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Dec 15 2020
News
Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church received $4.4M COVID-19 PPP loan
Multimillionaire televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Texas netted $4.4 million in bailouts through the federal COVID-19 relief program, records show.
The Houston megachurch, the largest in the nation with 52,000 weekly congregants, received the forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loan in late July, the Houston Business Journal reported Sunday.
The loan was the third
New York Post (News)Oct 20 2021
News
Fauci Says People Should Feel Free To ‘Enjoy The Holidays’ With Family This Year — Especially If They’re All Vaccinated
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that Americans, particularly those who are fully vaccinated, shouldn’t hesitate to spend holidays with their families this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, clarifying earlier comments he had made that expressed more doubt about whether people could safely gather.
Fauci said on ABC’s This Week he “believe[s] strongly” that Americans can “enjoy the holidays
ForbesNov 27 2020
News
Black Friday offers beacon of hope to struggling stores
NEW YORK (AP) — After months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope.
In normal times, Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year, drawing millions of shoppers eager to get started on their holiday spending.
But these are not normal times: The economy is tanking and crowds are expected to be dramatically
Associated PressNov 07 2021
Opinion
Kyle Rittenhouse is on trial in Wisconsin, but so is vigilantism
A jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has begun hearing evidence that will help them decide whether Kyle Rittenhouse is guilty of reckless or intentional homicide in the shooting of three people during August 2020 racial injustice protests, or if he acted in self-defense.
What’s really on trial, though, is citizen vigilantism. At a moment when Americans’ willingness to use political violence
MSNBCNov 13 2020
News
Over 130 Secret Service agents isolating amid White House COVID-19 outbreak
More than 130 Secret Service agents assigned to protecting the White House or President Trump are isolating after they tested positive for the coronavirus or had contact with an infected colleague, according to a new report.
The outbreak has been linked to the slew of rallies that Trump did in the weeks before the Nov. 3 presidential election and has sidelined approximately 10 percent
New York Post (News)Oct 14 2021
Analysis
Supply chain havoc is getting worse — just in time for holiday shopping
Best Buy has revealed a curious way to cash in on worldwide shortages and shipping delays: subscriptions. This week, the company announced a $200-a-year program that promises consumers lower prices and exclusive access to hard-to-find devices. While the new membership also includes 24/7 tech support and free shipping, the idea of guaranteed product availability might be particularly appealing
VoxDec 21 2018
News
Trump Orders McConnell to ‘Go Nuclear’ to Get the Wall
President Donald Trump instructed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to use the nuclear option to end the filibuster and pass funding for the border wall, in a Friday morning tweet.
The Daily CallerMar 05 2021
News
Biden Supports New War Powers Vote in Congress
President Joe Biden plans to work with Congress to repeal the war authorizations behind U.S. military operations around the world over the past 20 years and to negotiate a new one that would curb the open-ended nature of the country’s foreign wars, according to a new report.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement to Politico that the president wants to, “ensure that
National Review (News)Apr 12 2019
News
Trump pressured Nielsen to release detained immigrants into so-called sanctuary cities
The Trump administration pressured the Department of Homeland Security to release immigrants detained at the southern border into so-called sanctuary cities in part to retaliate against Democrats who oppose President Donald Trump's plans for a border wall, a source familiar with the discussions told CNN on Thursday.
Trump personally pushed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to
CNN DigitalOct 19 2021
News
Republicans Are Passing Rigged Maps and Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Stop It
It took Texas Republicans less than 30 days to pass redistricting maps for Congress and the state legislature that will help them retake the US House in 2022 and entrench control of state politics for the next decade. Meanwhile, it’s been 230 days since the House of Representatives passed federal legislation—the For the People Act—that would roll back the gerrymandering and voter suppression
Mother Jones