U.S. diplomats: Send vaccine overseas now or China, Russia will win out
Exasperation among diplomats reflects global pressure on the U.S. to begin sharing some of its Covid-19 vaccines.
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Joe Manchin Throws Democrats’ Voting Rights Push Into Turmoil
The West Virginia senator does not support his party’s top legislative priority on voting. Republicans also don’t like his preferred legislative alternative.
‘I Was There’: Mitt Romney Sets Record Straight On Jan. 6 Insurrection
The Utah senator responded to House Republicans attempting to rewrite history just months after the violent attack.
Everyone Agrees California’s Parking Laws Are Bad for Cities. So Why Do Planners Like Them?
A farcical tale of city planning.
CDC: Vaccinated people can now remove masks in most group settings
The announcement marks the first time the Biden administration has said it is safe for vaccinated people to remove masks in any kind of group gathering.
In Pursuit of Happiness: A Live Virtual Event
What does it take to be happy?America’s founding document states that the pursuit of happiness is an unalienable right. But this question has preoccupied philosophers, fascinated scientists, inspired artists, launched an enormous self-help industry—and continues to elude many of us.The Atlantic will host a live event that explores the human hold on happiness—and aims to find ways to build a more meaningful life. The event features Arthur C.
Nathan Thrall on the Historic Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Control from the River to the Sea
We look at the crisis unfolding in Israel-Palestine with Nathan Thrall, former director of the Arab-Israeli Project at the International Crisis Group and writer now based in Jerusalem, who says despite a buildup of Israeli troops on the Gaza border, Israel wants to avoid a ground invasion of the besieged territory and return to the status quo that existed before the latest round of violence.
“Lynch Mobs”: Palestinians Face Brutal Attacks Inside Israel as Assault on Gaza Escalates
Televised images of Israeli mobs attacking Palestinians have been widely denounced by Israeli media and public figures, but Palestinian writer Budour Hassan says the selective outrage ignores decades of occupation that have led to this point. “There is some mention of these lynch mobs that are attacking Palestinians in mixed cities. What is not mentioned is who emboldened these lynch mobs.
Poet Mohammed El-Kurd Detained in Sheikh Jarrah After Condemning Israeli Apartheid on U.S. TV
On Monday, we spoke to writer and poet Mohammed El-Kurd, whose family is facing forceful eviction from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem. He also spoke on CNN and MSNBC. After these interviews, Israeli forces arrested him and forcibly removed him from Sheikh Jarrah. It was captured in a dramatic video shared widely on social media. “They just threw me in the street and told me that I couldn’t come back into the neighborhood,” El-Kurd says.
“The Scene Is Horrific”: Gazans Trapped as Israel Escalates Bombing, Killing Dozens in the Territory
The death toll in Gaza has reached at least 83, including 17 children, and hundreds of people have been injured, as Israel’s aerial bombardment of the besieged territory continues. Israel is now sending troops to the Gaza border for a possible ground invasion as many Palestinians are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Help! My Boyfriend Is Desperately Obsessed With a Pop Star. It’s Me or Her.
I cannot hear about her all day, every day.
Ask a Teacher: Is My Kid’s Downward Spiral Just Due to the Pandemic?
Is his depression a sign of something bigger?
Pelosi drug price plan threatened by centrist defections
A group of Democratic moderates have raised concerns over a drug price negotiation bill, enough to potentially doom the effort.
States won’t get Johnson & Johnson vaccines next week
White House officials told governors on a private call Tuesday that new supply of the J&J shot wasn’t immediately available for ordering, POLITICO has learned.
“I Was in Shock”: The First Transgender Christian Bishop in America on How They Were Elected
Rev. Megan Rohrer on making history, grappling with hate in Christian communities, and finding faith in a queer identity.
Lockdown mentality still holding the economy back, banking official says
Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed says things should get better as people overcome fears related to the pandemic.
Mark Carney on Canada’s economic growth: ‘It’s going to take more than one budget’
“There were elements of growth in the balance from what I can see and understand,” Carney said in a long response that didn’t directly answer the question.
How the Trudeau government plans to meet its climate goals
Chrystia Freeland uses Budget 2021 to reveal Canada’s new emissions target.
“Harm Is Still Being Done”: 36 Years After MOVE Bombing, Misuse of Children’s Remains Reopens Wounds
This week marks the 36th anniversary of the day the city of Philadelphia bombed its own citizens. On May 13, 1985, police surrounded the home of MOVE, a radical Black liberation organization that was defying orders to vacate. Police flooded the home with water, filled the house with tear gas, and blasted the house with automatic weapons, all failing to dislodge the residents. Finally, police dropped a bomb on the house from a helicopter, killing 11 people, including five children.
News Roundup: House Republicans remove Cheney, double down on insurrection lies
In the news today: By private voice vote, House Republicans today removed Republican Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post after Cheney repeatedly warned that Donald Trump was lying about election fraud and that dishonest House Republicans were helping him do it. A House committee then convened to hear testimony from Trump era officials on the events of the Jan.
Amy Bockerstette becomes first person with Down syndrome to compete in national college championship
On Monday, Amy Bockerstette made history by becoming the first person with Down syndrome to compete in a national collegiate athletic championship event. Playing with four other Paradise Valley Community College teammates, the 22-year-old Bockerstette teed off at 11:50 AM. According to Golf Week, this is Bockerstette’s second full season with the team.
Donald Trump’s attempt at a one-man social network is falling very, very flat
If there is one thing that Donald J. Trump is certain of, it’s that the universe and all things within it revolve around Donald J. Trump. Wars, pandemics, mass murders, international terrorism: All are either plots to make Donald Trump personally look bad or are opportunities for Donald Trump to look good. This is what malignant narcissism does to a person.
‘End to 83 years of racist exclusion’: Washington farmworkers celebrate new overtime pay law
Farmworkers in Washington state will now have the right to overtime pay, following Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature of a new law on Tuesday. United Farm Workers (UFW), among the advocates that championed the the Tomás Villanueva Overtime Protection Bill, said the state is now only the second in the nation “to remove the racist exclusion of farm workers from national overtime pay laws.
Do you know this person? Take another look. Police say they have no suspects in D.C. bomber case
More than five months after the insurrection, federal agents from the FBI continue to arrest those responsible for breaking and entering the U.S. Capitol, charging them with a variety of crimes ranging from unlawful entry to conspiracy and felony assault of federal officers. And while they are making steady progress identifying the hundreds of people who took part, they are no closer to an arrest of the person who planted two pipe bombs the night before the deadly insurrection on Jan.
A shot at a million: Ohio offers vaccinated a chance to win big bucks, college scholarships
Gov. Mike DeWine said the lotteries would be paid from existing federal coronavirus relief funds.
A Doctor Who Ambushed People in a Bar to Get the Vaccine for Free Beer on What They’re Telling Her
She found something different than skepticism.
CDC panel endorses use of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in young teens
The CDC panel voted 14-0 with one recusal on Wednesday in favor of expanding use of the shot, days after the FDA authorized its use in the same age group.