Washington — President Biden is throwing his support behind Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposal to overhaul the federal permitting process for energy projects ahead of an expected Senate vote on whether to include it in a massive defense spending bill. Manchin was hesitant to back Mr. Biden’s climate, health care …
Read More »Inflation cooled further in November, with prices rising 7.1%
Inflation slowed sharply in November, the government reported Tuesday, continuing a gradual decline since price hikes peaked across the U.S. this summer. The Consumer Price Index rose 7.1% over the last 12 months, the Labor Department said, lower than the 7.3% increase economists had expected and the slowest rate of …
Read More »Fake psychic and her partner sentenced to federal prison for “family curse” fraud
A South Florida woman claiming to be a psychic has been sentenced to federal prison along with her partner for orchestrating a “family curse, fortune telling and swindling a victim out of more than $3 million,” prosecutors announced Thursday. The fraud ran for several years and only ended after the …
Read More »Growing number of states banning TikTok on government devices
A growing number of states are banning the use of TikTok on government devices over possible national security threats posed by the Chinese-owned social media platform. On Wednesday, Texas became the latest state to ban the popular app, following Maryland, South Dakota, South Carolina and Nebraska. U.S. officials are concerned …
Read More »Nike ends shoe deal with NBA player Kyrie Irving
Nike has ended its eight-year commercial relationship with professional basketball star Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets player recently ensnared in controversy after he posted a link to an antisemitic film on social media. Nike’s move comes one month after the athletic apparel giant suspended its relationship with Irving over a …
Read More »Bob McGrath, “Sesame Street” original cast member, dies at age 90
Actor Bob McGrath, who was an original cast member on the beloved children’s show “Sesame Street,” has died at the age of 90, his family said Sunday. “Hello Facebook friends, the McGrath family has some sad news to share. Our father Bob McGrath, passed away today. He died peacefully at …
Read More »Texas man arrested, charged with threatening Boston doctor caring for transgender children
A Texas man who authorities say threatened a Boston doctor providing care to transgender people was arrested Friday on federal charges. The suspect, identified by the U.S. Attorney’s Office as 38-year-old Matthew Jordan Lindner of Humble, Texas, was charged with one count of transmitting interstate threats. He made his first …
Read More »Biden signs bill avoiding a rail strike during holidays
Washington — President Biden on Friday morning signed a measure that will impose a labor agreement for rail workers that his administration brokered in September, averting a nationwide disruption of rail service ahead of the holiday season. “The bill I’m about to sign ends a difficult rail dispute and helps our …
Read More »U.S. bans imports of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE
The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security. The five-member Federal Communications Commission said Friday it has voted unanimously to adopt new rules that will …
Read More »Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting suspect accused of killing 5 people held without bail
The alleged shooter facing possible hate crime charges in the fatal shooting of five people at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub was ordered held without bail in an initial court appearance Wednesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, appeared by video from jail and could be seen slumped over in a chair …
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