By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Major parts of the Democrats’ plan to tax the rich are in jeopardy of falling out of their sweeping proposal to expand the nation’s social safety net as negotiations continue. President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ longstanding push to make wealthy Americans — and corporations — “pay their
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN In a new document posted ahead of a key meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisers, Pfizer says its vaccine is safe and 90.7% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 in children ages 5 to 11. In the trial, which included around 2,000 children, there were three Covid-19 cases among
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy and Nicole Chavez, CNN A math teacher in Southern California has been placed on leave after videos posted online showed her wearing a headdress and mimicking a Native American dance during a lesson. The video appears to have been recorded by a student in Riverside, California, during a math lesson and
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Family selfies, nature photos, an unanswered text and several calls that were never connected detail the final hours of a California couple and their child before they died on a hiking trail near Yosemite last August. Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, died from hyperthermia, the condition of
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Missouri Department of Transportation will be different as they are still facing some labor shortages.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri bankers and Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick voiced concerns about an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) latest proposal requiring financial institutions to turn over financial account information for accounts with inflows or outflows totaling more than $10,000. “This proposal is the Biden Administration’s latest attempt at blatant government overreach and, like so
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By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN GOP Rep. Jim Banks lamented on the House floor that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prevented him from serving on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol on Thursday. And yet, Banks sent a letter to at least one government agency falsely claiming that
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By Liam Reilly, CNN New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he was “troubled” by a video showing two unmasked NYPD officers removing a masked commuter from a subway station this week, and he said he expects discipline for the officers involved. “I didn’t like what I saw one bit,” de Blasio said in
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Phi Gamma Delta, the fraternity at the center of the University of Missouri’s suspension of fraternity activities across campus, was hit with a hazing violation in the spring 2021 semester and an alcohol violation in August.
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TONIGHT: Clearing skies and cool with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with a few clouds by the afternoon. Highs in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: As skies clear out tonight, there could be a few areas that fall into the upper 30s by early tomorrow morning. We’ll start the day off with sunshine,
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Texas man who threatened lawmakers and tech executives online on January 6 to 14 months in prison, the toughest sentence yet for a US Capitol riot-related defendant. Troy Anthony Smocks, who was in Washington on the day of the attack but
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By Amir Vera, CNN Now that the remains of Brian Laundrie have been positively identified by authorities, there are still lingering questions as to why, how and even when he disappeared in the days after his fiancée, Gabby Petito, was reported missing. His parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, may be vital to unraveling the mysteries.
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The FBI’s Denver office said Thursday that remains found in a Florida nature reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, who went missing last month. The FBI said dental records confirmed the identification.
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department informed congressional staff Thursday that it is in touch with 363 US citizens in Afghanistan, 176 of whom want to leave, two sources familiar with the call told CNN. The figures presented on that call underscore the ongoing challenge faced by the Biden administration as Americans continue to
Continue ReadingBy Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Big cities across America are forcing employees to get vaccinated as part of their jobs, and many police unions are pushing back, driven by a mix of anti-vaccine ideology and principled disagreement over changing work rules on the fly. Unions are availing themselves of their collecting bargaining rights
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve announced new trading rules on Thursday following a controversy over trades made by senior officials. The Fed said the new rules will ban policymakers and senior staff from buying individual stocks and bonds and will restrict active trading. The central bank pledged to also increase the frequency
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THURSDAY: Clouds have started to push back in this morning. Those will be here to stay for most of us into this afternoon. Those, along with a steady wind out of the northwest will keep highs from getting past the mid to upper 50’s. TONIGHT: We’ll hang on to the clouds overnight, keeping us from
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Five military veterans on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema‘s advisory board resigned from their roles this week, slamming the Arizona Democrat as one of the “principal obstacles to progress.” In a letter to Sinema, the veterans expressed frustration with her refusal to change the Senate filibuster to protect voting rights, failure to support
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump is planning a return to Wall Street. Trump, whose companies have a long history of filing for bankruptcy, announced a deal Wednesday night to bring a new media company public through what’s known as a SPAC, or a Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation. Trump Media & Technology
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By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A man charged with the murder of British politician David Amess had links to the ISIS terror group and targeted the MP due to his support for air strikes on Syria, a court in London heard Thursday. Ali Harbi Ali, 25 and from London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for a
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