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ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies aged 72

MASK MANDATE: On the House floor, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) assailed GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for his "immature and appalling" speech decrying Speaker Pelosi's reinstating of a mask mandate for House members.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has become the first major Hollywood studio to implement a blanket policy mandating vaccinations for the casts of all of their U.S. productions, as well as those who come into contact with them on set

BREAKING: Israel to begin administering third shot of coronavirus vaccine as a booster shot for those aged above 60

Breaking: The Big 12 has sent a "cease and desist" letter to ESPN. The letter demands ESPN end "all actions that may harm the conference and its members and that it not communicate with the Big 12 Conference's existing members.... 1/2

Get well soon, Bob Odenkirk. Sincerely, everyone.

Yahoo Exclusive: No. 1 overall recruit Quinn Ewers tells @YahooSports  he’s “leaning” toward skipping senior HS year and attending Ohio State. Ewers could then sign NIL deals worth nearly seven figures, which aren’t allowed in Texas for high school players.

Google has become one of the first major Silicon Valley firms to say it will require employees to be vaccinated when they return to the company's campuses

China’s foreign minister called the Taliban "a pivotal military and political force," but urged the group’s leaders "to hold high the banner of peace talks." He also criticized the U.S. for its withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan.

#WSJWhatsNow : The Federal Reserve offered a hint Wednesday that it could begin to reduce its asset purchases later this year