Month: March 2021
Icing on the matzah: NY kosher food maker turns over for Passover
At Hanan Products, which makes whipped toppings, icings and dessert fillings for bakery industry, cleaning and production begins long before weeklong springtime holiday
Read MorePope Francis set to meet top Shiite cleric Sistani on second day in Iraq
Pontiff to travel to shrine city of Najaf to meet Muslim authority figure during visit aimed at comforting Iraqi Christians and deepening interfaith relations
Read MoreMinisters delay vote on easing virus rules, infuriating business owners
Final approval for reopening restaurants, other businesses on Sunday pushed back until Saturday night; outbreak declines in ultra-Orthodox community but climbs in Arab areas
Read MoreA proposal to raise the minimum wage was killed in the Senate after 8 Democrats voted against the bill – Business Insider
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
Read MoreDemocrats reach agreement on unemployment benefits after COVID relief bill hit early snag – ABC News
Democrats reach agreement on unemployment benefits after COVID relief bill hit early snag ABC News Coronavirus relief bill could pass Senate by this weekend CBS News Needed relief or a pork-filled giveaway? Pa. Senators split over $1.9T COVID bill ABC27 Why Democrats may
Read MoreMcCarthy requests meeting with Biden on immigration, Psaki says president would welcome dialogue – Fox News
McCarthy requests meeting with Biden on immigration, Psaki says president would welcome dialogue Fox News CDC lets child migrant shelters fill to 100% despite COVID concern Axios Biden administration tells facilities for migrant children to reopen to pre-pandemic levels CNN Tom Homan: Biden’s
Read MoreNew York lawmakers strip Gov. Cuomo of emergency Covid powers as sexual harassment, death data scandals roil state – CNBC
New York lawmakers strip Gov. Cuomo of emergency Covid powers as sexual harassment, death data scandals roil state CNBC Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett discusses allegations in CBS interview: ‘He felt like he was untouchable’ Fox News Pride, and publication, go before a
Read MoreChina’s Plan to Win in a Post-Pandemic World – The New York Times
China’s Plan to Win in a Post-Pandemic World The New York Times China NPC: Beijing to overhaul Hong Kong electoral system BBC News China sets 2021 GDP growth target of more than 6% as premier warns of ‘formidable tasks’ in finance CNBC Beijing’s
Read More8 Democrats defect on $15 minimum wage hike – POLITICO
8 Democrats defect on $15 minimum wage hike POLITICO The eight Democrats who voted ‘no’ on $15 minimum wage | TheHill The Hill Bernie Sanders is forcing other senators to go on the record about a $15 minimum wage Yahoo News Grant people
Read MoreDemocrats Agree to Trim Jobless Aid to Keep Stimulus Plan on Track – The New York Times
Democrats Agree to Trim Jobless Aid to Keep Stimulus Plan on Track The New York Times The latest on the Covid-19 stimulus bill: Live Updates CNN If latest stimulus bill passes, here’s how to get most from payments Atlanta Journal Constitution Newsflash: Biden
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