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News Brief: Benjamin Netanyahu, Texas Voting Bill, Infrastructure Deadline

Israel's prime minister could lose his job as rivals join forces. Texas GOP gives up on a new voting bill after Democrats walk out before a final vote. Still no deal on Biden's infrastructure plan.

A teacher wearing a protective mask walks around the classroom during a lesson at an elementary school in San Francisco in October 2020.

3 Teachers On The Push To Return To The Classroom

"I was livid," says Maxie Hollingsworth, a teacher in Houston. "Everyone is saying that schools must reopen, but teachers are not a priority for vaccines. That is insane."

Almanac - Friday 1/1/21

It's Polar Bear Swim Day...Today Friday, 1st of January of 2021...January 1 or 1 January, is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.There are…

NASA's Ingenuity Makes Historic First Powered Flight On Mars

Ingenuity is a tissue box sized helicopter that hovered in the super thin Martian atmosphere, took some pictures and landed safely.

Gavin Newsom Defends His Pandemic Decisions Ahead Of A September Recall Election

Small businesses in California are criticising Gov. Newsom ahead of the recall election in Sept., saying that his COVID-19 restrictions shut them down. Now he's touting his own business-owner past.

Welcoming Leisure Travel, Airlines Inch Back Toward Profitability

More than a year after the pandemic seriously curtailed leisure air travel, airlines are focusing on the pent up demand for vacations. To lure vacationers, airlines are launching new routes.

Tenacious Unicorn Ranch owners Bonnie Nelson and Penny Logue discuss heightened security measures on their property with ranch member J Stanley on April 28.

A Would-Be Trans And Queer Haven In Rural Colorado Just Wants To Be Left Alone

In rural Colorado, owners of a trans-friendly ranch pack heat and built a fence in the face of harassment. Critics say they're overstating threats to solicit donations.

A proposed ballot could grant all California inmates the right to vote

A group called Initiate Justice is looking to make California one of three states where all convicted felons have the right to vote, even those serving…

People ride in the front of a wheel loader to cross a flooded street following heavy rains which caused flooding and claimed the lives of at least 63 people in the city of Zhengzhou in China's Henan province on July 23.

Record-Breaking Flooding In China Has Left Over One Million People Displaced

Flooding continues to devastate the city of Zhengzhou in the central Chinese province of Henan, where thousands remain stranded without power or food.

Pfizer: COVID-19 Vaccine Shows '100% Efficacy' In Adolescents

The COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNtech appears to work in children as young as 12. A small study was conducted in volunteers 12 to 15 years of age.

The infectious and contagious rabies virus, shown here in a colorized micrograph, can be transmitted to humans through the bite or saliva of an infected animal. Thanks to protective vaccination of pets, rabies was eliminated from the U.S. dog population in 2007, though a bite from infected bats, skunks and raccoons can still transmit the virus.

The U.S. Bans Importing Dogs From 113 Countries After Rise In False Rabies Records

A surge in pet adoptions has increased demand for dogs imported from around the world. Most are fine, but federal officials turned up 450 dogs in 2020 with false records — 50% more than in 2019.

3 Dead, 10 Injured After Tornado Touches Down In Coastal North Carolina

Emergency services responded overnight to reports of people missing or trapped in their homes after a tornado touched down in beach communities in North Carolina.

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