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My Husband Has Been Financially Abusive for Years. Now the Tables Are Turning.
I’m trying to make our marriage work, but I’m still upset over his past actions.
The Furniture Supply Chain Is Completely Busted
There’s a reason no one can get their hands on a new couch or table right now.
Biden team weighs return to mask mandates in some states
The high-level conversations underscore the extent to which the administration is working to find new and more efficient ways to safeguard Americans living in communities with rising infection rates.
DOJ says federal law doesn’t bar businesses, agencies from mandating Covid vaccines
The opinion was released shortly after the VA became the first federal agency to require shots for employees.
Arkansas governor blames ‘myths’ for ‘hardened’ vaccine resistance
“I go into these town hall meetings, someone said: Don’t call it a vaccine. Call it a bioweapon. And they talk about mind control,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said.
Help! My Husband Refuses to Stop Talking to His Ex.
He has even said he is sorry I don’t have connections like he has with my exes.
Virus resurgence menaces economy just as rescue programs unravel
A new wave of cases followed by the looming expiration of enhanced jobless benefits, a ban on evictions and other rescue programs is sparking concern among lawmakers and economists.
The pandemic drove women out of the workforce. Will they come back?
Their absence could hurt the broader U.S. economy, so policymakers are weighing ways to help them return to work.
Fed’s Powell feels heat from all sides as inflation spikes
Both the Fed and the Biden administration have said rapid price increases are being stoked by temporary factors.
Gasoline is up and GOP sees an easy target: Biden
Americans are hitting the road as strong economic growth pushes up oil prices, and Republicans are trying to pin pump prices on Biden’s energy policies.
Remembering Civil Rights Icon Bob Moses: Organized SNCC, Miss. Freedom Summer & Algebra Project
We remember the life of Bob Moses, the civil rights leader who left his job as a New York City high school teacher to register Black voters in Mississippi in the 1960s, facing down horrific violence and intimidation to become one of the icons of the movement. He died Sunday at age 86. Moses spent his later years as an advocate for improved math education, teaching thousands of students across the United States through the Algebra Project, the nonprofit he founded.
“Committing the Truth”: Whistleblower Daniel Hale to Be Sentenced Tuesday for Drone Program Leaks
At a sentencing hearing Tuesday, whistleblower Daniel Hale faces at least nine years in prison for leaking classified information about the U.S. drone and targeted assassination program. During his time in the Air Force from 2009 to 2013, Hale worked with the National Security Agency and the Joint Special Operations Task Force at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, where he helped identify targets for assassination.
News Roundup: Jan. 6 committee calls first witnesses; CDC revises mask rules amid new pandemic surge
In the news today: The CDC is recommending that vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans wear masks indoors through most of the country as community transmission rates soar. The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection got underway today with harrowing testimony from four police officers who faced off against the violent mob.
Newsom pulls kids from summer camp after maskless revelation
Newsom’s two eldest children, ages 11 and 10, attended the camp for a day.
‘Partisan Pageantry’: Republican Senators Dismiss Emotional Jan. 6 Hearing
“Just because she loves drama doesn’t mean I have to attend the performance,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Former GOP Sen. Mike Enzi, the winner of Wyoming’s last competitive Senate race, dies at 77
Former Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi, a Republican who represented the state from 1997 until his retirement early this year, died Monday at the age of 77 days after being badly injured in a bike crash. Enzi, who rose to head the Senate Budget Committee, was a generally low-profile figure during his 24 years in D.C., though he rose to prominence during the 2009 health care battle.
Fox News’ Bret Baier Hits Out At Republicans Dismissing Capitol Riot Inquiry
“You cannot watch this testimony and say that it’s not a big deal,” the Fox News anchor said.
Some not buying official explanation after video shows cop throwing plastic bag in car he stopped
A Wisconsin police chief has come to the defense of one of his officers, who was the subject of viral video that showed the officer throwing a plastic bag into the back of a car he pulled over on Wednesday.
‘Can I ask you why you hate me?’: Muslim woman faces harassment in a grocery store for wearing hijab
Social media is at it again. In the last few years, viral videos on social media have exposed racism and other incidents of violence. In a recent incident, a Muslim woman used the social media platform TikTok to share an experience in which a white woman harassed her in the line of a Santa Monica, California, grocery store.
The Muslim woman—who was wearing a hijab, or headscarf—was approached by a white woman who asked if she was in line.
Republicans hate the word, but it’s the truth: Traitors
During Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial, Rep. Jamie Raskin made a clear case about what had happened under Donald J. Trump’s presidency. The acts Trump condoned on Jan. 6 were the acts of traitors. They were calling for the violent overthrow of the government. They refused the results of an election. They denied reality, and they attacked fellow Americans.
How Disgusting Are Mosquitos?
I’ve spent the past few days feeling unusually itchy, mostly thanks to the mosquitoes thriving here on the humid East Coast. A bit of my niggling urge to scratch, though, can be attributed to videos of mosquitoes, including one uploaded to YouTube by someone who thought it would “look cool to record” the insects guzzling his blood. No bugs touched my body as I watched the mosquitoes’ spindly legs tap-dance over his skin, their needle-like mouthparts piercing his flesh.
How Parents Should Talk to Their Kids About Simone Biles
When we spend so much time stressing grit and perseverance, what do we say when an athlete walks away?
Republicans Refuse to Reckon With January 6
All along the hallways of the Capitol complex today, members of the Capitol Police stared at their phones and nearby TV screens. Four of their fellow officers were testifying before Congress for the first time about the treatment they’d endured on January 6. They described being beaten with metal flagpoles, sprayed in the eyes with wasp repellent, and shocked with their own Tasers. One of the men cried while he spoke; a colleague patted his back.
‘Disgraceful’: Police Officers Slam GOP Denials About Jan. 6 In Searing Testimony
“Nothing, truly nothing, has prepared me to address those elected members of our government who continue to deny the events of that day,” said Officer Michael Fanone.
7 Key Takeaways From The First Day Of Jan. 6 Commission Testimony
Four officers spoke of the physical and psychological wounds they sustained during the Capitol riot — a day some thought they wouldn’t survive.
The End of Free Speech in Hong Kong
Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times. For 15 days this month, prosecutors and defense lawyers in a Hong Kong courtroom wrangled over the history and parsed words in this phrase. The back-and-forth included numerous forays into the obscure in an attempt to pinpoint the exact meaning of the slogan, created five years ago and popularized during 2019’s pro-democracy protests.
Democratic Leaders Are Betraying Black Voters
Democratic leaders have a plan for overcoming the Republican Party’s attempts to restrict the franchise: Just vote harder.Civil-rights leaders expressed their frustrations to The New York Times last week, telling the outlet that “White House officials and close allies of the president have expressed confidence that it is possible to ‘out-organize voter suppression.
