UK care homes say funding shake-up threatens their viability

Read More Social care UK care homes say funding shake-up threatens their viability Operators fear plunge in revenue from private customers could trigger collapse in services Social affairs correspondent Wed 8 Sep 2021 09.52 EDT Last modified on Wed 8 Sep 2021 12.44 EDT The viability of care homes is under threat from the government’s […]

Blinken says Taliban are blocking charter flights from departing Afghanistan

Post Content Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called on the Taliban to stop blocking charter flights containing Americans from departing Afghanistan. The State Department has come under fire for not doing more to pressure the Taliban to allow planes to leave Afghanistan amid reports several planes carrying Americans have been stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif […]

AG James issues subpoena to JCOPE for Cuomo’s $5.1M book deal records

Post Content New York State Attorney General Letitia James has issued at least one subpoena to the state’s ethics agency for all records on disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s $5 million book deal, as part of her office’s criminal investigation into the matter. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics — the state’s watchdog panel — in […]

CDC tightened masking guidelines after threats from teachers union, emails show

Post Content The Biden administration tightened its masking guidance after a prominent teachers union threatened White House officials with publicly releasing harsh criticism, internal emails show. The National Education Association sent a draft statement to White House officials that included harsh criticism of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s masking guidance, the emails show. […]

Supreme Court announces return to courtroom in October

Post Content The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that the justices will return to the courtroom for oral arguments in October. Attendance will be limited to essential personnel, lawyers for the parties and a select group of reporters, according to a press release. The public will not be allowed to attend the arguments. But the announcement […]