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New Zealanders have voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but voted down legalizing marijuana. The questions were put to the country in separate referendums held in conjunction with the general election that handed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern a landslide victory for another term. Mark Baker/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Baker/AP New Zealanders have voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill […]

Up to 23 million Americans are planning to relocate as telework becomes the new normal, according to new survey. Ken Wramton/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ken Wramton/Getty Images Up to 23 million Americans are planning to relocate as telework becomes the new normal, according to new survey. Ken Wramton/Getty Images As coronavirus cases continue to spike and working from home seems permanent, many Americans are […]

Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, speaks during the kickoff announcement for Operation Warp Speed in the White House Rose Garden on May 15. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im hide caption toggle caption The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im Moncef Slaoui, a former GlaxoSmithKline executive, speaks during the kickoff announcement for Operation Warp Speed in the White House Rose Garden on […]

An election worker opens envelopes and removes ballots so they can be counted at the election office on Octo. 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption George Frey/Getty Images An election worker opens envelopes and removes ballots so they can be counted at the election office on Octo. 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah. George Frey/Getty Images In a year when millions […]

Cars line up for coronavirus tests at the University of Texas at El Paso on October 23. The city has seen a surge in cases which prompted a judge to issue a shutdown of non-essential businesses. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images Cars line up for coronavirus tests at the University of Texas at El Paso on October […]

The multibillion dollar global effort to eradicate polio hasn’t just stalled. It’s moving backward. When the Global Polio Eradication Initiative began in 1988, roughly 350,000 kids a year were paralyzed by the virus. By 2016 that number had been driven down to just 42 cases of any type of polio anywhere in the world. But now cases are on the rise and expected to climb even […]

A medical assistant holds a swab after testing a man on Wednesday at the new COVID-19 testing facility at Boston Logan International Airport. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption toggle caption Elise Amendola/AP A medical assistant holds a swab after testing a man on Wednesday at the new COVID-19 testing facility at Boston Logan International Airport. Elise Amendola/AP The U.S. recorded 88,521 new coronavirus cases Thursday, more than […]

Students chat on a lawn this fall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It’s unclear how disruptions to campus life during the pandemic might affect student voter turnout on Election Day. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR Students chat on a lawn this fall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It’s unclear how disruptions to campus life during the pandemic might affect […]

Black Lives Matter protesters display wristbands reading “I VOTED”. Activists warn Black and Latino voters are being flooded with disinformation intended to suppress turnout in the election’s final days. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images Black Lives Matter protesters display wristbands reading “I VOTED”. Activists warn Black and Latino voters are being flooded with disinformation intended to suppress turnout in the election’s […]

In the Rockies, small hospitals have no place to send patients when city hospitals are filling up. They report having to hold critical patients longer or transfer them far away, often out of state. Source link

Trump says a Democratic victory next week will send stock prices plummeting. But Wall Street ambivalent about the prospect of a Biden presidency. Mainly investors are worried about COVID-19. Source link

Philadelphia police issue a final warning for curfew violation to protesters at 55th and Pine Streets in West Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the third straight night of protesting and unrest after the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. by police. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Philadelphia police issue a final warning for curfew violation to protesters at 55th […]

An artist paints a mural indicating which presidential candidate has won certain states on election night in 2016. Once again, NPR will rely on The Associated Press to provide election results and race calls. Stephen Voss/NPR hide caption toggle caption Stephen Voss/NPR An artist paints a mural indicating which presidential candidate has won certain states on election night in 2016. Once again, NPR will rely on […]

The killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man in the midst of a psychological episode, by police on Monday has sparked days of protests. The family, who reviewed police bodycam video of the fatal shooting on Thursday morning, is calling for the recordings to be released to the public. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP The killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black […]

A nurse conducts a coronavirus test at a mega drive-through site in July at El Paso Community College’s Valle Verde campus in El Paso, Texas. Cengiz Yar/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cengiz Yar/Getty Images A nurse conducts a coronavirus test at a mega drive-through site in July at El Paso Community College’s Valle Verde campus in El Paso, Texas. Cengiz Yar/Getty Images A dramatic upswing […]

The retail giant removed firearms and ammunition from its shelves saying it’s a precautionary step amid the recent outbreak of civil unrest. But the weapons are still available, if you ask for them. (Image credit: Alan Diaz/AP) Source link

Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone announced fines on Wednesday against a Long Island, N.Y., country club and a resident for hosting events in violation of social-gathering limits. Screen grab by NPR/Suffolk County Executive/Facebook hide caption toggle caption Screen grab by NPR/Suffolk County Executive/Facebook Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone announced fines on Wednesday against a Long Island, N.Y., country club and a resident for hosting events in […]

A gray wolf is captured by a remote camera on U.S. Forest Service land in Oregon in 2017. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife/AP hide caption toggle caption Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife/AP A gray wolf is captured by a remote camera on U.S. Forest Service land in Oregon in 2017. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife/AP Gray wolves, a species that has long been […]

Downed power lines and other damage from Hurricane Zeta are seen in Chalmette, La., Thursday. Seven hurricanes have hit the Gulf Coast in 2020, bringing extensive destruction to the area. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images Downed power lines and other damage from Hurricane Zeta are seen in Chalmette, La., Thursday. Seven hurricanes have hit the Gulf Coast in 2020, bringing extensive […]

In this Jan. 16 photo, Honduran migrants walking in a group stop before Guatemalan police near Agua Caliente, Guatemala, on the border with Honduras. The Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say U.S. immigration agents in Guatemala helped officials deport Hondurans traveling in a migrant caravan early this year. Santiago Billy/AP hide caption toggle caption Santiago Billy/AP In this Jan. 16 photo, Honduran migrants […]

Poll workers check in a voter at the Barclays Center in New York City on Oct. 24. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Poll workers check in a voter at the Barclays Center in New York City on Oct. 24. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Months ago, as the primary season was unfolding, election experts began to sound the alarm on what they saw […]

Members of a French elite tactical police unit search the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice after a knife attack that killed three people and injured several others on Thursday. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images Members of a French elite tactical police unit search the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice after a knife attack that killed three people […]

Signs in the window of a retail store offers discounts, and jobs, in Santa Monica, Calif. U.S. GDP grew at a record-setting rate, reflecting pent-up activity after the coronavirus lockdowns, but economists warn of trouble ahead. Reed Saxon/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Reed Saxon/Associated Press Signs in the window of a retail store offers discounts, and jobs, in Santa Monica, Calif. U.S. GDP grew at […]

A health officer in protective suit collects a swab sample to be tested for coronavirus on Thursday in Dharmsala, India. India’s confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday. Ashwini Bhatia/AP hide caption toggle caption Ashwini Bhatia/AP A health officer in protective suit collects a swab sample to be tested for coronavirus on Thursday in Dharmsala, India. India’s confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday. […]

People wearing face masks walk past an outdoor restaurant Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, restaurants will be closed from next Monday. Michael Probst/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Probst/AP People wearing face masks walk past an outdoor restaurant Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, restaurants will be closed from next Monday. Michael Probst/AP German Chancellor […]

A new mobile voting center brings voting directly to residents in Santa Cruz County, Calif. Here, the VoteMobile is parked at Garfield Park Village, an apartment complex for seniors. Erika Mahoney/KAZU hide caption toggle caption Erika Mahoney/KAZU A new mobile voting center brings voting directly to residents in Santa Cruz County, Calif. Here, the VoteMobile is parked at Garfield Park Village, an apartment complex for seniors. […]

Nitecap is one of many New York City bars and restaurants forced to close by the pandemic. Camille Petersen hide caption toggle caption Camille Petersen Nitecap is one of many New York City bars and restaurants forced to close by the pandemic. Camille Petersen Nitecap, a bar in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, did not have a big party to say goodbye. It celebrated its final night […]

Nitecap is one of many New York City bars and restaurants forced to close by the pandemic. Camille Petersen hide caption toggle caption Camille Petersen Nitecap is one of many New York City bars and restaurants forced to close by the pandemic. Camille Petersen Nitecap, a bar in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, did not have a big party to say goodbye. It celebrated its final night […]

Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor, pictured in March 2018, announced he is behind the scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book published under the pen name “Anonymous.” Tim Godbee/Department of Homeland Security via AP hide caption toggle caption Tim Godbee/Department of Homeland Security via AP Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor, pictured in March 2018, announced he is behind […]

A store displays a sign before closing down permanently following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, on Aug. 4, 2020 in Arlington, Va. The Small Business Administration’s inspector general office said billions of dollars in relief loans may have been handed out to fraudsters or ineligible applicants. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images A store displays a sign […]

U.S. federal agencies sent an alert Wednesday night that there is “credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat” to hospitals and healthcare providers. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images U.S. federal agencies sent an alert Wednesday night that there is “credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat” to hospitals and healthcare providers. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP […]

Protesters confront police during a march Tuesday in Philadelphia following this week’s fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP Protesters confront police during a march Tuesday in Philadelphia following this week’s fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man. Matt Slocum/AP Philadelphia officials issued a citywide curfew on Wednesday after consecutive […]

Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman Justin Turner celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game Six to win the 2020 MLB World Series on Tuesday. Turner was removed from the game in the eighth inning after a positive coronavirus test. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman Justin Turner celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays […]