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President Joe Biden called prominent Democratic economist Larry Summers to discuss the economy after he raised several warnings recently over his inflation concerns, a source familiar with the call confirms to CNN. The call, which was first reported by the Washington Post, comes as Summers has been a vocal critic of some of Biden’s economic
Continue ReadingF. Lee Bailey, the prominent defense attorney who represented many high-profile clients, including O.J. Simpson, died Thursday at age 87. His death was confirmed to CNN by Jennifer Sisson, a manager at Bailey’s consulting firm. Sisson described Bailey as “a great man.” Bailey was part of the so-called “dream team” of famous local and national
Continue ReadingMinneapolis city workers early Thursday removed parts of a memorial at the intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths, as the city stated its plans to create a permanent memorial and reopen the area to through-traffic. On Thursday morning, multiple workers could be seen moving cement barricades in the intersection of Chicago Avenue and
Continue ReadingIn an interview with CNN on Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that an email he received last year from an executive at the US-based EcoHealth Alliance has been misconstrued and offered a hint of regret about a February 2020 email downplaying the need to wear a mask. Earlier this week, news outlets including CNN, BuzzFeed
Continue ReadingA coalition of Realtor groups asked the Supreme Court on Thursday night to block the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order that prohibits landlords nationwide from evicting tenants who fail to pay rent amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. The current moratorium is set to expire on June 30. A district court ruled against the
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A high school valedictorian exhaled as she pulled a piece of paper from underneath her graduation gown. Gathering her courage, Paxton Smith started the speech she had worked so hard on for her graduation on Sunday. But the speech the 18-year-old gave ended up being an entirely different speech than she had planned, and that
Continue ReadingA three-judge panel has struck down the federal cap on candidates using political contributions to repay personal loans they make to their campaigns, in a case that hands Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz a win and may have broader implications for campaign finance. The Federal Election Commission had argued the cap was needed to prevent
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West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, a pivotal swing vote for the party, is making very clear he’s not ready to abandon Republicans for Democrats to try to push legislation on their own, as President Joe Biden’s agenda faces a critical month in June. In an interview with CNN on Thursday, Manchin said bipartisan infrastructure
Continue ReadingDonald Trump is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election and pushing his lie that there was widespread fraud that led to his defeat, according to several former advisers and allies still close to the former Republican President. Some of the people around Trump are telling him that he should move on from fighting
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department signaled Thursday it plans to coordinate its anti-ransomware efforts with the same protocols as it does for terrorism, following a slew of cyberattacks that have disrupted key infrastructure sectors ranging from gasoline distribution to meatpacking. On Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco issued an internal memo directing US prosecutors to report all
Continue ReadingThe White House and a group of Senate Republicans continued negotiating on an infrastructure package this week, more than two months after President Joe Biden first laid out his plan. The two sides are a lot closer than when they started — but remain billions of dollars apart. Biden met Wednesday with Republican Sen. Shelley
Continue ReadingTasmanian devils have been born in the wild in mainland Australia, more than 3,000 years after they died out in the country. Seven baby Tasmanian devils — known as joeys — were born at the 988-acre Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary in New South Wales, Australian NGO Aussie Ark said in an Instagram post on Monday. Tasmanian
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The Justice Department is investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s political fundraising, a person briefed on the probe tells CNN. DeJoy’s spokesman Mark Corallo on Thursday denied any wrongdoing by the postmaster general, but confirmed an investigation into campaign contributions made by DeJoy’s private sector employees. “Mr. DeJoy has learned that the Department of Justice is
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The FDNY held its annual Medal Day ceremony Wednesday, and some of New York’s bravest were honored for their acts of heroism. As CBS2’s Dave Carlin reports, colleagues, friends and family gathered at a stadium in Queens to honor New York City’s bravest. Hero
Continue ReadingAMC’s comeback, and then some — its stock price surged to a record high on Wednesday — has been fueled by Reddit’s army of retail investors as well as some legitimate good news about customers returning to movie theaters. But that doesn’t mean that AMC and the rest of the industry’s inherent problems are solved.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SOUTH HUNTINGTON, New York (WCBS) — Two Sikh teenagers say they were the targets of a hate crime at a Long Island mall over the weekend. CBS2’s Alice Gainer spoke with one of the teens and his father. “Physically I’m OK, but mentally… I have a 3-year-old brother.
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A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city’s water supply. And now, one of the world’s top meat producers. The last few months have seen a sharp rise in cyberattacks, often disrupting products and services that are key to our everyday lives. Many of those attacks have used ransomware, a set of
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci is “cautiously optimistic” that children younger than 12 will be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine by Thanksgiving, he said on CNN’s “New Day” on Thursday. “We are now doing studies that are ongoing as we’re speaking, studies that are looking at what we call age de-escalation, children from 12 to 9
Continue ReadingA huge blaze broke out at an Iranian oil refinery south of Tehran on Wednesday, a spokesman for Iran’s emergency department said, according to state media. At least 11 people have been injured. The head of Tehran’s Provincial Crisis Management Office, Mansour Darajati, said that “a leak at a liquid gas pipeline at the facility
Continue ReadingThere’s little doubt the 2016 election was stressful. Now a team in North Carolina say they have evidence the tumultuous campaign may have affected people’s hearts. Their study of 2,500 people living in the swing state of North Carolina shows an uptick in cases of irregular heart rates in October and November of 2016, as
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