Новости за 14.12.2022

Story at a glance Over half of "quiet quitters" say they now have a better work-life balance, according to a new survey. In a recently released LendingTree survey, 57 percent of respondents who identified as "quiet quitters" say they have found a better work-life balance. “Quiet quitters" refers to those who decide not to...

Survivors of violent anti-LGBTQ attacks told their stories Wednesday at a House hearing where Democrats linked rising violence against the community to rhetoric and policies from the GOP. “We are experiencing a crisis,” House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday during the hearing, one of the last of the current Congress....

President Biden on Wednesday announced new trade opportunities and investments in Africa to establish the United States’ commitment to Africa’s future during the U.S.-Africa Summit. “The United States is all in on Africa’s future,” Biden said at a meeting on economic ties between the U.S. and Africa that included CEOs from more than 300 U.S....

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday asked his top law enforcement official to investigate nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the state over their role in assisting immigrants to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), Abbott said the number of “illegal immigrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border has reached...

Steve Dettelbach, the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in marking the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy on Wednesday, called the amount of gun violence in the United States “un-American” and vowed to keep up the work of the Biden administration in preventing gun violence. “It...

Films including “Iron Man,” “The Little Mermaid” and “When Harry Met Sally” will now have a place in the Library of Congress. Twenty-five movies were announced Wednesday as new inductees into the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry. Also among this year’s selections: “Hairspray,” 1990’s “House Party,” the horror flick “Carrie,” “Cyrano de Bergerac” and...

A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation to restrict the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from accessing the U.S. financial system. The bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) would implement sanctions against Huawei and “other untrustworthy Chinese 5G...

Majorities in both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party do not want President Biden and former President Trump to be their respective 2024 nominees, according to a new CNN poll released on Wednesday. Sixty-two percent of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said they want the GOP to nominate a candidate other than Trump in...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday issued its smallest interest rate hike since June as the central bank attempts to curb high inflation without derailing a surprisingly resilient economy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of Fed officials responsible for monetary policy, bumped up the bank’s baseline interest range by 0.5 percentage points Wednesday...

All nations should support the Vanuatu effort to bring the rule of law to the climate change problem.

Fed policy will be more effective if the public is convinced that nothing will interfere with its core commitment.

A key Democratic committee voted Wednesday to recommend Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) be the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee in the next Congress, lending a boost to the six-year veteran heading into a deciding vote of the full caucus next week. Raskin, a high-profile member of the House Jan. 6...

Angelina Jolie is becoming a frequent sight on Capitol Hill — the actor just wrapped up another visit to Washington to push for a new provision in legislation aimed at aiding protections for crime victims. The “Eternals” star was in the nation’s capital on Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with lawmakers about the reauthorization of...

Less than 1 in 5 Americans in a new poll said they believe GOP control of the House next Congress will change Washington for the better. Eighteen percent of respondents in a Monmouth University Poll released on Wednesday said that Republicans — who are set to take control of the House next month after securing...

Fifteen Republican state attorneys general sent letters to the CEOs of Apple and Google on Wednesday demanding they increase their age ratings for the TikTok app. State governments have increasingly taken aim at the video-hosting platform for its ties to Beijing and the mature content on it. The letters argue that the app’s “Teen” rating...

A group of 66 top Hispanic community leaders on Wednesday called on the Senate to include protections for Dreamers in must-pass legislation during the lame-duck session this month. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the group remarked on the urgency of protections for Dreamers —...

U.S. Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, who is special envoy to combat antisemitism, on Tuesday called the rise of anti-Jewish tropes on the internet and social media “a ticking time bomb," during a hearing held by the U.S. Helsinki Commission. Lipstadt’s comments come just a day after President Biden’s announcement that his administration would establish a task...

A group of Democrats urged Meta to extend the ban on former President Trump’s Facebook account, arguing that he would still pose risks of inciting violence and undermining democracy if allowed back on the platform. The push comes just weeks ahead of Meta’s self-imposed January deadline to decide whether to keep Trump’s account banned, marking...

A majority of Americans believe social media companies have an obligation to curtail hate speech on their platforms, according to a poll released Wednesday. The survey from USA Today-Suffolk University found that 52 percent of respondents said social media platforms should restrict hateful or inaccurate posts, while 39 percent said they should not.  Pollsters found...

Story at a glance Educators and parents surveyed in a new national poll focused on school mental health services expressed concern that the U.S. is in the midst of a growing youth mental health crisis — and that schools may not be prepared to deal with it. Ninety percent of school administrators and 60 percent...

The Trump Organization was held in criminal contempt in a secret trial last fall for failing to comply with several grand jury subpoenas and court orders related to a criminal tax fraud investigation, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday. Former President Trump’s company was ordered to pay a $4,000 fine for “willfully disobeying” four...

A report from a Senate panel focused on issues that affect older Americans found the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has not made its websites accessible for its users.  The Senate Special Committee on Aging released its report on Wednesday after an 11-month investigation. It found the federal government has failed to ensure its technology is...

“No one deserves to see the things I saw when I walked out or to hear the things I heard.”

Airbnb says in a new report that perceived Black customers are less likely to get their reservations confirmed compared to perceived white customers. The vacation rental company found that guests perceived to be Black were able to successfully book their stay 91.4 percent of the time, compared to 94.1 percent of guests perceived to be...

Hospitals and providers in 21 different states have faced online harassment for providing gender-affirming care to children in recent months, with the online attacks sometimes escalating into offline harassment and threats of violence, according to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign. Twenty-four hospitals and providers across 21 states were harassed online, following “harassing, inflammatory and...