Month: June 2021
Booker launches new group of Black and Jewish senators against antisemitism
Black-Jewish coalition will include fellow Democrats Warnock and Blumenthal, also Republican Tim Scott; idea spurred by reports of rising anti-Jewish incidents
Read MoreThousands of police officers deployed to Jerusalem ahead of Pride march
Officers bolstered on capital’s streets ahead of annual event; 2 teens arrested for putting up posters against event; anti-gay Lehava group plans counter-demonstration
Read MorePOLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: What Biden told Capito in their Oval Office meeting – POLITICO – Politico
POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: What Biden told Capito in their Oval Office meeting – POLITICO Politico Biden promises ‘summer of freedom’ as he urges more Americans to get vaccinated – as it happened The Guardian Biden reportedly lowers GOP infrastructure offer to $1
Read MoreThe Baby Brokers: Inside America’s Murky Private-Adoption Industry
This story was reported and published in partnership with Newsy. Shyanne Klupp was 20 years old and homeless when she met her boyfriend in 2009. Within weeks, the two had married, and within months, she was pregnant. “I was so
Read MoreExpanding Health Coverage Is Top Priority For New Head of Medicare/Medicaid
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she’ll focus her time in charge on getting more Americans insured. (Image credit: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag)
Read MoreA Black Nonprofit In Kentucky Got A 6-Figure Reparations Payment From A White Heir
The anonymous donor said that while investigating the origins of their family’s wealth, they discovered their great-grandfather had owned six enslaved people in Bourbon County, Ky. (Image credit: Courtesy Change Today, Change Tomorrow)
Read MoreMass of green events mark World Environment day, World Oceans day
Eco-activities to be held across the country on Friday through next week at beaches, urban nature spots, projects and sites where preservation campaigns are being waged
Read MoreThere Are Complex Forces Keeping Women From Coming Back to Work
Millions of women who lost their jobs in the pandemic have yet to return to work, even though the economy has improved. What’s keeping them back is a mix of factors that may not be resolved quickly. (Image credit: Andrea
Read MoreWhatsApp will add multi-device support, introduce ‘view once’ disappearing feature
WhatsApp will soon let you use the popular instant messaging app simultaneously on multiple devices, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said. The instant messaging app, used by over 2 billion users, also plans to add more options to its disappearing
Read MoreOpontia raises $20M to roll up e-commerce brands in Africa and the Middle East
Razor Group. Branded. Thrasio. These are big names in the new wave of e-commerce companies taking the world by storm. Their business of acquiring small e-commerce brands that look promising and consolidating them is quite popular in the U.S. and
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