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Overnight news roundup: CDC releases new guidelines for vaccinated Americans
Today’s big news was small news: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally released initial guidelines freeing vaccinated Americans from some COVID-19 restrictions. The catch? For this first round, the only loosened restrictions are that vaccinated Americans should feel free to—with appropriate caution—meet with other vaccinated Americans indoors, without masks, and without social distancing.
Overnight news roundup: CDC releases new guidelines for vaccinated Americans
Today’s big news was small news: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally released initial guidelines freeing vaccinated Americans from some COVID-19 restrictions. The catch? For this first round, the only loosened restrictions are that vaccinated Americans should feel free to—with appropriate caution—meet with other vaccinated Americans indoors, without masks, and without social distancing.
Heather McGhee: Winning message for Democrats on racism highlights harm to Americans of all races
The most important result of the 2020 elections is that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. Second-most important is that Democrats took back the Senate. These were tremendous victories that, along with keeping the House, have given our party a chance to make real, lasting change that will improve the lives of every American.
But (you knew a “but” was coming) we didn’t do as well as we thought we might.
Heather McGhee: Winning message for Democrats on racism highlights harm to Americans of all races
The most important result of the 2020 elections is that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. Second-most important is that Democrats took back the Senate. These were tremendous victories that, along with keeping the House, have given our party a chance to make real, lasting change that will improve the lives of every American.
But (you knew a “but” was coming) we didn’t do as well as we thought we might.
The Internet Doesn’t Have to Be Awful
Illustrations by Yoshi SodeokaThis article was published online on March 8, 2021.To read the diary of Gustave de Beaumont, the traveling companion of Alexis de Tocqueville, is to understand just how primitive the American wilderness once seemed to visiting Frenchmen.
Judge blisters prosecutors in decision to release 3 wrongfully convicted Black men after 24 years
On Friday, March 5, 2021, after 24 years in prison, the Hon. Judge Joseph A. Zayas of the Queens County Supreme Court overturned the 1996 convictions of Gary Johnson, 46; George Bell, 44; and Rohan Bolt, 59. The three men were finally released from Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York to waiting family, friends, and media coverage.
Judge blisters prosecutors in decision to release 3 wrongfully convicted Black men after 24 years
On Friday, March 5, 2021, after 24 years in prison, the Hon. Judge Joseph A. Zayas of the Queens County Supreme Court overturned the 1996 convictions of Gary Johnson, 46; George Bell, 44; and Rohan Bolt, 59. The three men were finally released from Green Haven Correctional Facility in upstate New York to waiting family, friends, and media coverage.
‘They said you stole’: Rochester police pepper-spray Black woman after accusing her of theft
Despite calls for reform and better accountability, police violence continues nationwide. One police department in New York specifically has consistently been questioned for its officer’s use of excessive force. In the most recent incident caught on camera, Rochester police officials pepper-sprayed a woman while she held the hand of her 3-year-old, The New York Times reported.
While the incident occurred on Feb. 22, the video detailing it was released Friday.
‘They said you stole’: Rochester police pepper-spray Black woman after accusing her of theft
Despite calls for reform and better accountability, police violence continues nationwide. One police department in New York specifically has consistently been questioned for its officer’s use of excessive force. In the most recent incident caught on camera, Rochester police officials pepper-sprayed a woman while she held the hand of her 3-year-old, The New York Times reported.
While the incident occurred on Feb. 22, the video detailing it was released Friday.
While the push to end family detention takes a major step forward, the fight is not yet over
The end of the inhumane detention of asylum-seeking families could be a step closer to becoming reality. NBC News reports that the Biden administration said that the migrant family jail in Pennsylvania will no longer detain parents and children, while the two migrant family jails in Texas will not detain families past 72 hours. There had been reports on both of these changes within the past several days. The administration officially announced it in court documents on Friday.
While the push to end family detention takes a major step forward, the fight is not yet over
The end of the inhumane detention of asylum-seeking families could be a step closer to becoming reality. NBC News reports that the Biden administration said that the migrant family jail in Pennsylvania will no longer detain parents and children, while the two migrant family jails in Texas will not detain families past 72 hours. There had been reports on both of these changes within the past several days. The administration officially announced it in court documents on Friday.
RNC Responds To Trump’s Cease-And-Desist Demand With A Thanks, But We’re Good
The Republican Party’s top lawyer says the First Amendment gives it the right to use the former president’s name in its fundraising appeals.
Will Kyrsten Sinema Change Her Mind?
Every other January, the 435 members of the House of Representatives convene in the Capitol and determine, as their first order of business, who will lead them for the next two years. The roll is taken, and one by one, each member says aloud their choice for speaker. In 2015, nearly every Democrat cast their vote for Nancy Pelosi, the longtime party leader. Not Kyrsten Sinema.
Rep. Paul Gosar Tweets White Nationalist Group’s Motto
After speaking at a white nationalist “America First” conference recently, the Arizona congressman appears to be doubling down on his support of the group.
Help! I Hate My Husband’s Pranks, but He Won’t Stop.
And since the quarantine began, the pranks have escalated.
Thanks To The COVID-19 Relief Bill, Parents Could Soon Be Getting Regular Checks
The American Rescue Plan transforms a sleepy tax credit into a child allowance for the vast majority of families.
Weight Watchers Isn’t Fooling Anyone
The company rebranded as WW in 2018, but it’s still selling the same unhealthy diet culture.
Weight Watchers Isn’t Fooling Anyone
The company rebranded as WW in 2018, but it’s still selling the same unhealthy diet culture.
Meghan and Harry Go to War
After the trial separation, here comes the messy divorce. And a vital question: Who gets custody of the narrative?It has been less than a month since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle finalized their split from the British Royal Family, renouncing their patronages and honorary appointments as well as their income. The fallout between the couple and Buckingham Palace has been painful and public.
Rush Limbaugh’s Death Certificate Has A Debatable Embellishment
The official document contains some unofficial wording that might be stretching things a bit.
What I Saw During a Disturbing Weekend Before the Chauvin Trial
In George Floyd Square, “you’ve got to keep your head on a swivel. It’s basically the Thunderdome right now.
CDC cuts travel advice from guidelines for vaccinated people
The Biden administration put the highly anticipated guidelines on hold last week in part over concerns about the wording and the recommendations around quarantining.
CDC cuts travel advice from guidelines for vaccinated people
The Biden administration put the highly anticipated guidelines on hold last week in part over concerns about the wording and the recommendations around quarantining.
We Already Got Rid of the Filibuster Once Before
Last week the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, a bill that would make voter registration automatic, end partisan gerrymandering, strengthen campaign-finance law, and bolster oversight of lobbyists. It’s the most sweeping package of democracy reforms in generations. Yet the mood among most democracy reformers was not giddy excitement but resigned dismay: Although H.R.
Guns Are a Threat to the Body Politic
Updated at 1:03 p.m. ET on March 8, 2021.Why regulate guns? The standard answer is that gun laws can prevent needless deaths and physical injury. But this is not a complete accounting. As gun-brandishing protesters and armed invasions of legislatures demonstrate, guns inflict more than physical injuries—they transform the public sphere on which a constitutional democracy depends.
“The Mauritanian”: Film Tells Story of Innocent Man Held at Guantánamo for 14 Years Without Charge
A new feature film, “The Mauritanian,” tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held without charge for 14 years at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo and repeatedly tortured. We speak with Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who says the film is not just about his struggle. “This is not my movie. This is the movie of so many people,” he says. “Some of the people who were kidnapped after 9/11 were tortured to death.