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'Its super stressful': Olympic athlete on Beijing's strict Covid-19 protocols
CNN’s Selina Wang reports on the strict measures officials in Beijing are taking to keep Olympic athletes Covid-free, which is causing some athletes to experience anxiety. Source link
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Ancient Arab temple art reveals hybrid camels
The Temple of Allat, which dates to the second century AD, is located in the city of Hatra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Once a sprawling metropolis, it served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hatra. The remains of the ancient city were heavily vandalized by religious extremists between 2015 and 2017. Before that,…
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Electric grid is ‘attractive target’ for domestic violent extremists in US, intel brief says
Since at least 2020, domestic extremists have developed credible, specific plans to attack electricity infrastructure, the memo dated January 24 says, noting that these extremist groups have identified the “electric grid as a particularly attractive target given its interdependency with other infrastructure sectors.” Absent significant technical knowledge or insider assistance, small-scale attacks are unlikely to…
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Baseball Hall of Fame vote: David Ortiz elected to Hall
San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds and former Red Sox ace Roger Clemens, two superstars dogged by rumors of using performance enhancing drugs, missed being elected in their last year of eligibility. Ortiz, a 10-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion, will be inducted into the Hall in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24. In…
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Cheryl Hines condemns husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine comments
Kennedy, a longtime opponent of vaccines, invoked Nazi Germany in his screed against vaccine mandates on Sunday, at the Lincoln Memorial, and suggested that Frank was better off than Americans whose jobs require them to get vaccinated. He later apologized for the reference. “My husband’s reference to Anne Frank at a mandate rally in D.C.…
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McConnell plots GOP midterm strategy amid Trump’s primary influence
But McConnell doesn’t see his clash with the former President emerging as much of an issue — at least not yet. McConnell had a warning of sorts to Republican candidates running on Trump’s false claims. “It’s important for candidates to remember we need to respect the results of our democratic process unless the court system…
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Bank of America is giving workers $1 billion of stock
In a memo shared exclusively with CNN, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said Tuesday the company is for the first time opening up its stock awards program to lower-level employees who make up to $100,000 a year. In the past, those employees received a one-time cash bonus. Bank of America (BAC) said each eligible…