Politics
Catholic bishop bars communion to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over abortion rights support
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at the start of a discussion with historians on how to “establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th” on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol in Washington, January 6, 2022. Al Drago | Pool | Reuters The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco has ordered […]
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Trump pays $110,000 fine but must do more to lift contempt order, New York AG’s office says
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally in Perry, Georgia, U.S. September 25, 2021. Dustin Chambers | Reuters Former President Donald Trump paid a $110,000 fine imposed as part of a contempt-of-court order against him, but has failed so far to take all the steps required to lift the order, the New York attorney […]
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Democratic senators concerned about phone location data being used to track people seeking abortions
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, D.C., May 3, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | […]
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Goodbye, American soft power: McDonald’s exiting Russia after 32 years is the end of an era
Soviet customers stand in line outside the just opened first McDonald’s in the Soviet Union on January 31, 1990 at Moscow’s Pushkin Square. Vitaly Armand | Afp | Getty Images It was 4 a.m. and a trickle of Russians had already begun lining up outside the building in the freezing winter cold, hours before opening […]
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CDC urges older Americans to get Covid booster shots as hospitalizations soar again
Shana Alesi administers a second COVID-19 booster shot to Army veteran Robert Hall at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on April 01, 2022 in Hines, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged older Americans to get a Covid booster shot to increase their protection against the […]
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb says rising monkeypox cases suggest it’s spread ‘pretty wide’
The rising number of monkeypox cases in the U.S. and Europe suggest the virus has already spread widely across communities, but it won’t likely cause a major epidemic like Covid, Pfizer board member and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday. “Now that there’s been community spread, it may be hard to […]
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Bill Gates explains what you can do now to fight climate change
Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images Climate change is such an overwhelming and systemic problem, it’s easy to feel there’s nothing one individual can do to fight it. But Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates gave some concrete suggestions in an online question and answer session on Reddit on Thursday. Buy climate-friendly products […]
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Elon Musk blasts Biden administration, Democrats on Twitter over ‘hate,’ sidelining of Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday blasted the Biden administration and Democrats on Twitter, as the world’s richest man doubled down on his vow to vote for Republicans. Musk in a tweet accused the Biden administration of doing “everything it can to sideline” and ignore Tesla, despite its dominance in the electric vehicle industry. Musk, […]
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Elon Musk visits Brazil to discuss Amazon with Bolsonaro
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he arrives at a hotel to participate in a news conference about the Amazon rainforest and to meet with Elon Musk, according to ministers, in Porto Feliz, Sao Paulo state, Brazil May 20, 2022. Amanda Perobelli | Reuters Elon Musk traveled to Brazil on Friday to discuss projects to […]
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Bill de Blasio, ex-NYC mayor, to run for redrawn House seat
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio waves as he gives the State of the City address at La Guardia Community College on February 10, 2014 in the Long Island City section of the Queens borough of New York City. John Moore | Getty Images Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday […]
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