The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Biden’s pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, 53 to 45. Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs partner who cracked down on Wall Street as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission after the 2008 financial crisis, has laid out an ambitious ramping up of regulatory enforcement […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would establish a commission to study providing Black Americans with reparations for slavery. The legislation will receive a full House vote for the first time since it was introduced more than three decades ago. The legislation, H.R. 40, was first introduced in […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement A local GOP official in Michigan tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a nearly-maskless party meeting discussing a petition to fire him, Michigan Live reported Wednesday. Jason Watts, an elections official in Allegan County, Michigan, and party treasurer in the 6th Congressional District, told MLive on Tuesday that he was one of […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement Over the last 13 months, American billionaires added $1.62 trillion to their wealth — a 55% increase. This was a finding in the latest report from the left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF). Both groups have tracked billionaire gains throughout the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement What started as a standard segment on looting between Fox News colleagues Geraldo Rivera and Dan Bongino Wednesday night quickly escalated into a shouting match before host Sean Hannity managed to cut to commercial. Geraldo Rivera, a contributor-at-large with a tenure approaching 20 years at the network, lost his temper when podcaster, […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement The US government is set to impose sanctions on around a dozen Russian government and intelligence officials, as well as 20 entities linked to Russian security services — some of which the US government believes are tied to the Solarwinds cyberattack. The sanctions, which could be announced this week, are meant to […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement Democrats are reportedly ready to try and add more justices to the US Supreme Court. Four members of Congress are poised to introduce legislation Thursday that would expand the size of the Supreme Court, first reported by The Intercept and later confirmed by other outlets. The bill is reportedly being led by […]
Continue ReadingSummary List PlacementOn a secluded, leafy street in Singapore, supermarket billionaire Lim Hock Leng lives in a $50 million bungalow. Lim is the co-owner and managing director of Singapore’s third-largest supermarket chain, Sheng Siong, which operates more than 60 stores in the city-state. Lim’s older brother, Lim Hock Chee, is Sheng Siong’s CEO, while the […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement Joel Greenberg, a former elected official in Florida and ally of Rep. Matt Gaetz, made more than 150 payments via Venmo to dozens of women as well as a 17-year-old girl, according to documents reviewed by The Daily Beast. Greenberg, who was indicted on 33 counts last year, including one related to […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement The Senate overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to advance a bill addressing the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Democrats Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Rep. Grace Meng of New York, the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act will require federal officers to “facilitate the expedited review” of hate […]
Continue ReadingThe AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could soon be back in use for adults of all ages in British Columbia, following a Health Canada assessment that its benefits far outweigh the risks of some people developing blood clots. “We are pleased to see (Wednesday’s) Health Canada assessment and decision on the AstraZeneca vaccine,” B.C.’s provincial health officer […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement US pharmaceutical companies have developed the world’s most effective vaccines for the coronavirus, helping Americans get inoculated faster than people in most other countries. Now President Joe Biden is being urged not just to share the vaccines with the less fortunate, but to share the knowledge that would allow developing nations to […]
Continue ReadingSummary List Placement When coronavirus vaccines were rolled out to the public, regulators knew they would need to watch out for extremely rare reactions. Although clinical trials had shown the shots to be safe among tens of thousands of people, the world was about to vaccinate tens of millions more. Their vigilance paid off earlier […]
Continue ReadingVICTORIA — Premier John Horgan has been inundated with letters and emails from individuals and groups, pleading to be moved up in the schedule for COVID-19 vaccination “Almost every single one of those arguments are valid, legitimate arguments that would persuade me, were we swimming in supply,” Horgan told reporters this week. “But we’re not,” the […]
Continue ReadingWatch Video “I’ve concluded that it’s time to end America’s longest war. It’s time for American troops to come home,” President Biden said. President Biden committing to completely pulling troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11. “I’m now the fourth United States president to preside over American troop presence in Afghanistan: two Republicans, two Democrats. […]
Continue ReadingA look at sales of buildings involving the current owner of Vancouver Grace Seniors Home to non-profit groups to build affordable housing reveals how low-income housing for Chinese seniors is being lost. There is high demand and long waitlists for housing and care options that cater to East Asians of all incomes, according to a […]
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