Across the United States and Canada, pollen season is starting 20 days earlier and pollen loads are 21% higher since 1990 and a huge chunk of that is because of global warming… Read more
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US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago… Read more
Budget office: $15 wage would reduce poverty, increase debt
Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and boost wages for millions of Americans while adding to the federal debt and joblessness… Read more
Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon
Tesla has invested around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and said it plans to begin accepting the digital currency as payment for its high-end vehicles soon… Read more
Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections… Read more
Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theater”… Read more
Alabama US Sen. Shelby announces he won’t seek a 7th term
U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Senate’s fourth most senior member and who chaired four major committees, announced Monday that he will not seek a seventh term… Read more
Texas GOP Rep. Wright, who battled health issues, dies at 67
Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who had battled health challenges over the past year including lung cancer treatment, has died more than two weeks after contracting COVID-19… Read more
Tampa mayor frustrated by maskless fans after Super Bowl
To meet coronavirus protocols, the NFL capped the crowd at under 25,000 in a stadium that normally holds some 66,000 fans, and required masks… Read more
Catholic schools in US hit by unprecedented enrollment drop
Enrollment in Roman Catholic schools in the United States dropped 6.4% from the previous academic year amid the pandemic and economic stresses… Read more
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Study blames climate change for earlier and worse pollen seasons
Across the United States and Canada, pollen season is starting 20 days earlier and pollen loads are 21% higher since 1990 and a huge chunk of that is because of global warming… Continue Reading
US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago… Continue Reading
Budget office: $15 wage would reduce poverty, increase debt
Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and boost wages for millions of Americans while adding to the federal debt and joblessness… Continue Reading
Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon
Tesla has invested around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and said it plans to begin accepting the digital currency as payment for its high-end vehicles soon… Continue Reading
Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections… Continue Reading
Trump lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday blasted the impeachment case against him as an act of “political theater”… Continue Reading
Alabama US Sen. Shelby announces he won’t seek a 7th term
U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Senate’s fourth most senior member and who chaired four major committees, announced Monday that he will not seek a seventh term… Continue Reading
Texas GOP Rep. Wright, who battled health issues, dies at 67
Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who had battled health challenges over the past year including lung cancer treatment, has died more than two weeks after contracting COVID-19… Continue Reading
Tampa mayor frustrated by maskless fans after Super Bowl
To meet coronavirus protocols, the NFL capped the crowd at under 25,000 in a stadium that normally holds some 66,000 fans, and required masks… Continue Reading
Catholic schools in US hit by unprecedented enrollment drop
Enrollment in Roman Catholic schools in the United States dropped 6.4% from the previous academic year amid the pandemic and economic stresses… Continue Reading