On Wednesday night, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that the GOP would not remove freshmen Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her committee assignments, despite the views that she has espoused, which don’t even begin to approach rational thought or, for that matter, fit anywhere along the wide spectrum of acceptable political discourse.
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Cryptocurrency dogecoin has an important fan — Elon Musk, who has 45 million followers on Twitter and more money than any other person on the planet. A series of tweets Musk sent overnight sent the Bitcoin rival up more than 50% in trading Thursday. The first in a series of tweets was only one word:
Continue ReadingThree progressive lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would require President Joe Biden to declare a national climate emergency, arguing that the US is “out of time and excuses” to deal with the climate crisis. The National Climate Emergency Act, introduced by Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, along with
Continue ReadingRepublicans in charge of taking back the House and Senate next year hope that a new message focused on reopening schools — and blaming Democrats and their allies in organized labor for continued closures — will lure back suburban voters who spurned them in 2020. The Republican Senate and House campaign arms, along with Republican
Continue Reading Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is not licensed by FINRA, Wall Street’s powerful self-regulator, even though he presides over one of the nation’s largest and most powerful online brokers. Tenev has emerged as the public face of Robinhood as the startup has come under fire for its decision, on one of the market’s most volatile
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(CNN Español) – Basada en hechos reales, la cinta “The Mauritanian” muestra lo que vivió Mohamedou Ould Slahi en la prisión de Guantánamo por 14 años. Zona Pop CNN habló con Jodie Foster, la actriz ganadora del Oscar y nominada a los Globo de Oro en la categoría de Mejor Actriz de reparto en una película, y
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is set to announce a series of significant changes to US foreign policy including measures on Yemen and LBGTQ rights during a speech at the State Department, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday. Biden will announce an end to all American support for offensive operations in Yemen in his remarks, Sullivan
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – La vacuna de AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford podría disminuir la transmisión de coronavirus y prevenir la enfermedad sintomática, dieron a conocer investigadores en una prepublicación. Aunque su efectividad es menor que otras vacunas aprobadas para prevenir la infección sintomática, es la única que, hasta los momentos, ha demostrado una disminución
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s son Hunter is publishing a memoir about his struggle with addiction that will be released in April. “I come from a family forged by tragedies and bound by a remarkable, unbreakable love,” Hunter Biden writes in the book, according to its publisher, Gallery Books. “Beautiful Things” will be released April 6. The
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The total number of Arizona cases since the pandemic started now stands at 771,796 and the death toll at 13,752.
Continue Reading Snail noodles, marinated steaks and huge vats of bubble tea are helping China’s biggest fast food giant get through the coronavirus crisis. Yum China, the local owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is tapping into new ways to reach customers at home as the pandemic continues to dampen its business. The company, which
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank has made an annual net profit for the first time since 2014 thanks to a bumper year in a business it has scaled back. Germany’s largest lender on Thursday reported profit of €113 million ($135.6 million) for 2020, compared to a loss of €5.7 billion ($6.8 billion) the previous year. The last time
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Mars is too cold for liquid water to exist on its surface, but a wealth of ice may exist just beneath the surface in certain regions. Future human missions to Mars could use this ice as a resource and study it to learn about the planet’s past. The Italian Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency,
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The prevailing news about Covid-19 was so bleak for so long. But the facts have changed — faster, perhaps, than the major news narratives have changed. The vaccines are showing “spectacular” results, to borrow a
Continue Reading Netflix has amassed some 200 million subscribers and cemented its status as the king of streaming video. Now it’s looking to run up the score with a big push into Asia, its fastest-growing region. The entertainment giant added 9.3 million paid subscribers in Asia Pacific last year, a 65% jump compared to 2019. Revenue in
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UK scientists have launched the world’s first study examining whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for two-dose regimens, an approach they say could give extra flexibility and even boost protection against Covid-19 if approved. Participants in the 13-month study will be given the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines in different combinations and at different
Continue Reading McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, will pay $573 million in a multistate settlement for its work with opioid companies. McKinsey reached the agreement with a coalition of 47 attorneys general, the District of Columbia and five US territories. The settlement, announced Thursday, “resolves investigations by the attorneys general into the
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President Joe Biden told House Democrats on Wednesday he’s “not married” to an absolute number on his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan but Congress needs to “act fast” on relief for the pandemic and the economic crisis.
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(CNN Business) — Elon Musk adelantó al fundador de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, y ahora tiene el título de la persona más rica del mundo, según Bloomberg. Un aumento del 6% en las acciones de Tesla temprano el jueves elevó el valor de las acciones y opciones de su director ejecutivo en US$ 10.000 millones. Esto
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Could you imagine if several of the Kansas City Chiefs — including quarterback Patrick Mahomes — had not been able to practice or play in Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers because of a haircut? The Chiefs got a Covid-19 scare a week before the Super Bowl when it was learned that a
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