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New York City to pay people $100 for getting COVID-19 vaccine
New York City will pay $100 for people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.Starting Friday, residents who get their first vaccine dose at a city-……
Gun violence is up across the country. It’s changing mayoral politics.
Kasim Reed wasn’t planning on running for another term as mayor of Atlanta. But rising crime and the problems that have come with it —…
Biden’s talk of vaccine mandates sends labor into disarray
As the Biden White House weighs vaccine mandates for businesses and the federal workforce, some of its firmest outside allies are bristling at the idea….
DOJ says federal law doesn’t bar businesses, agencies from mandating Covid vaccines
Justice Department lawyers say that federal law doesn’t stop private businesses or public agencies from mandating Covid vaccines, an opinion released on Monday just hours…
FDNY union comes out against de Blasio vaccine requirement
A union that represents emergency workers with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) is speaking out against New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) new rule that requires…
Biden expected to visit NYC’s 9/11 memorial site for 20th anniversary of attacks
President Joe Biden is expected to attend the 9/11 memorial in New York City to mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, four sources…
Pelosi expected to extend proxy voting as Delta variant surges
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is expected to extend proxy voting through the fall — and potentially until the end of the year — Democratic…
The Delta variant doesn’t want you back in the office
Resurgent outbreaks — including breakthrough infections among vaccinated people — could throw a wrench in plans to bring workers fully back to offices in September….
Journalism’s two Americas
There’s a sharp divide in American journalism between haves and have-nots. While national journalists covering tech and politics on the coasts reap the benefits of…
FBI failed to fully investigate Brett Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegations, Democrats say – live
Senators say FBI gathered over 4,500 tips but failed to follow them up Nancy Pelosi rejects Jim Jordan and Jim Banks for inquiry role White…
These lobbyists cashed in on Trump. Now, business is down by millions.
When Donald Trump took office in 2017, the handful of Washington lobbyists who could boast ties to him were inundated with calls from potential clients….
How much COVID misinformation is on Facebook? Its execs don’t want to know
Enlarge (credit: KJ Parish) For years, misinformation has flourished on Facebook. Falsehoods, misrepresentations, and outright lies posted on the site have shaped the discourse on…
Oregon Bootleg Fire: Evacuations as largest US fire burns 300,000 acres
The Bootleg Fire has burned an area larger than New York City and forced thousands to evacuate. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57890935 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down.
The push to drain China’s influence from the U.S. economy has reached America’s farm country, as congressional lawmakers from both parties are looking at measures…
AOC’s Cuba tweet draws fiery response from Florida Dem
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday ran into opposition from a prominent Florida Democrat after she called for the U.S. to end its embargo on Cuba,…
Trudeau: U.S.-Canada border could open to fully vaccinated Americans in August
OTTAWA — Canada could open its border to fully vaccinated Americans for nonessential travel as early as mid-August. The news comes after Prime Minister Justin…
Poll: Unvaccinated Americans least concerned about Delta variant
Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated Americans, the groups most vulnerable to Covid, are the least concerned about the more contagious Delta variant, according to a CBS…
Study shines a light on what happened on Easter Island
A new study has been published by scientists from Binghampton University and State University of New York focusing on Easter Island. According to the new…
Oregon wildfire causes miles-high ‘fire clouds’ as flames grow
Pyrocumulus clouds viewable from 100 miles away as Bootleg fire grows beyond size of New York City Smoke and heat from a huge wildfire in…
It’s now legal to get a haircut in New York on Sundays. No, it wasn’t before.
If you’ve ever gotten a haircut or professional shave on a Sunday in New York, you’ve benefited from criminal activity. Until yesterday, it was illegal…
Florida Dems to Biden: Don’t blow ‘golden opportunity’ on Cuba
MIAMI — Donald Trump and the GOP dominated Florida’s elections last November in part due to the former president’s hardline Latin America policy and rhetoric….
The Wild Feathers to Release New Album Alvarado, Drop First Single, ‘Ain’t Lookin’
The Wild Feathers are back. After releasing an odds-and-ends compilation last year, the quartet have a new album on the way. Titled Alvarado, the record…
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