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ReutersU.S. Senate panel sets hearing for Biden's No. 2 and No. 3 Justice Department picks
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday announced it will hold a confirmation hearing on March 9 for President Joe Biden's nominees to serve in the No. 2 and No. 3 top jobs at the U.S. Justice Department. Lisa Monaco, a former federal prosecutor who also previously advised former FBI Director Robert Mueller and former President Barack Obama, is nominated to serve as Deputy Attorney General. Vanita Gupta, a long-time civil rights attorney who previously led the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, is nominated to serve as Associate Attorney General.
- Associated Press
McConnell says he'd support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination
Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would “absolutely” support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024. “I've got at least four members that I think are planning on running for president, plus governors and others,” McConnell said. McConnell's remarks underscore an awkward balancing act he sought to maintain since Trump lost the election, reflecting the reality that McConnell’s own path back to power in the Senate hinges on enthusiasm from a party base that still ardently supports Trump.
- Reuters
Ireland sees strong early evidence that vaccines are working
Ireland is beginning to see strong early evidence that its COVID-19 vaccine rollout is protecting healthcare workers and care home residents from catching the disease, health officials said on Thursday. Ireland has administered almost 360,000 vaccines among its population of 4.9 million, so far to healthcare workers, care home residents and most recently people aged over 85. Ireland is mainly relying on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and has administered much smaller amounts of the Moderna and AstraZeneca shots.
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Kids pose as civil rights icons for new book
Meet Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ mini-me, as well as Malcolm X’s, and Harriet Tubman’s, too.Photographer Tricia Messeroux celebrates larger-than-life activists by shrinking them down in size, snapping portraits of kids dressed as civil rights pioneers for her new book, “Engineers of Equality.” "My vision was really to educate kids in a very entertaining and visual arts way about these activists and about these change makers. So, giving them the opportunity to be part of it, but also making sure that they're informed and they understand who these people are and what they did." The book features side-by-side portraits of real activists alongside children transformed to look like them, as well as bios on each social justice pioneer. Messeroux insisted the kids show up informed about who they were portraying and to even memorize a notable line or two from their alter-egos.She photographed Jonathan Ridore at Selma, Alabama’s famed Edmund Pettus Bridge, where the 13-year-old posed as late Congressman John Lewis and delivered big time when it came to reciting what is perhaps Lewis’s most famous line:"Never, ever be afraid to make some noise, get into good trouble, necessary trouble. To help redeem the souls of America."Nine-year-old Nia Thompson brushed up on Harriet Tubman before posing as the heroic former slave and abolitionist."It felt really good. I mean I get to actually play a hero that basically helped people be free. And I actually don't know where I'd be without her. Like if - if she didn't do this I don't know where I'd be."The book features over 30 icons, with pint-sized versions of the late Shirley Chisholm - the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress – and educator Booker T. Washington.Messeroux, who was the only Black girl in her school growing up in Boston, said she’s trying to teach kids what she didn’t learn in class. "There was never any Black history, like, ever any Black history. And when they tried to give us a little bit of a tribute in February, it was only Martin Luther King. That's the only person that they knew, was Dr. Martin Luther King. And oh, by the way, he had a dream - and that's about it.” Her book also spotlights more recent pop culture pioneers, with 12-yer-old Makaio Bey taking a knee as NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and a tinier version of filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
- Reuters
Biden weighs path forward for $15 minimum wage after Senate roadblock
President Joe Biden is still committed to raising the U.S. minimum wage to $15 after a key Senate referee ruled the provision could not be included in the COVID-19 relief bill, a top White House economic adviser said on Friday. White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, in an interview on MSNBC, said the administration was disappointed by the Senate parliamentarian's Thursday ruling and would consult with congressional leaders about the path forward.
- NBC News
Police obtain warrant charging MIT grad with murder in fatal shooting of Yale student
Qinxuan Pan remains at large, the New Haven Police Department said.
- Business Insider
Ted Cruz engages in an online spat over Biden's HHS secretary nominee who sued the Trump administration more than 100 times
Cruz and Princeton historian Kevin M. Kruse had a back-and-forth over the qualifications of Xavier Becerra, Biden's nominee to lead the department.
- Business Insider
Decades ago, 9 Russian hikers mysteriously fled their tent and froze to death. A new study sheds light on the cold case.
In 1959, nine hikers fled their tent in Russia's snowy Dyatlov Pass and froze. A new study suggests a slab avalanche crushed their tent in the night.
- INSIDER
A plastic surgeon attended his virtual traffic trial while performing surgery on a patient in California
Dr. Scott Green from Sacramento, California, was wearing scrubs and appeared to be in an operating room during the Zoom court appearance.
- Business Insider
Trump supporters and right-wing reporters wouldn't stop heckling CNN's Jim Acosta during second day of CPAC
A crowd of Trump supporters and right-wing reporters were filmed following Jim Acosta around CPAC while chanting "CNN sucks!"
- Business Insider
What to do if you lose your COVID-19 vaccine card
Go back to the place you got your first shot if you lose your paper card, and make sure to take a photo of the vaccine card after your first dose.
- Business Insider
Trump begins settling scores with Republican opponents by endorsing a former aide's primary challenge to an Ohio congressman who backed impeachment
Trump weighed in for the first time after he indicated he would play an active role on the campaign trail during the 2022 midterm elections.
- INSIDER
Princess Diana wasn't allowed to call Prince Charles by his first name until they were engaged
It's been 40 years since Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer announced their engagement with a televised interview.
- Business Insider
Students from Rep. Madison Cawthorn's college said he used 'fun drives' to corner women with sexual advances, report says
Two former resident assistants told BuzzFeed News they warned women in their dorms not to go on drives with Cawthorn because "bad things happened."
- The State
Teen in hospital for sledding injury dies after dad died visiting her, Ohio mom says
“Her daddy got to heaven just before she did.”
- USA TODAY
Republicans sued over proxy voting in the pandemic. Now they're using it to speak at CPAC.
Nearly two dozen Republicans attending CPAC in Florida have designated a proxy to vote on their behalf, citing the "ongoing public health emergency."
- Business Insider
Why QAnon are pinning their last desperate hopes on Trump emerging as president on March 4
QAnon's most devout followers believe bizarrely that former President Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 19th President on March 4, 2021.
- Business Insider
FBI pinpoints a single suspect in the death of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick
Federal investigators zeroed in on the assailant after video footage showed the suspect attacking officers with bear spray, The Times reported.
- Charlotte Observer
She taught piano to kids in NC for years. Then her daughter accused her of sex crimes.
This is the shocking story of the alleged sexual abuses that led to the January arrest of Sandra Hiler — aka Charlotte piano teacher Keiko Aloe — as told by her 21-year-old daughter.
- Business Insider
Biden is on the verge of making the same dangerous mistakes as the presidents before him
Opinion: The costs of a foreign policy that emphasizes US global preeminence are now inescapable clear, and US leaders need to change course.