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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s thumbs-down on minimum wage vote reminds some of John McCain  USA TODAY 8 Democrats defect on $15 minimum wage hike  POLITICO Minimum wage shot down from American Rescue Plan as ‘vote-a-rama’ is in full swing  Fox 59 Grant people a

These states are rolling back Covid restrictions, including mask mandates and indoor capacity caps  NBC News Resisting pressure, Alabama governor extends mask order  Fox News Kay Ivey, Alabama’s Republican Governor, Resists Calls to Lift Mask Order  The New York Times EDITORIAL: Continue to

Meghan McCain blasts Biden’s ‘Neanderthal thinking’ swipe, compares to Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ comment  Fox News Biden has decided not to wage war on ‘Neanderthal’ GOP governors. Here’s why.  The Washington Post Meghan McCain Melts Down on ‘The View’ Over Biden’s ‘Neanderthal’ Comment  The Daily

After bankrolling oil companies for years and seeing poor returns, investors are now pressuring companies to keep their oil output lower, instead of higher. (Image credit: Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images)

A proposal to raise the minimum wage was killed in the Senate after 8 Democrats voted against the bill  Business Insider Kyrsten Sinema channels John McCain, gives ‘thumbs-down’ vote on $15 minimum wage plan  Fox News 8 Democrats defect on $15 minimum

Cuomo accuser alleges a staffer took sexual harassment training for the governor  CBS News Cuomo accuser says N.Y. governor groomed her in an attempt to sleep with her  CBS Evening News Reports indicate New York officials altered count of nursing home deaths  Honolulu

Poem rejected by the New Yorker in 1942 because ‘many of our readers wouldn’t quite get it’ is printed by the Times Literary Supplement

New York AG warns Cuomo’s office not to delete anything as probe ensues  POLITICO Cuomo accuser says N.Y. governor groomed her in an attempt to sleep with her  CBS This Morning Reports indicate New York officials altered count of nursing home deaths  Honolulu

Deep science investor Lindy Fishburne cofounded the seed- and early-stage venture firm Breakout Ventures several years ago, after cofounding Breakout Labs within the Thiel Foundation back in 2011, and she has made a wide array of interesting bets in the

Building listed as a monument but authorities haven’t taken action to salvage the dilapidated structure; Brody had many thousands of Jews before Holocaust but none live there today