the coronavirus, and early trials suggest they are incredibly accurate at detecting the disease. As Henry Ridgwell reports, this is …
your ads here!How Ordinary People Are Buying Masterpieces Worth Millions
Anyone can now own a small share of a great masterpiece. Vladimir Lenski has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. Camera: Max Avloshenko …
your ads here!Under Biden, Europe Hopes for Compromise in US Digital Tax Debate
For years, the European Union has been leading the fight to impose a global tax on technology multinationals. After years of resistance by the Trump administration, the Europeans now hope …
your ads here!Measles Cases and Deaths Soaring Worldwide, WHO Says
The World Health Organization reports measles cases and deaths have soared around the globe since 2016. It reports an increase in cases to nearly 270,000 last year, while more than 207,000 people died—a 50 …
your ads here!Greek-Turkish Rivalry Persists, Even in Celebration of Possible Coronavirus Vaccine
Greece and Turkey have long been at loggerheads over a host of issues – from a scattering of uninhabited islands in the Aegean Sea that divide them, to the origins …
your ads here!US Sets New Single-Day Record for COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations
The United States set another single-day record for the number of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday.Data compiled by The COVID Tracking Project shows more than 144,000 new cases were reported across …
your ads here!TikTok Faces Deadline for Divesting US Operations
The U.S. Treasury Department and China-based ByteDance say they are focused on resolving a battle over U.S. security concerns that prompted President Donald Trump to order the company to divest …
your ads here!US Treasury Seeks ‘Resolution’ With ByteDance on Security Concerns
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it wants a resolution of national security risks it has raised over ByteDance’s 2017 acquisition on Musical.ly, which it then merged into the …
your ads here!Texas Surpasses 1 Million COVID-19 Cases
Texas became the first U.S. state Wednesday to surpass 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, with California close behind.Health officials in the country’s second most populous state recorded 10,800 new …
your ads here!Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, First Female Olympic Oath Taker, Dies at 88
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, the first female athlete to deliver the Olympic oath, in 1956, and the first woman to win a Winter Games medal for Italy four years earlier, has died …
your ads here!Facebook Extends Ban on US Political Ads for Another Month
As election misinformation raged online, Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager to reach …
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