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It's here! It's finally here! "In the Heights," the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical of the same name, is hitting theaters and streaming.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You…
The concept of staying in another family's home while they bed down in yours isn't exactly new.Many frugal holiday makers have been doing it for years to save on accommodation costs while enjoying a different type of vacation experienceHowever, the…
With declining rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths across the US, more cities and states have lifted safety restrictions in anticipation of a better summer.But officials continue to warn that those unvaccinated remain vulnerable to the virus, especially to dangerous…
Didi, China's giant ride-hailing company, filed paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.The company, which describes itself as the world's largest mobility platform, offers ride hailing, taxi and carpooling…
This week, Vice President Kamala Harris learned that three little words can cause a lot of damage.On her first vice presidential trip abroad, Harris stoked controversy when she spoke at a news conference in Guatemala and told potential migrants, "do…
Rep. Ilhan Omar said Thursday that she was "in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries" after a group of Jewish House Democrats accused her of equating the US and Israel with the Taliban and Hamas, the Palestinian militant…
President Joe Biden plans to address the strained US-Russia diplomatic relationship when he meets President Vladimir Putin next week with the hope that the two leaders can agree to send their ambassadors back to Washington and Moscow after months with…
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas made an argument about climate change at a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday that appeared to elicit confusion from a government official and ridicule on Twitter.During the Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing, Gohmert appeared to draw…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation just unveiled a newly created position to tackle its decades-old diversity problem: chief diversity officer.Scott McMillion is a 23-year veteran of the FBI who is stepping into the role at a time when racial tensions…
It's not an understatement to say we're facing a crisis of democracy. At a time when Republican state legislators are banning people from handing water to voters in line, closing down polling places and restricting absentee voting, Democrats must be…
Does one of the front-runners to be the next mayor of New York City live in New York City -- and if so, where exactly?Those were the questions Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams addressed on Wednesday as he spoke to…
On Sunday afternoon, Benjamin Netanyahu went full Donald Trump. Facing a new coalition, led by his former protégé Naftali Bennett, with the seats needed to replace him as Israel's prime minister, Netanyahu went on the attack."We are witnessing the greatest…
The US Park Police did not clear racial injustice protesters from Lafayette Park to allow for then-President Donald Trump's march to St. John's Church last June, but instead did so to allow a contractor to install a fence safely around…
The US has purchased and will donate 500 million doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine worldwide as it seeks to be a key player in getting other nations vaccinated, a person familiar with the move told CNN.President Joe Biden will announce…
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is wrong to choose to vote against the For the People Act, a bill that would increase election security and access to voting and reduce the influence of big money in politics. To pretend that former…
The richest people in the world reportedly have been paying shockingly little in US federal income taxes. And it's all perfectly legal.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get…
Earlier this week, CNN broke the story that the Justice Department and FBI were able to recover $2.3 million of the nearly $5 million worth of Bitcoin Colonial Pipeline paid to DarkSide, the ransomware gang whose attack was responsible for…
The US Senate has just issued what is the most comprehensive bipartisan report on the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and it offers one inescapable conclusion:When it comes to the siege by Trump loyalists bent on subverting US democracy,…
A DC Metropolitan Police officer who defended the US Capitol on January 6 said Tuesday evening that characterizing the incident as an "insurrection" has become "triggering" to some lawmakers seeking to downplay the violent episode.Michael Fanone, who was stun-gunned several…
At first glance, they seem like an odd couple -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive and quintessential outsider, and President Joe Biden, moderate politician and political insider.And yet, the 79-year-old Vermont senator has become a key voice in the Biden…
