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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
$1,400 Checks And Help For The Jobless: What’s In Joe Biden’s Plan To Rescue The Economy
President-elect Joe Biden has long pledged he would deliver an aggressive plan to address the raging coronavirus pandemic and the painful recession it spawned. Continue Reading $1,400 Checks And Help For The Jobless: What’s In Joe Biden’s Plan To Rescue The Economy
New Charges In Flint Water Crisis, Including Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday for his role in the Flint water crisis, an environmental disaster that contaminated the majority Black city’s drinking water with lead nearly seven years ago. Continue Reading New Charges In Flint Water Crisis, Including Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
Census Bureau Stops Work On Trump’s Request For Unauthorized Immigrant Count
The U.S. Census Bureau has halted all work on President Trump’s directive to produce a state-by-state count of unauthorized immigrants that would have been used to alter a key set of census numbers, NPR has learned. Continue Reading Census Bureau Stops Work On Trump’s Request For Unauthorized Immigrant Count
2 Washington Republicans Join Democrats In Voting For Impeachment
The U.S. House voted 232 to 197 Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time. Democrats were joined by 10 congressional Republicans – including two from Washington state.
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About 20,000 National Guard Members To Deploy For Inauguration, Officials Say
Local and federal security officials expect about 20,000 National Guard members to be involved in securing the capital for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. Continue Reading About 20,000 National Guard Members To Deploy For Inauguration, Officials Say
U.S. House Votes To Impeach Trump A 2nd Time, But Senate Trial Time Unknown
The House of Representatives is on track to impeach President Trump for the second time in 13 months — which would make him as the only president to receive the rebuke twice. This time, though, impeachment could be bipartisan. Republicans all opposed the House vote in December 2019, arguing that it was politically driven. But now some GOP lawmakers are joining Democrats in pointing the finger at the president for using rhetoric that helped spark a violent insurrection at the Capitol last Wednesday. Continue Reading U.S. House Votes To Impeach Trump A 2nd Time, But Senate Trial Time Unknown
Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd’s Neck To Stand Trial Alone
BY BRAKKTON BOOKER A Minnesota judge has ruled that the former Minneapolis police officer seen in cellphone video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for several… Continue Reading Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd’s Neck To Stand Trial Alone
House Passes 25th Amendment Resolution As Pence Says He Won’t Back It. Impeachment Vote Looms
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a resolution calling for Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Trump, days after violent insurrectionists breached the U.S. Capitol. Continue Reading House Passes 25th Amendment Resolution As Pence Says He Won’t Back It. Impeachment Vote Looms
Capitol Police Officers Suspended For Actions During Rioters’ Attack On Capitol
Several Capitol Police officers have been suspended in connection with last week’s fatal riot at the U.S. Capitol by protesters loyal to President Trump, Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman announced Monday evening. Continue Reading Capitol Police Officers Suspended For Actions During Rioters’ Attack On Capitol
Tracking Down Antibody Treatment Is A Challenge For COVID-19 Patients In Washington
Monoclonal antibody drugs are supposed to help people with mild to moderate COVID-19 avoid the hospital, but it can be a challenge to find out where the treatment is offered. NPR has heard from people across the country who have been frustrated by this. They include Shirley Wagoner, an 80-year-old who still hits the ski slopes and helps run the family plumbing business in Spokane Valley, Wash. Continue Reading Tracking Down Antibody Treatment Is A Challenge For COVID-19 Patients In Washington
