Striking a deal with moderates, House Democratic leaders have muscled President Joe Biden’s massive multitrillion-dollar spending plan over a key hurdle, ending a risky standoff and putting the party’s domestic infrastructure agenda back on track. The 220-212 vote Tuesday was a first move toward drafting Biden’s $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan… Read More
Dorothy Parker’s headstone unveiled in NYC
Dorothy Parker died in 1967, but it was not until last year that her ashes found a final resting place. Now, at a memorial ceremony at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, her headstone has been unveiled at the family plot where ashes of the writer, humorist and civil rights… Read More
Giant rubber duck mysteriously disappears from New England town
A 25-foot inflatable duck named Joy disappeared over the weekend, as mysteriously as it arrived, after bringing days of delight to a seaside Maine community. The rubber ducky was removed from the harbor sometime Saturday, likely because of concerns about Tropical Storm Henri, Belfast Harbor Master Katherine Given was quoted… Read More
Bear caught on video stealing package from Connecticut porch
A Connecticut woman who had a package stolen from her front step discovered the culprit was a black bear. Kristin Levine, of Bristol, posted home surveillance video on Facebook on Monday, showing the bear sauntering across her driveway with the Amazon package in its mouth. What eggs do to senior… Read More
Igor Vovkovinskiy, tallest man in US, dies in Minnesota
Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38. His family said the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. His mother, Svetlana Vovkovinska, an ICU nurse at Mayo, initially posted about his death on Facebook…. Read More
Tennessee flooding prompts Biden disaster declaration
President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration sought by Tennessee after record rainfall caused devastating floods that killed at least 22 people, according to a statement sent Tuesday. The action frees up federal aid to help with recovery efforts in Humphreys County, Biden’s statement said. Over 55? Do… Read More
Virus outbreaks force early reversals on in-person learning
A few weeks into the new school year, growing numbers of U.S. districts have halted in-person learning or switched to hybrid models because of rapidly mounting coronavirus infections. More than 80 school districts or charter networks have closed or delayed in-person classes for at least one entire school in more… Read More
Jill Biden was furious when she heard this…
Critics on both sides of the political aisle have skewered President Joe Biden for the mismanagement of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan… but only one person has slammed the first lady for letting him run in the first place. And Jill Biden’s office responded with fury. On Sunday, Fox News… Read More
Tony Finau wins Northern Trust golf tournament, ends 5-year drought
Tony Finau was developing a label as the player who did everything right but win. What he never lost was his belief he could beat the best. That moment finally arrived late Monday afternoon at The Northern Trust against the sunlit backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Finau delivered the best… Read More
Lawyer of OxyContin manufacturer warns of long, expensive litigation
A lawyer for Purdue Pharma said Monday that a judge needs to accept the OxyContin maker’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic or face “years or decades of Hobbesian hell” with complicated litigation that would not result in fair payouts to abate the epidemic or pay… Read More
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