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Former US soccer star Carli Lloyd has faced backlash on Twitter after complaining about the practices of a FedEx delivery driver. The two-time FIFA World Cup winner took to her personal account to air her grievances regarding a recent delivery, in which the courier dropped the boxes off on her uncovered stairs rather than inside … Read more

Recent studies suggest that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be less severe than delta because it impacts the lungs in different ways.  In a recent White House COVID-19 response team briefing, White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters that a study from Hong Kong showed although the variant of concern replicates faster than delta in … Read more

Any half-conscious observer knew Hollywood’s film awards business was pointed toward a reckoning as the audience for the Oscars and other ceremonies collapsed last year. Even I could see it coming, from way out here in the cheap seats, nowhere near Union Station. But now, eight months later, that inevitable settling of accounts has arrived … Read more

A Tesla Model Y car at a showroom in Beijing. WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images Text size Electric-vehicle leader Tesla delivered a whopping 308,600 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2021. That’s a record result and should be enough to keep the stock moving early in 2022. Shares were up more than 10% in early Monday trading … Read more

The cold is coming back to Miami. And by cold we mean 60 or so. Time for a sweatshirt, and maybe some churros and hot chocolate? The cold spell —and in South Florida this is what it is — will start Monday night and stretch into Tuesday. The front will start moving into South Florida … Read more

2021 NFL playoffs: Updated clinching scenarios, standings after Week 17 originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The postseason picture is starting to become clear as we approach the final week of the regular season. Five new teams officially joined the playoff party after Week 17’s results — the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, … Read more

The White House has announced that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks Thursday to mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as lawmakers prepare a series of events commemorating the violence that led to the deaths of five people. Hours before the White House announcement, Rep. Liz Cheney … Read more

As 2022 has now kicked into action, we should take a moment to understand current conditions. Yes, corona is still with us. The Omicron variant is spreading faster than others – but it is also less dangerous, and that brings the very real possibility that the true danger of the pandemic is receding. And yes, … Read more

Japan has long had a reputation for being robot-obsessed. It is now, in increasing numbers, turning to so-called “companion robots,” AI-packed androids that exist simply to make us happy — or less lonely in COVID times. Lucy Craft spoke to the inventors and people ready to embrace “man’s best robot friend.”