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Sep 22 2022
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WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing as testing declines
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that it is struggling to identify and track new Covid variants as governments roll back testing and surveillance, threatening the progress made in the fight against the virus.
Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, said the virus is still circulating at an “incredibly intense level” around the world. The WHO is “deeply
CNBCJun 28 2022
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Sonia Chang-Díaz ends campaign for Mass. governor
State Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz announced Thursday she is ending her campaign for Massachusetts governor.
At an early morning press conference, Chang-Díaz told reporters she does not see a path to victory in the state's gubernatorial race. Ahead of the Democratic primary set for September, Chang-Díaz was viewed as the clear underdog in the race against Attorney General Maura Healey.
WBURMar 31 2022
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The US savings rate is stagnating as poor Americans lose their cash cushion
Americans’ savings dwindled to their lowest point in almost a decade in February, according to the latest government data.
The US savings rate—how much money Americans were putting away after paying their bills—was 6.3% of their income in February. That’s slightly up from 6.1% in January, but still much lower than 2019’s annual 7.6% rate or 2020’s unusually high 16.3%.
Despite
QuartzSep 22 2022
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Trump’s legal troubles are mounting. And his support is consolidating.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York accusing Donald Trump and three of his adult children of fraudulent financial practices was met with fresh outrage on the left.
Jaime Harrison, the Democratic National Committee chair, suggested with a GIF that New York had produced the receipts on the former president. Michael Beschloss, the presidential historian, wrote he’d “never seen anything
PoliticoMay 06 2022
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U.S. intel helped Ukraine sink Russian flagship Moskva, officials say
Intelligence shared by the U.S. helped Ukraine sink the Russian cruiser Moskva, U.S. officials told NBC News, confirming an American role in perhaps the most embarrassing blow to Vladimir Putin’s troubled invasion of Ukraine.
A guided missile cruiser carrying a crew of 510, the Moskva was the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. It sank on April 14 after being struck by two Ukrainian
NBC News (Online)Oct 05 2022
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America’s national debt has now surpassed $31 trillion
America’s national debt has climbed north of $31 trillion for the first time, a milestone that comes at a time of historically high inflation, rising interest rates and growing economic uncertainty.
The nation’s total public debt outstanding closed at $31.1 trillion on Monday, according to Treasury Department data published Tuesday.
The US government went on a borrowing spree
CNN BusinessMay 13 2021
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Will anything break the GOP’s embrace of election lies?
House Republicans voted Wednesday to remove Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., from her leadership role in response to her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential election and his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Cheney, who had been the No. 3 Republican in the House, had received strong rebukes from her GOP colleagues in recent weeks. House
Yahoo! The 360Jul 28 2022
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Ted Cruz says Texas should repeal its now-defunct law banning gay sex
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, one of the most socially conservative Texans serving in Congress, told The Dallas Morning News that Texas should repeal its now-dormant law that bans gay sex.
“Consenting adults should be able to do what they wish in their private sexual activity, and government has no business in their bedrooms,” Cruz’s spokesperson told the newspaper.
The Texas Legislature
The Texas TribuneAug 19 2022
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After a summer of flight delays and cancellations, federal officials issue an ultimatum to the airlines
After a punishing summer for air travelers who have seen delayed and canceled flights, the federal government is taking additional steps to help beleaguered passengers.
The Department of Transportation is telling the airlines that they need to come up with their own improvements for customer service or the agency will proceed with a plan to order a rule change.
The department is
NBC News (Online)Sep 06 2022
Opinion
The revealing details of Ron DeSantis’s voter fraud crackdown
As Republican activists waved signs saying “My Vote Counts,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) stood in a Broward County courtroom last month to tout the first deliverables from the state’s controversial election police squad. “They did not go through any process. They did not get their rights restored, and yet they went ahead and voted anyways. ... And now they’re going to pay the price,” he said
Washington Post