Summary List Placement Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday asked for the Senate to hold off on voting for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and wait for the results of the November general election. Biden, speaking from the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, appealed to Republican Senators in asking that […]
Continue ReadingViruses jumping from animals to humans have been the starting point of numerous outbreaks, from Ebola to Zika. Given the similarity of SARS-CoV-2 to coronaviruses found in bats, this probably marked the beginning of COVID-19 too. We know that viruses have passed from animals to humans throughout history, and will continue to do so. But […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that it will be a victory for the United States if the Supreme Court dismantles the Affordable Care Act. “Obamacare will be replaced with a MUCH better, and FAR cheaper, alternative if it is terminated in the Supreme Court. Would be a big WIN for the […]
Continue ReadingWatch Video Anger over a lack of criminal charges against police officers for killing Breonna Taylor continued into the weekend in Louisville, with demonstrations and dozens of arrests. The weekend saw 22 people arrested on Friday and 28 on Saturday mostly for breaking a 9 p.m. curfew. Officers deemed protests”unlawful” after several fires were set […]
Continue ReadingWatch Video Anger over a lack of criminal charges against police officers for killing Breonna Taylor continued into the weekend in Louisville, with demonstrations and dozens of arrests. The weekend saw 22 people arrested on Friday and 28 on Saturday mostly for breaking a 9 p.m. curfew. Officers deemed protests”unlawful” after several fires were set […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a political advocacy group backed by billionaire Charles Koch, is campaigning to support President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, the group said in a press release Saturday. “[AFP] today commended President Trump for nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court,” the group […]
Continue ReadingWatch Video The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin the hearings October 12 to consider Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court. Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham made the announcement in a statement Saturday. The hearings will last three to four days. Graham said he expects the committee to report Barrett’s nomination October 22. […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement I first got the idea to start a company called Bridesmaid for Hire after I’d been a bridesmaid at over a dozen of my friend’s weddings. One night, two distant friends called me up and asked me to be their bridesmaid, and I thought to myself, ” Jen! You hardly speak to […]
Continue ReadingDiane39 / iStockphoto / Getty Rhode Island is the smallest state in the U.S., but with a population of just over 1 million people, it is also the the second-most densely populated state. From Woonsocket and Pawtucket, through Providence, Bristol, and Newport, here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Rhode Island and some […]
Continue ReadingWatch Video A woman has been charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon after driving through supporters of President Trump in California on Saturday. Tatiana Turner drove through a group, many waving Trump flags, after a dispersal order was given. The incident injured two people, with one suffering two broken legs and […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement The travel industry has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Even as stay-at-home orders are lifted, travel activity remains at depressed levels with people continuing to worry about safety and opting to stay put. In August, Booking Holdings — which owns Kayak, Booking.com, Priceline, Rentalcars.com, OpenTable, and Agoda — reported that gross […]
Continue ReadingThe B.C. provincial election will be held Oct. 24. This is your daily campaign trail update with everything you need for Sept. 27, 2020. This page will be updated throughout the day, with developments added as they happen. WHERE THE LEADERS ARE TODAY John Horgan, NDP : The NDP leader remains in the Cowichan Valley […]
Continue ReadingWatch Video This weekend saw protests rage on in Portland, with police declaring an unlawful assembly on Saturday night but no serious violence. A counterprotest by far-right groups drew far fewer people than expected. “Failure to adhere to this order may subject you to arrest, citation or crowd control agents including but not limited to […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement NASA astronaut Kate Rubins plans to vote from space during the upcoming general election. Rubins told The Associated Press on Friday that astronauts cast votes from the orbit because they “feel that it’s very important.” “It’s critical to participate in our democracy,” she said. “We consider it an honor to be able […]
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