Why Robinhood had to risk infuriating its customers
The online broker raised $1 billion to prop itself up. Overcoming customer anger may be harder. — NYT: Top Stories
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Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine offers strong protection but fuels concern about variants
The Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine’s efficacy rate dropped from 72 percent in the United States to just 57 percent in South Africa, where a highly contagious variant is driving most cases. — NYT: Top Stories
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Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin star in singer’s steamy new music video for song ‘Anyone’
It features images of Baldwin from the couple’s road trip together during the pandemic. — FOX News
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America’s Cup: The resurrection of American Magic
A dramatic crash left a hole in the hull of a high-tech America’s Cup yacht. But a round-the-clock repair effort has brought the boat back from the dead. — NYT: Top Stories
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Navalny defiant as Russian court rejects arrest appeal
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears on a TV screen during a live session with the court during a hearing of his appeal in a court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, with an image of the Moscow Kremlin in the
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McConnell was done with Trump. His party said not so fast.
After four years, the minority leader had finally had enough. But with most Republicans rallying around Donald J. Trump, he sided with his colleagues trying to throw out the impeachment case. — NYT: Top Stories
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How a Potter’s Field became a Civil Rights leader’s resting place
Relatives of Scott Green are among the hundreds of families who have buried their loved ones on New York City’s Hart Island. — NYT: Top Stories
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Class-action lawsuit claims French police discriminate often
Omer Mas Capitolin poses in Paris, Tuesday Jan.26, 2021. In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying out identity checks. Omer Mas Capitolin, the head
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Alex Trebek’s legacy remembered by ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host Mayim Bialik: ‘A huge loss’
The “Big Bang Theory” alum, who is also a scientist, joked she is looking forward to repping all the “geeks” out there. — FOX News