Officials in Alaska say a mother and her 1-year-old boy were killed by a polar bear this week as she walked about 150 yards from a school to a health clinic.
Dari Alpi
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
New USDA rule boosts ‘organic’ food oversight, targets fraud
The new rule, aimed at cracking down on fraud and boosting oversight, takes effect in March.
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Maine is the latest state to ban TikTok for state workers
More than 20 states and the federal government have banned TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company.
Posted inNation & World, News
Hong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong, which once had some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 rules, has been easing various restrictions to revive its economy.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump campaign asks Meta to reinstate his Facebook account
A Meta spokesman said the company will announce its decision about reinstating Donald Trump’s access this month.
Posted inNation & World
New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in U.S.
The program, dubbed the Welcome Corps, aims to give private citizens a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Lesion removed from Jill Biden’s eyelid was non-cancerous
The White House says a lesion removed by surgeons from first lady Jill Biden’s left eyelid was a ‘very common, totally harmless, non-cancerous growth.’
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Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in northwest Alaska
Alaska State Troopers say a polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote western Alaska village.
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California sees extensive storm damage as weather calms
Nine atmospheric rivers since late December caused power outages, flooding, levee breaks, washouts and landslides nearly statewide. At least 20 people were killed.
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U.S. renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman
The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.