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Census Director To Quit After Trying To Rush Out ‘Indefensible’ Report
The Trump-appointed director of the U.S. Census Bureau is stepping down close to a week after whistleblower complaints about his role in attempting to rush out an incomplete data report about noncitizens became public. Continue Reading Census Director To Quit After Trying To Rush Out ‘Indefensible’ Report
After Capitol Riot Backlash, Sen. Josh Hawley’s Book Will Hit Shelves In May
Washington-based Regnery Publishing, which aims to spread the message of “prominent and lasting voices in American conservatism,” announced on Monday it will publish the title in May. Continue Reading After Capitol Riot Backlash, Sen. Josh Hawley’s Book Will Hit Shelves In May
For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed
Every January, in the middle of the night, thousands of volunteers and outreach workers spread out across the country to count the nation’s homeless population. They search highway underpasses, wooded areas, abandoned buildings and sidewalks to locate those who are living outside. But this year, because of the pandemic, the annual street count has been canceled or modified in hundreds of communities, even as the nation’s unsheltered population appears to be growing. Continue Reading For Many Areas, Count Of Homeless Population Is Canceled, Or Delayed
3 Questions And The Emerging Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Protection
As the COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, three big questions loom. First, can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease? Second, will the vaccine remain effective as the virus itself evolves? And third, how long will the vaccine’s protection last? Continue Reading 3 Questions And The Emerging Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Protection
NASA’s 8-Minute Rocket Test Shuts Down After 67 Seconds
The test, at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, was part of NASA’s Artemis program, a plan to return to the moon in the coming years. NASA’s test called for four engines to fire for eight minutes — roughly the time it will take for NASA’s long-delayed Space Launch System (SLS) to generate the thrust needed to send the rocket to space. Continue Reading NASA’s 8-Minute Rocket Test Shuts Down After 67 Seconds
10 Years After White Supremacist Tried To Bomb Spokane’s MLK Parade, Extremism Is More Mainstream
This week marks 10 years since a white supremacist attempted to bomb the Martin Luther King Junior Day parade through downtown Spokane. The bomb was discovered and defused just in the nick of time. But the effects of extremist ideologies in the region lived on. Journalist Leah Sottile examined that in the podcast Bundyville, from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Leah spoke with Scott Leadingham in August 2019 about the podcast’s second season and the anti-government movement in the region. Continue Reading 10 Years After White Supremacist Tried To Bomb Spokane’s MLK Parade, Extremism Is More Mainstream
At-Home COVID Testing Is Growing. Can It Help Turn The Tide On The Pandemic?
If you’ve ever waited in a long line to receive a test for the coronavirus, or tried to get one and couldn’t, or waited a week to get the results, you may have wondered why it’s not easier and more convenient. In recent weeks, the Food and Drug Administration began approving over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for Americans to use at home, part of a wave of new options that could play a role in catching infections that might otherwise go undetected. Continue Reading At-Home COVID Testing Is Growing. Can It Help Turn The Tide On The Pandemic?
On Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day, Donald Trump Will See Himself Out
President Trump plans to leave the White House and Washington on Inauguration Day with a departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, a senior administration official said on Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement is not yet official. Continue Reading On Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day, Donald Trump Will See Himself Out
NRA Files For Bankruptcy Amid Fraud Suit In New York
The National Rifle Association filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas on Friday as its current home, New York, pursues a fraud case against the organization. The NRA was founded in New York in 1871 and has since presented itself as a defender of Second Amendment rights. The NRA attributes the move to Texas to a “corrupt political and regulatory environment” in New York. Continue Reading NRA Files For Bankruptcy Amid Fraud Suit In New York
COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families
Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration’s push to make a COVID-19 vaccine available in record time, added $628 million to a federal contract with Emergent BioSolutions, a Maryland-based contract manufacturer, “to advance manufacturing capabilities and capacity for a potential COVID-19 vaccine as well as therapeutics,” the Department of Health and Human Services announced in June. Continue Reading COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families
Retail Spending Dips For 3rd Straight Month As Infections Surge
Even as people continue to splurge on shopping, they cut back on going out to eat and shop. Plus, the earlier-than-usual holiday shopping season meant online shopping as well sales of electronics and appliances dipped in December. Gas stations saw the biggest jump in spending last month, up 6.6%, as people traveled for holiday visits despite health warnings. Continue Reading Retail Spending Dips For 3rd Straight Month As Infections Surge
Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company’s First U.S. Union
Some 6,000 workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will begin voting next month on a groundbreaking possibility: whether to form the first union in the company’s U.S. history. Continue Reading Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company’s First U.S. Union
