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The “Big Bang Theory” alum, who is also a scientist, joked she is looking forward to repping all the “geeks” out there. — FOX News
FILE – In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, Tigrayan refugees who fled Ethiopia’s conflict, prepare to cook their dinners in front of their temporary shelters, at Umm Rakouba, a refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan. Huge unknowns persist in the deadly
FILE – In this photo Nov.30, 2020 file photo the logo of French drug maker Sanofi is picture at the company’s headquarters, in Paris. French drug maker Sanofi said Wednesday it will help manufacture 125 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed
Double-masking is a sensible and easy way to lower your risk when you have to spend more time around others — in a taxi, on a train or plane, or at an inauguration. — NYT: Top Stories
The scramble to vaccinate New Yorkers has not yet had a significant impact on rising rates of positive tests in many city neighborhoods. — NYT: Top Stories
A handful of other six-star systems have been discovered, but this one is unique. — NYT: Top Stories
The new president elevates a liberal Catholicism that once seemed destined to fade away. — NYT: Top Stories
People stand in front of police officers during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Russian police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in temperatures as low
As the Biden administration proposes additional pandemic relief, nonprofit workers see a country facing a growing crisis. — NYT: Top Stories