The last-minute plan comes weeks before Joe Biden is sworn in as president. January 5, 2021, 6:28 PM • 5 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Trump administration has finalized plans to open a vast amount of protected land in Arctic Alaska to oil development. The […]
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Massachusetts lawmaker wants to name official state dinosaur
A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public’s help to select an official state dinosaur ByThe Associated Press January 5, 2021, 6:33 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BOSTON — A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public’s help to select an […]
Seniors in Florida camp overnight for vaccine
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hundreds of senior citizens determined to get vaccinated against the coronavirus camped out overnight in frigid temperatures to secure spots in Tuesday morning’s line in Daytona Beach. City officials tried to avoid a repeat of Monday’s traffic jams by opening a stadium’s parking lot to overnight […]
Business leaders implore Congress to accept Biden’s win
Attempts to delay it “run counter to the essential tenets of our democracy.” January 5, 2021, 3:22 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article A coalition of nearly 200 chief executives have signed a letter urging Congress to accept President-elect Joe Biden‘s win and not […]
Missouri patrol shoots man who had gun at troop headquarters
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says troopers shot a man who came to a troop headquarters in suburban Kansas City with an assault-type rifle By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press January 5, 2021, 2:34 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article LIBERTY, Mo. — Missouri State […]
Just 1% of Californians immunized amid slow vaccine rollout
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that’s “not good enough,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. The state is trying to execute the massive immunization campaign “with a sense of urgency that is required of this moment and […]
Where is Jack Ma, China’s e-commerce pioneer?
BEIJING — China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999, when China had few internet users. Online payments service Alipay launched five years later, before regulators said such businesses would be allowed. Both long shots […]
Georgia runoffs, the last races of 2020, to decide control of the Senate
Control of the Senate and the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda hangs in the balance on Tuesday in Georgia, with GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler facing Democrats Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock in twin runoff elections. Despite expectations that they would retake the Senate, Democrats […]
Defense secretaries’ letter warning Trump was signed by all in only 2 days
A successful campaign to have all 10 living former U.S. secretaries of defense sign a letter warning President Donald Trump not to involve the military in his grievances over the election results took place between New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, said former ambassador and defense official Eric Edelman. […]
Trump directed that Navy carrier return to Middle East
The decision to return USS Nimitz to the region had surprised Pentagon officials January 5, 2021, 1:49 AM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article President Donald Trump directed acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller to return the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its carrier strike group […]