Sen. Portman on Infrastructure Debate Deadline: ‘Don’t Have Product Yet’
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said Sunday a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package was being hammered out over the weekend, and pushed back at a Wednesday deadline from Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., for a vote to begin debate on a bill….
NYC Corrections Union Leader Sues for ‘Inhumane Treatment’ of Officers
Saying New York City “has gone to shame,” the president of the NYC Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association is suing for “inhumane treatment,” noting corrections officers are fleeing “deplorable conditions” to work for the NYPD….
Merkel Visits Flood Zone as Western Europe Death Toll Tops 188
German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the flooding that has devastated parts of Europe as “terrifying” on Sunday after the death toll across the region rose to 188 and a district of Bavaria was battered by the extreme weather. Merkel promised swift financial aid after…
NYC Corrections Union Leader Sues for ‘Inhumane Treatment’ of Officers
Saying New York City “has gone to shame,” the president of the NYC Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association is suing for “inhumane treatment,” noting corrections officers are fleeing “deplorable conditions” to work for the NYPD….
Sens. Portman, Cassidy Urge Community-Based Programs To Increase Vaccinations
Two GOP Senators on Sunday urged a more community-based approach to achieve COVID-19 vaccination compliance in states with low inoculation rates, pushing back on White House efforts that are viewed with skepticism in some states.In separate interviews, GOP Sens. Rob…
US Surgeon General Defends New Mask Rules But Says He Fears for the Fall
The US surgeon general on Sunday defended a renewed mask mandate in Los Angeles, saying other areas may have to follow and adding that he is “deeply concerned” about the Covid-19 outlook in the fall.Dr. Vivek Murthy, who as surgeon general is a top government spokesman on…
As Clock Strikes Midnight, Los Angeles Reinstates Masks – Sort of
In a West Hollywood nightclub, people flirted, danced, and got close — all mostly unmasked — despite the fact that on Sunday at midnight, Los Angeles became the first US city to order a return to masks indoors.At Revolver, a bar blasting out Madonna’s best hits, clubbers…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Given All-Clear to Leave Hospital
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro received the all-clear on Sunday to leave the Sao Paulo hospital where he has been since Wednesday undergoing treatment for complications following a near-fatal 2018 stabbing.The Vila Nova Star hospital said in a statement that Bolsonaro…
China Military Holds Beach Assault Drill to Threaten US, Taiwan
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army and Navy held joint amphibious landing exercises on Friday, a day after a second U.S. military aircraft landed on Taiwan in less than two months, the Communist Party-backed Global Times reported Sunday.The exercises, in waters off the…
‘I Quit!’ Says Britney Spears in New, Furious Instagram Post
Britney Spears, in a furious Instagram post, said she has “quit” doing live performances and slammed her father’s control over her affairs.For weeks the pop superstar has been pleading with a judge in Los Angeles to free her from the years-long conservatorship largely…
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