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‘Crazy things happen’: Biden’s next spending spree fuels a fight over risks
The president’s team is preparing a $3 trillion spending proposal to power through Congress. They’re betting markets and the economy will cooperate long enough to pass it.
Black workers, hammered by pandemic, now being left behind in recovery
Structural inequities in the U.S. labor market that have affected Black and Hispanic workers’ ability to advance out of low-paying jobs, as well as discrimination in hiring practices, are also likely having an effect.
Fed sees U.S. economic growth surging to 6.5 percent this year
Central bank officials now expect the unemployment rate to drop to 4.5 percent by the end of 2021.
Treasury secretary minimizes risk of inflation caused by Covid relief package
Janet Yellen said the greater risk was not strengthening the economy as it recovers from the impact of the pandemic.
Former Stockton Mayor Tubbs joins Newsom as economic adviser
He is best known for his work on a Stockton pilot project that provided $500 a month to a small group of low-income residents.
Evanston, Illinois, to Pay Reparations to Black Families Harmed by Decades of Racist Housing Policies
Evanston, Illinois, has become the first city in the United States to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8 to 1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households, with qualifying residents receiving $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.
News Roundup: Eviction moratorium extended; Biden shores up DACA; insurrection probes continue
In today’s news: Biden makes a move to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the Centers for Disease Control extended the federal moratorium on evictions during the pandemic, and still more evidence shows organizers of the Jan. 6 insurrection did indeed intend to overthrow the government. Here’s what you may have missed. Oh, and that boat? Not stuck anymore.
The COVID-19 ‘It wasn’t my fault’ tour begins in earnest
The “It wasn’t my fault” tour is in full swing. We heard from Robert Redfield, former director of the CDC and one of Trump’s prime stooges during the COVID-19 pandemic, venturing that if only China had been a little more forthcoming, the U.S. response under Trump would have been so, so drastically different.
Dr. Birx now tries to say she was a victim. No, she was deadly complicit
CNN is airing a special where all of these doctors in the Trump administration are finally speaking out about the abuse and chaos that reigned when the pandemic first hit America one year ago. These people include Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Brett Giroir, Dr. Stephen Hahn, Dr. Robert Kadlec, and Dr. Robert Redfield.
Cleveland police department chose to care about lying over the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice
On Nov. 22, 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann. Rice was playing with a black airsoft toy gun when Loehmann and Officer Frank Garmback drove up to Rice in a public park. Loehmann shot Rice dead seconds after opening the door of his squad car.
Residents of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, form a water blockade to protest ferry service
Ongoing mainland mainstream media coverage of Puerto Rico, other than dealing with the statehood issue, has been sporadic at its best and abysmal at its worst. You can double the negatives when it comes to Vieques and Culebra, two island municipalities of Puerto Rico.
Trump lashes out at Fauci and Birx after CNN documentary
The former president released a fact-challenged statement criticizing the former advisers after they criticized his administration’s pandemic response.
Michelle Obama Celebrates ‘Unstoppable’ Stacey Abrams At 2021 NAACP Image Awards
“Her courage … it’s contagious,” the former first lady said of the Georgia Democrat, who received the NAACP’s first-ever Social Justice Impact Award.
Peloton Won the Pandemic. Can It Survive the Reopening of Gyms?
The company has come a long way from that cringeworthy “Peloton wife” ad.
A Q&A With the Real Estate Agent Selling This Sexy Funeral Goth House in Baltimore
“The interior—well, he’s done some updates, as you can see.
Why Democrats Might Need to Play Dirty to Win
To hear Democratic leaders decry gerrymandering as part of their current bid to enact landmark voting-rights legislation, you’d think the centuries-old practice was a mortal threat to the republic. But political necessity could soon demand that Democrats drop their purity act. To keep their narrow House majority, they might have to deploy the tactic everywhere they can, and every bit as aggressively as Republicans do.Nowhere are the stakes higher for Democrats than in New York.
Help! My Brother’s Girlfriend Killed My Cat.
The rule in my house is “close the front door before you exit the screened-in porch.
Another Woman Accuses Andrew Cuomo Of Kissing Her Without Consent
She is the ninth person to accuse the New York governor of sexual misconduct.
Internal CDC data shows virus regaining foothold as Biden urges states to pause reopening
The president also said that roughly 90 percent of Americans will have access to vaccines in a matter of three weeks.
Biden Administration Boosts Wind And Solar Ambitions Ahead Of Infrastructure Push
The U.S. currently has 42 megawatts of offshore wind online. The Biden administration just set a goal of deploying 30,000 megawatts by 2030.
CDC chief warns of ‘impending doom’ as Covid cases surge
The troubling signs come despite more than one-third of American adults now having received at least one Covid-19 shot.
Ron DeSantis’ “Open-for-Business” Policy Is Backfiring in Miami Beach
With their hands tied by the governor, local officials have turned to strict coronavirus curfews to quell the crowds.
Why People Keep Asking Which Vaccine You Got
The vaccines are here, and with them, the promise of getting back to some sort of normal. Over the coming months, many Americans will be returning to offices or schools, traveling to see family and friends, eating cheeseburgers inside sports bars. But the vaccines’ arrival has also provided a more immediate relief: giving people something to talk about.After a year of awkward conversation, the United States has entered vaccine exuberance.
Supreme Court agrees to hear first abortion case with 6-3 conservative majority
The justices will consider who can defend abortion restrictions, while they continue to mull over a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade.
WHO probe finds lab leak of Covid ‘extremely unlikely’
The report leaked days after Trump CDC chief Robert Redfield said he still thinks the virus escaped a Wuhan lab.
Chuck Schumer Tries To Squeeze Extra Juice From Reconciliation Process
Democrats believe they can pass additional spending bills this year with a simple majority — an argument that needs to persuade the Senate parliamentarian.