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The viability of ECMO as a last-ditch treatment for COVID

5:08pm March 29, 2022

ECMO machines became a last-ditch treatment for COVID. But only half of the patients who got ECMO survived, raising questions about whether this expensive and hard to access treatment is worth it.

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Will Smith accepts the award for best actor in a leading role for King Richard during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Sunday in Hollywood, Calif.

Richard Williams condemns Will Smith's onstage slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars

5:03pm March 29, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

"We don't condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it's in self-defense," the father of Venus and Serena Williams told NBC News. Smith won an Oscar for portraying Williams in the movie King Richard.

President Biden has signed a bill that makes lynching a federal hate crime

4:41pm March 29, 2022

by Adrian Florido

Lynching is now a federal crime. A bill signed by President Biden formally defines lynching — for the first time in federal law — as hate-motivated violence.

New NFL hiring rules aim to bring in more women and people of color

4:41pm March 29, 2022

by Tom Bowman

The National Football League has a diversity problem, which it acknowledged this week. Team owners announced new hiring rules to increase numbers of women and people of color in their organizations.

FDA authorizes 4th COVID shots for people 50 and older

4:41pm March 29, 2022

by Rob Stein

The Food and Drug Administration has authorize fourth shots for those age 50 and older. The move is aimed at shoring up waning immunity, especially as the U.S. faces the possibility of another surge.

Russia says it put its nuclear forces on a higher state of alert, and Western officials have raised the prospect of chemical weapons attacks. How serious are these threats?

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The viability of ECMO as a last-ditch treatment for COVID

Richard Williams condemns Will Smith's onstage slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars

President Biden has signed a bill that makes lynching a federal hate crime

New NFL hiring rules aim to bring in more women and people of color

FDA authorizes 4th COVID shots for people 50 and older

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Encore: The key to flirting

Biden's budget doesn't fund everything progressives wanted, but Rep. Jayapal has hope

A custom LEGO company raised more than $145,000 for Ukraine Relief

Putin publicly put Russian nuclear forces on high alert. What should we make of that?