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What Rescue Crews Are Doing in Miami Right Now
“If you look at some of those old pictures of Oklahoma City, it’s the same exact scenes you’re seeing today in Florida.
What Caused the Miami Building Collapse, and Who Could Have Averted It?
Every plausible explanation for the tragedy in Surfside.
Seven Reasons to Be Extremely Optimistic About the Economy Right Now
Forget the inflation scolds. Ignore the small-business Scrooges. There’s a very different story in the data.
FEMA changes rules for Covid-19 funeral aid program after outcry
The change could allow thousands of people whose relatives died early in the pandemic, before reliable testing was commonplace, to access the funeral aid program
Virtual care becomes a common cause in a divided Congress
Lawmakers are lining up to decide what Medicare will pay for after the pandemic is over, with sponsors of a leading Senate plan confident they have the votes to include it in a must-pass piece of legislation this year.
U.S. medical stockpile running low as Delta variant threat looms
The nation is still short hundreds of millions — or more — surgical masks, gloves and gowns.
My Wife’s Second Lover Drew Her Into a Trap. But It’s Her Reaction That Frightens Me.
I don’t know what to do now.
The Lesbian Strippers Changing the Game of Male Exotic Dancing
“Dom” performers like Girl Flexxx and Kaution are collecting big tips and even bigger fans, even among straight women.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Brother-in-Law Constantly Says Negative Things About His Daughter
Parenting advice on negative comments, fat phobia, and name appropriation.
A ‘humble’ Fed ramps up inflation forecast as prices jump
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank still expects rising inflation to subside in the coming months but underscored that he will be watching the data to see if that’s wrong.
Soaring prices draw both shrugs and screaming in Washington
A continued inflation spike could make it a lot harder for the president to push through trillions of dollars in additional federal spending.
Biden’s back door to wage hikes
Income growth has been relatively strong, particularly in the last couple of months, despite disappointing overall job growth.
Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows
It’s a stunning reversal for a brand that once lured the rich and famous willing to pay a premium to live in a building with Trump’s gilded name on it.
‘Hard to love it’: Modest job gains leave lingering doubts about recovery
The figure will provide some relief to the White House after the April report, but it’s well short of the pace predicted by many economists earlier this year.
Sea Level Expert in Miami: “We Are Building Here Like There’s No Tomorrow — Maybe That’s Correct”
As the death toll from the 13-story apartment building collapse in Florida rises to 12, with nearly 150 people still missing, we examine how the disaster raises new questions about how rising sea levels will impact oceanside buildings in Miami and other cities.
News roundup: Top Trump exec indicted, SCOTUS guts voting rights, the Select Committee is named
In the news today: Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer for Donald Trump, was indicted in New York on 15 felony counts that allege a “15-year-long tax fraud scheme.” And yes, there’s an un-indicted co-conspirator. The Supreme Court took another step towards dismantling the Voting Rights Act. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi named the members of the Select Committee that will be investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
A walk down memory lane and roundup of reactions to Meghan McCain’s departure from ‘The View’
Americans have endured years of listening to bad take after bad take and hypocritical statement after hypocritical statement, all because the person offering up these under-qualified opinions was the under-qualified child of wealthy and politically powerful parents. The View’s Meghan McCain announced on Thursday that she will be leaving the morning talk show at the end of July.
Kevin McCarthy really, really, really doesn’t want to talk about Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 riots
Many snows ago (okay, just one snow), Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was adamant that Donald Trump bore at least some responsibility for the Jan. 6 insurrection. Why would he say that? Because the Jan. 6 insurrection wouldn’t have happened without the ocher abomination’s ceaseless barrage of fatuous lies.
Ex-Trump Aide’s New Social Media Platform Relentlessly Dragged On Twitter
Even Donald Trump himself reportedly won’t be joining GETTR.
This Week in Statehouse Action: Scorn in the USA edition
Happy July!
… except it’s not happy.
Or maybe it is!
… in which case, you should stop reading right now.
Because this is gonna be a summer bummer for sure.
Voice of America: Of course, the big news kicking off July is one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s final decisions of the term; specifically, Brnovich v.
Woman shown attacking son of Grammy Award-winning trumpeter charged with hate crime
The woman shown on viral video attacking the then-14-year-old son of a Grammy Award-winning trumpeter has been indicted on hate crime and other charges. Miya Ponsetto appeared in a Manhattan court via videoconference on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges including the hate crime of unlawful imprisonment, aggravated harassment, and endangering a child, CBS News reported.
Guess Who’s Going to Space With Jeff Bezos?
In the beginning, the small group of Americans who aspired to become astronauts had to pass an isolation test. Spaceflight wasn’t going to be easy, and the country wanted people with tough minds.For his test, John Glenn sat at a desk in a dark, soundproofed room. He found some paper in the darkness, pulled a pencil out of his pocket, and spent the test writing some poems in silence. He walked out three hours later.
Exxon Lobbyist Brags About Regular Access To Joe Manchin
Environmental groups weigh in on whether they get the same sort of treatment.
Trump Is Preparing for the Worst
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.“Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.”“What brought it on?”“Friends,” said Mike. “I had a lot of friends.”— Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also RisesLike Hemingway’s Mike Campbell, the Trump Organization is confronting troubles that accumulated gradually and have coalesced suddenly. And once again, friends are at the bottom of it.
Trump Organization And Its Top Exec Charged With Financial Crimes
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office filed charges against the former president’s business on Thursday.
Democrats Have 1 Option Left
Today’s Supreme Court decision further weakening the Voting Rights Act affirmed that the only way Democrats can reverse the wave of restrictive voting laws in GOP-controlled states is to pass new federal voting rights by curtailing the Senate filibuster.Congressional action has long seemed the only realistic lever for Democrats to resist red states’ surge of voter-suppression laws, which are passing, as I’ve written, on an almost entirely party-line basis.
CDC director: Delta variant is growing threat to unvaccinated people
Nearly 25 percent of recent infections have been linked to Delta, up from 6 percent in early June.
Justice Kagan Pens Fiery Dissent In Arizona Voting Rights Case
Kagan accused her conservative colleagues of doing Congress’ work for them, saying “this Court has no right to remake” a key section of the Voting Rights Act.
Doctors Are Puzzled by Heart Inflammation in the Young and Vaccinated
The most reliable way to inflame the heart is to bother it with a virus. Many types of viruses can manage it—coxsackieviruses, flu viruses, herpesviruses, adenoviruses, even the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Some of these pathogens bust their way straight into cardiac tissue, damaging cells directly; others rile up the immune system so overzealously that the heart gets caught in the crossfire.