Новости за 06.07.2022

More than 1,000 Black women have signed a letter to President Biden demanding the administration step up its efforts to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detainment.  The letter, signed by 1,200 women of all ages and professions, was the work of #WinWithBlackWomen, a collective of intergenerational and intersectional Black women across the nation. ...

The Fed is putting itself on a substantial monetary policy tightening path at the very time that there are many indications of real trouble ahead.

With congressional gridlock, the is burden being placed directly onto communities across the country.

Story at a glance New research sheds light on the widespread discrepancies of pulse oximeter accuracy among patients of color.  The devices are used in both veterans and commercial hospitals.  Authors caution increased clinician awareness is currently the only solution to mitigate the problem. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for increased vigilance when using pulse...

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced several new proposed changes to the federal student loan system, including measures that help discharge loans for physically and mentally disabled borrowers, limit interest capitalization rates and help borrowers working as public service employees to earn forgiveness on their loans. In a statement unveiling the proposed expansion of student...

Highland Park, Ill., Mayor Nancy Rotering (D) slammed the country's response to mass shootings after sharing that she received a handbook for mayors responding to such tragedies after a gunman opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in her city, killing seven and injuring dozens more. "I've heard from so many mayors who have...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is leading his Democratic gubernatorial challenger, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, by 6 percentage points, according to a new poll released Wednesday. A University of Texas-Texas Politics Project Poll found that 45 percent of Texas registered voters surveyed would vote for Abbott if the election were held that day, compared to...

Senate Democrats’ latest bill to lower prescription drug prices removes a provision to cap patients’ insulin costs at $35 per month, legislation that comes amid a push for a separate bipartisan bill on insulin. Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 per month has been a high-profile selling point for Democrats’ economic package and has been...

Community colleges could create pathways to good-paying jobs across the United States and become tools for training a new generation of AI-literate workers.

Labcorp, one of the largest commercial laboratory testing networks in the U.S., will begin testing for monkeypox on Wednesday as the recent outbreak continues to spread. Labcorp will begin conducting tests using orthopoxvirus tests from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Orthopoxvirus is the genus of viruses that includes pathogens like smallpox, cowpox...

The Illinois State Police released a statement Wednesday saying that there were no grounds to deny the shooting suspect in the Highland Park, Ill., Fourth of July parade mass shooting, Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, a gun license. The Illinois State Police wrote, "The individual passed four background checks when purchasing firearms, through the Firearms Transaction...

Former "Will & Grace" star Debra Messing had some pointed things to say about the White House during a call last month held after the Supreme Court's decision overturning the Roe v. Wade, CNN reports. Messing expressed frustration on the call with the White House's actions, saying that she had gotten President Biden elected and...

A group of four paintings from American painter Norman Rockwell have been taken off the walls of the White House, Politico reported on Tuesday. The paintings are part of the “So You Want to See the President” series, which features different Americans, including political officials, waiting at the White House to meet with the president. ...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that more than 3,000 guns had been detected by officials at airport checkpoints in the first half of 2022, adding that a record set last year could be broken. “BREAKING: In first 6 months of 2022, @TSA detected more than 3,000 guns at checkpoints nationwide. On average, TSA is...

The sister of Jayland Walker, a Black man who died after being shot by police in Akron, Ohio, said on Wednesday “the last thing I would have imagined him having with him is a gun." “I've never known him to own a gun of any sort at all. He never brought it to my attention....

Airbnb hired Meaghan Lynch as a public policy manager. Lynch previously served as deputy communications director for Vice President Harris in the Senate and most recently served as press secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Jennifer Kuskowski joined Siemens Healthineers AG as head of government affairs for the Americas. Kuskowski most recently...

Voters are becoming disillusioned by Democrats’ calls to storm the polls following Roe v. Wade’s demise, arguing the party’s failure to prepare for the moment means it could face an unpleasant fate in November. Almost from the moment the Supreme Court announced it was ending the constitutional right to an abortion, Democrats began working to...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced it had temporarily suspended its ban on sales of the popular e-cigarette maker Juul. “On July 5, 2022, FDA administratively stayed the marketing denial order,” the agency's tobacco division wrote in a tweet. “The agency has determined that there are scientific issues unique to the JUUL...

Vice President Harris is visiting Highland Park, Ill., following a mass shooting there on the Fourth of July that resulted in the death of seven people. In a statement on Tuesday, the White House said that Harris will be joined by the city’s mayor, Nancy Rotering (D), Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Illinois state Sen....

NFL wide receiver Dez Bryant on Tuesday said many professional football players are living with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) but are afraid to speak out about their symptoms. Bryant's tweet came the same day as a New York Times report that said former Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who played a key role in...

Today we’re looking at some of the tools the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) still has left at its disposal after last week’s Supreme Court ruling and at a separate court move to restore endangered species protections. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond....

Advocates for some of the biggest technology companies are scrambling to stop key legislation from moving before it’s too late. We’ll also look at growth in green jobs and deeper concerns among Americans about how Washington, D.C., is affecting the economy. But first, check your ice cream for listeria. Welcome to On The Money, your nightly...

Cyclists on one of the country’s longest and most grueling races are having to adapt to conditions made newly dangerous by extreme weather, The New York Times reported. Riders on this year’s nearly 2,700-mile Tour Divide bikepacking race faced harmful smoke from wildfires, floodwaters from torrential rainstorms and drought that dried up much-needed water sources, contestants...

Republicans are scoffing at Democrats’ latest attempt to close the detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. We’ll dive into that push. Plus, we’ll talk about the veterans who received the Medal of Honor for their service during the Vietnam War. This is Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the...

EPA v. West Virginia was a ruling decades in the making by the GOP and the fossil fuel industry.