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Pop’s Buzziest New Songwriter Knows Exactly What to Say
Great breakups aren’t just painful; they’re surreal—a space-time fissure, a smack from God, a bulletin that you’re not the world’s protagonist. Someone who was always there just vanishes. A future crumbles into a past. This is heavy stuff at any age but especially when you’re dealing with it for the first time, which means that some of the most mystic meditations on breakups have come from teen singers.
Nursing homes invoke Trump-era protections to fight lawsuits over Covid deaths
As they try to fend off scores of lawsuits, nursing homes are seeking legal cover from liability protections extended by Congress and the Trump administration.
A Biden-friendly economist is creating a big headache for president’s spending plans
The study adds fuel to an intense national debate about what is behind a suspected worker shortage and what policy changes are needed to accelerate Americans’ return to work as the pandemic subsides.
I Felt More Welcome in Combat Than I Did on Base
In 2012, I was deployed to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border to serve alongside Green Berets and infantry soldiers. As a member of an all-female cultural-support team, I was trained to interact with Afghan women and children, something that is culturally inappropriate for men to do. At the border, we encountered mortar attacks, improvised explosive devices, and firefights. Even though this time was tense, we worked well with our colleagues in U.S.
Ex-Bush Aide Gives Chilling Reality Check About Continued GOP Capitulation To Trump
Peter Wehner pointed out where “things really get dangerous” with Republican repetition of the ex-president’s election lies.
What’s Safe for Kids Now?
Parents of young children have some pressing questions for the CDC.In recent guidance, the public-health agency suggested that fully vaccinated individuals can burn their masks and never wear a face covering again. (I’m exaggerating. Masks are still required on public transit and in medical facilities, among other places.) Meanwhile, unvaccinated people should continue to mask inside as well as at crowded outdoor venues.
Hillary Clinton Comes Face To Face With The ‘Borat’ Conspiracy Theorists
“Hello Jim and Jerry,” the former secretary of state says to the pair who peddled conspiracies about her in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” in a new spinoff show.
The Only Mayor in America Having Fun Right Now
He rode a roller coaster! He ate a burger for breakfast! His rival is under investigation!
My Partner Was Scammed for Thousands—and I’m Questioning Our Future Together
I tried to warn him, but his desire to get out of debt overrode his judgment.
What’s *Really* Going On With Inflation and Jobs
You may have seen some slightly concerning economic reports. Here’s why you shouldn’t worry too much.
J&J vaccine production could restart in U.S. ‘within days,’ Emergent executive testifies
Restarting Emergent’s production of the J&J shot would revitalize efforts to get the single-dose vaccine to many Americans.
Texas governor bans schools, local governments from requiring masks
Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, hasn’t shied away from controversial pandemic policies.
Supreme Court pulls Biden into an abortion fight he didn’t want
By placing the issue front and center, the high court immediately forces his administration to reconsider its measured strategy.
Mask controversy spurs CDC to rethink its pandemic response
The changes include creating a clear reporting chain from the new director of the agency’s vaccine task force up to Rochelle Walensky.
CDC’s second-in-command Anne Schuchat to step down
Her decision reportedly comes after clashes with agency director Rochelle Walensky.
I Have a Secret—and I’m Terrified to Tell the Men I Date the Truth
I told one man recently. It did not go well.
Tax the rich? Executives predict Biden’s big plans will flop
Corporate executives and lobbyists say they are confident they can kill almost all of these tax hikes by pressuring moderate Democrats in the House and Senate.
Biden pressed to send clear message on economy as warning signs flash
The White House’s reaction to unexpected jobs and price data has opened the administration up to GOP attacks.
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.
Trump Has Charged Secret Service $40,000 For Mar-a-Lago Room Since Leaving White House
“It’s tacky,” said one observer, especially since the billionaire is also collecting a $219,000 annual pension and has a taxpayer-funded staff.
News Roundup: Manchin is praying, ninjas are expensive, and Republicans are still obstructing
In the news today: Joe Manchin is now praying that Republicans won’t show what a fool he’s been for continuing to claim that his friends across the aisle really, really want to be bipartisan. The ongoing clown show in Arizona—aka the election “audit” by the Cyber Ninjas—could end up costing Maricopa County millions of dollars.
U.N. refugees commissioner calls on Biden admin to end Stephen Miller-pushed border policy
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday issued a public statement calling on the Biden administration to end the Stephen Miller-pushed policy that’s used the pandemic as an excuse to quickly deport asylum-seekers. The policy, implemented last year under political pressure from Miller and former Vice President Mike Pence, has deported more than 600,000 asylum-seekers.
Jill Biden delivers commencement speech to undocumented immigrant grads: ‘Never stop dreaming’
First lady Jill Biden told young undocumented immigrant graduates during a commencement speech this week that she feels “inspired” by them, saying that while the road ahead “will be both heartbreaking and hopeful,” she believed “the inner strength that got you here will serve you well,” the Associated Press (AP) reported.
The first lady made the remarks during a virtual commencement ceremony organized by TheDream.
Ex-Daughter-In-Law Of Trump Organization Executive Predicts He’ll Flip On His Boss
“It’s so horrifying to think that Donald Trump could be president again, knowing what I know,” said Jennifer Weisselberg, whose ex’s father is chief financial officer.
Biden pledges big increase in funding, staffing to restore the IRS and crack down on rich tax cheats
In what is a ridiculously long overdue proposal, President Joe Biden is advocating doubling the size of the IRS, adding tens of thousands of new workers over the next decade in order to help achieve another of his goals: upping enforcement and getting tax scofflaws to pay up. That would come with an increase in funding to the IRS by $80 billion, and the return on that could be more than $700 billion in revenue in the next decade.
Joe Biden Has Hilarious Response To Fox News Question About UFOs
Peter Doocy noted that Barack Obama recently commented about aliens and asked the president his thoughts.
Some Jan. 6 insurrectionists want to blame Trump for their actions, but others balk at that strategy
The attorneys for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and other insurrectionists facing federal charges for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol have their work cut out for them, especially considering how their clients handed federal prosecutors all the evidence they needed, both on the day of the siege and on social media before and afterward. So it’s not a surprise that different lawyers for different clients are turning to wildly different strategies.