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Biden sending military health workers to COVID-19 hotspots
President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was deploying more military health workers to hospitals in six U.S. states. The move is “part of a major deployment of our nation’s armed forces to help hospitals across the country manage this surge of the Omicron virus,” Biden said. “I know we’re all frustrated as we enter… -
Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan plans to close its blazing gas crater
A tourist destination in Turkmenistan called the “Gates of Hell” could soon be extinguished. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is calling for the closure of the blazing natural gas crater that has been burning since the 1970s. The Darvaza crater located about 160 miles north of the capital, Ashgabat, formed when the ground collapsed during a Soviet… -
Explaining the Senate’s ‘nuclear option’ for the filibuster
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has single-handedly spiked the Democrats’ social spending bill. Now President Joe Biden has indicated he is done trying to privately coax lawmakers to agree to changes. “I’ve been having these quiet conversations with members of Congress for the last two months. I’m tired of being quiet,” Biden said. Democrats, with Biden’s… -
Biden’s ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ comments come amid breakthrough COVID case surge
President Joe Biden’s characterization of the COVID-19 crisis as a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” has set off a debate about how the country confronts the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki clashed with a Fox News reporter over the issue. “I understand the science says that vaccines prevent death. But I’m… -
Djokovic detention in Australia fuels debate over COVID protocols
On the tennis court, Novak Djokovic’s timing is perfect. But the No. 1 player’s timing for his arrival in Australia to play the first Grand Slam of the year could not have been worse. While traveling to the country, his COVID-19 vaccine exemption was revoked and he was denied entry when he landed. Some are… -
Ashli Babbitt: Martyr or a traitor?
Ashli Babbitt died while wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders like a cape. The 35-year-old was fatally shot during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol while attempting to climb through the broken window of a barricaded door leading to the Speaker’s Lobby, where police officers were evacuating members of Congress. Former… -
More Americans believe the “war on Christmas” is real
A growing number of Americans believe there is a “war on Christmas,” according to a new poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU). Nearly 4 in 10 Americans now say politicians are “trying to remove the religious elements of the Holiday season,” according to the poll. FDU first began measuring belief in a “war on Christmas”… -
Student loan payments to resume, migrant payment talks end
In the same week that the Biden administration signaled student loan payments would resume for 41 million Americans in February, negotiations also faltered for payments to migrants separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents families in the litigation over the migrant policy, announced the development Thursday and said the group… -
Chris Wallace leaving Fox News for CNN streaming service
Veteran television journalist Chris Wallace announced that he is leaving Fox News after 18 years and is set to join rival CNN’s upcoming streaming service as an anchor. Wallace was a veteran broadcast network newsman, working at both ABC and NBC News, before the late Roger Ailes lured him to Fox with the promise of his… -
Potentially hazardous and valuable asteroid to fly by Earth this weekend
An asteroid the size of the Eiffel Tower is zipping through space and will make a “near-Earth” approach this weekend. Experts say the giant space rock, which is about 1,082 feet wide, will not pose a threat to our planet because it will remain about 2.4 million miles away during its closest approach on Dec.… -
Bitcoin begins to stabilize following weekend sell-off
Bitcoin dropped by almost 5% on Monday after a bruising weekend when, at one point, it lost over a fifth of its value. It’s now trading at roughly $49,200, down from about $57,000 at the beginning of December. Traders said the fall was connected to a broad move away from riskier assets in traditional markets… -
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies after workout
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapsed and died after a workout Monday at Santa Anita. The 3-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert had just completed five furlongs in his second workout since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic a month ago at Del Mar, according to Craig Robertson, Baffert’s attorney. Santa Anita spokesman Mike… -
Trump ally Perdue will challenge Kemp in Georgia GOP primary
Former U.S. Senator David Perdue announced he will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for governor on Monday, setting up a bitter 2022 Republican primary fight while Democrat Stacey Abrams is likely to await the winner. Democratic President Joe Biden narrowly won Georgia in the 2020 presidential contest and Trump ally Perdue, in a video announcing his…
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