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As Biden Vows to 'Fight Like Heck,' Voting Overhaul Falters in Congress Opposition from Republicans and some of their own senators has left Democrats struggling to determine whether they should try to nix the filibuster to save a top priority.
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Biden says Harris will lead Democrats in pushing for voting rights bill in Congress. President Biden said on Tuesday that he had directed Vice President Kamala Harris to lead Democrats in a sweeping legislative effort to protect voting rights, an issue that is critical to his legacy but one that sees little hope of success in a divided Senate.
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Biden Recognizes Pride Month, Vowing to Fight for LGBTQ Rights The official recognition is a turnabout from the policies of President Donald J. Trump, who refused to acknowledge the celebration.
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What to Watch Now That Mare of Easttown Is Over Gillian Anderson's detective superintendent Stella Gibson feels like a definite inspiration for Kate Winslet's Mare Sheehan. Anderson stars in this Northern Ireland–set three-season series opposite Fifty Shades of Grey lead Jamie Dornan, who plays a serial killer ...
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A tabloid publisher will pay a $187500 FEC penalty for its Trump hush-money payment. The tabloid publishing company that paid $150,000 to a former Playboy model in 2016 to suppress her account of an alleged affair with Donald J. Trump, then a presidential candidate, has agreed pay $187,500 to the Federal Election Commission to settle ...
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With Her Candor, Osaka Adds to Conversation About Mental Health Making herself vulnerable, she joins other noteworthy athletes in pushing the once-taboo subject into the open.
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Slavery Wasn't 'Long Ago': A Writer Exposes The Disconnect In How We Tell History Growing up in New Orleans, Atlantic writer Clint Smith was surrounded by reminders of the Confederacy. To get to school, he traveled down Robert E. Lee Boulevard. He took Jefferson Davis Highway when he went to the grocery store. In elementary and ...
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OPEC+ Gives Little Away as It Sees Oil Market Tightening "The demand picture has shown clear signs of improvement," Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said, in some of his most upbeat comments since the price crash last year. But pressed on whether more supply increases will be needed, he said: ...
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Anti-Government Activist in Belarus Stabs Himself in Courtroom Before his apparent suicide attempt, Stepan Latypov said he had been tortured and his family threatened, amid President Alexander G. Lukashenko's efforts to stifle dissent.
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EEOC Says Companies Can Mandate Vaccines, but Few Push Ahead The agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws has said — twice — that companies can make their employees who are returning to the job get vaccinated against Covid-19. Stay up to date with live updates in our app. Go to app. But so far, few ...
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For the first time in over a year, the US records a daily average of fewer than 20000 new Covid-19 cases That was the first of several crushing surges. More than 33 million Americans have been infected with coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University, and more than 594,000 have died -- both numbers likely undercounts of the pandemic's true toll.
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Nikki Fried, only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, enters race for governor In this October 2019 photo, Agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried speaks in Tallahassee, Florida. (CNN) Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Tuesday announced a ...
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AMC Gets $250 Million by Giving Mudrick's Fund a Quick Cameo Now Mudrick has helped AMC do just that, effectively bankrolling one of the company's biggest equity sales by purchasing $230 million of shares -- and then promptly dumping them in the open market for a tidy profit. Meanwhile, his firm was telling clients it was ...
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Biden freezes oil leases in Alaska refuge pending new environmental review The Biden administration is suspending all oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge pending a deeper look at the environmental impacts of drilling in the sensitive region, the Interior Department said Tuesday. The suspension of the leases ...
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1 dead, 1 critically hurt in shooting by off-duty firefighter at station in Agua Dulce; gunman dead: Officials The gunfire rang out around 10:55 a.m. at Los Angeles County Fire Department station 81 in the 8700 block of Sierra Highway, fire officials said in a tweet. A 44-year-old firefighter ...
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A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, UN Says "Logistics convoys and retreating [Haftar-affiliated forces] were subsequently hunted down and remotely engaged by the unmanned combat aerial vehicles or the lethal autonomous weapons systems such as the STM Kargu-2 ... and other loitering munitions," ...
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Unprovoked, A Man Hits An Asian Woman In New York City The incident was highlighted on Twitter by New York State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou, who represents some lower Manhattan neighborhoods including Chinatown. The disturbing footage is included in the tweet. This was ...
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What would you do if a bear attacked your dog? In a viral TikTok, a teen tried a shove. When she heard her dogs barking and carrying on in the backyard, Hailey Morinico figured a squirrel or neighborhood pet had set them off. But after rushing over to investigate Monday afternoon, the 17-year-old came face-to-face with a bear. And it was ...
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Nevada Lawmakers Wrap Legislative Session Just in Time They passed bills to increase taxes on the mining industry, license cannabis lounges and overhaul state voting policies, change the date of the state's presidential primary and mandate that all active voters be sent mail-in ballots in future elections.
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WHO renames coronavirus variants with 'non-stigmatising' Greek letters The WHO's guidance is intended for the general public: Scientists will continue using traditional (and highly technical) naming conventions. Those names haven't fully caught on in the wider discourse, because nonscientists can easily ...
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Agency Hiring Initiatives and Other Takeaways From Biden's First Budget The Biden administration is planning to add 50,000 federal employees to agency rolls in fiscal 2022, targeting those surges at agencies that experienced the biggest losses under the Trump administration. The hiring would reflect President Biden's vision for ...
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Zoom's Boom Continues in 1Q, Raising Post-Pandemic Hopes SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Zoom is still booming, raising prospects that the video-conferencing service will be able to sustain its momentum, even as the easing pandemic lessens the need for virtual meetings.
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Former Pres. Trump endorses Gov. Abbott for re-election Former President Donald Trump endorsed Gov. Greg Abbott for re-election in a statement Tuesday, saying Abbott is "tough on crime" and "is all in on election integrity." Abbott ...
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A man in China may be the world's first human to be infected with H10N3 strain of bird flu. What we know. The health commission said the infection was a result of accidental cross-species transmission. The risk of widespread transmission is low, Chinese officials said, and there are no other human cases of H10N3 reported elsewhere in the world.
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How A Quiet Place Part II Set a Pandemic-Era Record at the Box Office Over Memorial Day weekend, the sequel to director John Krasinski's surprise 2018 horror hit thundered to an estimated $57 million in 3,726 theaters, the widest opening and biggest new-release bow since the onset of the COVID-19 era.
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JoJo Siwa Revealed Why She's Trying "So Bad" To Pull Her Christmas Movie Kiss Scene So, Siwa's having a moment. Now, as the singer looks ahead toward her next big endeavor — a Christmas movie produced by Will Smith — she wants to take the creative reins and nix one uncomfortable moment in the script.
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Hawaiian Electric offers preparedness tips this hurricane season HONOLULU (KHON2) — The 2021 Central Pacific hurricane season has begun and Hawaiian Electric is advising customers to be prepared and have emergency plans in place. Forecasters are predicting two to five tropical cyclones for the Central Pacific in ...
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SEC letters claim Tesla failed to oversee Musk's tweets - WSJ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had ordered the electric car maker to vet any material public communications Musk made regarding Tesla, following Musk's August 2018 tweet that he had "funding secured" to possibly take Tesla private in a $72 ...
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Greece, Germany Kick off EU Vaccination Travel Certificates ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece, Germany and five other European Union nations introduced a vaccination certificate system for travelers on Tuesday, weeks ahead of the July 1 rollout of the program across the 27-nation bloc.
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Businesses adjust as Ohio's COVID-19 health orders lift on Wednesday At the Diner on 55th in Cleveland, owner Demetrios Anagnostos said he is grateful to return to full seating. He said if customers prefer to have a staff member serve them with a mask on, they accommodate the request in order to make everyone feel comfortable ...
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Ellie Kemper criticized for Veiled Prophet Ball photo on Twitter. What is Veiled Prophet? A 1999 photo of a young Ellie Kemper made the rounds on Twitter over Memorial Day weekend. Because of the photo, the actor, a Princeton University alum known for starring in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and appearing in "The Office" and "Bridesmaids," ...
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'The need to compete everywhere': New York mayoral candidates face new challenge The Democratic candidates have been making stops outside Brooklyn Borough Hall: Andrew Yang received a Covid test at a mobile truck there in March. Scott Stringer, the city's comptroller, and Shaun Donovan, an Obama administration official, kicked off ...
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Seattle man arrested at Sea-Tac Airport, accused of trying to join ISIS The suspect, identified as Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams, 20, of Seattle, was about to board an international flight Friday when he was arrested, court documents say. His arrest follows a lengthy ...
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Monterey County moves into least restrictive yellow tier Monterey County on Wednesday will move into the state's yellow tier, which means fewer restrictions on the number of customers allowed into businesses, public events and even live music concerts. The county achieved the yellow tier status, also called the ...
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Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority, and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes. The new provisions ...
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Here's How June's Solar Eclipse Will Look In Cities Around The World In 10 days time, an annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the northern hemisphere as the sun rises on June 10, 2021. While annularity will only be visible from communities in far northern Canada, western Greenland, and Siberia, ...
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To continue receiving unemployment benefits, Florida residents must prove they're actively seeking a job In Florida, claimants living in counties with more than 75,000 people must complete five "work searches" per week, according to the state Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). In counties with populations under 75,000, claimants are required to complete ...
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No, vaccine 'shedding' will not give unvaccinated people natural immunity Experts and health officials have said that it is impossible for COVID-19 vaccines to shed viral particles. · In order to become vaccinated, you have to get the vaccine.
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Hawks' Clint Capela adds bulletin board material for Knicks ahead of Game 5 Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC. Clint Capela doesn't appear to be afraid to stoke the fires that are currently dormant under the New York Knicks.
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FSSD to offer free summer meals to anyone 18 and under Gail Campbell and Tiffany Thompson, child nutrition staff members at Franklin Special School District,. Franklin Special School District will offer free meals to families this summer in efforts to combat local food ...
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3 Killed, 32 Shot in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend The homicide total over the holiday weekend was the lowest in 10 years, police Superintendent David Brown said Tuesday, as department officials credited the city's newly announced summer safety plan with helping to limit violence. " ...
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'The fault of Canada': Trudeau addresses Commons on unmarked children's graves at BC residential school More than 150,000 First Nations, Métis, Inuit children were placed in residential schools from 1870s to 1996. Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Jun 01, 2021 5:53 PM ET | Last Updated: in 23 hours ...
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Drunken teen breaks into Airbnb full of deputies, falls asleep MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — A drunken teen picked an interesting spot to crash for the night. The disoriented 19-year-old man broke into an Airbnb that was being used by three out-of-town deputies and managed to find a vacant bed, where he slept until he ...
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Phoenix Suns: Keys to winning Game 5 vs Lakers Game 4 was a statement victory for the Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Lakers, whose fanbase prematurely claimed the series was over. I seriously doubt any online chatter from the fans will influence Suns coach Monty Williams in any way.
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Namaya: Our Palestinian grandchildren are safe now in the US This commentary is by Namaya, a poet, artist and peace activist who lives in Brattleboro. How will there be a future for all the children of Palestine and Israel? A future free of war and fear, with hope and justice for all Muslims, Jews, Christians and ...
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Former news anchor Kari Lake announces campaign for Arizona governor PHOENIX — A former Arizona news anchor has officially filed to run for governor in our state. Kari Lake, who spent more than two decades as an anchor for FOX10, departed from journalism and TV news earlier this year. She has been outspoken about what ...
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Fords Memorial Day ceremony in photos Fords VFW Memorial Post 6090 conducted a flag-raising ceremony at the War Memorial Monument on Monday to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Alexander Lewis/MyCentralJersey.com.
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Beshear Reports Additional COVID-19 Deaths Found In Kentucky Audit Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that more coronavirus deaths were found in the state's audit of fatalities during the pandemic. Beshear said an additional 260 people died due to COVID-19 between March and October of 2020 than earlier records ...
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Overconfidence in news judgement and false news susceptibility Date: May 31, 2021; Source: University of Utah; Summary: Individuals who falsely believe they are able to identify false news are more likely to fall victim to it. Share: FULL STORY. A new study published in Proceedings of National Academics of Sciences ...
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Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. explained: Start time, how to watch, full fight card It's really happening. Twitter. Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are fighting this weekend -- yep, it snuck up on me too. Their long-discussed boxing match takes place on June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The historic crossover event is signed ...
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