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Colorado commission ousts chair over social media posts

The chair of the newly formed Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission in Colorado has been removed from his role following scrutiny over social media posts where he touted unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election and referred to the coronavirus as the “China virus.”

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Cyprus kicks off new registry declaring true company owners

Cyprus’ commerce minister says a digital registry obliging Cypriot-based companies to declare their true owners puts the east Mediterranean island nation in line with European Union regulations designed to combat terror financing and organized crime

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Viral thoughts: Why COVID-19 conspiracy theories persist

Conspiracy theories about the coronavirus have flourished since the global pandemic was declared a year ago

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

How to talk to believers of COVID-19 conspiracy theories

Psychology experts offer several suggestions for talking to friends and family who believe conspiracy theories about COVID-19

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Most kids with serious inflammatory illness had mild COVID

New U.S. research shows that most kids with a serious inflammatory illness linked to the coronavirus had silent or only mild COVID-19 infections

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

7 shot in Chicago as gunfire erupts during sidewalk fight

Police say seven people involved in a fight on a sidewalk in Chicago were shot and wounded

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge

Rep. Alcee Hastings, the fiercely liberal longtime Florida congressman who was dogged throughout his tenure by an impeachment that ended his fast-rising judicial career, has died at 84

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Businesses and philanthropy unite to fight racial wealth gap

The CEOs of Starbucks and Goldman Sachs will join leaders from philanthropy and academia in a new initiative to address the racial wealth gap in the United States

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

AP Interview: India could resume vaccine exports by June

The world’s largest vaccine maker, based in India, will be able to restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if new coronavirus infections subside in the country, its chief executive says

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

With a big if, EU hopes for "community immunity" by June

Despite its flagging vaccination drive, the European Union says it is still on target to reach what it calls “sufficient community immunity” by the end of June

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Official: EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca blood clot link

A top official at the European Medicines Agency says there's a causal link between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and rare cases of blood clots, but he says the benefits of getting the vaccine still outweigh the risks

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Detroit's Ilitch family buying half of Atlantic City casino

A New York hedge fund says it's selling as much as half of its ownership of Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino to Detroit's Ilitch family

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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