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Cremation Limits Lifted In LA Due To 'Backlog' As COVID-19 Deaths Skyrocket
1 month ago | By NPR
Air quality limits on cremations are temporarily suspended in Los Angeles because of increased demand due to COVID-19. Officials say the death rate is now more than double that of pre-pandemic years. (Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
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Boston Public Schools students in grades pre-K to 3 returning to class
Thousands of Boston Public Schools students are returning Monday to in-person learning, bringing the total number of students in city classrooms to 15,600. Read more ...
COVID-19 Relief Package Heads To Senate As Debate Over Minimum Wage Continues
The Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and aim to pass it using a process that avoids a Republican filibuster. A battle over efforts to raise the minimum wage... Read more ...
Iran ‘clearly' behind Gulf of Oman ship explosions - Israeli PM Netanyahu
Iran was behind the explosions on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed. The Jewish state reportedly... Read more ...
Islanders blank Penguins 2-0 behind rookie Sorokin
The Islanders outshot the Penguins 9-2 in the opening period Read more ...
Golden Globes: 2021's winners
LOS ANGELES - Complete list of winners for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards: Best motion picture, drama: “Nomadland” Best motion picture, musical or comedy: “Borat... Read more ...
Why did Jodie Foster thank Aaron Rodgers in Golden Globes speech?
It's a real lovefest between Jodie and Aaron. Read more ...
Chadwick Boseman wins Golden Globe award posthumously for "Ma Rainey's Black...
It was his final role before his death last year after a battle with colon cancer. Read more ...
Sen. Durbin calls for Chicago postmaster's resignation over lack of mail...
CHICAGO - Sen. Dick Durbin is calling for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to step down amid mail delays plaguing the city. Among the worse is the city's South Side, with reports... Read more ...
Irv Cross, NFL veteran and CBS legend, dead at 81
Irv Cross, a key member of The NFL Today and CBS Sports for more than two decades following a career as a player and coach, died Sunday near his home in Roseville, Minn. He was... Read more ...
Hong Kong Democracy Advocates Charged Under National Security Law
Authorities charged 47 people with violating a Chinese law aimed at suppressing dissent. The pro-democracy activists, arrested in early January, face life in prison. Read more ...