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Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a 'wasteland of vapid' content

A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Olympic gold: Colleges, Team USA search for new ways to win

An American Olympic gold rush largely supported by U.S. college sports teams could be coming to an end

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Vandals damage famous Norwegian baby statue in Oslo park

A Norwegian museum says that a famous statue of a baby boy stomping his feet in anger has been removed from a park in the capital, Oslo, for repairs after someone vandalized it by trying to saw off its left ankle

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Turkey summons China's ambassador over Twitter posts

Turkey has summoned China’s ambassador after the embassy suggested on Twitter that it could take action against two Turkish politicians who criticized Beijing’s treatment of its Muslim Uyghur community

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook

If you don’t have potato, use malanga root

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Can Biden add energy jobs? Hope mixes with doubt

President Joe Biden is aiming for a massive transformation of the energy sector in the coming decades, and released a $2 trillion plan to invest in major infrastructure projects including renewable energy, electric vehicles and upgrades to the electric grid

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Restaurant owners clash with police in Rome lockdown protest

Restaurant owners and others angry at having their businesses shut for weeks due to pandemic lockdown measures have clashed with police during a protest outside Parliament in Rome

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Floyd's family takes its seat in ex-officer's murder trial

A member of George Floyd’s family often occupies a reserved seat in the back corner of the Minneapolis courtroom where former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial in Floyd’s death

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trade announcement: Topps will offer stock to the public

In addition to its trading cards, fans will soon be able to trade company shares of Topps

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Russia: Navalny supporters denied prison visit and detained

Police have detained supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny outside a penal colony east of Moscow where the Kremlin critic is currently serving a prison sentence

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hans Kueng, dissident Catholic theologian, dies at 93

Hans Kueng, a dissident Catholic theologian who fell out with Pope Benedict XVI, has died at age 93

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado commission ousts chair over social media posts

The chair of the newly formed Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission in Colorado has been removed from his role following scrutiny over social media posts where he touted unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election and referred to the coronavirus as the “China virus.”

DATE: April 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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