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FEMA receives more than 130,000 applications for COVID-19 funeral assistance
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to get the latest healthcare news and analysis — delivered weekly to your inbox.Something is loading.In less than two weeks, more than 130,000 Americans have already applied for from the US government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday.Under a program included in Democrats' $1.9 trillion stimulus package, people who lost a loved one to the...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to get the latest healthcare news and analysis — delivered weekly to your inbox.Something is loading.In less than two weeks, more than 130,000 Americans have already applied for from the US government, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday.Under a program included in Democrats' $1.9 trillion stimulus package, people who lost a loved one to the...WW…
Mass killing in Myanmar has 'clear echoes of Syria,' UN human rights commissioner warns. The parallels are eerie.
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.Myanmar is on the verge of a "full-blown conflict," a top United Nations official warned Tuesday, urging the world community not to repeat the passive observation that allowed the conflict in Syria to grow into the bloodiest of the 21st century."There are clear echoes of Syria in 2011," UN High...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.Myanmar is on the verge of a "full-blown conflict," a top United Nations official warned Tuesday, urging the world community not to repeat the passive observation that allowed the conflict in Syria to grow into the bloodiest of the 21st century."There are clear echoes of Syria in 2011," UN High...WW…
City manager 'relieved of his duties' after fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.The person who oversees day-to-day government operations in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, was fired Monday, a day after a police officer in the city fatally shot a young Black man during a traffic stop."Effective immediately our city manager has been...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.The person who oversees day-to-day government operations in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, was fired Monday, a day after a police officer in the city fatally shot a young Black man during a traffic stop."Effective immediately our city manager has been...WW…
New Mexico becomes latest state to legalize marijuana, a rebuttal to America's 'failed war on drugs'
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Beginning this summer, New Mexicans 21 and older will be able to both possess and grow marijuana. The state on Monday became the latest to legalize the recreational use of cannabis — with retail sales to begin by early 2022.Gov. Michelle Lujan...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Beginning this summer, New Mexicans 21 and older will be able to both possess and grow marijuana. The state on Monday became the latest to legalize the recreational use of cannabis — with retail sales to begin by early 2022.Gov. Michelle Lujan...WW…
Critics blast Biden for denying entry to thousands of people still affected by Trump's 'Muslim ban'
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Trump pressured another Georgia elections official, Frances Watson, to uncover nonexistent voter fraud
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Former President Donald Trump urged a Georgia elections official to uncover nonexistent evidence of mass fraud before the "very important date" of January 6, .In a six-minute phone call before Christmas, Trump pressured Frances Watson, the...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Former President Donald Trump urged a Georgia elections official to uncover nonexistent evidence of mass fraud before the "very important date" of January 6, .In a six-minute phone call before Christmas, Trump pressured Frances Watson, the...WW…
New stimulus package saves 13,000 jobs at American Airlines, company says
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest tech news & scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.American Airlines said Wednesday the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, by Democrats this week, will save the company from needing to furlough some 13,000 workers.In a message to employees, first reported by CNN, executives at said those furloughs "are happily cancelled.""We are grateful for the support...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet the latest tech news & scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.American Airlines said Wednesday the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, by Democrats this week, will save the company from needing to furlough some 13,000 workers.In a message to employees, first reported by CNN, executives at said those furloughs "are happily cancelled.""We are grateful for the support...WW…
Bernie Sanders promises Senate vote on $15 minimum wage as Democrats get ready to approve the stimulus package
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There have been zero reported US drone strikes since Joe Biden took office
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.It's a dark rite of passage for new, post-9/11 US presidents: Usually, within the first weekend, the fresh commander-in-chief, having inherited a global war on terror, orders the military or an intelligence agency to end someone's life with an airstrike. To adversaries, it demonstrates resolve;...…Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.It's a dark rite of passage for new, post-9/11 US presidents: Usually, within the first weekend, the fresh commander-in-chief, having inherited a global war on terror, orders the military or an intelligence agency to end someone's life with an airstrike. To adversaries, it demonstrates resolve;...WW…
Chinese agent exploited LinkedIn's 'relentless' algorithm to find contacts and gather intelligence, admission of guilt says
A man who admitted to being an agent of the Chinese government used LinkedIn's "relentless" algorithm to find new batches of US government contacts, telling investigators that his daily search for new sources on the social network "felt almost like an addiction," according to a signed admission of guilt.Dickson Jun Wei Yeo pleaded guilty on July 23 to being an illegal agent of China. As The Washington Post , he used the cover of academia to travel to the US and acquire "nonpublic information" for Beijing, in part by recruiting Americans to write paid reports for his phony think tank.In his...…A man who admitted to being an agent of the Chinese government used LinkedIn's "relentless" algorithm to find new batches of US government contacts, telling investigators that his daily search for new sources on the social network "felt almost like an addiction," according to a signed admission of guilt.Dickson Jun Wei Yeo pleaded guilty on July 23 to being an illegal agent of China. As The Washington Post , he used the cover of academia to travel to the US and acquire "nonpublic information" for Beijing, in part by recruiting Americans to write paid reports for his phony think tank.In his...WW…