Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.California …
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COVID Lockdown Turns Family Quartet Into Instagram Sensation
A family of four in Brooklyn, New York, has tried to make the most of their time together – and for some 300 days in a row they have been …
your ads here!Virtual ‘You’ Can Now Attend Meetings with Virtual ‘Them’
After almost a year of staring at each other’s living rooms or other spaces in virtual meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of a Swiss startup have come up …
your ads here!Jordan Among First to Vaccinate UN-Registered Refugees it Hosts
Jordan has become one of the world’s first countries to start coronavirus vaccinations for United Nations-registered refugees, according to the U.N. refugee agency and the royal palace. As part of …
your ads here!Phil Spector, Famed Music Producer and Murderer, Dies at 81
Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81.California …
your ads here!Los Angeles First US County to Reach 1 Million COVID Cases
John Hopkins University reported early Sunday there are 94.5 million global COVID-19 cases. The United States leads the world in the number of cases with 23.7 million infections, followed by …
your ads here!China Builds Hospital After Surge in ‘Harder to Handle’ Virus Cases
China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on infected …
your ads here!Despite Planning, Australian Open Players Test Positive
The Australian Open will go ahead as planned, despite the discovery of three coronavirus cases that have put 47 players into quarantine for two weeks, the tennis tournament’s director, Craig …
your ads here!NASA’s Boeing Moon Rocket Ground Test Is Cut Short
All four engines of the core stage of NASA’s deep space exploration rocket built by Boeing were ignited for the first time Saturday, but only briefly.Mounted in a test facility at …
your ads here!Elvis Presley’s Graceland Starting Live Virtual Tours
Elvis Presley’s Graceland is now offering live online tours for fans around the world, including those who can’t travel to the Tennessee tourist attraction during the coronavirus pandemic.Graceland said the …
your ads here!Campaign Aims to Convince Americans COVID Vaccine Safe
Two years ago, in January 2019, the World Health Organization said vaccine hesitancy was among the top 10 threats to global health. That was before COVID-19 spread around the globe. …
your ads here!Biden Names Geneticist for New Cabinet-level Post on Science
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden named pioneering geneticist Eric Lander as the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday, elevating the post to Cabinet-level status for first …
your ads here!WHO Calls on All Nations to Begin Vaccination Programs Within 100 Days
World Health Organization officials said Friday that they would like to see vaccination programs under way in every country in the world within the next 100 days, with frontline health …
your ads here!US COVID Death Toll Rapidly Approaching 400k, Says Johns Hopkins
The numbers for the coronavirus pandemic continue upward, with more than 93 million global infections and nearly 2 million worldwide deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.The …
your ads here!Warming Planet, EU’s Space Plans, and Wines Return to Earth
The European Space Agency previews a big 2021 starting with a new boss. Data show last year’s temperatures tied the hottest on record, and French wines return to Earth after a …
your ads here!Young Poet Amanda Gorman to Read at Biden Inaugural
At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions. “I have kind of …
your ads here!Biden on COVID-19: ‘Crisis of Deep Human Suffering is in Plain Sight’
The numbers for the coronavirus pandemic continue upward, with more than 93 million global infections and nearly 2 million worldwide deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.The …
your ads here!A Warming Planet, EU’s Space Plans, and Wines Return to Earth
The European Space Agency previews a big 2021 starting with a new boss. Data show last year’s temperatures tied the hottest on record, and French wines return to Earth after a …
your ads here!WHO Europe Chief: 95% of World’s Vaccines Being Administered in 10 Countries
The World Health Organization’s ((WHO)) European chief says 95% of the 23.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered around the world so far have been given out …
your ads here!Europe’s Populists Fearful of Social Media Restrictions
Europe’s populist leaders are outraged by the decision of U.S. social-media giants to block U.S. President Donald Trump from posting on their sites. They fear Facebook, Twitter and other major …
your ads here!Cars, Phones and TVs Dazzle at Big US Tech Show, Despite Pandemic
More than 150,000 people from 154 countries are at the U.S. Consumer Electronics Show – all online – this week. Michelle Quinn reports. Contributors: Elizabeth Lee, Julie Taboh Video editor: …
your ads here!New Research Suggests Digestive Tract Bacteria Affect Coronavirus Severity
A new study indicates the kind of bacteria found in a person’s digestive tract can affect the severity of coronavirus infections and the body’s immune response. The study, conducted by …
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