The White House says he’ll speak to how Americans can beat COVID-19. March 8, 2021, 5:23 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article President Joe Biden will make his first primetime address Thursday night to “to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown,” White […]
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CDC study finds about 78% of people hospitalized for Covid were overweight or obese
A women walks down the street on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Jeff Haynes | AFP | Getty Images An overwhelming majority of people who have been hospitalized, needed a ventilator or died from Covid-19 have been overweight or obese, the CDC said in a new study Monday. Among 148,494 […]
Dow rallies 600 points to a record high as investors cheer Senate stimulus approval
U.S. stocks climbed on Monday as investors cheered Senate approval of a new Covid stimulus package and piled into shares best-positioned to benefit from an economic comeback. The S&P 500 rose 0.9%, led by strong gains in financials, industrials and materials. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 600 points to hit […]
Supreme Court sides with Christian students silenced on Georgia campus
Chief Justice John Roberts was alone in dissenting from the decision. March 8, 2021, 4:16 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a former Georgia college student who sued his school after it prevented him from expressing […]
House prepares to pass $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill on Tuesday, and Biden is expected to sign it this week
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 4, 2021. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The House plans to pass Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill Tuesday and get fresh aid to Americans starting this month. The chamber aims to approve the […]
Iowa Dems ponder strategies amid GOP-forced voting changes
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Democrats are beginning to consider changes to their get-out-the-vote plans under the assumption that Gov. Kim Reynolds will sign into law a Republican-backed bill that makes it harder to vote early, potentially eroding a key aspect of Democratic campaigns. Republicans in the House and Senate […]
Prince Harry couldn’t leave royals without Diana’s money
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey on CBS, Prince Harry revealed how he thinks his mother, the late Princess Diana, would react to him leaving his official role in the royal family. Harry said the royal family cut him off financially in the first quarter of 2020, when he and […]
Swiss voters back proposal to ban face coverings in public
Swiss voters on Sunday night narrowly approved a proposal to ban on facial coverings in public, including niqabs and burqas. France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and Austria have all implemented similar bans, which prohibit face coverings outside of religious institutions and other sacred sites. Face coverings will be banned […]
Cuomo refuses to resign as new allegations surface
The New York State Senate’s majority leader has joined the growing list of Democrats questioning how effectively Governor Andrew Cuomo can lead after two more of his former aides accused him of inappropriate behavior. A total of five women have now come forward against the three-term Democrat, who has denied […]
Senior Senate Republican Roy Blunt announces he won’t seek reelection
In an unexpected move, a top Senate Republican, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, announced Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022. Blunt, 71, has served in the Senate since 2011 and in the House of Representatives previously. He’s currently the No. 4 Republican in the Senate. Blunt announced […]