Новости за 17.11.2022

Bobby Engel, the head of former President Trump’s security detail on Jan. 6, 2021, met Thursday with investigators from the committee probing the attack. Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) confirmed the appearance while speaking to reporters on Thursday, but offered few details about the discussion. Engel's appearance in front of the Jan. 6 committee was first reported...

Tennis player Novak Djokovic has received a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January, following his high-profile deportation last year over his stance on COVID vaccinations. The 21-time Grand Slam singles champion was not vaccinated against COVID-19 when he arrived in Australia last January, leading Canberra to revoke his visa and ban him...

This year’s National Apprenticeship Week is the perfect time to take stock of our country’s workforce development systems. With more than 10 million unfilled jobs in the U.S. and more than six million unemployed individuals, it’s obvious that our current systems need a lot of work. To make matters worse, an enormous skills gap is hampering...

The U.S. will continue to explore ways to block Venezuelan migrants from seeking to enter the country after a court struck down the Title 42 policy that allows the government to expel would-be asylum seekers. In an appearance before lawmakers Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the department will look to existing...

The Senate passed a bill on Wednesday night that will expand research into the potential medical benefits of marijuana and CBD. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act was passed on Wednesday through unanimous consent by a voice vote and will now head to President Biden's desk to be signed. The bill, passed by...

Six House Democrats from Texas called on the Biden administration to exercise federal authority against GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's declaration of an "invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Thursday, the Democrats said Abbott's declaration violates the Constitution by illegally usurping...

Since reducing emissions is the goal, shouldn’t we call for the actual fossil fuel polluters to pay?

Story at a glance A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there were over 51,000 home births in 2021. The U.S. saw the most at home births that year since the 1990s. Black women had the highest increase in at-home births between 2020 and 2021. There were...

Premature births in the United States in 2021 reached their highest point since 2007, according to the March of Dimes Report Card on maternal and infant health. In 2021, 10.5 percent of babies born in the U.S. were premature, or born before 37 weeks of gestational age, a 4 percent increase from 2020. Just four...

Story at a glance A new survey shows that Gen Z Americans are most concerned with affordability when they enter the housing market in the future. This cohort said the biggest hurdle will be saving for a down payment. Concerns over down payments were followed by worries over credit scores and job stability. Generation Z...

President Biden on Thursday honored the career of outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), saying that his fellow Democrat and ally is a person of dignity. “She might be stepping down from her leadership role in the House Democratic Caucus, but she will never waiver in protecting our sacred democracy,” the president said in a statement....

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) welcomed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to the “former speaker’s club” after she announced on Thursday she will step down from her role atop her caucus. “I tip my cap as I welcome @speakerpelosi to the former speaker’s club and congratulate her on a historic career in the House,”...

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn (S.C.)  announced Thursday they will remain in Congress next year but won’t seek a leadership position, joining Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) who had announced the same decision moments before.  The surprise development clears the way for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), the current chairman of...

Nearly two centuries ago, the Cherokee Nation bargained for a treaty right to send a non-voting delegate to the United States Congress. Today, it remains unfulfilled. This week, the House Rules Committee held a hearing on seating the Cherokee Nation’s delegate in the U.S. House — an essential next step in fulfilling the treaty mandate. ...

A federal judge on Thursday struck down provisions of Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” that prohibited public college employees from promoting eight concepts related to race during instruction. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who previously blocked other portions of the law in a separate case, quoted the opening sentence of George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” as...

A plan to demolish four dams along the lower Klamath River in Oregon and California cleared its last federal bureaucratic hurdle Thursday, when U.S. regulators voted to greenlight what is set to be the country’s largest dam removal project. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted Thursday to approve the plan, which would restore hundreds...

Story at a glance A new review found climate change is associated with worsening symptoms of multiple sclerosis and other neurologic diseases. The effects are due to the impacts of temperature fluctuations, extreme weather events and airborne pollution. Around 100 million Americans currently suffer from a disorder that affects the brain, nerves, or spinal cord....

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced it has cleared a lab-grown meat product as safe for human consumption for the first time. In a news release, the agency said that after reviewing information from UPSIDE Foods about food the company is making from cultured chicken cells, it has "no further questions at...

We have seen significant RSV spikes pushing many children’s hospitals to the brink.

The Nancy Pelosi era has come to an end. After leading the Democrats for the last two decades, the House Speaker announced Thursday that she will step down next year from her spot at the top of the party, closing a momentous run for the most powerful woman in U.S. history while clearing the way...

A judge has awarded Gabby Petito's family $3 million in the wrongful death lawsuit they filed against Brian Laundrie's estate.

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said GOP candidate Herschel Walker has “crossed a line” after Walker accused the Democrat of being a negligent father. “I know that politics is ugly,” Warnock, the father of two, said in an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “People play all kinds of games, unfortunately. But Herschel Walker and his...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) sent a letter on Thursday to the head of Live Nation Entertainment, accusing the company of abusing its market positions and violating a consent decree amid widespread criticism of Ticketmaster as fans struggle to purchase tickets for an upcoming Taylor Swift tour. Klobuchar, who chairs the competition, antitrust and consumer rights...

Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) announced Thursday that he will take over as the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee next year, opting not to become the ranking member on the Senate Health Committee, where he also serves as a senior member. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is...