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Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger became the first congressional Republican to call on his colleague from Florida, Rep. Matt Gaetz, to resign in the face of a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations. “Matt Gaetz needs to resign,” Kinzinger tweeted Thursday night, linking to a Daily Beast article about allegations against Gaetz, the details of which
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is spending at least $62 million a week to care for unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to government data. Over the last month, HHS announced or opened at least 11 new facilities with more on the way, leaning on convention centers, military
Continue ReadingEmployees are speaking out against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, arguing the tech giant must do more to protect employees from workplace harassment. An open letter addressed to Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, published online on Friday, made two demands: the company stop those who are found to have harassed other employees from managing anyone
Continue ReadingAmazon has soundly defeated a landmark union drive that would have established the company’s first US union, but labor advocates are hopeful that the high-profile fight will nonetheless be successful in spurring support for broader change. In the final vote tally, 1,798 workers at the Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse voted against unionization while 738 voted to
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden‘s border coordinator is stepping down at the end of the month, the White House announced Friday — an unusual time given the administration is dealing with record numbers of unaccompanied migrant children at the US southern border. Roberta S. Jacobson was appointed as a special assistant to the President and was a
Continue ReadingPfizer on Friday asked the FDA for an amendment to its emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine to expand its use in people ages 12-15 in the United States. “It’s highly likely” that the FDA will allow the expansion and could act “relatively quickly,” the acting chairman of an FDA vaccine advisory committee said.
Continue ReadingJust as the Biden administration is moving up its deadline to make vaccine eligibility available to all adults by April 19, the supply of at least one of the vaccines, Johnson & Johnson’s, is slowing down, and with some of its manufacturing challenges at an independent plant that has had problems in the past, it’s
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As more and more vaccinations are administered in the US, the Covid-19 story, which once was nothing more than a tale of enormous tragedy, now has a new plotline: how best to return to normal. A key element of this latter story arc is the poorly understood concept of “herd immunity.” The idea is straightforward:
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story READLYN, Iowa (The Courier) — You’re never too old to be vaccinated. Proof of that is 112-year-old Readlyn residents Esther Wittenburg and her 92-year-old son Virgil Bock, who recently received their COVID-19 vaccines at the UnityPoint Clinic in Waverly. The secret to their longevity? Wittenburg credits “real potatoes
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — In opening statements Thursday in Katerian LeGrone’s sex assault trial, the state painted a picture of a then-Husker football player who thought he could do whatever he wanted and a young college student too frightened to do anything to stop him. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — A month after firing and charging an officer he said had no business wearing a uniform, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is facing scrutiny now that the former officer has been released from jail. Garcia faced some tough questions Thursday about his handling of the
Continue ReadingThe Ingenuity helicopter is preparing for its historic flight on Mars this weekend. The first powered, controlled flight on another planet will take place Sunday at 12:30 p.m. local Mars solar time, or about 10:54 p.m. ET. Unlike when the helicopter’s fellow traveler, the Perseverance rover, landed on Mars on February 18, we won’t be
Continue ReadingDevin Murphy, the legislative director for Rep. Matt Gaetz, has resigned his post, making him the second staffer to leave the Florida congressman’s office as the pressure continues to mount surrounding a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations. A source directly connected to Murphy said he left the job, not specifically because of Gaetz’s legal
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration will not shut down the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline while an environmental review is conducted, a blow to the environmental and tribal groups that have rallied against the project for years. Government attorney Ben Schifman told a federal judge on Friday that the Army Corps of Engineers, which handles permits for the
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A gunman killed one person and wounded at least five others — four of them critically — at a cabinet manufacturer in Bryan, Texas, police said. The gunman, who is believed to be an employee of the company, Kent Moore Cabinets, fled before police arrived but was later taken into custody, Bryan police said. Larry
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Muslim community is racing to vaccinate as many people as possible before Ramadan begins next week, which will draw people to worship in-person together. On Thursday, 200 people received their shots at Masjid Al Tawba in Eden Prairie. Hundreds more got vaccinated
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd’s heart disease and use of fentanyl were not the direct cause of his death, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy testified in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker ruled Floyd’s death last May a homicide and identified the cause as “cardiopulmonary arrest”
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — In the heart of Hazelwood, the rhythm of progress and aroma of promise attracts a special team of budding professionals. “This is CKP. That’s what we call the abbreviated version. Community Kitchen Pittsburgh,” said chef trainer Garland Richie. Richie showed KDKA’s Kym Gable around
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Eight days into Autism Awareness month, the owners of a West Sacramento restaurant say their son on the autism spectrum was bullied while working. The owners of Vince’s were waiting to take their son Giacomo, 23, home when a customer became upset with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Two doctors with the same name are now part of a medical mixup that is causing a nightmare for one of them. Thursday the State of Illinois offered an apology, but Dr. Brian Yu had been trying to get the issue straightened out for weeks
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