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House Republicans on Wednesday voted to reverse their conference-wide ban on earmarks, according to two sources familiar with the vote, marking a change after the spending practice had been banned for a decade. The vote, which was conducted via secret ballot, happened as Democrats are preparing to allow earmarks in upcoming spending and infrastructure legislation.
Continue ReadingThe largest union-owned bank in the United States announced its support for reparations for African Americans on Wednesday. Amalgamated Bank became the first major American bank to endorse HR 40, a piece of legislation sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee that creates a commission to develop reparation proposals for African Americans. The bank also called
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Click here for updates on this story EUREKA, Missouri (KMOV) — Eureka High School parents say patches on the baseball team’s hats weren’t meant to be political, but rather a show of support for the military and first responders. “Eureka is a really strong community when it comes to military, their firefighters, their police, EMS,
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday to renew the lapsed Violence Against Women Act, landmark legislation championed by President Joe Biden. A bipartisan bill to reauthorize the VAWA, as it is known, was introduced in the House earlier this month by Democratic Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas and House Judiciary
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CARROLLTON, Michigan (WNEM) — Carrollton Township Police removed 24 dogs from a home where they believe the owner was illegally breeding. Officers can been investigating the home with Saginaw County Animal Care and Control for suspected animal cruelty. They didn’t have enough evidence for a search warrant until
Continue ReadingThe House is pushing forward with a joint resolution to remove a deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, after a recent federal court ruling said the deadline for the ERA expired long ago. Proponents of the ERA believe the court ruling signaled that it’s now up to Congress to validate their argument
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President Joe Biden said he is still making a decision on withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan ahead of a May 1 deadline set by former President Donald Trump, saying it “could happen, but it is tough.” “I’m in the process of making that decision now as to when they’ll leave. The fact is, that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A group of actors is putting a twist on a Shakespearean classic as they prepare for Hamlet Under the Bridge. “This unused space kind of like a dead area in Saginaw and I consider one of the more beautiful real arts areas of Saginaw
Continue ReadingHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told lawmakers Wednesday that the US-Mexico border is secure and repeated that it is “not open,” as the administration faces an ongoing influx of migrants. His appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee comes as the Biden administration struggles to accommodate the growing number of children crossing the US-Mexico border
Continue ReadingThe Senate confirmed Katherine Tai to serve as US trade representative on Wednesday, giving her a key role to smooth supply chains shaken by the pandemic, implement a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada and address a multitude of challenges with China. Tai, the daughter of immigrants from Taiwan, is the first woman of
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(CNN) — Dos variantes de coronavirus detectadas por primera vez en California son ahora oficialmente «variantes de preocupación», anunciaron los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). Las variantes pueden ser aproximadamente un 20% más transmisibles, dijeron los CDC, citando investigaciones preliminares. Algunos tratamientos contra
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ANAHEIM (CNS) – Disneyland and California Adventure will reopen onApril 30 after being closed for nearly one year due to the coronaviruspandemic, Disney announced today. Reservations will be required and only state residents will be permitted to visit the parks in line with current state guidelines. The parks will operate at 15% of capacity, and
Continue ReadingFood choices can make all the difference when it comes to getting a good night’s rest. If you struggle with falling and staying asleep, or wake up feeling tired, it might be time to take inventory of what you’re eating and when. These eight diet habits can cause you to toss and turn, so avoid
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Sanidad de España notificó que este martes se registraron dos nuevos casos sospechosos de reacciones adversas a la vacuna contra el coronavirus de AstraZeneca. Con base en los datos del Sistema Español de Farmacovigilancia, una persona desarrolló una hemorragia que le provocó la muerte, y la otra persona sufre
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — En el espacio de unos pocos días, la aplicación de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Oxford-AstraZeneca se ha estancado en prácticamente toda Europa occidental. Francia, España, Alemania, Italia y más de una docena de otros países han detenido el despliegue de la vacuna, calificándola de medida de precaución debido a preocupaciones
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos ocho personas fueron encontradas muertas en tres spa diferentes en el área de Atlanta el martes. La policía dice que la evidencia de video los ha llevado a creer que el mismo sospechoso, Robert Aaron Long, es responsable de los tres tiroteos. Esto es lo que sabemos hasta ahora ¿Dónde tuvieron
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The SPAC market is so hot that this year’s fundraising haul has already surpassed all of 2020’s. And it’s not even April. Understandably, the world’s largest asset manager worries the SPAC boom is overdone. “If you look at the SPAC market, there’s some really attractive new companies and new technologies coming to the market that
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Los infectólogos suelen ser muy categóricos con los tratamientos para combatir el VIH: es necesario mantenerlos en el tiempo y tomar regularmente los antirretrovirales. Así se logran mantener las defensas altas, que se expresa en los en los llamados linfocitos CD4; y tener una carga viral indetectable. Es decir, tener tan poca
Continue ReadingVice President Kamala Harris addressed the recent lethal shootings at a series of spas in the Atlanta area, marking her most formal remarks about the ongoing issue of violence against the Asian American community. “It is tragic. Our country, the President and I and all of us, we grieve for the loss,” said Harris, the
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