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Virginia gubernatorial candidates make final push before Election Day
Candidates for the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race wrapped up campaigns across the state on Monday, ahead of Election Day Tuesday. Both Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin had stops in Roanoke, and both had stops planned in northern Virginia for Monday night. The video above shows clips from both candidates’ Monday stops. McAuliffe has… -
Manchin calls for vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill
In an impromptu news conference Monday, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin called for a House vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The bill passed in the Senate, but has been held up the House amid negotiations over President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act. The video above shows clips from the news conference… -
COVID-19 deaths top 5 million as top White House official tests positive
According to the coronavirus resource center at Johns Hopkins University, the number of deaths from COVID-19 topped 5 million worldwide Monday. Just over 746,000 of those deaths are attributed to the United States. As of early Monday afternoon, worldwide cases were approaching 247 million, with just under 46 million of those being in the U.S.… -
Supreme Court hears challenges to Texas abortion law
The Supreme Court listened to two challenges to Texas’ controversial abortion law Monday. The video shows clips from oral arguments. The Supreme Court hearings could be the final stop in weeks of challenges since the law took effect back in September. The challenges come in the form of cases Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and United States… -
Biden takes climate change message to the global stage as COP26 begins
After spending months trying to get investments into preventing climate change into his Build Back Better Act, President Joe Biden turned his climate change focus to the global stage at COP26 Monday. The UN climate summit aims to get governments to commit to cutting carbon emissions at a rate fast enough to limit warming to… -
Sheriff addresses Cuomo complaint, New York AG to run for governor
On Friday, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple attempted to clear up confusion surrounding a criminal complaint filed against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The complaint, first reported Thursday, accused the former governor of putting his hand under a woman’s shirt on Dec. 7, 2020. “A criminal summons was issued. I would have liked to… -
FDA clears COVID vaccine for kids 5-11, origins investigation hits standstill
On the same day the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 years old, U.S. intelligence agencies announced they won’t be able to definitively pin down the virus’ origins. Also Friday, six New York City firefighters were relieved of duty and faced suspension after they drove a fire truck to a… -
Consumer spending slows down amid historic jumps in wages, inflation
The Commerce Department released a report Friday saying American consumers slowed their spending to a gain of just 0.6% in September. For the July-September quarter as a whole, consumer spending weakened to an annual growth rate of just 1.6%. That was down significantly from the previous quarter. The slowdown comes as a historic rise in… -
Republican Trump critic Kinzinger will not seek reelection
Illinois Representative Adam Kinzinger announced Friday that he will not seek reelection for a seventh term. The announcement came in a video, shown above, that was posted on the Representative’s Twitter account. “I’m proud to have served Illinois for six terms and look forward to what’s next,” Rep. Kinzinger wrote in the tweet. “I’ll continue to fight… -
Amazon could make $0 profit on $140 billion in sales for holiday season
Amazon told investors Thursday night the company is in danger of not making a profit in the final quarter of the year (Q4). The company could make $140 billion in Q4 sales and still not see a dime of profit. The announcement came hours after Amazon reported its third quarter financial results. The company made $110.8… -
Former Blackhawks coach Quenneville resigns amid sex assault scandal
Hours after former Chicago Blackhawks winger Kyle Beach came forward as the John Doe in the team’s sexual assault scandal, former Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville resigned from his current position as the head coach of the Florida Panthers. The Panthers announced Quenneville’s resignation Thursday night. “I want to express my sorrow for the pain… -
Biden meets with Pope Francis as communion controversy looms
The topic of Communion came up during the 90 minute meeting between President Joe Biden and Pope Francis Friday. The meeting’s length was more than double the normal length of time for an audience with the pontiff. “In his audience with Pope Francis today, President Biden thanked His Holiness for his advocacy for the world’s… -
Judge dismisses groping charge related to Cuomo criminal complaint
Update (Jan. 7, 2022): A few days after the Albany County district attorney announced he was dropping the misdemeanor groping charge that came out of a criminal complaint against former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), the charge was officially dismissed in court Friday. The video above shows the hearing where it happened. Assistant district attorney Jennifer McCanney…
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