Day: July 30, 2020
Senate Republicans Move to Force Vote on Unemployment Benefits Stopgap
Senate Republicans moved forward with a plan to set up votes on extending lapsed supplemental unemployment insurance with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, as talks on a broader pandemic relief package made little progress. The GOP gambit is almost certain to
Read MoreMystery solved: Scientists trace source of Stonehenge boulders
Study finds most of the giant stones, or sarsens, seem to share a common origin 16 miles away; how massive slabs were moved and significance of site remain unknown
Read MoreUS election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud
With expected surge in mail-in ballots, counting of votes in American presidential race could extend beyond election day, pushing off declaration of a winner
Read MoreHurricane Isaias Bears Down on Bahamas and Florida After Battering Puerto Rico
(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — New Hurricane Isaias kept on a path early Friday expected to take it to the U.S. East Coast by the weekend as it approached the Bahamas, parts of which are still recovering from the devastation
Read MoreObama warns that Trump’s actions threaten US democracy – CNN
Obama warns that Trump’s actions threaten US democracy CNN
Read MoreOhio House Removes And Replaces Newly Indicted Larry Householder As Speaker
Householder had been indicted on a racketeering charge. Lawmakers elected three-term state Rep. Bob Cupp to replace him. (Image credit: Jay LaPrete/AP)
Read MoreFuming at another weekend shutdown, defiant retailers threaten to stay open
Ministers said to agree on rolling back Friday-Sunday restrictions, but move will have to wait until next week even as store-owners fret that they are needlessly losing business
Read MoreAre families fleeing US Jewish day schools? Far from it, but it’s complicated
As the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, many private institutions are opening up while public schools largely stay closed — but each one faces its own unique set of challenges
Read More‘Into the Wild’ bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum
An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise
Read MoreDHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents – The Washington Post
DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents The Washington Post Washington Post: DHS gathered intelligence reports on 2 journalists covering Portland protests CNN The Constitutional Case Against Trump’s Use of the Department of Homeland Security The New Yorker Dismantle the
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