Soon to come: Proposals for nationwide infrastructure construction, remaking the energy and manufacturing sectors, and, potentially, a tax code rewrite.
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Posted inNation & World
Investigation finds communications between lawmakers, Capitol rioters
Data collected from cellphone towers also reveal that someone inside the Trump White House was in communication with a member of the far-right extremist group Proud Boys in the days just before the Jan. 6 riot.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Grammys to partner with Berklee, ASU for study on women in music
The Grammys have been criticized over the years for awarding and nominating more men than women.
Posted inSports
Kyle Larson settles in with Hendrick Motorsports as NASCAR heads to Las Vegas
The driver missed most of last year when he was suspended, then fired for using a racial slur in an iRacing event.
Posted inNation & World
‘Vaxi Taxi’ in U.K. takes stab at reducing vaccine disparity
Activists are trying to remove vaccination barriers, including providing rides for populations that are lagging behind.
Posted inNation & World
Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis.
Posted inNation & World
Officer’s trial could reopen intersection where Floyd died
Jury selection begins Monday for the murder trial of the Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd.
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Tennessee panel deemed vaccinating inmates a ‘PR nightmare’
It’s an issue facing states nationwide: whether to prioritize a population seen by many at best as an afterthought, separate from the public, and at worst as undeserving.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope to visit Iraq church damaged by IS militants
In a stop rich in symbolism, Pope Francis will visit a church damaged during the Islamic State’s reign of terror in the town of Qaraqosh, a center for Christian life in Iraq
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine senators split on $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
Sen. Angus King says the coronavirus has ‘devastated’ the country and inaction was too costly, while Sen. Susan Collins criticizes Democrats for not embracing her much smaller alternative plan.