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Singapore and the UK are both planning to 'live with Covid.' They're worlds apart on how to do that
CNN - 17 Jul 2021 02:40
More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, the world's rich nations are beginning to accept that Covid-19 is not going away -- despite high vaccination rates drastically cutting the number of hospitalizat...
2 Maine cops who beat porcupines to death sentenced to jail time
NY Daily News - 17 Jul 2021 04:28
Michael Rolerson, 31, and Addison Cox, 28, will spend a combined 30 days in jail.
Federal judge says DACA program is illegal, blocks new applications
New York Post - 17 Jul 2021 00:36
A federal judge in Texas ruled in favor of blocking new applications to the DACA program on Friday, stating that former President Barack Obama did not have the legal authority to offer protections to undocumented childre...
3 men charged with 63 crimes in 2018 Missouri duck boat disaster that killed 17
NY Daily News - 17 Jul 2021 02:51
The boat sank on Table Rock Lake in southwest Missouri.
'Not backed by science': LA County sheriff slams new mask mandate
New York Post - 17 Jul 2021 06:04
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said that he and the Los Angeles County sheriff's department will not enforce the new mask ban because it is " not supported by science." The ban takes effect on July 17, 2021.
Video of NYPD tasing a man on a subway draws scrutiny
CNN - 17 Jul 2021 05:46
Video circulating of a man who was tased by police after they say he helped another passenger evade a subway fare in New York City has drawn scrutiny from local politicians and community leaders.
Los Angeles Rite Aid worker killed trying to stop shoplifter: police
New York Post - 17 Jul 2021 05:46
A worker at a Los Angeles Rite Aid was killed Wednesday while trying to stop a shoplifter from leaving the store, police said, as retail thefts have plagued California cities.
Pence Rebuffed Secret Service Plan To Leave Capitol, Fearing A Halt To Electoral Vote Duty
The Huffington Post - 17 Jul 2021 05:36
Trump reportedly asked if "Mike" was OK while praising insurrectionists and ripping Pence for lacking the "courage" to overturn the presidential election.
Cyber Ninjas Now Aims To Pound On Arizona Voters' Doors To Grill Them Over 2020 Ballots
The Huffington Post - 17 Jul 2021 04:28
State Republicans backed off a similar plan months ago after the Justice Department warned such activity could be considered voter intimidation.
For Native American activists crossing the nation with a totem pole, sacred lands are their Notre Dame
USA Today - 17 Jul 2021 03:56
Native American activists are traveling cross-country with a 25-foot totem pole to spotlight the need to protect sacred lands.
Senate report: 'Rogue' Commerce security unit targeted Asian-American employees
USA Today - 17 Jul 2021 02:40
The unit, named the Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS), conducted unauthorized -- and oftentimes "overzealous" -- investigations.
Texas resident hospitalized with rare monkeypox diagnosis 18 years after outbreak in US
USA Today - 17 Jul 2021 02:35
Monkeypox, which originates from the same family of viruses as smallpox, often starts with a flu-like illness. A 2003 U.S. outbreak sickened dozens.
Trump Says Gen. Mark Milley Should Be 'Impeached' Over Coup Fears
The Huffington Post - 17 Jul 2021 02:06
Ex-president, who never served in the military, rips chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top military official in the nation, as a "general who didn't have a clue."
Illegal immigrant encounters reach almost 190,000 in June: CBP
New York Post - 17 Jul 2021 01:18
The Customs and Border Protection counted almost 190,000 people trying to illegally cross the US border in June, as border patrol agency figures project one million crossings in 2021, released figures show.
New York expands access to absentee ballots, enacts other election reforms
NY Daily News - 17 Jul 2021 01:13
Gov. Cuomo signed a host of voting-related bills into law Friday that supporters say will expand and ease the use of absentee ballots in the Empire State by eliminating signed applications and allowing voters to request ...
Sneakers, Rent, and Childcare: How Seven Families Plan to Spend the Expanded Child Tax Credit
Time - 17 Jul 2021 01:00
It felt like Christmas in July for more than 35 million American families this week, when they began receiving a collective $15 billion in their bank accounts in the form of expanded child tax credits. The vast majority ...
Calls for Biden to withdraw Land Management pick over alleged ties to eco-terrorists
New York Post - 17 Jul 2021 00:37
Tracy Stone-Manning is being accused of making "false and misleading statements" when she said that she had never been the target of a federal, state or local criminal investigation.
Floyd Cooper, acclaimed children's illustrator, dead at 65
ABC News - 17 Jul 2021 20:17
His mission was to offer candid and positive images of Black history.
Slip Sliding Away From History
The New York Times - 17 Jul 2021 16:40
Not so fast, you enablers scurrying for the exits!
Top Biden officials now believe COVID lab-leak theory: report
New York Post - 17 Jul 2021 15:39
The lab-leak theory, once derided as fanciful fiction, is now being seriously considered by senior administration officials.
Gaza: a vision of what capital and empire intend to do to the rest of the world
OpEdNews - 17 Jul 2021 15:07
Assessing the ways Israel is exporting its tools for state violence.
Arkansas leads nation in COVID-19 case rate as vaccinations lag; study touts benefits of second shot: Live updates
USA Today - 17 Jul 2021 14:53
Arkansas continues to be the nation's top state for new coronavirus cases per capita. Unvaccinated people are getting the sickest. Latest COVID news.