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    • 628 pages of relief bill read aloud because of senator

      628 pages of relief bill read aloud because of senator

      Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., forced the Senate to begin reading the entirety of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill on the Senate floor, further delaying a vote on the legislation.

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      • Sharp increase in traffic crash deaths across U.S.

        Sharp increase in traffic crash deaths across U.S.

      • Undocumented immigrants dealt big blow by SCOTUS

        Undocumented immigrants dealt big blow by SCOTUS

      • Cuomo accuser: He was 'trying to sleep with me'

        Cuomo accuser: He was 'trying to sleep with me'

      • Time that officer's knee was on Floyd's neck revised

        Time that officer's knee was on Floyd's neck revised

      • Eager to act, Biden and Dems leave GOP behind

        Eager to act, Biden and Dems leave GOP behind

    • Civil War: Trump attacks Republican strategist Rove, who fires back
      Politics
      Reuters

      Civil War: Trump attacks Republican strategist Rove, who fires back

      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. "He's a pompous fool with bad advice and always has an agenda," Trump complained in a statement issued by his office in Palm Beach, Florida. Rove, the architect of Republican George W. Bush's presidential victories in 2000 and 2004, wrote in an opinion article in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that Trump's speech last Sunday to the Conservative Political Action Conference was wanting.

    • Woman likely sneaked gun into jail by hiding it inside her body, Missouri sheriff says
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Woman likely sneaked gun into jail by hiding it inside her body, Missouri sheriff says

      A Missouri woman likely sneaked a gun into jail by hiding it inside her body, authorities say. The Boone County Sheriff's Office says the woman underwent three searches on her way into jail and the firearm was never detected. Amy Natasha Wilhite, 39, was arrested on Valentine's Day and searched by law enforcement after she was taken into custody, authorities say.

    • Kentucky man โ€” and a motorcycle โ€” found after 465-foot Grand Canyon fall, officials say
      U.S.
      Raleigh News and Observer

      Kentucky man โ€” and a motorcycle โ€” found after 465-foot Grand Canyon fall, officials say

      A missing Kentucky man was found dead after a 465-foot fall from the Grand Canyon, according to the National Park Service. A motorcycle was also found beside the body of John Pennington, a 40-year-old man from Walton, officials say. He was believed to have entered the Grand Canyon around Feb. 23 and abandoned his vehicle at Yaki Point, a scenic overlook, officials say.

      • Body found in Grand Canyon thought to be missing Kentucky man
        Body found in Grand Canyon thought to be missing Kentucky man
        NBC News
      • Man's body, motorcycle found 465 feetย below Grand Canyon rim, National Park Service says
        Man's body, motorcycle found 465 feetย below Grand Canyon rim, National Park Service says
        USA TODAY
    • Trump inadvertently boosts Biden's stimulus messaging with another statement raging against McConnell
      Politics
      The Week

      Trump inadvertently boosts Biden's stimulus messaging with another statement raging against McConnell

      Former President Donald Trump has released a new post-presidency statement, and Democrats might just be glad he did. The former president, who remains permanently banned from Twitter, released a statement Thursday once again raging against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), blasting him as the "most unpopular politician in the country" while blaming him for Republicans' Senate losses in Georgia โ€” losses for which Trump himself has been blamed by other Republicans. One of the reasons Republicans lost the two Georgia Senate runoffs in January, Trump argues, was "Mitch McConnell's refusal to go above $600 per person on the stimulus check payments when the two Democrat opponents were touting $2,000 per person in ad after ad."

      • Trump Blames McConnell, Kemp for Loss of Georgia Senate Seats
        Trump Blames McConnell, Kemp for Loss of Georgia Senate Seats
        National Review
      • Trump tries to shift blame for Georgia defeat to other Republicans and lashes out at WSJ in new statement
        Trump tries to shift blame for Georgia defeat to other Republicans and lashes out at WSJ in new statement
        The Independent
    • Man pictured with feet on Pelosi's desk yells at judge: "It's not fair"
      U.S.
      Axios

      Man pictured with feet on Pelosi's desk yells at judge: "It's not fair"

      The Arkansas man who was pictured with his feet on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk during the Jan. 6 insurrection had an outburst in court Thursday, yelling at the judge and his own lawyers that it isn't "fair" he is still in jail, KNWA reports. Background: Richard Barnett, 60, has been asking to be freed on bond since he was arrested days after the attack at the Capitol, per the New York Times. Barnett lost his patience after D.C. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper continued his trial until May 4.

    • Clash over Myanmar U.N. seat averted as diplomatic revolt against junta widens
      World
      Reuters

      Clash over Myanmar U.N. seat averted as diplomatic revolt against junta widens

      A clash was averted over who represents Myanmar at the United Nations in New York following a Feb. 1 military coup, after the junta's replacement quit and the Myanmar U.N. mission confirmed that Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun remained in the job. Kyaw Moe Tun was fired by the junta on Saturday, a day after he urged countries at the 193-member U.N. General Assembly to use "any means necessary" to reverse the coup that ousted the nation's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The junta appointed deputy U.N. Ambassador Tin Maung Naing to replace him, but he has since resigned and Myanmar's U.N. mission told the United Nations, in a note seen by Reuters on Thursday, that Kyaw Moe Tun remained the country's envoy.

      • Myanmar diplomatic revolt against junta widens after violent crackdown
        Myanmar diplomatic revolt against junta widens after violent crackdown
        Reuters
      • UN envoy: Myanmar army is 'surprised' at opposition to coup
        UN envoy: Myanmar army is 'surprised' at opposition to coup
        Associated Press
    • โ€˜Impossible to trace.โ€™ Tech savvy dad may be holding daughter captive in WA, cops say
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      โ€˜Impossible to trace.โ€™ Tech savvy dad may be holding daughter captive in WA, cops say

      A father accused of kidnapping his teenage daughter 17 months ago could be holding her captive in Washington, but his technology skills are making it hard for authorities to find him, officials say. Authorities say John Oliver Westbrook kidnapped his daughter, Daphne Westbrook, 17, in October 2019 from Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to a news release posted on Facebook by the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office in Tennessee. Investigators say Westbrook is holding Daphne against her will and they're struggling to locate them because he is โ€œan IT expert specializing in security, block chain technology and bitcoin.โ€

    • AOC and fellow progressives counter push for Puerto Rico statehood, propose self-determination
      Politics
      Axios

      AOC and fellow progressives counter push for Puerto Rico statehood, propose self-determination

      Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velรกzquez are pushing ahead with a bill in Congress that would let Puerto Rico decide its future โ€” a proposal threatening Gov. Pedro Pierluisi's determination to pursue statehood for the island. Why it matters: There's an urgency among supporters of statehood to get it done whileย Democrats control both chambers of Congress, and President Biden has been publicly supportive. During a joint phone interview with Axios on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez said she still hasn't heard from Pierluisi, and Velรกzquez said she met with him virtually a few weeks ago.

      • AOC-Velรกzquez Puerto Rico bill sets needed path to decolonization, progressives say
        AOC-Velรกzquez Puerto Rico bill sets needed path to decolonization, progressives say
        NBC News
      • Statehood for DC could come sooner than Puerto Rico โ€” hereโ€™s why
        Statehood for DC could come sooner than Puerto Rico โ€” hereโ€™s why
        TheGrio
    • Indian man accused of beheading daughter in apparent "honor killing"
      World
      CBS News

      Indian man accused of beheading daughter in apparent "honor killing"

      Indian police have arrested a man and accused him of decapitating his own teenage daughter in a rage over her relationship with another man he didn't like, BBC News reported on Thursday, in what appears to be the latest gruesome case of so-called "honor killing" in the Asian nation. Police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh said Sarvesh Kumar was arrested as he walked toward the local police station carrying his daughter's head. BBC News said the local police released a video of Kumar confessing to the crime, in which he explains that he was enraged to learn of his daughter's relationship, came home to find her alone, locker her in a room and decapitated her with a sharp object.

      • Hardoi: India man arrested for beheading teenaged daughter
        Hardoi: India man arrested for beheading teenaged daughter
        BBC
      • Shock in India after man cuts off daughterโ€™s head and takes it to police as he โ€˜disapproved of her relationshipโ€™
        Shock in India after man cuts off daughterโ€™s head and takes it to police as he โ€˜disapproved of her relationshipโ€™
        The Independent
    • Texas workers should be worried about more than Covid after gov's mask repeal, experts say
      U.S.
      NBC News

      Texas workers should be worried about more than Covid after gov's mask repeal, experts say

      Working the door at a business in Texas that still requires masks against Covid-19 could be hazardous to your health โ€” and not just because of the virus, top security experts said Thursday. Gov. Greg Abbott's sudden decision this week to lift the mask mandate and other coronavirus restrictions has undermined the ability of these companies to enforce their own rules for protecting staffers and customers, they said. โ€œThis ripping off the Band-Aid approach is not good,โ€ said Brian Higgins, a security consultant who also teaches at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.

      • Criticism Grows After Texas Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions, Top Health Official Not Consulted
        Criticism Grows After Texas Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions, Top Health Official Not Consulted
        HuffPost
      • Clint Eastwood Western Shoots Down Texas Mask Law Repeal On 'The Late Show'
        Clint Eastwood Western Shoots Down Texas Mask Law Repeal On 'The Late Show'
        HuffPost
    • Biden changed his plan for the strike on Iran-backed militias at the last minute to avoid killing a woman and children
      World
      Business Insider

      Biden changed his plan for the strike on Iran-backed militias at the last minute to avoid killing a woman and children

      The president changed his plans for an airstrike against Iran-backed militias at the last minute. Battlefield intelligence indicated the presence of a woman and children at one of two strike areas. With fighters in the air, Biden chose to strike only one target, bypassing the one with civilians.

      • Biden called off second Syria strike after reconnaissance spotted civilians
        Biden called off second Syria strike after reconnaissance spotted civilians
        The Telegraph
      • Biden called off strike against second target in Syria to avoid killing civilians, say officials
        Biden called off strike against second target in Syria to avoid killing civilians, say officials
        NBC News
    • 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.

    • 9 of the Best Outdoor Rugs That Literally Ground Any Space
      World
      Architectural Digest

      9 of the Best Outdoor Rugs That Literally Ground Any Space

      High-traffic areas are about to meet their match Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • A New Orleans police officer groomed and raped a 14-year-old girl he was assigned to take to a rape kit exam, a lawsuit alleges
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A New Orleans police officer groomed and raped a 14-year-old girl he was assigned to take to a rape kit exam, a lawsuit alleges

      A new lawsuit accuses a New Orleans cop of grooming and raping a 14-year-old rape survivor. Officer Rodney Vicknair was arrested last year and fired from the police department in January. The lawsuit alleged the police department shouldn't have allowed Vicknair to assist the girl.

    • 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.

      • Stimulus checks: White House agrees to tighten eligibility rules for $1,400 direct payments
        Stimulus checks: White House agrees to tighten eligibility rules for $1,400 direct payments
        Yahoo Finance
      • Biden's COVID-19 relief plan includes a child tax credit boost popular with Democrats but a 'nightmare' to Republicans
        Biden's COVID-19 relief plan includes a child tax credit boost popular with Democrats but a 'nightmare' to Republicans
        USA TODAY
    • Earth's largest-ever mass extinction is a warning for humanity
      Science
      CBS News

      Earth's largest-ever mass extinction is a warning for humanity

      Right now our planet is in the midst of what science says is an unprecedented rate of change, unlike anything seen in tens of millions of years. Overconsumption, unsustainable practices and the release of immense amounts of greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels are altering our life-sustaining climate at a dangerous pace, oceans are acidifying and losing oxygen, andย species are dying off. The worst came a little over 250 million years ago โ€” before dinosaurs walked the earth โ€” in an episode called the Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction, or the Great Dying, when 90% of life in the oceans and 70% of life on land vanished.

    • Rudy Giuliani, who helped lead Trump's bogus election-fraud conspiracy theory, is being mocked after warning of the dangers of misinformation
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Rudy Giuliani, who helped lead Trump's bogus election-fraud conspiracy theory, is being mocked after warning of the dangers of misinformation

      Rudy Giuliani warned of "the dire consequences of misinformation on social media." Giuliani has long promoted right-wing misinformation on social media. Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, was pilloried on Wednesday after he warned in a podcast of the dangers of online misinformation.

    • Live stimulus updates: Kamala Harris breaks Senate tie to begin debate on Joe Biden's COVID stimulus bill
      Politics
      USA TODAY

      Live stimulus updates: Kamala Harris breaks Senate tie to begin debate on Joe Biden's COVID stimulus bill

      Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., forced the Senate to begin reading President Joe Biden'sย entire $1.9 trillion COVID bill aloud on the Senate floor, threatening to further delay the bill's passage as the Senate clerk reads through the hundreds of pages of the bill. Johnson said his tactic was about โ€œeducatingโ€ the American public on what was in theย $1.9 trillion package, which he has derided as full of provisions unrelated to COVID relief. The Senate voted earlier to begin debate on the bill.

      • Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition
        Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition
        HuffPost
      • A more targeted stimulus package is 'difficult to do': Democratic congressman
        A more targeted stimulus package is 'difficult to do': Democratic congressman
        Yahoo Finance
    • Five states are rolling back mask mandates. More could be on the way. Here's what it could mean for all of us.
      U.S.
      USA TODAY

      Five states are rolling back mask mandates. More could be on the way. Here's what it could mean for all of us.

      Five states have announced rolling back mask mandatesย in major recalls of COVID-19 safety measuresย over the past monthย โ€“ย leaving many to wonder whether other states will join the tide and alter how the country is dealing with COVID-19 at a crucial moment in the fight against the disease. Cities, businessesย and families are often making their own choices of whether to wear masks or go to restaurants, despite governors in Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Montana and Iowa declaring that state mandates would no longer be needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Major American retail chains across the countryย such as Kroger, Best Buy Co.,ย Kohl'sย and Ulta are sticking to their policies to require masks in stores.

      • Biden Calls States Lifting Mask Mandates 'Neanderthal Thinking'
        Biden Calls States Lifting Mask Mandates 'Neanderthal Thinking'
        HuffPost
      • Texas resident says 'too soon' for no mask mandate
        Texas resident says 'too soon' for no mask mandate
        Associated Press Videos
    • Jeanine Pirro Accuses Immigrants of Bringing โ€˜All Kinds of Diseasesโ€™ Into U.S.
      Politics
      The Daily Beast

      Jeanine Pirro Accuses Immigrants of Bringing โ€˜All Kinds of Diseasesโ€™ Into U.S.

      During a shouting match with Geraldo Rivera on Fox News on Thursday night, Judge Jeanine Pirro went on a tirade that was shocking in its blatant racismโ€”even for her. โ€œWe've got people being released at the border right now who've got COVID,โ€ Pirro screamed at Rivera, who was attempting to push back on her argument. The host's comments were reminiscent of ones made by Fox News' Tucker Carlson that set off a major firestorm and advertiser boycott in late 2018.

    • Biden and Europe allies worry Israel is preparing a substantial attack on Iran
      World
      Business Insider

      Biden and Europe allies worry Israel is preparing a substantial attack on Iran

      Israel suspects Iran intentionally dispatched a ship to dump hundreds of tons of crude oil onto its beaches, the area's worst ecological disaster in decades, in revenge for the November assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist, according to Israeli officials and media. But Israeli officials tell Insider the statement from the environmental minister directly blaming Iran released Wednesday was premature as the military and intelligence services have yet to make a final determination on both Iranian culpability and the appropriate level of response to what would be the most brazen act of environmental terrorism in recent history.

      • Israel suspects Iran connection to Mediterranean oil spill
        Israel suspects Iran connection to Mediterranean oil spill
        Associated Press
      • Israeli minister sticks to Iran 'environmental terror' claim
        Israeli minister sticks to Iran 'environmental terror' claim
        Associated Press
    • The 29 Best Bar Carts Under $500
      Lifestyle
      Architectural Digest

      The 29 Best Bar Carts Under $500

      Guaranteed to look great in your Zoom happy hours Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn says being called a 'Neanderthal' is actually a good thing after Biden criticized states for lifting mask mandates
      Politics
      Business Insider

      GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn says being called a 'Neanderthal' is actually a good thing after Biden criticized states for lifting mask mandates

      Sen. Blackburn defended Neanderthals after Biden said lifting mask rules was "Neanderthal thinking." Lawmakers and members of the public mocked Blackburn by pointing out that Neanderthals are extinct. Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee defended Neanderthals after President Joe Biden criticized Texas and Mississippi for lifting their mask mandates and called the decision "Neanderthal thinking."

      • Sen. Marsha Blackburn: โ€˜Neanderthal Thinkingโ€™ In COVID-19 Fight Is Good, Actually
        Sen. Marsha Blackburn: โ€˜Neanderthal Thinkingโ€™ In COVID-19 Fight Is Good, Actually
        HuffPost
      • Biden Calls States Lifting Mask Mandates 'Neanderthal Thinking'
        Biden Calls States Lifting Mask Mandates 'Neanderthal Thinking'
        HuffPost
    • Prince Harry and Meghan's 2018 tour was 'stressful' for staff and left one aide visibly upset
      World
      The Telegraph

      Prince Harry and Meghan's 2018 tour was 'stressful' for staff and left one aide visibly upset

      The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's autumn 2018 tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga was โ€œstressfulโ€ for staff, with at least one aide visibly upset after a discussion with the Duchess. One engagement in particular has long been shrouded in mystery, with no credible explanation given as to why the Duchess was abruptly whisked from a market in Fiji's capital Suva, cutting short the visit. The engagement was organised to allow Meghan to learn more about a UN Women's project called Markets for Change, which promotes women's empowerment in marketplaces throughout the Pacific.

      • Meghan Markle's Reps Shut Down Bullying Claims as a "Defamatory Portrayal" of the Duchess
        Meghan Markle's Reps Shut Down Bullying Claims as a "Defamatory Portrayal" of the Duchess
        Prevention
      • Meghan Markle Isnโ€™t the Problem
        Meghan Markle Isnโ€™t the Problem
        Glamour
    • World
      Reuters Videos

      Scotland leader defends predecessor case handling

      Leader of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has been defending her handling of the sexual harassment case involving her predecessor Alex Salmond, which has been threatening to derail her dream to lead Scotland to independence from the United Kingdom. Sturgeon testified on Wednesday (March 3) and described the feud with Salmond as "one of the most invidious political and personal situations" she has ever faced. She denied his accusations that she had plotted against him and misled the Scottish parliament.

    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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