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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends news conference on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 in Ottawa. Trudeau says he has invoked the Emergencies Act to bring to an end antigovernment blockades he describes as illegal and not about peaceful protest. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada’s Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers to Quell Trucker Protests
  • 14 February 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and...
Canada’s Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers to Quell Trucker Protests
FILE - Whoopi Goldberg attends the world premiere of "Nobody's Fool" in New York on Oct. 28, 2018. Goldberg has been suspended for two weeks as co-host of “The View” because of what the head of ABC News called her “wrong and hurtful comments” about Jews and the Holocaust. ABC News President Kim Godwin announced the decision Tuesday night, Feb. 1, 2022, saying despite an apology by Goldberg she wanted the host to take the time to “reflect and learn about the impact of her comments.” (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust Race Remarks
  • 1 February 2022
The suspension came a day after Goldberg's comment during a discussion on “The View” that...
ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust Race Remarks
This combination photo shows Neil Young in Calabasas, Calif., on May 18, 2016, left, and UFC announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan before a UFC on FOX 5 event in Seattle, Dec. 7, 2012. Spotify said Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the coronavirus. The move follows protests of the music streaming service that were kicked off by Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. On Wednesday, Young had his music removed from Spotify after the tech giant declined to remove episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which has been criticized for spreading virus misinformation. (AP Photo)
Rogan Responds to Spotify Protest, COVID Advisories
  • 31 January 2022
Spotify is pledging to combat the spread of COVID-19 misinformation as part of a damage-control...
Rogan Responds to Spotify Protest, COVID Advisories
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is broadcast on a large screen as he speaks during an anti-vaccine rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
RFK Jr. Remarks on Anne Frank, Vaccines Draw Condemnation
  • 24 January 2022
"Those who carelessly invoke Anne Frank, the star badge, and the Nuremberg Trials exploit history...
RFK Jr. Remarks on Anne Frank, Vaccines Draw Condemnation
FILE - Chris Cuomo attends The Hollywood Reporter's annual Most Powerful People in Media cocktail reception on April 11, 2019, in New York. CNN said Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, it was suspending the anchor indefinitely after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as he faced charges of sexual harassment. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo for Helping Brother in Scandal
  • 30 November 2021
The network said that documents released by New York's attorney general Monday indicated a greater...
CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo for Helping Brother in Scandal
Diaper, Market, Shelf
City in Michigan Urged to Use Bottled Water Due to Lead Risk
  • 6 October 2021
Michigan urged residents of Benton Harbor to use only bottled water for cooking and drinking,...
City in Michigan Urged to Use Bottled Water Due to Lead Risk
FILE - In this March 30, 2021, file photo, pro-life demonstrators gather in the rotunda at the Capitol while the Senate debated anti-abortion bills in Austin, Texas. Even before a strict abortion ban took effect in Texas this week, clinics in neighboring states were fielding more and more calls from women desperate for options. The Texas law, allowed to stand in a decision Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 by the U.S. Supreme Court, bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, typically around six weeks. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
New Texas Abortion Law Pushes Women to Out-Of-State Clinics
  • 2 September 2021
Even before a strict abortion ban took effect in Texas, clinics in neighboring states were...
New Texas Abortion Law Pushes Women to Out-Of-State Clinics
FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2020, file photo, people congregate at One-Eyed Jack's Saloon during the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D. The annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally refused to take 2020 off despite the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, a decision blamed for leading to a late-summer spike in cases across the Midwest. And it's about to roar right back this year, kicking off Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 with crowds expecting to be significantly larger even as the delta variant is rising. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves, File)
700,000 People Expected at Sturgis Bike Rally, Despite Virus Variant
  • 4 August 2021
Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way towards South Dakota's Black Hills, raising fears that...
700,000 People Expected at Sturgis Bike Rally, Despite Virus Variant
LGBTQ adoption
LGBTQ Event at Children’s Museum Canceled Following Threats
  • 27 July 2021
A private LGBTQ event that was to be held at the Lincoln Children’s Museum has...
LGBTQ Event at Children’s Museum Canceled Following Threats
This undated photo released by Tokyo 2020 shows Kentaro Kobayashi, a key director of Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony. The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee dismissed the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday, July 22, 2021 because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. (©Tokyo 2020 via AP)
Olympic Opening Ceremony Director Fired for Holocaust Joke
  • 22 July 2021
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because...
Olympic Opening Ceremony Director Fired for Holocaust Joke
FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, file photo host Bill O'Reilly of "The O'Reilly Factor" program, on the Fox News Channel, poses for photos, in New York. “The View” canceled a planned appearance Wednesday, July 21, 2021, by a woman who settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against O'Reilly, after the former Fox News Channel personality sought and received a restraining order against her. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Bill O’Reilly Accuser’s Appearance on ‘The View’ Stopped by Court Order
  • 21 July 2021
O'Reilly accused his former producer, Andrea Mackris, of violating a non-disclosure agreement by talking about...
Bill O’Reilly Accuser’s Appearance on ‘The View’ Stopped by Court Order
Workers remove the monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The removal of the Lee statue follows years of contention, community anguish and legal fights. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)
Robert E. Lee Statue Removed in Charlottesville
  • 10 July 2021
Work to remove the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee began early Saturday morning.
Robert E. Lee Statue Removed in Charlottesville
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