The ‘U’ part of the acronym ‘SUV’ stands for ‘utility’, and this means that these vehicles must be good at doing all the practical things like transporting people and whatnot. However, as the SUV has become more of a status symbol, people are now literally buying it to sit on …
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With unemployment insurance expanded at the end of the month, two former Federal Reserve presidents urged lawmakers to renew the emergency benefits created in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. “I think frankly it would be a catastrophe not to extend unemployment insurance,” Janet Yellen told members of the …
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Image copyright Reuters Screenshot Big protests started a week ago, and have not stopped since In Khabarovsk it has become a nightly ritual. A small group of protesters gather in Lenin Square before marching through the city center. Along the way, more people accompany. The singing grows louder, as does …
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An Illinois woman has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the tortuous murder of her five-year-old son. JoAnn Cunningham, 37, pleaded guilty last year to killing AJ Freund. Cunningham, who was diagnosed with “significant personality dysfunction” and has a long history of drug abuse, never detailed the circumstances …
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Tracking contacts, a key part of the public health strategy to control the coronavirus pandemic, strives to keep up with California’s summer spike in COVID-19 cases. The time-tested tactic of asking newly infected people about family, friends, and acquaintances they might have exposed so that these people can be notified …
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