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Mar 12 2021
News
Minneapolis reaches settlement with George Floyd's family for record $27M
The city of Minneapolis has settled a civil suit with the family of George Floyd for a record $27 million.
The settlement was unanimously approved by the Minneapolis City Council on Friday. It’s the largest pre-trial settlement in a civil rights wrongful death case in American history.
"When George Floyd was horrifically killed on May 25, 2020, it was a watershed moment for
The HillAug 21 2020
Opinion
Biden’s calm and steady acceptance caps a unifying Democratic convention
In accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden decisively debunked the accusation by President Trump that he is “sleepy” or mentally impaired. His speech may not have been soaring oratory, but it was a self-assured and sobering address. It combined a withering indictment of the man he referred to disdainfully as “the current occupant of the White House” with a promise to “
Los Angeles TimesSep 22 2020
Data
Americans give the U.S. low marks for its handling of COVID-19, and so do people in other countries
As the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak approaches 200,000 in the United States, Americans give their country comparatively low marks for its handling of the pandemic – and people in other nations tend to agree with that negative assessment. Below is a closer look at how people in the U.S. and around the world view America’s response to COVID-19, based on recent Pew Research Center
Pew Research CenterFeb 16 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden Visits East Palestine One Year After Train Derailment
President Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday, over a year after a catastrophic train derailment spilled toxic chemicals in the area.
For Context: In February 2023, a train carrying hazardous chemicals including vinyl chloride derailed and crashed in East Palestine, Ohio, forcing roughly 2,000 residents to evacuate. The incident caused significant controversy due to health and
Associated Press The Hill Washington ExaminerDec 10 2019
News
Worker Productivity Slips for 1st Time in 4 Years as Labor Costs Revised Lower
Growth of U.S. labor costs was not as robust as initially thought in the third quarter, suggesting inflation could remain tame in the near term.
The sharp downward revision to labor costs, reported by the Labor Department on Tuesday, also pointed to some easing of the squeeze on profit margins. Corporate profits have been reduced by strong labor cost growth that has outpaced revenue.
Newsmax (News)Apr 15 2021
News
Biden Claims GOP Voters Support His Infrastructure Plan; Poll Shows They Don't
President Biden and his team have been making a simple case for why Republican elected officials should support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan: Lawmakers might not like it, but their voters do.
"Overwhelmingly, the majority of the American people — Democrats, Republicans and independents — support infrastructure investments that meets the moment," Biden said last week. "So, I
NPR (Online News)Jul 12 2021
News
Brewing battle over tax hikes to test Democratic unity
An emerging proposal from the White House and Senate Democratic leaders to pay for President Biden’s infrastructure agenda is setting the stage for a major battle in Congress that will test the support of moderates concerned about hiking taxes.
Key centrists such as Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz
The HillJan 07 2021
News
Trump decries 'heinous' attack on Capitol, calls for 'healing and reconciliation'
President Trump said Thursday night he is “outraged” by his supporters’ attack on the U.S. Capitol, and called for “healing and reconciliation” as he prepares to relinquish power to President-elect Joseph R. Biden.
In his first comments on the Capitol attack and on Congress certifying Mr. Biden’s victory, Mr. Trump said serving as president “has been the honor of my lifetime.”
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Washington TimesFeb 19 2021
News
How countries amplify COVID disinformation
China, Russia and Iran — drawing on one another’s online disinformation — amplified false theories that the COVID-19 virus originated in a U.S. bioweapons lab or was designed by Washington to weaken their countries, according to a nine-month investigation by AP and the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab.
Why it matters: Through a series of overlapping, if slapdash, efforts, America's global
AxiosSep 24 2021
News
Trump blames media after Arizona audit finds Biden won
Former President Trump on Friday laid into the news media after a draft report of the 2020 election audit in Arizona reaffirmed President Biden’s victory in the state’s largest county and showed Trump with fewer votes than previously counted.
In a statement issued through his leadership PAC, Save America, the former president called the audit report, which is slated for release Friday
The Hill