Colin Dwyer

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Trump Administration Moves To Brand Houthis In Yemen A Terrorist Group

Monday, January 11, 2021

The designation has broad implications — not just for the Iran-backed group, which controls Yemen's capital, but also for international organizations trying to help residents badly in need of aid.

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Senate Report Faults FAA And Boeing For Failures In Review Of 737 Max

Saturday, December 19, 2020

The scathing report alleged that the FAA retaliated against whistleblowers, and said Boeing officials improperly influenced the outcome of tests of the aircraft's faulty flight control system.

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Pompeo Says Russia 'Pretty Clearly' Behind Cyberattack, Prompting Pushback From Trump

Saturday, December 19, 2020

A day after the secretary of state became the highest-ranking administration official to blame Russia for a vast hack of multiple U.S. agencies, the president suggested someone else may be to blame.

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Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes 2nd To Earn FDA Authorization

Friday, December 18, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration greenlights the biotech firm's vaccine for emergency use in the U.S. The move bolsters a vast inoculation effort that's already underway.

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'A Huge Relief': 344 Schoolboys Released After Abduction In Nigeria

Friday, December 18, 2020

Last week's attack, claimed by Boko Haram, recalled the Islamist group's abduction of 276 girls in 2014. Unlike that attack, though, this fraught chapter ended relatively quickly, and with happy news.

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Atlantic City Is Offering Bidders The Chance To Blow Up A Former Trump Casino

Thursday, December 17, 2020

The Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., is scheduled for implosion next month, but the right to press the button is still up for grabs. The city is auctioning off the opportunity for charity.

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Vladimir Putin Shrugs Off Alexei Navalny's Poisoning: 'Who Needs Him?'

Thursday, December 17, 2020

During his year-end news conference, the Russian president glibly brushed aside international suspicions that Kremlin agents were behind the attempted assassination of the leading opposition figure.

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14 Accomplices Found Guilty Of Aiding 2015 'Charlie Hebdo' Attacks

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

The individuals — three of whom were tried in absentia — were convicted of crimes including membership in a criminal network and complicity in the massacre at the publication and at a kosher market.

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U.K.'s Top Court Lifts Ban On Heathrow's Plans For 3rd Runway

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

The unanimous judgment represents a stinging reversal for climate activists, who had won a lower-court ruling earlier this year against the major international hub on environmental grounds.

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Poll: Americans Are Growing Less Reluctant To Take COVID-19 Vaccine

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

In a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 71% of respondents said they would definitely or probably get inoculated — a significant leap over the 63% who said so in an August/September poll.

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Some European Countries Batten Down For The Holidays With New Coronavirus Lockdowns

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Amid a spike in new cases, leaders in Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic have announced the return of strict measures to dissuade people from attending large holiday gatherings.

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Warp Speed Official: 1st Shipments Of COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Delivered On Monday

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Army Gen. Gustave Perna told reporters that distribution of the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has begun, with shipment to 636 sites scheduled to begin on Monday.

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After Supreme Court Defeat, Trump's Backers In Congress Are Quiet On What Comes Next

Saturday, December 12, 2020

The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his congressional allies, however, was much more subdued.

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FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In U.S.

Friday, December 11, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the first to receive an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Officials say it may be ready for widespread inoculations within days.

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Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai Charged Under Hong Kong National Security Law

Friday, December 11, 2020

The democracy activist and publisher is perhaps the most prominent individual to be charged under China's controversial new law, which takes aim at dissent in nominally semi-autonomous Hong Kong.

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Spain Evicts Francisco Franco's Heirs From Late Dictator's Summer Palace

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Earlier this year a court ruled that Franco's 1941 purchase of the property, the Pazo de Meirás, was fraudulent. On Thursday, Spanish officials took possession of the palace.

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Canada Authorizes Use Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

The vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech is the first to be authorized by Canadian health officials. The decision makes Canada just the third country in the world to grant such an authorization.

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Jupiter And Saturn Will Be Together Again For The Holidays

Wednesday, December 09, 2020

At least, that's how it will look to someone craning their head aloft. On the winter solstice, the pair of gas giants will appear closer to each other in the night sky than they have in centuries.

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Paul Sarbanes, Longtime Senator From Maryland And Financial Reformer, Dies At 87

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

The politician represented Maryland for more than three decades, first as a member of the House and then as a senator. He helped craft a law that overhauled corporate oversight after Enron's collapse.

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Everest Gets A Growth Spurt As China, Nepal Revise Official Elevation Upward

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

After years of surveys and calculations, the countries said Tuesday that the world's highest peak now stands about 29,032 feet above sea level — more than 2 feet taller than the previous consensus.

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