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Finally a little good news for Biden?

Since taking office, President Joe Biden has been hit by a score of international and domestic crises — and he has sagged in the polls over criticism of his hamfisted responses. One year in, he remains unpopular. But on Friday, the White House finally got a sliver of good news…. Read More

Faced with COVID crunch, schools resort to unconventional substitutes

With teacher absences mounting and substitutes in short supply, parents may be wondering: Who’s teaching the kids? The answer around the U.S. could be a local police officer, National Guard soldier, state budget analyst, parent or recent high school graduate — nearly anyone willing to help keep schools’ doors open… Read More

Bezos allegedly builds yacht too big for this bridge

A plan to temporarily dismantle a recently restored historic bridge in the heart of Dutch port city Rotterdam so that a huge yacht, reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, can get to the North Sea is unlikely to be plain sailing. Reports this week that the city had… Read More

Whiskey comes back in bars and restaurants

Bill Thomas sold off thousands of bottles from his whiskey inventory in 2020 to keep his acclaimed Washington, D.C., whiskey bar afloat when the coronavirus shuttered much of the economy. By the next year, the whiskey curator known for serving super-premium and hard-to-get brands was replenishing inventories, even as COVID-19… Read More

Congress takes action on computer chip supply backlog

House Democrats are poised to approve legislation Friday that they say positions the United States to better compete with China economically and on the global stage by strengthening the domestic semiconductor industry, shoring up strained supply chains and bolstering international alliances. Criticizing China has become a bipartisan playbook in Washington,… Read More

Upcoming clock to reflect speed of local river

Imagine a town clock that displays not the minutes and seconds that govern our lives, but time that moves faster or slower based on how fast rivers are running. The Chattahoochee River and its tributaries flow through metropolitan Atlanta, but they hardly register for most people in the city —… Read More

Facebook faces worst stock drop in its history

Shares in Facebook parent company Meta are in the midst of their worst day ever Thursday after the social media giant reported a rare decline in profit due to a sharp increase in expenses as it invests heavily in its transformation into a virtual reality-based company. Meta’s shares fell more… Read More

Rare Tom Brady card sells for $118,000 at auction in Maine

A rare football card featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl sold for $118,000 at auction in Maine. The 2002 Topps Finest X-Fractor card was one of only 20 featuring the NFL quarterback who’d won his first Super Bowl on Feb. 3, 2002. Before retiring,… Read More

Team Trump makes big cash announcement

Since leaving office, former President Trump has maintained Save America, a political action committee (PAC) for raising funds, issuing statements, and endorsing political candidates. According to campaign finance filings reviewed by WSJ, the former president spent 2021 collecting more than $122 million for his war chest, with more cash on… Read More

Purdue Pharma, oxycontin maker, close to new settlement

The attorneys general for eight holdout states and the District of Columbia are close to reaching a new settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would require members of the family who own the company to increase their contribution to the deal, according to a court filing. A judge Tuesday… Read More