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Super Bowl ads lean on stars, humor to grab attention

(Reuters) – An unprecedented number of star-studded commercials will battle for attention during Sunday’s Super Bowl airing on Fox, as brands focus on getting laughs in a tough economy. Celebrities from the worlds of music and movies including rock legends Ozzy Osbourne and Billy Idol, who appear in a Workday ad about corporate “rockstars,” and rapper Jack Harlow,

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What ending the U.S. COVID health emergency means for you

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on May 11 will end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) that allowed millions of Americans to receive vaccines, tests, and treatments at no cost during the pandemic. As the government hands off to commercial channels, including private insurance and government health plans, most Americans, even those who have

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U.S. to end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11

President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday said it will end COVID-19 emergency declarations on May 11, nearly three years after the United States imposed sweeping pandemic measures to curb the spread of the illness. The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were put in place in 2020 by then-President Donald Trump. Biden has

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Timeline: Events in the Memphis police beating death of Tyre Nichols

(Reuters) – The city of Memphis on Friday released video of the police traffic stop and beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. Five police officers have been fired and charged with second-degree murder in his death. Here is a timeline of events: Jan. 7: Officers pull over Nichols on suspicion of reckless driving around 8:30 p.m. Police

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Tyre Nichols’ Family Says death must galvanize efforts to reform police

(Reuters) – The attorney representing the family of Tyre Nichols, the Black man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, called on Sunday for the U.S. Congress to pass police reform legislation, and said Nichols’ mother hoped the tragedy could lead to a “greater good.” “Shame on us if we don’t use his tragic

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Memphis braces for protests when Tyre Nichols police body cam footage is released

The city of Memphis is bracing for public outrage when it releases later on Friday body-camera video of a violent confrontation between a Black motorist and five police officers charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols earlier this month. The five officers, all Black, were each charged with second-degree murder, assault, kidnapping, official misconduct and

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Classified documents found at former U.S. Vice President Pence’s home

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Documents marked as classified were discovered at former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, his attorney said in letters seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The attorney, Greg Jacob, sent a letter to the National Archives on Jan. 18 notifying them

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