#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

“#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America” NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. Then the trees cleared and the Hickman County Agricultural Pavilion appeared. The 74-year-old woman wasn’t eligible to…

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#Filip Chytil has ‘good chance’ to make Rangers return vs. Sabres

#Filip Chytil has ‘good chance’ to make Rangers return vs. Sabres

“#Filip Chytil has ‘good chance’ to make Rangers return vs. Sabres” Filip Chytil may return to the Rangers lineup Tuesday against the Sabres following a 14-game absence. “There’s a good chance he’ll play [Tuesday],” head coach David Quinn said following practice Monday afternoon, adding that the 21-year-old center is considered a “game-time decision.” The Rangers’…

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#Cuomo accuser lashes out at his supposed apology

#Cuomo accuser lashes out at his supposed apology

“#Cuomo accuser lashes out at his supposed apology” One of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s sex-harassment accusers Monday ripped him for trying to explain away his past actions as just “jokes’’ — seething that he is refusing to “take responsibility for his predatory behavior. “As we know, abusers — particularly those with tremendous amounts of power —…

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#Reese’s announces new chocolate-free peanut butter cups

#Reese’s announces new chocolate-free peanut butter cups

“#Reese’s announces new chocolate-free peanut butter cups” Go away, chocolate. The Hershey Company recently announced a new addition to the Reese’s line-up that’s very peanut-buttery. What is surprising, however, is how little chocolate these new cups have. In fact, these Reese’s cups will be chocolate-free. Hershey’s announced that it will be celebrating National Peanut Butter…

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#Black Amazon manager says she was compared to ‘gorilla’

#Black Amazon manager says she was compared to ‘gorilla’

“#Black Amazon manager says she was compared to ‘gorilla’” A black manager at Amazon alleges a coworker once said she “looked like a gorilla” in a new lawsuit accusing the company of “systemic” racial and gender discrimination. Charlotte Newman sued the company in D.C. federal court Monday, saying she first felt discriminated against when she…

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#John Oliver roasts Cuomo amid nursing home, sex harass scandals

#John Oliver roasts Cuomo amid nursing home, sex harass scandals

“#John Oliver roasts Cuomo amid nursing home, sex harass scandals” HBO funnyman John Oliver roasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo during Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight,” going after the scandal-scarred governor’s manipulation of facts on coronavirus nursing home deaths and “glee in his public adulation” amid the pandemic. The “Daily Show” alum lit up Cuomo as…

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#Hyatt hotel chain faces boycott over Nazi symbolism

#Hyatt hotel chain faces boycott over Nazi symbolism

“#Hyatt hotel chain faces boycott over Nazi symbolism” Hyatt is facing a firestorm of criticism for hosting the Conservative Political Action Conference because of a stage design that resembled Nazi symbolism. Critics have threatened to boycott the hotel chain for allowing the CPAC organizers to build a stage that resembled a Nordic othala rune, which…

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#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings

#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings

“#Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings” CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover put the first set of mounting brackets and struts together, then bolted them into…

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