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    • Stimulus bill updates: An impasse is broken

      Stimulus bill updates: An impasse is broken

      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 »
      • SCOTUS dismisses cases, won't rule on Trump policy

        SCOTUS dismisses cases, won't rule on Trump policy

      • Images of slaves ruled not property of descendants

        Images of slaves ruled not property of descendants

      • Calif. announces reopening of stadiums, theme parks

        Calif. announces reopening of stadiums, theme parks

      • Dem senator takes heat for gesture on minimum wage

        Dem senator takes heat for gesture on minimum wage

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

        Poll reveals stark divide on race after Floyd's death

    • 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 “Asian piece of s---.” 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
    • Trial date set for British ISIS militants the ‘Beatles’, accused of murdering journalists and aid workers
      World
      The Independent

      Trial date set for British ISIS militants the ‘Beatles’, accused of murdering journalists and aid workers

      A trial date has been set for two British ISIS militants known as the "Beatles", who are accused of torturing and beheading Americans and Europeans in Syria. A federal judge in Virginia set a tentative date in January 2022 for the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Amon Kotey. The men, along with other ISIS militants from Britain, made up a group of fighters who came to be known as "The Beatles" because of their English accents.

    • Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy

      Republicans have one goal for President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package: to erode public support for the rescue plan by portraying it as too big, too bloated and too much wasteful public spending for a pandemic that's almost over. Senate Republicans prepared Friday to vote lockstep against the relief bill, taking the calculated political risk that Americans will sour on the big-dollar spending for vaccination distribution, unemployment benefits, money for the states and other outlays as unnecessary, once they learn all the details. Reviving a page from their 2009 takedown of Barack Obama's costly recovery from the financial crisis, they expect their opposition will pay political rewards, much like the earlier effort contributed to the House Republicans' rise to power.

      • Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition
        Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition
        HuffPost
      • GOP using Obama-era strategy to fight relief bill
        GOP using Obama-era strategy to fight relief bill
        Associated Press Videos
    • 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

    • Glitch hampers Hungary's vaccination drive as COVID-19 cases rise
      World
      Reuters

      Glitch hampers Hungary's vaccination drive as COVID-19 cases rise

      Hungary said on Friday it would have to delay the vaccination of tens of thousands of people after a bureaucratic glitch disrupted its distribution of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot. "We will apologise to them in a text message," Istvan Gyorgy, a state secretary in charge of the government's vaccination working group, told an online press briefing. Earlier on Friday, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned that the country could be facing a sharp rise in hospitalisations, up to around 15,000-20,000 from current levels of around 6,800.

    • Senate bill narrows who can receive $1,400 stimulus checks. Here’s who’s eligible
      U.S.
      TODAY

      Senate bill narrows who can receive $1,400 stimulus checks. Here’s who’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
    • 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
    • House impeachment manager sues Trump, allies over riot
      Politics
      Associated Press

      House impeachment manager sues Trump, allies over riot

      Rep. Eric Swalwell, who served as a House manager in Donald Trump's last impeachment trial, filed a lawsuit Friday against the former president, his son, lawyer and a Republican congressman whose actions he charges led to January's insurrection. The California Democrat's suit, filed in federal court in Washington, alleges a conspiracy to violate civil rights, along with negligence, inciting a riot and inflicting emotional distress. It follows a similar suit filed by Rep. Bennie Thompson last month in an attempt to hold the former president accountable in some way for his actions Jan. 6, following his Senate acquittal.

      • Rep. Swalwell Sues Trump Over Civil Rights Violations In Capitol Riot
        Rep. Swalwell Sues Trump Over Civil Rights Violations In Capitol Riot
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      • Congressman sues Trump over deadly Capitol siege
        Congressman sues Trump over deadly Capitol siege
        Reuters Videos
    • 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.

    • What is Biden doing differently at US border?
      Politics
      BBC

      What is Biden doing differently at US border?

      On the campaign trail, Joe Biden made sweeping promises to reform US immigration, vowing to "take urgent action" and undo the policies of Donald Trump. "We're not saying 'don't come,'" Mr Biden's top homeland security official Alejandro Mayorkas said this week. Here's a look at what Mr Biden has - and hasn't - done so far, and how it differs from Mr Trump.

      • Border politics: Trump blames Biden for influx of immigrants
        Border politics: Trump blames Biden for influx of immigrants
        FOX News Videos
      • Biden administration blames Trump for crisis at US-Mexico border
        Biden administration blames Trump for crisis at US-Mexico border
        FOX News Videos
    • 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
    • South Africa in African Union talks on COVID-19 shots for 10 million people
      World
      Reuters

      South Africa in African Union talks on COVID-19 shots for 10 million people

      South Africa is negotiating with an African Union (AU) platform to buy COVID-19 vaccines for at least 10 million of its people, a senior health official said on Friday. The country was provisionally allocated 12 million doses developed by AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in an AU vaccine plan, but it was unclear how many vaccines it would seek to buy after it halted plans to use the AstraZeneca shot. Sandile Buthelezi, Department of Health director-general, did not say which vaccines the country would order via the AU in comments to parliament.

      • 'Coronavirus can't kill me now'; Africans cheer rollout of COVAX vaccinations
        'Coronavirus can't kill me now'; Africans cheer rollout of COVAX vaccinations
        Reuters
      • Canada clears Johnson & Johnson vaccine, first to approve 4
        Canada clears Johnson & Johnson vaccine, first to approve 4
        Associated Press
    • Mother of ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley defends her son and repeats election conspiracy theories
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Mother of ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley defends her son and repeats election conspiracy theories

      The mother of the so-called “QAnon Shaman” 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
    • 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.

    • 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 — in which people do not wear masks — 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
    • 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.

    • Texas regulators will not correct $16 billion in electricity ‘overcharges.’ Why?
      Business
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Texas regulators will not correct $16 billion in electricity ‘overcharges.’ 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
    • 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, “physically and verbally engaged with the officers holding the line” before assaulting one officer with a riot shield—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 news: White House defends ‘Neanderthal’ slur of GOP states, as Trump shifts blame for Senate loss
      Politics
      The Independent

      Biden news: White House defends ‘Neanderthal’ slur of GOP states, as Trump shifts blame for Senate loss

      The White House defended Joe Biden accusing Texas and Mississippi of having "Neanderthal thinking", saying he was talking about their "behaviour" and not calling them actual Neanderthals. It comes as Donald Trump tried to shift the blame for the Senate race defeats in Georgia, saying Mitch McConnell only offering $600 stimulus checks led to the defeats of Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. On the US Mexico border, child migrants detained by authorities have increased 583 per cent under Joe Biden, according to internal documents from the Department of Health and Human services reported by Axios.

      • Marco Rubio's Weak Joke About Biden And Neanderthals Backfires On Twitter
        Marco Rubio's Weak Joke About Biden And Neanderthals Backfires On Twitter
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      • Biden Makes Republicans Feel Like 'Deplorable Neanderthals,' Complains Meghan McCain
        Biden Makes Republicans Feel Like 'Deplorable Neanderthals,' Complains Meghan McCain
        HuffPost
    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Senate rejects Bernie Sanders proposal for $15 minimum wage in coronavirus relief package
      Politics
      The Independent

      Senate rejects Bernie Sanders proposal for $15 minimum wage in coronavirus relief package

      A proposal from Bernie Sanders to raise the federal hourly minimum wage to $15 from its current $7.25 failed in the Senate after the senator sought to include the measure in a White House-backed coronavirus relief package. The House of Representatives included the wage hike in its version of its $1.9 trillion legislation, which includes unemployment relief, support for families with children, and funding for schools and vaccine distribution, among other initiatives critical to Joe Biden's plan to combat the pandemic and its economic fallout a year after the outbreak. After the Senate rules-advising parliamentarian shot down the inclusion of a wage increase in the bill, Senator Sanders vowed to introduce an amendment to put it into the legislation.

      • 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
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      • Bernie Sanders Wants To Pass A COVID-19 Relief Bill So Young People Can Date Again
        Bernie Sanders Wants To Pass A COVID-19 Relief Bill So Young People Can Date Again
        HuffPost
    • 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

    • Ted Cruz ‘traitor’ billboards go up in his Texas neighbourhood
      Politics
      The Independent

      Ted Cruz ‘traitor’ billboards go up in his Texas neighbourhood

      The group took aim at Mr Cruz after he voted against the congressional certification of the electoral college votes despite the ransacking of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters on 6 January. In a 17 January statement, the group said that “Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley deserve the most blame for firing up the violent mob of Trump supporters that attacked the U.S Capitol and killed five people”. On the fundraising page for the billboard campaign, the group adds that “rioters who broke into the Senate were quoted as saying Cruz 'would want us to do this.

    • 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
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      • Poet Amanda Gorman Says She Was Racially Profiled by Security Guard
        Poet Amanda Gorman Says She Was Racially Profiled by Security Guard
        Complex
    Should humans be next to explore Mars?
    • “Taking humans to Mars would require an investment astronomically out of kilter with the possible benefits.”

    • “Can a Mars settlement be a freer society than we enjoy on Earth? Maybe.”

    • “What we learn...may spark the next revolution that will make life in 2071 beyond anything we can imagine right now.”

    • “Our presence on Mars could jeopardize one of our main reasons for being there — the search for life.”

    • “The future of geologic investigation of other worlds lies with highly improved versions of our Mars rovers.”

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