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Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, is set to unveil a trio of bills designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs and give American consumers access to the competitive global drug market. On Tuesday, Sanders will introduce the three bills ahead of a hearing in
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As a second-term Congressman Colin Allred carefully respects the traditions of his hallowed workplace. “You can’t even step on the floor without a suit jacket on,” he told CNN Sport via a remote link from his office in Dallas. But on January 6, 2021, after witnessing the horrors of a deadly, armed insurrection at the
Continue ReadingRepublican lawmakers in Georgia are racing to pass sweeping bills that would clamp down on ballot access and give state officials more powers over local elections, following record voter turnout in 2020 that helped Democrats seize the White House and control of the US Senate. Crucial action comes this week. The state’s GOP-controlled General Assembly
Continue ReadingEric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, died over the weekend, the network said Monday. Spinato’s brother, Dean, wrote on social media that the cause of death had been the coronavirus. “COVID took my brother today,” he wrote. “He was a gem and one of a kind. I’m
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — While many businesses are starting to recover from the year-long COVID-19 lockdown, Playcrafters Barn Theater copes with a second hit. Playcrafters theater had a less than loving Valentine’s Day. In February the theaters pipes froze, causing a valve to rupture. That ruptured valve sent
Continue ReadingMatthew McConaughey hosted a “We’re Texas” virtual concert to help Texans impacted by devastating winter storms. Through the benefit, McConaughey and his wife Camila raised money for many organizations, including the Austin Disaster Relief Network, Meals on Wheels Central Texas, The Salvation Army, Save the Children, St. Bernard Project and Team Rubicon disaster relief. McConaughey
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Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner made a serious and bizarre error on Monday, interrupting a live phone interview with former President Donald Trump to wrongly report that Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had resigned. “I want to get to this because it just happened now,” Faulkner told Trump as he attacked the Biden administration
Continue ReadingDemocrats expressed urgency as Congress prepares to once again consider giving statehood to Washington DC, vowing that legislation on the issue would be considered by both chambers. On Monday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on HR 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act, which would grant the nation’s capital statehood, and featured
Continue ReadingLeon Black is completely stepping away from running private equity firm Apollo Global Management amid scrutiny over the billionaire’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Apollo announced Monday that Black has stepped down as CEO four months ahead of schedule and will no longer serve as the firm’s chairman. In a statement, Black said this is the
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Delaina Yaun and her husband were at Youngs Asian Massage, a spa in Acworth, Georgia, last Tuesday, when a gunman entered and opened fire. “They just went to go have some time alone, husband and wife. Just time together,” Dana Toole, Yaun’s sister, told CNN. “Unfortunately, it went bad. It went bad real fast.” Yaun
Continue ReadingThe shooting spree across the Atlanta area last week that left eight people dead at three spas could be the first test of the hate crime law passed by the Georgia Legislature last year. Robert Aaron Long was charged with murder in both Fulton and Cherokee counties in connection with the killings. Prosecutors don’t have
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The iconic Art Museum steps is a landmark in Philadelphia. For many, the steps represent triumph over challenges thanks to Rocky in that famous movie. For a young man learning how to walk again, taking those steps on the first day of spring means he’s
Continue ReadingThe computer chip shortage is starting to hit automakers where it really hurts, delaying deliveries of full-size pickups and SUVs. Since the chip shortage started, automakers committed to using the chips they have on hand to keep building their most popular vehicles. But now, Ford and Stellantis are having trouble delivering completed pickups to their
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CLIFTON, New Jersey (WCBS) — There is a heartbreaking plea from parents of children with developmental disabilities to save the North Jersey Elks Developmental Disabilities Agency in Clifton, New Jersey. The adult center, where their sons and daughters learned to flourish for decades, is in danger of closing,
Continue ReadingMario González and his wife Delaina Yaun ventured to Youngs Asian Massage near Acworth, Georgia, last week for a relaxing couples activity. Yaun had just gotten off from work, and the two were happy about getting to unwind with a massage. As they received treatments in separate rooms, González heard the gunfire ring out. “About
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A military drone washed up on the beach at Ocean Ridge Hammock Park in Boynton Beach on Friday. WFOR-TV’s Chopper 4 was over the scene as Boynton Beach police and fire personnel dragged it out of the water with an ATV. U.S Air Force 53rd
Continue ReadingPeople laid flowers and prayed outside three spas in the Atlanta area while crowds across the country held signs declaring “Stop Asian Hate” in the days after the deadly shootings. Once again, America mourned the killings of people of color. Last week, six Asian women and two others were killed when a gunman opened fire
Continue ReadingThe computer chip shortage is starting to hit automakers where it really hurts, delaying deliveries of full-size pickups and SUVs. Since the chip shortage started, automakers committed to using the chips they have on hand to keep building their most popular vehicles. But now, Ford and Stellantis are having trouble delivering completed pickups to their
Continue ReadingStruggling to find Nike sneakers at your neighborhood shoe store? That’s by design. Nike wants customers to buy more of its shoes, clothing and gear at Nike stores and on Nike.com and its apps, as well as at a more limited group of retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Foot Locker. So the company in
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden got almost everything he wanted with his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan. Goldman Sachs thinks Biden will face far more resistance in his quest to unwind former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. Biden campaigned on hiking the corporate rate from 21% to 28%, raising the tax on foreign income and instituting a
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