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    • Where things stand on the stimulus bill

      Where things stand on the stimulus bill

      The Senate was poised to press forward on the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill after a compromise deal was struck on unemployment benefits, breaking an hours-long impasse.

      Prospects for a final Senate vote ยป
      • Dem senator's McCain-style minimum wage vote

        Dem senator's McCain-style minimum wage vote

      • Judge: Images of slaves not property of descendants

        Judge: Images of slaves not property of descendants

      • Calif. announces reopening of stadiums, theme parks

        Calif. announces reopening of stadiums, theme parks

      • Poll reveals stark divide on race after Floyd's death

        Poll reveals stark divide on race after Floyd's death

      • GOP rolls out Obama-era tactic to fight virus aid bill

        GOP rolls out Obama-era tactic to fight virus aid bill

    • A day after forcing marathon bill reading, Johnson says 'preference' to leave Senate
      Politics
      Reuters

      A day after forcing marathon bill reading, Johnson says 'preference' to leave Senate

      The day after he single-handedly delayed the U.S. Senate's debate on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill for 11 hours, Republican Senator Ron Johnson said on Friday that he could retire from office when his term expires. The two-term Republican told Wisconsin media outlets that he has not decided whether to run for reelection in 2022 but added that not seeking another term is "probably my preference now." Johnson, a Trump ally, recently drew widespread criticism by peddling a debunked conspiracy theory that leftists posing as Trump supporters played a role in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

      • Senate begins vote on $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
        Senate begins vote on $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
        Yahoo Finance Video
      • Senate nears relief bill votes as GOP try delay
        Senate nears relief bill votes as GOP try delay
        Associated Press Videos
    • Asians were thought to be the 'model minority.' Then came 'receipt culture.'
      U.S.
      NBC News

      Asians were thought to be the 'model minority.' Then came 'receipt culture.'

      In another video recorded last July, a tech CEO taunted an Asian American family at an upscale Northern California restaurant, calling them an โ€œAsian piece of s---.โ€ Fueled by former President Donald Trump's anti-China rhetoric, the Covid-19 pandemic has unleashed an onslaught of hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islanders. In 2020, the group Stop AAPI Hate received more than 2,800 self-reports of coronavirus discrimination nationwide, from verbal harassment to physical assault.

      • More than a third of Asian Americans have been victims of verbal abuse amid pandemic
        More than a third of Asian Americans have been victims of verbal abuse amid pandemic
        ABC News Videos
      • Athletes, members of Congress, everyday Americans join fight against anti-Asian hate
        Athletes, members of Congress, everyday Americans join fight against anti-Asian hate
        ABC News Videos
    • Powell: Higher inflation temporary, no rate hikes in sight
      Business
      Associated Press

      Powell: Higher inflation temporary, no rate hikes in sight

      Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Thursday that inflation will pick up in the coming months but that it would likely prove temporary and not enough for the Fed to alter its record-low interest rate policies. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note had jumped from below 1% at the end of last year to roughly 1.4% Wednesday โ€” and then surged above 1.5% during Powell's remarks. Stock investors, too, dumped shares in the midst of Powell's remarks, in which he suggested that the Fed would need to see both a near-full recovery in the job market and a sustained rise in inflation above its target level before considering a rate hike.

      • Investors are having a 'crisis of confidence' in the Fed
        Investors are having a 'crisis of confidence' in the Fed
        Yahoo Finance
      • Fed Chair Powell: Fed will be 'patient' on keeping easy money policy
        Fed Chair Powell: Fed will be 'patient' on keeping easy money policy
        Yahoo Finance
    • Biden secretly limits drone strikes, amid congressional scrutiny over war powers
      Politics
      The Independent

      Biden secretly limits drone strikes, amid congressional scrutiny over war powers

      The Biden administration secretly put temporary limits on the use of drone strikes and commando raids outside of traditional battlefield settings like Afghanistan or Syria, part of a larger national security review of whether to alter use of force rules from the Trump administration. The changes, which the administration put in place on Mr Biden's first day in office, were first reported on Wednesday by the New York Times, and come as the Biden administration recalibrates the sprawling US footprint across the Middle East, and Congress pushes to rein in the president's war-fighting powers and scrutinises a recent strike in Syria.

    • The 7 Best Refrigerators on the Market, According to Kitchen Designers
      Lifestyle
      Architectural Digest

      The 7 Best Refrigerators on the Market, According to Kitchen Designers

      Quality food preservation, storage space, and good-looking design are priorities among kitchen designers when it comes to refrigerators Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • Technology
      Christian Science Monitor

      Zoom isnโ€™t carbon-free. The climate costs of staying home.

      Researchers from Purdue University, Yale University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that data centers used roughly 687 million gallons of water every year, and had an estimated land footprint of 1,300 square miles, nearly three times the size of Los Angeles. On emissions alone, the group found data centers push out 97 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year. Our energy systems in general are becoming less carbon intensive,โ€ says Renee Obringer, a research fellow at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center and lead author of the study.

    • Senate bill narrows who can receive $1,400 stimulus checks. Hereโ€™s whoโ€™s eligible
      U.S.
      TODAY

      Senate bill narrows who can receive $1,400 stimulus checks. Hereโ€™s whoโ€™s eligible

      A third stimulus bill will be debated today, but a last-minute change to the relief package means that about 7 million families may not receive a $1,400 check. Initially, the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, which is known as the American Rescue Plan, included $1,400 checks for people who make an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less, or couples who earn up to $150,000. The checks would have phased out as income increased, and individuals earning more than $100,000 a year and couples earning over $200,000 a year would not receive a check at all.

      • Congressman: Stimulus checks will still go to the 'bulk' of people who need them
        Congressman: Stimulus checks will still go to the 'bulk' of people who need them
        Yahoo Finance
      • Highlights: What's changed in the Senate's virus relief bill
        Highlights: What's changed in the Senate's virus relief bill
        Associated Press
    • High Court orders Mail on Sunday to publish Duchess of Sussexโ€™s legal victory statement on front page
      World
      The Telegraph

      High Court orders Mail on Sunday to publish Duchess of Sussexโ€™s legal victory statement on front page

      The Mail On Sunday has been ordered by a High Court judge to publish a front-page statement about the Duchess of Sussex's legal victory over its publication of a letter to her father. Meghan's lawyers sought an order requiring Associated Newspapers to publish a statement about her win on the front page of The Mail On Sunday and the home page of MailOnline โ€œto act as a deterrent to future infringersโ€. Lord Justice Warby agreed that the newspaper needed to carry a story about the legal victory that was in line with the prominence it afforded its original story about the letter.

      • Meghan Markle's court win must be Mail On Sunday front page, judge rules
        Meghan Markle's court win must be Mail On Sunday front page, judge rules
        Yahoo News UK
      • Judge: Paper must run Page 1 statement on Meghan's legal win
        Judge: Paper must run Page 1 statement on Meghan's legal win
        Associated Press
    • โ€˜Always up for a fightโ€™: Mike Pompeo refuses to rule out presidential run on Hannity
      Politics
      The Independent

      โ€˜Always up for a fightโ€™: Mike Pompeo refuses to rule out presidential run on Hannity

      Mike Pompeo has refused to rule out a presidential run for 2024, causing speculation the former US secretary of state will throw his hat into the ring. Speaking on Fox News on Wednesday night, Mr Pompeo said he would consider running for president if former President Donald Trump does not. It follows Mr Trump's suggestion on Sunday that he may be considering another run for office in 2024, in a speech delivered to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida.

    • Politics
      Yahoo News Video

      Civil war within the GOP continues as Trump fires back at strategist Karl Rove

      Former President Donald Trump intensified his war with the Republican establishment on Thursday by attacking Karl Rove, a longtime Republican strategist who criticized Trump's first speech since leaving office for being long on grievances but short on vision.

    • NASA's new Mars rover hits dusty red road, 1st trip 21 feet
      Science
      Associated Press

      NASA's new Mars rover hits dusty red road, 1st trip 21 feet

      NASA's newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive. The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, two weeks after setting down on the red planet to seek signs of past life. The roundabout, back and forth drive lasted just 33 minutes and went so well that more driving was on tap Friday and Saturday for the the six-wheeled rover.

      • NASA took Perseverance for its first 'spin' on Mars
        NASA took Perseverance for its first 'spin' on Mars
        Engadget
      • Mars rover Perseverance takes first spin on surface of red planet
        Mars rover Perseverance takes first spin on surface of red planet
        Reuters
    • Detroit's mayor rejected a shipment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Experts say that's nuts.
      U.S.
      The Week

      Detroit's mayor rejected a shipment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Experts say that's nuts.

      Experts feared the Johnson & Johnson vaccine's slightly lower efficacy rate would lead to an impression of a two-tiered system. That has been exactly the case in Detroit, where the mayor just rejected a shipment of the company's vaccine. CNN reports that Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (D) declined an allocation of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week, saying the other available vaccines are better.

      • Detroit mayor turned down J&J vaccine in favor of others
        Detroit mayor turned down J&J vaccine in favor of others
        Associated Press
      • Detroit mayor OKs Johnson & Johnson vaccine after dissing it
        Detroit mayor OKs Johnson & Johnson vaccine after dissing it
        NBC News
    • Merck says study shows COVID-19 drug causes quick reduction in virus
      Health
      Reuters

      Merck says study shows COVID-19 drug causes quick reduction in virus

      U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Saturday the experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir it is developing with Ridgeback Bio showed a quicker reduction in infectious virus in its phase 2a study among participants with early COVID-19. "The secondary objective findings in this study, of a quicker decrease in infectious virus among individuals with early COVID-19 treated with molnupiravir, are promising," said William Fischer, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, in a statement from the companies. The antiviral is being currently tested in a Phase 2/3 trial that is set to be completed in May.

    • Mother of โ€˜QAnon Shamanโ€™ Jacob Chansley defends her son and repeats election conspiracy theories
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Mother of โ€˜QAnon Shamanโ€™ Jacob Chansley defends her son and repeats election conspiracy theories

      The mother of the so-called โ€œQAnon Shamanโ€ has defended her son's actions during the Capitol insurrection and repeated false claims that Donald Trump only lost the election due to voter fraud. Martha Chansley, the mother of Jacob Chansley, appeared on 60 Minutes+ to discuss her son's role in the 6 January riots. In one clip, Laurie Segall, a 60 Minutes correspondent, asks Ms Chansley if she thought her son did anything wrong.

      • "QAnon Shaman" claims he wasn't attacking the country
        "QAnon Shaman" claims he wasn't attacking the country
        CBS News
      • The 'QAnon Shaman' says invading the Capitol was 'not an attack on this country' in wild jailhouse interview
        The 'QAnon Shaman' says invading the Capitol was 'not an attack on this country' in wild jailhouse interview
        INSIDER
    • Trump State Dept. Aide Accused of Beating Cops During Riot Is Already Hating Prison
      U.S.
      The Daily Beast

      Trump State Dept. Aide Accused of Beating Cops During Riot Is Already Hating Prison

      A Trump appointee, who was still employed at the State Department when he allegedly bashed police at the U.S. Capitol with a riot shield and egged on a crowd of insurrectionists, has been arrested for his role on Jan. 6. Federico Klein, a 42-year-old State Department staff assistant with top security clearance, is facing a slew of charges, including unlawful entry and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon, according to a criminal complaint first obtained by The New York Times. Prosecutors allege Klein, who also worked on Trump's 2016 campaign, โ€œphysically and verbally engaged with the officers holding the lineโ€ before assaulting one officer with a riot shieldโ€”and using that stolen police equipment to wedge open a door into the Capitol to allow insurrectionists inside.

      • Trump State Department Aide Federico Klein Arrested In Capitol Riot
        Trump State Department Aide Federico Klein Arrested In Capitol Riot
        HuffPost
      • Trump State Department aide charged with assault at Capitol
        Trump State Department aide charged with assault at Capitol
        Associated Press
    • Biden supports making a temporary $3,000 payment to parents in the stimulus bill permanent going forward
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Biden supports making a temporary $3,000 payment to parents in the stimulus bill permanent going forward

      Biden supports making a temporary boost to a tax credit for parents permanent, a Democratic aide said. Senate Democrats want to make this permanent and to give families the option of monthly checks. President Joe Biden told House Democrats on Wednesday that he supported making the temporary beefed-up child tax credit in his stimulus plan permanent, a Democratic aide briefed on the call told Insider.

      • Democrats limit eligibility for stimulus checks in Senate COVID bill
        Democrats limit eligibility for stimulus checks in Senate COVID bill
        CBS News
      • Parents are set to be some of the biggest winners under the Biden administration. Here are 4 ways Democrats aim to support families.
        Parents are set to be some of the biggest winners under the Biden administration. Here are 4 ways Democrats aim to support families.
        Business Insider
    • Does restaurant dining lead to rises in COVID case and death rates? CDC finds out
      Health
      The State

      Does restaurant dining lead to rises in COVID case and death rates? CDC finds out

      A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Friday found that community requirements that support mask use during the pandemic play a large role in county-level COVID-19 case and death growth rates, particularly when it comes to restaurant dining. An analysis of mask mandates and restaurant reopenings in all U.S. counties from March to December 2020 found that significant drops in daily coronavirus cases and death growth rates occurred within 20 days of implementing mask use. Meanwhile, jumps in daily COVID-19 case growth rates were observed starting 40 days after restaurant dining reopened โ€” in which people do not wear masks โ€” while daily death growth rates spiked 60 days after allowing on-site dining.

      • CDC Study Emphasizes Importance Of Mask Mandates, Safe Dining
        CDC Study Emphasizes Importance Of Mask Mandates, Safe Dining
        HuffPost
      • Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread
        Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread
        Associated Press
    • Texas regulators will not correct $16 billion in electricity โ€˜overcharges.โ€™ Why?
      Business
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Texas regulators will not correct $16 billion in electricity โ€˜overcharges.โ€™ Why?

      At its Friday meeting, the Public Utility Commission of Texas declined to adjust prices that resulted in $16 billion in overcharges to the electricity market during the February winter storm. The governor-appointed regulatory commission, which oversees the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, met with just two members after the resignation of chairperson DeAnn Walker. Commissioners Arthur D'Andrea and Shelly Botkin addressed the Potomac report, which found that ERCOT kept electricity prices too high for at least 33 hours after most outages ended on late Feb. 17.

      • Texas grid operator made $16 billion price error during winter storm, watchdog says
        Texas grid operator made $16 billion price error during winter storm, watchdog says
        Reuters
      • Texas monitor says state power-grid operator overcharged $16 billion in electricity bills during power outages
        Texas monitor says state power-grid operator overcharged $16 billion in electricity bills during power outages
        Business Insider
    • QAnon predicted Trumpโ€™s re-inauguration on 4 March. Congress braced for an assault. Neither happened
      Politics
      The Independent

      QAnon predicted Trumpโ€™s re-inauguration on 4 March. Congress braced for an assault. Neither happened

      It was a government sting operation, โ€œfake newsโ€, a way for congressional Democrats to skip work, or Donald Trump's supporters trolling Joe Biden's administration. A post on the former president's fan forum The Donald reads โ€œHEY FBI WE ARE ATTACKING THE CAPITAL ON THIS DATEโ€. Adherents to the cult-like delusion of the QAnon movement, the former president's supporters, and MAGA true believers โ€“ not all necessarily in the same right-wing ideological camp โ€“ arrived at different conclusions as to why an insurrection, let alone Mr Trump's second inauguration, did not happen on 4 March, as some of the QAnon faithful and far-right memes anticipated.

    • Politics
      Yahoo News Video

      Barrett authors first Supreme Court ruling, a loss for environmentalists

      Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday authored her first ruling since joining the Supreme Court in October as the court handed a defeat to an environmental group looking for access to government documents.

    • Lake of the Ozarks Realtor Offered $1.5K to Have Her Former Mother-in-Law Killed: Prosecutors
      U.S.
      The Daily Beast

      Lake of the Ozarks Realtor Offered $1.5K to Have Her Former Mother-in-Law Killed: Prosecutors

      She was reportedly concerned about the woman causing problems with her relationship with her kids. Bauman was recorded discussing the scheme, according to a press release from the Camden County prosecutor's office. She was given multiple opportunities to change her mind when asked by a witness-turned-informant if she was sure she wanted to carry out the killing, prosecutors said, but she moved ahead with it, at one point acknowledging that she was a Christian but noting she could always ask for forgiveness later.

    • The 8 Senate Democrats who voted against raising the minimum wage are collectively worth over $43 million
      Politics
      Business Insider

      The 8 Senate Democrats who voted against raising the minimum wage are collectively worth over $43 million

      Eight Senate Democrats broke from the majority of their party on Friday to vote against a proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to raise the minimum wage to $15, joining all 50 Republicans in the upper chamber to reject it. Their defections put the measure on course to fail. Sanders' proposal defied a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian that a minimum wage increase could not be included in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.

      • The $15 Minimum Wage Is Officially Dead In Democrats' COVID-19 Relief Bill
        The $15 Minimum Wage Is Officially Dead In Democrats' COVID-19 Relief Bill
        HuffPost
      • Raising The Minimum Wage Would Have Been A Popular Move, Polls Show
        Raising The Minimum Wage Would Have Been A Popular Move, Polls Show
        HuffPost
    • Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman said a security guard followed her and told her she 'looked suspicious' when entering her own building
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman said a security guard followed her and told her she 'looked suspicious' when entering her own building

      Amanda Gorman became an international sensation in January after performing at the Inauguration. Amanda Gorman said Friday that a security guard followed her home because he thought she looked "suspicious." The 22-year-old poet, who lives in Los Angeles, said she showed him her keys and buzzed herself into her building, prompting the security guard to leave without apologizing to her.

      • Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Says She Was Racially Profiled Outside Her Home
        Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Says She Was Racially Profiled Outside Her Home
        HuffPost
      • Poet Amanda Gorman Says She Was Racially Profiled by Security Guard
        Poet Amanda Gorman Says She Was Racially Profiled by Security Guard
        Complex
    • America built the world's most sophisticated cyberweapons. Now they're being used against the country, a new book argues.
      World
      Business Insider

      America built the world's most sophisticated cyberweapons. Now they're being used against the country, a new book argues.

      The US has long emphasized cyber offense over defense, Nicole Perlroth argues in a new book. But now the weapons it developed are being used against it, the The New York Times reporter said. Perlroth told Insider the US needs to shore up its biggest vulnerability: critical infrastructure.

    • A man in jail tried to hire a hitman to kill the witnesses in his court case but the guy was actually a federal informant
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A man in jail tried to hire a hitman to kill the witnesses in his court case but the guy was actually a federal informant

      A Virgin Islands man tried to hire a hitman from prison to kill witnesses. Delroy Thomas, 30, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and must pay a $3,000 fine. In his attempt to hire a hitman, Thomas was unaware that the person he was speaking to was actually a DEA informant.

    Should humans be next to explore Mars?
    • โ€œTaking humans to Mars would require an investment astronomically out of kilter with the possible benefits.โ€

    • โ€œCan a Mars settlement be a freer society than we enjoy on Earth? Maybe.โ€

    • โ€œWhat we learn...may spark the next revolution that will make life in 2071 beyond anything we can imagine right now.โ€

    • โ€œOur presence on Mars could jeopardize one of our main reasons for being there โ€” the search for life.โ€

    • โ€œThe future of geologic investigation of other worlds lies with highly improved versions of our Mars rovers.โ€

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