Month: December 2021
A Million Female Frontline COVID Workers In India Earn Just $40 a Month. Now They’re Planning to Strike
Dressed in pink, the women have gone door to door for months, persuading people to get Covid-19 vaccines in some of India’s remotest corners, hinterlands and crowded urban slums, often risking their own personal safety. For their trouble, they make
Read MoreBiden White House celebrates Hanukkah with first-ever Jewish second spouse Emhoff
Husband of Vice President Kamala Harris pays tribute to Jewish and American values as he lights menorah with president, Jewish leaders and new Israeli envoy at pared-down party
Read MoreChris Cuomo says he’s hurt and embarrassed about his suspension from CNN
“It hurts to even say it,” the popular cable news anchor told listeners of his SiriusXM show on Wednesday. Cuomo has been suspended by CNN indefinitely, pending an evaluation by the network. (Image credit: Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Read MoreU.S. Reports Its 1st Omicron Case, in a California Traveler
The discovery in San Francisco County prompted the Biden administration to renew calls for everyone to get fully vaccinated and receive a booster, if eligible.
Read MoreMarcus Lamb, the Christian broadcaster who discouraged vaccines, dies from COVID-19
Lamb founded the conservative Christian Daystar Television Network. The network’s programs have featured vaccine skeptics and health care professionals who promote alternative COVID-19 treatments. (Image credit: AP)
Read MoreTurkish Central Bank Props Up Collapsing Lira
The central bank sold foreign reserves after the lira reached new lows following comments by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in defense of his unorthodox economic policies.
Read MoreTrump hired Pam Bondi when she was also working for a lobbyist for Qatar
The new book, The Big Cheat by David Cay Johnston discusses the shocking revelation that while Pam Bondi was being paid by taxpayers, she was also working as a lobbyist. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi already had a scandal
Read MoreSupreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Mississippi’s Abortion Law
It was less clear whether the court’s conservative majority would overrule Roe v. Wade, the decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion.
Read MoreSupreme Court’s Abortion Decision Could Spill Into Midterm Elections
Both sides anticipate that a Supreme Court decision scaling back abortion rights would roil next year’s elections, with Democrats sensing an advantage.
Read MoreMeta is reversing policy that kept Kyle Rittenhouse from Facebook and Instagram
The announcement follows Rittenhouse’s recent acquittal for last year’s shooting in Kenosha, Wis. The company is also lifting restrictions that blocked his name in certain search results. (Image credit: Sean Krajacic /AP)
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