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NY undercounted nursing home deaths by thousands, AG says
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents by thousands, the state attorney general charged in a report Thursday that dealt a blow to Gov. Andrew Cuomo'...
Jan 28, 2021
Apple CEO lambasts tech rivals ahead of privacy update
SAN RAMON, Calif. - Apple CEO Tim Cook lambasted social media companies, though without naming them, accusing them of prioritizing user attention and data collection at the cost of allowing and even r...
Jan 28, 2021
Penguins warily carry on after GM Rutherford's abrupt exit
PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby is used to change. More than 15 years in the NHL has taught the Pittsburgh Penguins longtime captain that it's simply part of the business. Not all change, however, is creat...
Jan 28, 2021
Concordia University says lectures from dead professor were 'teaching tool'
MONTREAL - Concordia University says there should have been no confusion about who was teaching an online class after a student said he was surprised to discover the professor delivering the video lec...
Jan 28, 2021
Poland: Near-total abortion ban takes effect amid protests
WARSAW, Poland - A near-total ban on abortion has taken effect in Poland and triggered a new round of nationwide protests three months after a top court ruled that the abortion of congenitally damaged...
Jan 28, 2021
Biden rescinds abortion restrictions on US foreign aid
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday rescinded a regulation that barred U.S. foreign aid from being used to perform or promote abortions. His decision, while expected, was cheered by abortion-...
Jan 28, 2021
General Motors sets goal of going largely electric by 2035
General Motors has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the entire company carbon neutral, including operations, five years after that. The Detroit ...
Jan 28, 2021
Brokerages limit trading in GameStop, sparking outcry
Robinhood and other retail brokerages are taking steps to tamp down the speculative frenzy surrounding companies such as GameStop, but the actions only sparked more volatility and an outcry from users...
Jan 28, 2021
Court says B.C.'s Surrey Six killers can argue abuse of process, while guilt affirmed
VANCOUVER - Two men found guilty of killing six people in British Columbia's most notorious gang slayings will be allowed a hearing to argue their claims of abuse of process, but their guilty verdicts...
Jan 28, 2021
Court says B.C.'s Surrey Six killers can argue abuse of process, while guilt affirmed
VANCOUVER - Two men found guilty of killing six people in British Columbia's most notorious gang slayings will be allowed a hearing to argue their claims of abuse of process, but their guilty verdicts...
Jan 28, 2021