The International Olympic Committee has allowed transgender athletes to participate at the Olympics since 2004, but until this year, none had done so openly. … Read more
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With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Americans against travel to the United Kingdom this past Monday given a surge in cases there.… Read more
Governors pin hopes on full vaccine approval as cases climb
The governors of Arkansas and Ohio — where cases and hospitalizations are climbing — have appealed publicly in recent days for full approval… Read more
Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe
When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts.… Read more
Groups worry about tapping COVID relief for infrastructure
Organizations representing long-term care facilities on Friday urged lawmakers working on a bipartisan infrastructure plan to avoid dipping into COVID-relief funds to help pay for the roughly $600 billion in new spending sought for the public works buildout.… Read more
Dems renew questions about FBI background check of Kavanaugh
FBI Director Christopher Wray responding to longstanding questions from Democrats, disclosed in a letter late last month that it had received more than 4,500 tips as it investigated the nominee’s past … Read more
Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony
Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece to these delayed Olympics.… Read more
Cleveland’s baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians
Owner Paul Dolan said last summer’s social unrest, touched off by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, spurred his intention to change the name.… Read more
Montgomery County struggling to register unaccompanied minors in schools
Of the close to 500 children that have come to Montgomery County, Md from the US-Mexico border, only a fraction have been registered for classes in the Montgomery County Public Schools… Read more
Justice Department won’t probe Michigan nursing home deaths
The Justice Department said Thursday it will not open a civil rights investigation related to COVID-19 deaths in Michigan’s nursing homes… Read more
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First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo
The International Olympic Committee has allowed transgender athletes to participate at the Olympics since 2004, but until this year, none had done so openly. … Continue Reading
With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions for now
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Americans against travel to the United Kingdom this past Monday given a surge in cases there.… Continue Reading
Governors pin hopes on full vaccine approval as cases climb
The governors of Arkansas and Ohio — where cases and hospitalizations are climbing — have appealed publicly in recent days for full approval… Continue Reading
Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe
When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts.… Continue Reading
Groups worry about tapping COVID relief for infrastructure
Organizations representing long-term care facilities on Friday urged lawmakers working on a bipartisan infrastructure plan to avoid dipping into COVID-relief funds to help pay for the roughly $600 billion in new spending sought for the public works buildout.… Continue Reading
Dems renew questions about FBI background check of Kavanaugh
FBI Director Christopher Wray responding to longstanding questions from Democrats, disclosed in a letter late last month that it had received more than 4,500 tips as it investigated the nominee’s past … Continue Reading
Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony
Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece to these delayed Olympics.… Continue Reading
Cleveland’s baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians
Owner Paul Dolan said last summer’s social unrest, touched off by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, spurred his intention to change the name.… Continue Reading
Montgomery County struggling to register unaccompanied minors in schools
Of the close to 500 children that have come to Montgomery County, Md from the US-Mexico border, only a fraction have been registered for classes in the Montgomery County Public Schools… Continue Reading
Justice Department won’t probe Michigan nursing home deaths
The Justice Department said Thursday it will not open a civil rights investigation related to COVID-19 deaths in Michigan’s nursing homes… Continue Reading