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Arkansas governor trying to reverse his state’s trends on vaccination
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said incentives to get people vaccinated aren’t working.
Rush to close vaccination gap for Hispanics
Hispanic communities are among those most eager to get Covid shots, but officials have struggled to address longstanding barriers to care.
‘A tough slog’: White House struggles to increase vaccination rates as Delta variant surges
Only about 46 percent of the U.S. population is vaccinated, and the number of doses administered has fallen by almost 300,000 per day since June 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cuomo ends New York’s state of emergency
The emergency allowed Gov. Andrew Cuomo to impose hundreds of executive orders with the force of law.
College vaccine mandates rile GOP states
The red states’ moves potentially set up court fights over who has the power to police campus health just as schools prepare to reopen for in-person instruction.
Most Men’s Favorite Way of Having Sex Is My Personal Nightmare
It’s actually caused me to pass out from anxiety.
Help! My Wife Commissioned a Portrait of Me. It’s Hideous.
I’m not sure how to live with it in my home.
A ‘humble’ Fed ramps up inflation forecast as prices jump
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank still expects rising inflation to subside in the coming months but underscored that he will be watching the data to see if that’s wrong.
Soaring prices draw both shrugs and screaming in Washington
A continued inflation spike could make it a lot harder for the president to push through trillions of dollars in additional federal spending.
Biden’s back door to wage hikes
Income growth has been relatively strong, particularly in the last couple of months, despite disappointing overall job growth.
Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows
It’s a stunning reversal for a brand that once lured the rich and famous willing to pay a premium to live in a building with Trump’s gilded name on it.
‘Hard to love it’: Modest job gains leave lingering doubts about recovery
The figure will provide some relief to the White House after the April report, but it’s well short of the pace predicted by many economists earlier this year.
News roundup: Trump, McConnell, and Toyota all slug it out to see which is the lowest of the low
In the news today: The Trump Organization has a final chance to avoid having charges filed against it for the company’s shady financial dealings. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell attempts to take infrastructure hostage. And speaking of McConnell, we also learn—confirm—that he put keeping control of the Senate over any concern about the country. Toyota says it isn’t going to stop giving money to insurrectionist Republican lawmakers.
William Barr’s Own Words About Trump Come Back To Haunt Him In Damning Supercut
Former attorney general gets caught trying to rewrite his own history when it comes to Trump’s election lies.
‘Your eyes tell the story of your family’: Sesame Street talks racism and anti-Asian bias
Having difficulty talking to your children about the rising anti-Asian violence across the country? Well, Sesame Street has got you covered. Amid the bullying many Asian American children are facing, Sesame Street has created content to help parents and children talk about why it’s wrong to make comments on one’s appearance. Additionally, the video featuring a child who experiences bullying also reminds children that they should be proud of what they look like.
‘Mace Her!’: Woman Accused Of Filming Capitol Attack On NYT Photographer Is Arrested
Sandra Weyer of Pennsylvania reportedly went to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 on a bus organized by GOP state Sen. Doug Mastriano’s campaign.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs into law Agricultural Workers’ Rights bill
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed into law a sweeping bill expanding the rights of Colorado’s farmworkers, including minimum wage and overtime benefits. For nearly a century now, many farmworkers have been intentionally excluded from basic protections. This legislation now begins to correct this injustice for farmworkers in the state.
‘You Can’t F**king Talk To Me That Way!’ Trump Yelled At Gen. Milley Amid Protests, Book Says
Trump and the Joint Chiefs of Staff leader went at each other in a tense meeting amid Black Lives Matter marches, according to excerpts from a WSJ writer’s book.
It’s past time for the U.S. to rethink its approach to the refugee resettlement program
This story was originally published at Prism.
by Ahmed Al Tamimi
Over the past four years, President Donald Trump and his administration have worked tirelessly to dismantle the Refugee Act, a 40-year-old federal program that provided systematic and comprehensive resettlement provisions.
ICE failed to get immigrant experiencing chest pains to hospital. He died in custody
BuzzFeed News has obtained an as-of-yet unpublished inspector general report finding that an immigrant who had been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for more than a year died of a heart attack when the privately operated facility he had been held at failed to get him to a hospital for proper medical attention. Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi, is operated by private prison profiteer CoreCivic.
Nancy Pelosi Unveils Legislation Creating Select Committee On U.S. Capitol Riot
The House speaker is considering tapping a Republican to join her appointees to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Trump Rips Mitch McConnell For Not Being Loyal Enough To Keep Him President
The former president also falsely claimed that the Senate Republican leader has not been able to stop Democrats from passing legislation.
It’s Finally Clear Why Amazon Bought Whole Foods
The health food chain that transformed the grocery industry is helping the corporate behemoth that transformed all the others.
Help! I Think My Father Is Dating His Dead Wife’s Sister.
I cannot help but find it appalling and disturbing.
Democracies Don’t Try to Make Everyone Agree
“I’ve read Karl Marx. I’ve read Lenin. That doesn’t make me a Communist.” — General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking to the House Armed Services Committee last Thursday“He’s not just a pig—he’s stupid.”— Tucker Carlson, Fox News television host, describing MilleyBack in the 1980s, comparative-literature majors at my university had to take a required course in literary theory.
The Most Important Housing Reform in America Has Come to the South
To a fast-growing city where too many residents can’t get ahead.
“Setback for Unions”: Farmworkers Fought to Allow Unions Access During Breaks. Supreme Court Says No.
The Supreme Court has ruled 6 to 3 that a California labor law violated the constitutional rights of property owners by giving union organizers access to workers on privately owned farms during their work breaks.
Should Justice Breyer Retire? Adam Cohen Says 82-Year-Old Can Prevent 7-2 Conservative Majority
We speak with legal writer and author Adam Cohen about the growing question of whether liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should step down so that he can be replaced while there is a Democratic president and Senate. Justice Breyer is 82 and the oldest member of the high court.