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More than a dozen House Republicans introduced legislation declaring that the COVID-19 pandemic is over.The Pandemic Is Over Act, from Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., simply states that the public health emergency declared by the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 2020 in response to COVID “shall terminate on the date of enactment of this Act.”Guthrie proposed the bill less than a week after HHS extended the COVID emergency until mid-April. HHS has now maintained the emergency declaration for three years and said last week that a public health emergency exists as a result of the “continued consequences” of…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Thirty, flirty and thriving! If we learned one thing from 13 Going on 30, it’s that your 30s are a mix of growth and gratification. You’re still learning from your mistakes but you’re no longer paying your dues. Along with these life lessons come other growing pains of aging — laugh lines, varicose veins, saggy skin. We wish we could embrace our evolving bodies, but change isn’t easy! Sometimes we wish we still had our 20-something physique so we could rock whatever skin-tight…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The government of Puerto Rico is a step closer to privatizing power generation on the island despite widespread skepticism among consumers, who crave a reliable source of electricity after decades of random power outages.Board members of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority unanimously approved a contract for the operation and maintenance of power generation units owned by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the public corporation currently in charge of energy generation on the U.S. territory.Fermín Fontanés Gómez, executive director of the Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority, announced the contract’s approval in a press release…

Toyota Motor commemorated the 60th anniversary of its operations in Thailand last month with a massive ceremony held at a renovated national convention centre. The first Hilux truck, a 1970 Corolla and other Toyota models made in the country were on display for the 1,500 guests to see.“The future of Toyota and Thailand is very bright, and it’s only going to get brighter,” company president Akio Toyoda declared on stage while introducing Toyota’s first electric pick-up truck for emerging markets, to be produced in Thailand. “Personally, I have always considered Thailand my ‘home away from home’. If I didn’t have…

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  There’s a serious case of whataboutism taking hold in Washington. Classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home? What about classified documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort? Trump’s family business fined for tax fraud? What about the Biden family’s way of doing business? A special counsel to wrap up multiple Trump investigations? What about a special counsel for Biden? The fact is that for every investigation, there is not an equal and opposite…

Video released by the NYPD Tuesday shows masked thieves smashing a display case inside a Brooklyn jewelry store before they ran off with about $2 million in gems earlier this month — a case first reported by The Post. The three crooks entered Facets Jewelry store in Park Slope and threatened to shoot a 59-year-old worker on Jan. 8, cops said. Two of them then used a hammer to break a glass display case, while the third held the door, according to police. The crooks shoved the jewelry into a black bag and then ran off on foot southbound on…

The U.S. Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department are searching for a fisherman who went overboard on Sunday morning after hooking a massive ahi, or tuna, according to officials. Mark Knittle, 63, was fishing with a friend on a boat about four miles off the coast of Hōnaunau around 5:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. “The friend heard Knittle say, ‘the fish is huge,’ then saw Knittle go overboard into the water,” the Hawaii Police Department said.  Knittle’s friend attempted to grab the line and jumped in after him, but the 63-year-old man disappeared from the surface within seconds, according to police. ENDANGERED…

Just days after blowing a 27-point lead in a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC wild-card round, the Los Angeles Chargers fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Shane Day. The Chargers announced the firings Tuesday, seemingly signaling that head coach Brandon Staley would return for his third season with the team.  Lombardi and Day each spent two seasons with the Chargers. CHARGERS BACK BRANDON STALEY AMID COACHING CONCERNS FOLLOWING HISTORIC LOSS TO JAGUARS: ‘THAT’S MY GUY’Staley was hired by the Los Angeles Rams as a defensive coordinator in January 2020. The following year he was named Chargers head…

William Sandeson’s first-degree murder retrial continued in a Dartmouth courtroom Tuesday with testimony from two forensic officers, as well as the brother of the accused. The focus for the officers was the Henry Street apartment and video recordings there.Meanwhile, Adam Sandeson told the court about marijuana that William stored in his basement prior to his arrest.The now–30-year-old stands accused in the death of fellow Dalhousie University student, Taylor Samson, 22, who went missing in August 2015.Sandeson is accused of fatally shooting Samson during a drug deal and later disposing of his body.Adam, 27, testified that his brother asked to come…

Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham says he supports the ADF mission to train Ukrainian troops and is a “very welcome” step against the “illegal and immoral” Russian invasion.“This is very welcome, it’s important that we continue to do everything we possibly can,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia.“To support Ukraine in their battle against the illegal and immoral invasion of their country by Russia.” Source: Sky News