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COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort
Published On: December 15, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MICHIGAN, Dec 14: The first of many freezer-packed COVID-19 vaccine vials made their way to distribution sites across the United States on Sunday, as the nation’s pandemic deaths approached the horrifying new milestone of 300,000.
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89
Published On: December 14, 2020 02:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89
Published On: December 14, 2020 12:19 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Dec 14: John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.
Charley Pride, a country music Black superstar, dies at 86
Published On: December 13, 2020 02:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Charley Pride, one of country music’s first Black superstar whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86.
Like mother and father, Blue Ivy Carter now a Grammy nominee
Published On: December 13, 2020 02:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Blue Ivy Carter is an official Grammy nominee. When the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2021 Grammys last month, Beyoncé scored a nomination for best music video for “Brown Skin Girl,” which Ivy Carter is credited as a featured artist.
Prince William thanks pandemic workers at Christmas show
Published On: December 13, 2020 02:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Britain’s Prince William and his family attended a Christmas show in London on Friday night, where he paid tribute to medical staff and other frontline workers for their efforts during the pandemic.
UK homeowner delays sale of home after Banksy mural appears
Published On: December 13, 2020 02:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Banksy’s latest mural has delayed a homeowner’s plans to sell in England after it recently appeared on the house’s exterior wall.
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll
Published On: December 13, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 13: The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation’s coronavirus outbreak destined to reach states a day later.
States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
Published On: December 13, 2020 10:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec 13: The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.
EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks
Published On: December 11, 2020 04:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Dec 11: European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a U.N. climate meeting this weekend.
Time magazine names BTS its Entertainer of the Year
Published On: December 11, 2020 03:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BTS has had more than just a “Dynamite” year — they’ve become such a global phenomenon that Time magazine named the South Korean group its 2020 Entertainer of the Year.
Despite Trump’s venting and threats, Biden’s win is sealed
Published On: December 10, 2020 05:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec 10: There’s plenty of noise but no cause for confusion as President Donald Trump vents about how the election turned out and vows to subvert it even still.
Stars join Cyndi Lauper’s benefit concert for homeless youth
Published On: December 10, 2020 03:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Taylor Swift, Cher, Billie Eilish, LL Cool J and Dolly Parton are adding their voices to Cyndi Lauper’s annual concert to combat youth homelessness, an issue the “True Colors” singer says has only gotten worse during the pandemic.
Ang Lee on ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ 20 years later
Published On: December 10, 2020 02:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
It’s physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers atop slender bamboo trees in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and not say out loud “Whoa.”
Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon’s death
Published On: December 9, 2020 01:42 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Fans remembered John Lennon with flowers, candles and songs Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of the former Beatle’s death after being shot outside his New York City apartment building.
Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian
Published On: December 8, 2020 03:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
George Clooney’s co-stars, friends and collaborators gathered virtually to share anecdotes and praise his contributions as actor, director, humanitarian and colleague -- not to mention Sexiest Man Alive twice over.
Stephen Curry wants to stay with Warriors rest of his career
Published On: December 8, 2020 11:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 8: Stephen Curry wants to play until he’s 40, perhaps even beyond. And he wants it to be with the Golden State Warriors the entire way.
Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research
Published On: December 8, 2020 09:59 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Dec 8: A small capsule containing asteroid soil samples that was dropped from space by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft and landed in the Australian Outback arrived Tuesday in Japan for research into the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.
Niece says ‘cruel and traitorous’ Trump belongs in prison
Published On: December 7, 2020 07:54 PM NPT By: Associated Press
President Donald Trump’s niece says her uncle is “criminal, cruel and traitorous” and belongs in prison after he leaves the White House.
High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court
Published On: December 7, 2020 04:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Jed Leiber was an adult before he learned that his family was once part-owner of a collection of centuries-old religious artworks now said to be worth at least $250 million.
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