China builds 1,500-room hospital in 5 days amid COVID-19 surge

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China builds 1,500-room hospital in 5 days amid COVID-19 surge

China is throwing up instant hospitals again to deal with its latest surge of COVID-19 patients. A 1,500-room hospital to treat people with the coronavirus was finished Saturday after just…

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Uganda Forces Surround Home of Opposition Leader Bobi Wine

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ugandan security forces on Friday surrounded and then breached the compound of Bobi Wine, the country’s leading opposition candidate, a day after a contentious general election that…

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NYC Mayoral Hopeful Andrew Yang Roasted on Twitter Over Bodega Video

Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and current NYC mayoral candidate as of yesterday, is already attracting controversy (again) to his campaign. On Friday morning, the mayoral hopeful tweeted a video…

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UK snow: Yorkshire ambulance service declares 'major incident'

Dozens cancel Covid jabs and poor road conditions have a “severe impact” on Yorkshire’s ambulances. Source link

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UK Coronavirus Variant Detected in NYC

New York City has confirmed its first two cases of the new, more infectious U.K. variant of the novel coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday morning at a press…

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Female Probation Officers Sue City Over Gender Pay Gap

The city’s Department of Probation is a largely female, non-white workforce — but the white men in the department make on average over $14,000 more than them, a new lawsuit…

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Francisco Lindor’s contract no issue for Steve Cohen’s Mets

The business of baseball invades. How can it not? Francisco Lindor is a Met because the Indians decided they could not pay him into the future while continuing to afford…

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Amazon, Apple, and Google Axe Parler, the Right-Wing Twitter

A platform now at risk of itself being de-platformed. Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Parler, the “free speech” Twitter competitor that has become an anything-goes haven for diehard Trump…

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Prince Street Pizza’s Owners Step Down After Past Racist Comments Resurface Online

The father-and-son team behind Prince Street Pizza, one of New York City’s most popular slice shops, is stepping down from day-to-day operations after food blogger Joe Rosenthal resurfaced racist comments…

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Calls for Impeachment and Trump’s Resignation Continue: Live Updates

Here’s what you need to know: “If the president does not leave office imminently and willingly, the Congress will proceed with our action,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter…

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