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President Biden has a real chance at reaching his ambitious goal of getting 70 percent of American adults partially vaccinated by July 4. States have begun to loosen restrictions as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have decreased across the nation. But President Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says not so fast. So is the U.S. really in the clear with COVID-19 yet? Yahoo News West Coast Correspondent Andrew Romano explains. Source link

Associated Press Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore. Several ceremonies are scheduled Sunday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the decisive assault that led to the liberation of France and… Source link

The Google logo is seen on on the company’s European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo Germany’s competition authority launched a probe against Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google news showcase, a platform which makes news available on the tech giant’s news website, it said on Friday. Cooperation with Google could be attractive for publishers and other news providers and offer consumers better information services, it said. “However, it… Source link

Media top headlines June 3 The press gushing over Dr. Fauci’s leaked emails, Chris Mathews’ accuser getting hate mail and journalist Andy Ngo saying he was beaten up by Antifa last week round out today’s top media headlines One of the pressing questions that was asked at the White House briefing on Thursday was an “update” on whether or not a cat would be joining President Biden’s family.  After the Biden team previously teased that a feline would be joining the Biden family’s German… Source link

Yahoo Life Videos The first trans athlete to compete in the NCAA on stopping bills banning trans kids from sports By the time Schuyler Bailar got to high school, he was one of the nation’s top 20 15-year-old breast strokers. By 17, he set a national age-group record. His hard work paid off when he was accepted to join the Harvard swim team in 2013. Bailar had been accepted to the women’s swim team, but after realizing that he was transgender, he had to grapple with possibly losing the… Source link

Google values transparency when it comes to elevating news sources. The company shares more information about what that means in practice. In a blog post, Google details how it assesses transparency in order to determine which publishers to prioritize across surfaces like Google News and the the top stories carousel in search results. Transparency is treated as an important element because it helps to ensure visitors can learn more about the publication they’re getting news from, and the… Source link

Anthony Davis grabs his leg after falling in Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) LA Lakers fans are fearing the worst after Anthony Davis went down injured before the Phoenix Suns levelled their series with a 100-92 victory in Game 4. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 17 rebounds for the second-seeded Suns, who took advantage of Davis’ absence in the second half with a groin injury to reclaim home-court advantage in the series after two straight… Source link

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 29: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions as Vice President Mike Pence looks on during a news conference at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House February 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. Department of Health in Washington State has reported the first death in the U.S. related to the coronavirus. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) It was a bit of a moment for me. The scene is early February 2017 and I’m chatting with Rupert Murdoch and Peter Thiel… Source link

The Independent ‘Shame on the Republican party’: GOP senators block Capitol riot commission Senate Republicans have blocked a bipartisan commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection, hoping to crush a probe into the violent assault before critical 2022 elections while GOP lawmakers manipulate a narrative around a riot inspired by persistent election myths. Despite a last-minute lobbying effort from US Capitol Police officers and the family of an officer who died after the attack,… Source link

Reuters U.S. lawmakers probe Kabbage, BlueVine and partner banks over pandemic loans -letters U.S. lawmakers have opened an investigation into financial technology companies Kabbage Inc and BlueVine and their partner banks for their roles in distributing billions of dollars in pandemic aid to small businesses, according to letters seen by Reuters. The loan scheme, known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), has drawn criticism from regulators and the media for failing to implement… Source link