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7.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s coast, tsunami alert issued
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan late Wednesday, triggering a tsunami advisory for coastal areas, according to the United States Geological Survey. One person died and 69 were injured. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck about 36 miles below the sea. The Fukushima region was devastated by a deadly… -
Russian state TV’s Marina Ovsyannikova arrested, fined for live anti-war protest
An employee of the Russian state TV station Channel One was fined 30,000 rubles for interrupting a live news bulletin to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 30,000 rubles equates to about $270. Marina Ovsyannikova’s protests unfolded Monday night. She walked into the studio, held up a sign behind the anchor that read “don’t believe the propaganda,… -
Filing: Alec Baldwin argues he’s protected from liability for ‘Rust’ shooting
In an arbitration filing, Alec Baldwin argued his contract protected him from financial liability in the deadly shooting on the set of “Rust” last October. Baldwin has been named in several civil lawsuits, including one from the widower of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died in the shooting. That lawsuit was filed last month. In it, Matthew… -
China locks down, US cases declining on COVID-19 pandemic anniversary
Friday marked the second anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic. According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “we made that assessment six weeks after we declared COVID-19 a global health emergency – when there were fewer than 100 cases, and no deaths outside China.” According to the latest… -
TSA extends mask mandate as CDC preps new policy for next month
The Transportation Security Administration announced it would be extending its mask mandate for planes, buses, trains and transit hubs for one month. The mandate, in place since last January, was set to expire next Friday. Thursday’s announcement extends it to April 18, 2022. “During that time, CDC will work with government agencies to help inform a… -
Bosses are watching employees work from home. Is that legal?
As more employees take advantage of working from home, bosses have faced a new challenge: managing workplace productivity. As a result, companies have implemented new policies to monitor remote employees, raising privacy concerns in the process. To what extent employers can monitor workers, and do employers have to let workers know? Ways to monitor employees… -
Supreme Court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber
In a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, the Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Friday’s ruling came almost nine years after the bombing happened and reversed a 2020 appeals court ruling that threw out the death sentence. “On April 15, 2013, brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev planted and detonated two… -
Are the Baltic States Putin’s next power grab?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has raised international questions about President Vladimir Putin’s objectives. Some world leaders believe Putin has his sights set on the Baltic states and is trying to re-establish the former Soviet Union. Biden: Putin aims to re-establish USSR “He [Putin] has much larger ambitions than Ukraine,” President Joe Biden said during a… -
February jobs report outperforms expectations, US adds 678,000 jobs
According to the Labor Department’s February jobs report, the United States added 678,000 jobs last month. That number is well above the roughly 400,000 jobs many analysts had been predicting. “We now have recovered more than 90 percent of the jobs lost at the onset of the pandemic,” Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh said in a… -
Russia escalates attacks on Kyiv, warns residents to flee
Russia continued its quest to take over Kyiv Tuesday, launching at least two attacks on Ukraine’s capital city. One of the attacks, targeting Kyiv’s main TV tower, killed five people. Another attack targeted a nearby Holocaust memorial. The Russian attacks on Kyiv came on the same day Russia fired what appeared to be a missile… -
What’s behind the “freedom convoy” opposing Canada’s COVID-19 mandates?
A self-described “freedom convoy” group blocked roads and bridges at Canadian cities and border crossings between Canada and the United States. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the protests have disrupted international trade, crippling an already slow supply chain. What do the protesters want? Convoy organizers want Canada to end its COVID-19 mandates. For example, one mandate requires… -
Nord Stream 2: A central bargaining chip in Russia-Ukraine conflict
As tensions escalate on the Russia-Ukraine border, a massive underwater pipeline has become a new bargaining chip to calm the Cold War-style confrontation. In a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Joe Biden placed Russian President Vladimir Putin on notice. “If Russia invades, that means troops or tanks crossing the border of Ukraine… -
D.C. to lift COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates
Less than a month after it went into effect, Washington, D.C. is dropping its COVID-19 vaccine requirement and will soon end its indoor mask requirement. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the vaccine requirement will end Tuesday, Feb. 15, adding that she believes the vaccine requirement did its job, convincing more people to get vaccinated. Bowser also announced…
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