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Dave Portnoy Rescues Small Businesses While Congress Snoozes
Dave Portnoy Rescues Small Businesses While Congress Snoozes
New York Democratic boss warns AOC not to challenge Chuck Schumer
New York’s Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is rumored to be mulling a primary challenge to US Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.
GOP Rep. Buck: I Think GOP Will Support $2,000 Check if Pork Is Removed, But Just Adding $2,000 Payment ‘Unacceptable’
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep.
Dingell: House Will Vote on and I Think Will Pass $2,000 Direct Payments on Monday
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” House Majority Senior Whip Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said that Democrats will vote to increase direct payments to $2,000 on Monday, and believes that the vote will pass in the House.
UN hits Trump over Blackwater pardons, says move ‘contributes to impunity’
The United Nation’s human rights office criticized President Trump this week for pardoning four Blackwater guards who had been convicted in connection with the killing of Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 — claiming that the pardons contribute “to impunity.
Tulsi Gabbard calls for halt on UK flights to US over new COVID strain
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, on Saturday called for a ban on flights from the United Kingdom into the U.S. — amid increasing concern about a new, more infectious, strain of COVID-19 found in the U.K.
Report: Police Have Person or Persons of Interest Connected to Nashville Christmas Day Explosion
Authorities have a person or persons of interest in connection to the Christmas Day explosion that rocked the city, CBS News reported on Saturday.
Belarusian Government Accused Of Letting COVID-19 Spread In Prisons Packed With Its President’s Critics
‘The guards say openly that they do it deliberately on orders’
FAA Designates Airspace Above Nashville ‘National Defense Airspace’ Following Mystery Explosion
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has designated the airspace above Nashville, Tennessee, as “National Defense Airspace” following a mysterious explosion that occurred downtown on Christmas morning.
Nashville Mayor Issues ‘State of Civil Emergency’ After Christmas Explosion
Nashville Mayor John Cooper issued a “state of civil emergency” following an explosion that occurred downtown on Christmas Day, imposing a curfew that will not be lifted until Sunday.
The Mandalorian’s Second Season Gives Star Wars Fans Their Fix
Despite its flaws, the franchise’s first live-action TV series continues to capture the ineffable spirit of the original trilogy.
Eternal Lessons from Wagner’s Last Opera
Roger Scruton finds in the 19th-century opera Parsifal an antidote to many of modern society’s ills.
Signs of Life, and Beauty, in a COVID-Afflicted World
The art-and-museum circuit is struggling, changing, but dare we say evolving in some corners, in response to this terrible year’s circumstances.
Three Winter Miniatures
Very short poems for a long winter.
Wall Street Exec Loeffler Leans on Farm-Girl Roots to Pitch Populist Candidacy
For decades, Loeffler has straddled two worlds – the rural heartland of her youth and Atlanta’s corporate elite.
More than 2 Million Votes Already Cast for Georgia Runoffs
Nearly 2.1 million Georgians have cast their votes through early in-person voting or absentee voting for the Georgia Senate runoff election taking place January 5, according to data provided by the state on Thursday.
First Case Of Mutant Coronavirus Strain Detected In France
The Frenchman has traveled to France from London
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer relieved at not being picked as Biden’s VP
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she would have accepted an offer to serve as Joe Biden’s running mate — but admitted to relief at not being picked.
Chinese Stocks Gain Nearly $5 Trillion Amid Pandemic Year — About One-Third Of Global Increase
‘It’s been a very strong year’ for China
GOP Politicians Respond to Nashville Explosion: ‘Cowardly Act,’ ‘Praying’ for Injured
Top Tennesee politicians said they were praying for the three people injured in the Nashville explosion, calling it a “cowardly” act.
Trump doubles down $2,000 coronavirus check demand
President Trump on Friday doubled down on his demand for increased coronavirus-related stimulus checks to working-class Americans.
Explosion Rocks Nashville: ‘Intentional’ but Meant to Limit Casualties
The explosion that rocked downtown Nashville early on Christmas Day seems to be intentional and meant to limit casualties, officials say.
Turning CO2 Into Jet Fuel? A New Study Says It’s Possible
The product would be carbon-neutral fuel
Nashville Police Chief: Police Were Responding to Shots Fired Call, Came Across RV with Recorded Warning of Blast
During a press conference to provide updates on the explosion in Nashville on Friday, Nashville Police Chief John Drake stated that police responded to a shots fired call, and then “encountered an RV that had a recording saying that a
‘Squad’ introduces bill for $2,000 stimulus checks backed by Trump
Members of the progressive “Squad” in the House on Thursday introduced their own bill to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans after President Trump this week demanded the $600 checks included in Congress’ stimulus deal be increased to that number.
Shia LaBeouf Seeking ‘Long-Term Inpatient Treatment’ After Being Accused Of Physical, Mental Abuse
‘Shia needs help and he knows that’