THE GREAT DEBATE: MASK MANDATES (4 AM ET)
Every day this week, a different state, county, city, or school district announced a decision on masks requirements.
Continue ReadingEvery day this week, a different state, county, city, or school district announced a decision on masks requirements.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States. Personal Birth date: August 19, 1946 Birth place: Hope, Arkansas Birth name: William Jefferson Blythe III Father: William Blythe Mother: Virginia (Kelley) Blythe Marriage: Hillary (Rodham) Clinton (October 11, 1975-present) Children: Chelsea Victoria, February 27, 1980 Education:
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Williams, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, CNN US intelligence agencies are digging through a treasure trove of genetic data that could be key to uncovering the origins of the coronavirus — as soon as they can decipher it. This giant catalog of information contains genetic blueprints drawn from virus samples studied at
Continue ReadingBy Daniel A. Medina, CNN Nearly two decades ago, in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, a man named Mohammed al-Qahtani was captured on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Saudi national, US authorities alleged, was an al-Qaeda operative who was supposed to have been the “20th hijacker” but he failed to board
Continue ReadingJohn Cox, Kevin Faulconer, Kevin Kiley and Doug Ose – made early moves to distinguish themselves from their rivals while heaping criticism on Newsom.
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston, CNN Four of the Republican candidates vying to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the September 14 recall election met on the debate stage Wednesday night, railing against Covid-19 mask mandates and accusing the Democrat of failing the state’s business owners and school children by forcing closures during the worst of the
Continue ReadingIn a press conference on his YouTube channel, Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said he regretted banning mask mandates.
Continue ReadingAfter New York City announced people will need proof of Covid-19 vaccination to enter some indoor facilities, acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey likened the rule to the slavery-era freedom papers.
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN After New York City announced people will need proof of Covid-19 vaccination to enter some indoor facilities, acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey likened the rule to the slavery-era freedom papers. “There’s a long history in this country of people needing to show their papers,” Janey told CNN affiliate WCVB on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Sunlen Serfaty and Clare Foran, CNN Freshman Democratic Rep. Cori Bush has captured national attention for her high-profile activism after she slept on the steps of the US Capitol for several days to protest a lapse in the federal eviction moratorium amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Missouri lawmaker’s actions culminated in a major victory
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, Senior National Security Correspondent The Justice Department has made the extremely rare move of intervening in a court case against a former top Saudi intelligence official who has been targeted by Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince, in order to protect classified intelligence secrets. If the court case is allowed to proceed, the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration has informed Congress of a proposed $750 million weapons sale to Taiwan in a move likely to further inflame tensions with Beijing. The administration gave notice about the intended sale on Wednesday, according to a State Department spokesperson, two congressional sources, and a notification from the Defense Security
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Alex Marquardt, CNN White House deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said Wednesday that the Biden administration thinks recent comments by a representative of a ransomware gang linked to the May attack on the Colonial Pipeline could amount to a “commitment” the group would not target critical infrastructure or other sensitive
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN When Republican governors began prematurely lifting coronavirus restrictions in their states earlier this spring, President Joe Biden and his team largely kept their heads down, ramping up vaccine distribution while steering clear of rhetorical battles with political adversaries. But this week, as the Delta variant and low vaccination
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Lindsey Graham, US senator from South Carolina and 2016 GOP presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1955 Birth place: Central, South Carolina Birth name: Lindsey Olin Graham Father: Florence James Graham, restaurant, pool hall and liquor store owner Mother: Millie Graham, restaurant, pool hall
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In an unusual press conference Tuesday, President Joe Biden suggested that he was playing out the judicial clock by issuing a new, more tailored eviction moratorium, which he believes may ultimately fail in the courts. Already, a lawsuit challenging the new eviction moratorium from the Centers for
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is developing a plan to mandate vaccinations for almost all foreign visitors to the US, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday, though some exceptions are expected. Officials are still in the early phases of developing the plan and an announcement is not
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe and Devan Cole, CNN At least four district attorneys offices in New York have requested additional investigative information from the state’s probe into sexual harassment allegations against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying they need the materials to determine whether incidents that occurred in their jurisdictions amount to criminal actions. The investigation’s report,
Continue ReadingNew York’s Attorney General report concluded that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women. For years prior to these allegations surfacing, Cuomo presented himself as a champion against sexual harassment.
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to seek authorization to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all active duty troops as soon as this week, following President Joe Biden’s directive that the military examine how and when it could make that happen. Austin’s “inclination is towards making the COVID-19 vaccine
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