Damning report finds US pandemic ‘failures began at the top’ and led to state overreach
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Damning report finds US pandemic ‘failures began at the top’ and led to state overreach

ByNews Polite

Doctors have released a damning new report on America’s “failures” during the COVID pandemic, revealing that keeping schools closed for a longer period than necessary and forcing people to mask outside led the country to experience “eye-wateringly high” death rates compared to other first-world nations. Duke University professor Gavin Yamey…

‘Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart Has Alopecia, Reveals She Received Her Diagnosis During “Major Depressive Episode”
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‘Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart Has Alopecia, Reveals She Received Her Diagnosis During “Major Depressive Episode”

ByNews Polite

Lili Reinhart has broken the news of her recent alopecia diagnosis to the public. The Riverdale star took to TikTok on Monday (Jan. 29), noting that she “was just diagnosed with alopecia in the midst of a major depressive episode.” In a 13-second-long clip, which she captioned, “Red light therapy…

Opinion | Why America Can’t Recover From That First Awful Covid Year
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Opinion | Why America Can’t Recover From That First Awful Covid Year

ByNews Polite

Covid numbers recently climbed again. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention once again reported monthly death tolls in the thousands. Mask mandates are back in New York City’s public medical facilities and nursing homes. The presidential race has kicked into gear and, just as in 2020, the stakes…

Militia Blamed for Attack on U.S. Forces Says It Will Halt Military Activity
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Militia Blamed for Attack on U.S. Forces Says It Will Halt Military Activity

ByNews Polite

In a surprise move, an Iran-linked militia in Iraq that the Pentagon said was likely responsible for a lethal drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan over the weekend announced on Tuesday that it was suspending military operations in Iraq under pressure from the Iraqi government and from Iran….

Costco customer returns couch after two years, sparks viral reaction to store’s return policy
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Costco customer returns couch after two years, sparks viral reaction to store’s return policy

ByNews Polite

A viral video of a Costco customer returning a couch purchased over two years ago sparked online discussion about the wholesale retailer’s return policy and whether customers are abusing it. A woman named Jackie shared she bought a couch from Costco over two and a half years ago, in a video posted last week…

Elderly San Francisco man Rongxin Liao to return to China after decades of living in US because it’s ‘too dangerous’
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Elderly San Francisco man Rongxin Liao to return to China after decades of living in US because it’s ‘too dangerous’

ByNews Polite

The family of an elderly man — who has been assaulted multiple times on the crime-riddled streets of San Francisco — has decided America is “too dangerous” for their loved one and is sending him back to his home country of China after decades of living in the States. “It’s…