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    • Dem senator takes heat for gesture on minimum wage

      Dem senator takes heat for gesture on minimum wage

      Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema helped vote down a minimum wage increase, but it was the way she did it that drew condemnation and comparisons to the late John McCain.

      Backlash on social media »
      • Stimulus updates: Where things stand

        Stimulus updates: Where things stand

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

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

      • Images of slaves ruled not property of descendants

        Images of slaves ruled not property of descendants

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

        Poll reveals stark divide on race after Floyd's death

      • CDC confirms mask efficacy as states abandon mandates

        CDC confirms mask efficacy as states abandon mandates

    • Italian prosecutor seeks life sentences for U.S. students accused of killing
      World
      Reuters

      Italian prosecutor seeks life sentences for U.S. students accused of killing

      An Italian prosecutor on Saturday demanded life sentences for two young Americans being tried on murder charges after a policeman was killed following a botched drugs sale in Rome. Finnegan Lee Elder, who was 19 at the time, has admitted to stabbing Mario Cerciello Rega in the early hours of July 26, 2019, while his friend Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, then 18, was tussling with another police officer. Under Italian law, anyone who participates even indirectly in a murder can face murder charges.

    • A third stimulus check is headed your way. Here's what you need to know.
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      NBC News

      A third stimulus check is headed your way. Here's what you need to know.

      The Democratic-controlled Congress is on the verge of passing its biggest round of coronavirus stimulus payments, delivering on a campaign promise by President Joe Biden. If the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill passes and becomes law, it would provide the third round of stimulus checks — after the $1,200 payments last March and the $600 payments in the December bill signed by President Donald Trump. The Senate is tweaking the House version of the bill, which is the most likely one to become law despite Republicans' rallying in opposition.

      • 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
      • Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition
        Senate Advances $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Despite GOP Opposition
        HuffPost
    • 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
    • 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

    • 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
    • Rudy Giuliani's legal woes mount as a federal criminal investigation into his Ukraine dealings resumes, report says
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Rudy Giuliani's legal woes mount as a federal criminal investigation into his Ukraine dealings resumes, report says

      A probe into Rudy Giuliani's business and overseas dealings has resumed, according to AP. The criminal investigation will look into the legality of his conversations with Ukrainian officials. A federal criminal investigation into Rudy Giuliani has resumed, according to the 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
    • 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
    • Manchin signs off on Democrats' stimulus bill unemployment compromise
      Politics
      The Week

      Manchin signs off on Democrats' stimulus bill unemployment compromise

      After nine hours of negotiations, Senate Democrats reached a compromise on the enhanced unemployment payments in President Biden's COVID-19 stimulus plan, setting it up for passage perhaps as early as Saturday. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), a crucial moderate vote on the Democratic side in the 50-50 Senate, had expressed concern about raising the existing $300 per week benefit (which is set to expire on March 14) to $400 per week, but he came around on a new deal that kept the payments at $300 while extending them until early October. Additionally, the bill now forgives $10,200 in taxes on unemployment benefits received in 2020.

      • Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits In COVID-19 Relief Bill
        Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits In COVID-19 Relief Bill
        HuffPost
      • Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits After Objections From Joe Manchin
        Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits After Objections From Joe Manchin
        HuffPost
    • 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.

    • 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
    • ‘People need the help now’: Senate at standstill over coronavirus relief as Biden makes final plea for passage
      Politics
      The Independent

      ‘People need the help now’: Senate at standstill over coronavirus relief as Biden makes final plea for passage

      The US Senate came to an hours-long standstill on Friday, with off-the-floor negotiations among Republicans and moderate Democrats over the future of unemployment benefits for jobless Americans, a compromise that threatened to derail a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation that is critical to Joe Biden's efforts to combat the pandemic. Attention centred around moderate Democrats like Joe Manchin of West Virginia as Republicans offered last-minute revisions to jobless aid, along with more than 100 amendments to the aid package as it clears its last major hurdle one year after a public health crisis that has upended American life and its economy.

      • Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits In COVID-19 Relief Bill
        Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits In COVID-19 Relief Bill
        HuffPost
      • Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits After Objections From Joe Manchin
        Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits After Objections From Joe Manchin
        HuffPost
    • 2,000 page report shows House GOP posting attacks on 2020 election
      Politics
      CBS News

      2,000 page report shows House GOP posting attacks on 2020 election

      A Democratic congresswoman has released a nearly 2,000-page report compiling social media posts about the 2020 election from House Republicans who voted to overturn the results. The report lays out how some Republicans relentlessly pushed misinformation and conspiracy theories about election fraud, and kept at it even after Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol. "Like former President Trump, any elected Member of Congress who aided and abetted the insurrection or incited the attack seriously threatened our democratic government," Representative Zoe Lofgren writes in the introduction of her report. The California lawmaker suggests the social media posts could be used as evidence for potential punishments of these Congress members, including expulsion and any criminal charges stemming from the Capitol insurrection.

      • Rep. Zoe Lofgren's Report Bares Lawmakers' Posts Bashing Election Before Capitol Riot
        Rep. Zoe Lofgren's Report Bares Lawmakers' Posts Bashing Election Before Capitol Riot
        HuffPost
      • Republicans Who Voted To Overturn Election Say Congress Should Stay Out Of Elections
        Republicans Who Voted To Overturn Election Say Congress Should Stay Out Of Elections
        HuffPost
    • 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
    • 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.

    • Letters to the Editor: Gavin Newsom stabbed workers in the back by being silent on Prop. 22
      Politics
      Los Angeles Times Opinion

      Letters to the Editor: Gavin Newsom stabbed workers in the back by being silent on Prop. 22

      To the editor: Gov. Gavin Newsom's Future of Work Commission called for a new "social compact" for workers — an aspiration that took a knife in the back from Newsom's silence on Proposition 22 last November. On the report's goals for improving workers' wages, benefits and rights, increasing racial equity and unionization, Proposition 22 did the opposite. It institutionalized rideshare drivers' status as poverty-level, informal workers.

      • Gov. Newsom speaks from Stockton on effort to vaccinate people in vulnerable areas
        Gov. Newsom speaks from Stockton on effort to vaccinate people in vulnerable areas
        KCRA - Sacramento Videos
      • Bills show level of interest in WR prospect Dazz Newsome (report)
        Bills show level of interest in WR prospect Dazz Newsome (report)
        Bills Wire
    • 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.

    • Biden news: Senate at stimulus standstill as CDC ends Covid safeguard for shelters in migrant ‘tsunami’
      Politics
      The Independent

      Biden news: Senate at stimulus standstill as CDC ends Covid safeguard for shelters in migrant ‘tsunami’

      The US Senate came to an hours-long standstill on the Covid stimulus as negotiations threatened to derail a $1.9 trillion relief legislation that is critical to Joe Biden's efforts to combat the pandemic. As the president made a plea to pass the bill, Donald Trump was focusing on the “spiralling tsunami” of migrants on the US Mexico border in a furious statement blaming Biden for the overwhelmed border agencies. The situation is becoming so dire the CDC is reportedly lifting a Covid safeguard requiring shelters stay at 50 per cent capacity to maintain distancing.

    • Gov. Abbott, where’s the evidence that it’s safe to remove Texas’ mask mandate?
      Health
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Gov. Abbott, where’s the evidence that it’s safe to remove Texas’ mask mandate?

      In spite of recent warnings from public health officials, Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the state's mask mandate, effective March 10. In response, we ask: What evidence did the governor use to change policy? We know that public health policy has been far more effective in dealing with the pandemic than individual actions alone.

      • West Virginia's GOP Governor Calls Lifting Mask Mandates An Ill-Advised 'Macho Thing'
        West Virginia's GOP Governor Calls Lifting Mask Mandates An Ill-Advised 'Macho Thing'
        HuffPost
      • Kimmel Nails The Total Hypocrisy Of Texas Governor's Whine About Joe Biden
        Kimmel Nails The Total Hypocrisy Of Texas Governor's Whine About Joe Biden
        HuffPost
    • Disney World guests with COVID rage spit and yell at resort staff trying to enforce safety guidelines, report says
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      Disney World guests with COVID rage spit and yell at resort staff trying to enforce safety guidelines, report says

      Disney World employees are experiencing harassment from guests, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Workers detailed incidents of being spat and yelled at for trying to enforce COVID-19 safety protocols. Employees of the Walt Disney World Resort have been harassed by furious guests while trying to enforce COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, according to a report by the Orlando Sentinel.

    • Protesters injured after police clashes over Paraguay’s Covid response
      World
      The Independent

      Protesters injured after police clashes over Paraguay’s Covid response

      Around 20 people were injured when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas as protests over the Paraguayan government's handling of Covid turned violent. Hundreds of rioters, mainly young people, took to the streets of the capital, Asuncion, on Friday amid growing outrage that coronavirus infections had hit record levels and hospitals verged on collapse throughout the South American nation. Protesters lit flares, threw rocks at police, broke down security barriers and started fires in the streets as violent clashes turned the area around Asuncion's Congress building into a makeshift battlefield on Friday night.

      • Fire, smoke, gunshots in Paraguay capital as pandemic response ignites protests
        Fire, smoke, gunshots in Paraguay capital as pandemic response ignites protests
        Reuters
      • Paraguay pandemic response sparks violent protests
        Paraguay pandemic response sparks violent protests
        Reuters Videos
    • The Wall Street Journal ridicules Trump in public feud after the paper questioned his usefulness to the Republican Party
      Politics
      Business Insider

      The Wall Street Journal ridicules Trump in public feud after the paper questioned his usefulness to the Republican Party

      The Wall Street Journal and Trump are feuding after the paper ridiculed him for his election loss. The paper published an article that questioned Trump's usefulness to the Republican Party. Trump responded by saying the paper, backed by Rupert Murdoch, has "lost great credibility."

    • Fox News Turns to Tyrus, Currently Embroiled in Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit, for Thoughts on Cuomo
      U.S.
      The Daily Beast

      Fox News Turns to Tyrus, Currently Embroiled in Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit, for Thoughts on Cuomo

      For thoughts on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's harassment scandal, Fox News daytime show Outnumbered on Friday turned to Tyrus, who is currently embroiled in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit from his former Fox Nation co-host Britt McHenry. As far as, all women should be heard and respected, and then you need to have the investigation and then results of the investigation. Uhh, we need to respect those,” the Fox contributor said, when asked for his thoughts on the accusations against Cuomo, before quickly pivoting to the controversy over the governor's alleged cover-up of coronavirus-related nursing home deaths.

      • Accuser Claims Cuomo Had Aide Take Course On Sex Harassment He Was Supposed To Do
        Accuser Claims Cuomo Had Aide Take Course On Sex Harassment He Was Supposed To Do
        HuffPost
      • Embattled Gov. Cuomo faces questions over scandals
        Embattled Gov. Cuomo faces questions over scandals
        Associated Press Videos
    • 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
      • Amanda Gorman reveals security guard followed her home and said she looked ‘suspicious’
        Amanda Gorman reveals security guard followed her home and said she looked ‘suspicious’
        The Independent
    • Royal tensions erupt into 'all-out war' ahead of Harry and Meghan's 'liberating' Oprah interview
      Celebrity
      NBC News

      Royal tensions erupt into 'all-out war' ahead of Harry and Meghan's 'liberating' Oprah interview

      While royals have given many interviews before, she said, the decision to invite such public scrutiny on the tensions that have played out behind palace doors will have been "controversial" with the family. Meghan accused the palace of "perpetuating falsehoods" about the couple in a 30-second excerpt from the interview that was released Thursday. "I don't know how they could expect that after all of this time, we would still just be silent if there's an active role that 'The Firm' is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us," she tells Winfrey.

      • ‘I’m ready to talk’: Meghan says it’s liberating being able to speak for herself in new Oprah interview clip
        ‘I’m ready to talk’: Meghan says it’s liberating being able to speak for herself in new Oprah interview clip
        Yahoo Style UK
      • Meghan Markle says it's 'liberating' to speak for herself
        Meghan Markle says it's 'liberating' to speak for herself
        Yahoo Celebrity
    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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