Politics
GOP Rep. Cawthorn, key Senate race are in focus as polls close in North Carolina primary elections
People mark their ballots at a voting site during primary elections in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 17, 2022. Jonathan Drake | Reuters Polls closed Tuesday in the North Carolina primary elections, where Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn is hoping to withstand a cascade of negative press to win his party’s nomination for a second term […]
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House Democrats to hold hearings on baby formula crisis, introduce bill to beef up FDA inspections
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., left, the House Appropriations Committee chair, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., confer during a news conference on the House Democrats $28 million emergency spending bill to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite […]
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U.S. sues casino mogul Steve Wynn over relationship with China
Steve Wynn, chairman and chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts Ltd. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Justice Department sued longtime Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn on Tuesday to compel him to register as a foreign agent because of lobbying work it says he performed at the behest of the Chinese […]
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WHO calls for probe into more than 200 Russian attacks on health facilities in Ukraine
CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE – MAY 09: A healthcare professional searches for medicines and medical equipment in a destroyed hospital as Russian attacks continue in Chernihiv, Ukraine on May 09, 2022. Patients are treated in additional buildings as health services are disrupted due to the destroyed hospitals. (Photo by Abdullah Unver/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Anadolu Agency […]
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U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lags behind competitors in ad spending heading into primary
Rep. Madison Cawthorn speaks before a rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. Allison Joyce | Getty Images U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C. hasn’t spent any money on local television ads in his bid to win the GOP primary Tuesday, lagging behind […]
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Crypto industry wields its influence in Washington after pouring over $30 million into campaigns
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., called on New Yorkers to support the cryptocurrency market in a March op-ed in the New York Daily News titled, “A liberal case for cryptocurrency.” “With a multi-billion dollar market capitalization, crypto is here to stay. It’s not going anywhere. New York City should and must embrace crypto if it […]
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Elon Musk blasts Joe Biden, says he has failed to get much done
Elon Musk arrives for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk blasted Joe Biden during an interview this week, saying the president is someone who just reads off a teleprompter and that his administration […]
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New filing reveals the full story behind Musk’s bid to buy Twitter
The official profile of Elon Musk on the social network Twitter. Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images A new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission sheds light on the Twitter board’s early conversations with billionaire Elon Musk as he decided to join the board, and later, abandon that plan and try to take […]
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Biden travels to Buffalo to grieve shooting victims, condemn racial violence
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, May 15, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden is in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to console the families of victims of a mass shooting this weekend where a lone white gunman targeted […]
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FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid booster dose for kids ages 5 to 11 years old
A vaccinator draws a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021. Hannah Beier | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a Pfizer booster dose for children ages 5 through 11 years old. Dr. Peter Marks, head of the FDA division responsible for vaccines, said vaccine effectiveness […]
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