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Opinion: I was fortunate to get my vaccine, but the hurdles are too great for many other Deaf people
When I received an email saying I was eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine -- containing a link to register for an appointment -- I was elated. Eager to protect my family, myself and my community, I signed up and drove to my designated location, a megasite run by the National Guard. As I approached the building entrance and saw a cluster of masked Guardsmen separating people into different lines, shouting instructions that I could not hear or see. I began to feel panicky.
[ cnn.com ]Biden's unexpected radical approach to the presidency
Even though Joe Biden was known as a pragmatic dealmaker, he has taken a bold, radical approach to the beginning of his presidency. In this latest episode of The Point, CNN's Chris Cillizza explains Biden's unexpected direction in the wake of the post-Trump era and Covid-19.
[ cnn.com ]Army officer was afraid for his life during a Virginia traffic stop, attorney says
A US Army officer feared for his life when two Virginia police officers pointed guns at him during a traffic stop, his attorney said.
[ cnn.com ]Trump State Department appointee facing Capitol riot charges ordered released from jail
A Trump State Department official who was charged in the Capitol insurrection will be released from jail, a federal judge said Monday, overturning a previous ruling that the man was too dangerous to release.
[ cnn.com ]Biden keeping Trump's pick for Moscow ambassador in place
The Biden administration recently decided to keep the Trump-appointed US ambassador on the job in Moscow for the foreseeable future, two senior administration officials told CNN, demonstrating a willingness to nurture areas of stability in the US-Russia relationship after it got off to a tumultuous start.
[ cnn.com ]Biden's secretary of state criticizes China's failure to provide early transparency on Covid-19
• He built a website showing open vaccine appointments. Some call it a lifesaver
[ cnn.com ]He built a website showing open Covid-19 vaccine appointments across the US. Some call it a lifesaver
For weeks, Nick Muerdter had been hearing about his coworkers' concerns and frustrations as they tried to navigate complicated and evolving Covid-19 vaccination systems to land an appointment for their parents.
[ cnn.com ]Pentagon police officer charged in shooting deaths last week may face new charges over a 2020 incident
The Pentagon police officer who was charged with two counts of murder Friday may be facing charges related to an incident in 2020 in which he pointed a shotgun at a woman's face, authorities said.
[ cnn.com ]Police used excessive force, threatened Army officer during traffic stop, lawsuit says
A US Army officer is suing two Virginia police officers after they pointed guns at him, pepper sprayed him and pushed him to the ground during a traffic stop last December for what the officers believed was a missing license plate on his new SUV.
[ cnn.com ]BBC deluged with complaints over wall-to-wall Prince Philip coverage
Global interest in the British royal family has boomed recently, mostly due to Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last month and the hit TV series "The Crown." But after Prince Philip's death on Friday, media saturation appears to have reached tipping point, in Britain at least.
[ cnn.com ]Wastewater from Piney Point has Tampa Bay on edge for possible red tide, algae bloom
Scientists are ramping up their efforts to track the nutrient-rich wastewater, contaminated by the Piney Point phosphogypsum stack, that's being dumping into Florida's Tampa Bay, as concern remains high that it could supercharge potential toxic algae blooms, including red tide.
[ cnn.com ]Where Biden's infrastructure plan could score big points
Nobody owns the American suburbs. While Democrats dominate in big cities and Republicans prevail in rural parts of the country, neither party can lay complete claim to suburban areas.
[ cnn.com ]Mike Pence knows the truth about Trump, but will he tell all?
With so many Trump-related books already on the shelf, publishing houses have reached the point where perhaps the only author still worth hearing from would be the fly that landed on former Vice President Mike Pence's head during his debate with now Vice President Kamala Harris. Absent the fly, Simon & Schuster has signed their next-best option: Pence. The question now, is whether his story will create any buzz.
[ cnn.com ]Diddy rips General Motors for name-dropping his network to defend against 'systemic racism' accusations
Sean "Diddy" Combs is accusing General Motors of name-dropping his network to score points with Black America.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: How Marjorie Taylor Greene is actually winning
Marjorie Taylor Greene is a first-term member of Congress who has been removed from committees. Aside from voting -- and occasionally engaging in pointless time-wasting measures -- she doesn't have many official duties at all. Quite simply: It's impossible for her to have less power within the halls of Congress.
[ cnn.com ]Watch former 'Mrs. Sri Lanka' snatch winner's crown
A former Mrs. Sri Lanka forcefully removed the crown from the newly appointed beauty pageant queen after falsely claiming she was ineligible to take part.
[ cnn.com ]The 'Tiger Slam': 20 years on from when Tiger Woods won it all
As Tiger Woods walked onto the 18th green at the 2001 Masters, throngs of fans were in hot pursuit to catch a glimpse of the golfer and all cameras were pointed at the then 25-year-old, who was on the precipice of etching his name into golf history.
[ cnn.com ]It took a sea and land journey to prove scientists wrong about physics
In 2013, a load of precious cargo was put on a barge and transported from the Smith Point Marina on Long Island, down the east coast of the US and up the Mississippi River and its tributaries. When the barge got close to Chicago, the freight was transferred to a flatbed tractor trailer and driven the rest of the way to its destination just west of the Windy City. It was a 50-foot-wide load, so the truck only drove at night.
[ cnn.com ]Can your unvaccinated children visit family indoors? What you should know
At this point of the pandemic, the idea of visiting extended family again may be a bright spot after a dark year.
[ cnn.com ]Picasso's portrait of a young lover to sell for $55 million at auction
Pablo Picasso's 1932 "Femme Assise Près d'une Fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)" ("Woman Sitting Near a Window"), a portrait of his teenage lover and "golden muse" from a critical point in his career, will be offered in Christie's newly rebranded 20th Century Art Evening Sale in New York on May 11, with an estimate of $55 million.
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