The SPLC says there are 704 Confederate monuments still standing across the U.S. And taking some of them down may be difficult… Read more
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Drug execs face Capitol Hill questions on vaccine supply
Executives from the major COVID-19 vaccine producers are set to answer questions from Congress on Tuesday about expanding the supply of shots needed to curb the pandemic… Read more
Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ arrested at Dulles Airport on US drug charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro, who is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico, was arrested at Dulles International Airport and is expected to appear in federal court in Washington on Tuesday.… Read more
Johnson & Johnson says it can provide 20M US doses
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson says it will be able to provide 20 million U.S. doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March, assuming it gets the greenlight from federal regulators… Read more
Cherokee chief: Time for Jeep to end use of tribe’s name
Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. said in a statement first reported by Car & Driver magazine that he believes corporations and sports teams should stop using Native American names, images and mascots as nicknames… Read more
Mariners CEO Kevin Mather resigns after video comments
Seattle Mariners CEO Kevin Mather resigned Monday after video surfaced over the weekend of him expressing his views of the club’s organizational strategy and opinions about some players… Read more
Obama and Springsteen teaming up for Spotify podcast series
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano… Read more
National Spelling Bee to return in mostly virtual format
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather on an ESPN campus at Walt Disney World in Florida… Read more
Biden announces boosts in pandemic lending to smallest businesses
President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color… Read more
AG nominee Garland vows Capitol riot will be top priority
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prioritize combating extremist violence and said his first focus would be on the insurrection … Read more
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SPLC: At least 160 Confederate symbols taken down in 2020
The SPLC says there are 704 Confederate monuments still standing across the U.S. And taking some of them down may be difficult… Continue Reading
Drug execs face Capitol Hill questions on vaccine supply
Executives from the major COVID-19 vaccine producers are set to answer questions from Congress on Tuesday about expanding the supply of shots needed to curb the pandemic… Continue Reading
Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ arrested at Dulles Airport on US drug charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro, who is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Mexico, was arrested at Dulles International Airport and is expected to appear in federal court in Washington on Tuesday.… Continue Reading
Johnson & Johnson says it can provide 20M US doses
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson says it will be able to provide 20 million U.S. doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March, assuming it gets the greenlight from federal regulators… Continue Reading
Cherokee chief: Time for Jeep to end use of tribe’s name
Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. said in a statement first reported by Car & Driver magazine that he believes corporations and sports teams should stop using Native American names, images and mascots as nicknames… Continue Reading
Mariners CEO Kevin Mather resigns after video comments
Seattle Mariners CEO Kevin Mather resigned Monday after video surfaced over the weekend of him expressing his views of the club’s organizational strategy and opinions about some players… Continue Reading
Obama and Springsteen teaming up for Spotify podcast series
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano… Continue Reading
National Spelling Bee to return in mostly virtual format
The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format, with the in-person competition limited to a dozen finalists who will gather on an ESPN campus at Walt Disney World in Florida… Continue Reading
Biden announces boosts in pandemic lending to smallest businesses
President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color… Continue Reading
AG nominee Garland vows Capitol riot will be top priority
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, vowed Monday to prioritize combating extremist violence and said his first focus would be on the insurrection … Continue Reading