Giorno: 23 Luglio 2021

Texas Governor’s Border Wall Construction Starts Along Rio Grande

Preparation for a new segment of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border wall project can be visibly seen developing near the west Texas town of Eagle Pass. On Thursday, work crews cleared out land sections and set up surveying equipment near the Camino Real International Bridge,…

Wall Street Notches Record Closing High on Earnings, Economic Strength

Wall Street gained ground for the fourth straight session on Friday, extending a rally that pushed all three major U.S. stock indexes to record closing highs as upbeat earnings and signs of economic revival fueled investor risk appetite.The S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the Dow…

Texas Democrats to remain in Washington throughout special session

The group of Texas House Democrats who fled their state for Washington, D.C. held a press conference marking the halfway point of the special session they are blocking and said they will stay away for the last two weeks of the session, criticized the election integrity law they are blocking, and accused Gov. Greg Abbott […]

‘QAnon Shaman’ Attorney Tells Newsmax He’s Working on No Jail Time Deal

The attorney for Jacob Chansley, the man known as the “QAnon Shaman,” tells Newsmax he is hopeful a plea deal can be reached that would allow his client to escape further jail time for participating in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. ”I’d like to see him have no more jail…

More COVID Patients in Some Florida Hospitals Than at Start of Pandemic

Some Florida hospitals are now reporting the highest number of COVID-19 patients since the pandemic first started, according to The New York Times.Two of the hospitals — University of Florida facilities in Jacksonville — had 14 COVID-19 patients a month ago. …

Federal Appeals Court Finds CDC Eviction Moratorium Unlawful

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacked authority for the national moratorium it imposed last year on most residential evictions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.The ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of…

Search for Bodies Concludes at Florida Condo Collapse Site

Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high.The June 24 collapse at the oceanside…

Trump: Cleveland Indians Name Change ‘Disgrace’

Former President Donald Trump on Friday criticized Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team for changing its name from the Indians to the Guardians starting next season as ”a disgrace,” according to The Daily Caller. In a statement sent via email, Trump said: ”Can anybody…

Psaki refuses to give number of breakthrough WH Covid cases: ‘Why do you need that information?’

White House Press Secretary sparred with a reporter Friday over the issue of transparency on breakthrough coronavirus cases among White House staffers.

DHS ends contracts for 31 miles of Texas border wall construction in Laredo Sector

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced that it is terminating two border wall contracts in the Laredo Sector of Texas that amount to 31 miles of construction as part of its broader plan to stop the Trump-era project.