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Oil company leaders testify on climate change in front of House committee
Oil company leaders at ExxonMobil, BP America, Chevron and Shell testified on climate change in front of the House Oversight and Reform Committee Thursday. Their testimony, shown in the video above, was in response to allegations the oil industry concealed evidence about the dangers of climate change. Thursday’s hearing came after months of public efforts… -
DOJ reaches $88M settlement with South Carolina church shooting victims
The Justice Department announced Thursday it reached an $88 million settlement over 2015’s mass shooting at a church in South Carolina. This includes $63 million for the families of the nine people killed and $25 million for five survivors who were inside the church at the time of the shooting. The video above shows survivors… -
New survey on vaccine mandates, antidepressant Fluvoxamine could treat COVID-19
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) released the results of a new survey on vaccines and vaccine mandates Thursday. The key findings included information regarding children and vaccines: 27% of parents of 5-11-year-olds are eager to get their kid or kids vaccinated as soon as a vaccine is available. 31% of parents say they will definitely… -
Latest airstrike in Ethiopia kills six, including children
An airstrike that hit the Tigray region in Ethiopia Thursday killed six people and wounded 20 others, according to Tigray spokesman Nahusenay Belay. The video above shows the damage left by the airstrike. It followed several similar attacks last week, and serves as the latest in a years-long war between Ethiopia and Tigray. Ethiopian Government spokesman Legesse… -
COVID-19 pill maker Merck beats Q3 expectations, allows pill to be cheaply made
Merck, the maker of a pill designed to treat COVID-19, announced its third-quarter financial results Thursday. According to the company, sales in Q3 were 20% higher than they were in Q3 of 2020. Net income jumped 55% to $4.57 billion. “Merck delivered another strong quarter with positive momentum across our business and meaningful progress across… -
Biden pushes spending plan before heading overseas for summits
President Joe Biden made another push to get his spending plan passed on Capitol Hill Thursday, hours before heading out on an overseas trip. The larger part of the plan comes in the form of a $1.75 trillion spending bill. That price tag is higher than the $1.5 trillion key Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin wants.… -
Nor’easter causes more than half a million power outages in New England
After initially hitting New York and New Jersey, a nor’easter brought hurricane-force winds to New England, causing over 500,000 power outages between Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut and New Hampshire. According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), there were almost 450,000 people without power in the state just after 6:00 p.m. EST Wednesday. The… -
Garland defends school board memo in the face of Senate criticism
Testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland was grilled on a memo aimed at combating threats against school board members across the country. The school board memo came out earlier this month. It also came out a week after the National School Board Association wrote the Biden administration about… -
Search warrant issued for Alec Baldwin’s phone after ‘safety issues’ in prop gun shooting
Update (Dec. 16, 2021): Amid an investigation into safety issues leading up to the deadly prop gun shooting on the set of the upcoming western film “Rust”, a Santa Fe, New Mexico court issued a search warrant for Alex Baldwin’s phone. Baldwin was the one holding the prop gun when it went off. Investigators requested Baldwin’s Apple… -
Pelosi optimistic about spending bills, Manchin unsure about billionaire tax
While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told colleagues Wednesday that Democrats are in “pretty good shape” in negotiations on President Joe Biden’s spending bills, though Senator Joe Manchin appeared hesitant on supporting a proposed billionaire tax to help pay for it. The disconnect comes just days ahead of a self-imposed deadline to get a deal done… -
US issues first passport with ‘X’ gender designation
The State Department announced Wednesday it has issued the first American passport with an “X” gender designation. The “X” recognizes people who do not identify as male or female, including nonbinary, intersex and gender-nonconforming people. The department had originally announced the addition of the “X” gender designation back in June. “We look forward to offering… -
Robinhood revenues drop without meme stock trades, Shiba Inu coin surges
The value of investment trading company Robinhood Markets plummeted Wednesday, caused in part by third quarter earnings that showed a slowdown in crypto trading revenues. On Tuesday, Robinhood said its revenue growth slowed to 35% in the Q3, down from 131% in the spring and 309% at the start of the year. Robinhood’s loss for the… -
Nor’easter causes flooding as it tears through already soaked Northeast
Multiple parts of an already soaked Northeast United States had to deal with more heavy rain and winds as a nor’easter moved through the area Tuesday. Areas affected include New England, New York and New Jersey. The video above shows some of the rain that fell throughout the Northeast. “A strong Nor’easter off the East…
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