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Nancy Pelosi reiterates infrastructure vote plans as some Democrats continue to push back

Nancy Pelosi reiterates infrastructure vote plans as some Democrats continue to push back

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately rallied Democrats in a caucus meeting Monday evening as the House began debate over the bipartisan infrastructure package.

Pelosi signaled she plans to push forward with a Thursday vote on the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure bill, regardless of the status of negotiations on the larger Democratic policy package with the Senate.

Members believe it's…

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Added by si mbah on September 27, 2021 at 11:11pm — No Comments

School districts struggle to establish COVID-19 testing, frustrating parents

School districts struggle to establish COVID-19 testing, frustrating parents

Angela McCray left her job as a pharmacist to homeschool her three children as pandemic lockdowns closed public schools in Monroe, North Carolina. So when public schools in the region announced reopening plans, she was excited to return her daughter for in-class instruction.

But McCray became concerned when her school district - Union County Public Schools - didn't announce any official plans to test…

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Added by si mbah on September 27, 2021 at 8:02am — No Comments

Pelosi may delay vote on Senate bipartisan infrastructure bill

Pelosi may delay vote on Senate bipartisan infrastructure bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., may not bring the bipartisan infrastructure bill to the House floor Monday as she had previously committed to, she said Sunday.

"I'm never bringing to the floor a bill that doesn't have the votes," Pelosi told ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos, adding it could be Monday.

"You cannot choose the date," Pelosi said. "You have to go when you have the votes in a…

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Added by si mbah on September 26, 2021 at 11:35am — No Comments

Panel OKs Dems’ $3.5T bill, crunch time for Biden agenda

Panel OKs Dems' $3.5T bill, crunch time for Biden agenda

Democrats have pushed a $3.5 trillion, 10-year bill strengthening social safety net and climate programs through the House Budget Committee

WASHINGTON - Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion, 10-year bill strengthening social safety net and climate programs through the House Budget Committee on Saturday, but one Democrat voted "no," illustrating the challenges party leaders face in winning the near unanimity they'll need to push…

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Added by si mbah on September 25, 2021 at 10:13pm — No Comments

GOP-led review of Arizona ballots reaffirms Biden’s win

GOP-led review of Arizona ballots reaffirms Biden's win

Nearly 11 months after Joe Biden was elected president, the GOP-led review of Arizona's Maricopa County ballots has found no substantial deviation from the vote count reported by the county that helped clinch the win for Biden.

The review's count was within a "few hundred" of the county's total, according to Republican Senate President Karen Fann. Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan reported that former President Donald Trump had…

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Added by si mbah on September 25, 2021 at 8:00am — No Comments

Haitian migrants cleared from camp at Texas border but controversy continues

Haitian migrants cleared from camp at Texas border but controversy continues

After more than a week of growing controversy, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed Friday that the migrant camp formed in Del Rio, Texas, has been cleared out - but he said that more than 17,400 migrants - mostly Haitians - remain in the United States.

"As of this morning, there are no longer any migrants in the camp, underneath the Del Rio International Bridge," Mayorkas said at a…

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Added by si mbah on September 24, 2021 at 10:24pm — No Comments

Americans to get a booster shot of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine

Americans to get a booster shot of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed an independent advisory panel's recommendation for seniors and other medically vulnerable Americans to get a booster shot of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, six months after their second dose.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, also partially overruled her agency's advisory panel in a notable departure by adding a recommendation for a third dose for people…

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Added by si mbah on September 24, 2021 at 12:19pm — No Comments

CDC director overrules panel on Pfizer boosters for frontline workers

CDC director overrules panel on Pfizer boosters for frontline workers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed an independent advisory panel's recommendation for seniors and other medically vulnerable Americans to get a booster shot of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, six months after their second dose.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, also partially overruled her agency's advisory panel in a notable departure by adding a recommendation for a third dose for…

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Added by si mbah on September 24, 2021 at 8:28am — No Comments

1 dead, 14 hurt in shooting at Kroger grocery store near Memphis: Police

1 dead, 14 hurt in shooting at Kroger grocery store near Memphis: Police

One person was killed and 14 others were hurt in a shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee, near Memphis, authorities said.

The suspected shooter is also dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Authorities are investigating the shooting as a possible workplace violence incident, ABC News has learned. Kroger company officials did not immediately respond to…

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Added by si mbah on September 23, 2021 at 10:27pm — No Comments

US special envoy for Haiti resigns in protest over deportations

US special envoy for Haiti resigns in protest over deportations

The U.S. special envoy for Haiti, Daniel Foote, has resigned in protest over the Biden administration deportations of Haitians from the southern border, calling them "inhumane."

"Ambassador Daniel Foote, who had been serving as Special Envoy for Haiti since July 22, 2021, submitted his resignation to Secretary Blinken yesterday. We thank Ambassador Foote for his service in this role," a State Department spokesman…

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Added by si mbah on September 23, 2021 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Biden tries to salvage agenda threatened by Democratic infighting

Biden tries to salvage agenda threatened by Democratic infighting

President Joe Biden on Wednesday worked to salvage his sweeping legislative agenda as Democratic infighting imperiled his ambitious goals on infrastructure, climate change and Americans' relationship with government into peril.

The president planned to host a series of Democratic congressional leaders and factions at the White House, with the goal of pushing two pieces of legislation to the finish line: the…

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Added by si mbah on September 23, 2021 at 9:25am — No Comments

FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine boosters for people 65 and older, other at-risk groups

FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine boosters for people 65 and older, other at-risk groups

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer booster shots Wednesday for seniors and other high-risk Americans, paving the way for third doses to be offered as early as the end of the week.

The decision would allow for anyone over the age of 65 to get a booster, as well as people as young as 18 if they have a medical condition that puts them at risk of severe COVID-19 or if they…

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Added by si mbah on September 22, 2021 at 10:36pm — No Comments

COVID-19 live updates: 3 states account for about one-third of last week’s deaths

COVID-19 live updates: 3 states account for about one-third of last week's deaths

The U.S. daily death average has now climbed over 1,400.

The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread.

More than 678,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins…

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Added by si mbah on September 22, 2021 at 9:50am — No Comments

House votes to approve bill to avert government shutdown

House votes to approve bill to avert government shutdown

The House voted along party lines to pass a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown next week.

The final vote was 220–211.

The bill would fund the government through Dec. 3 and it also includes billions in emergency disaster relief and aid for Afghan evacuees. It also suspends the debt limit through December 2022.

Senate Republicans are expected to block the measure later this week because they do not…

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Added by si mbah on September 21, 2021 at 9:35pm — No Comments

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective for kids ages 5 to 11

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective for kids ages 5 to 11

Data shows the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11, the companies announced Monday morning.

"We are eager to extend the protection afforded by the vaccine to this younger population, subject to regulatory authorization, especially as we track the spread of the delta variant and the substantial threat it poses to children," Pfizer chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in…

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Added by si mbah on September 20, 2021 at 8:47am — No Comments

Body consistent with description of Gabby Petito found in Bridger-Teton National Forest

Body 'consistent with description' of Gabby Petito found in Bridger-Teton National Forest

A body "consistent with the description of" Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman who went missing while on a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend, was discovered in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming.

The FBI Denver, the National Park Service and law enforcement made the announcement during a news conference Sunday evening in Grand Teton National Park. Charles Jones, the FBI's…

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Added by si mbah on September 19, 2021 at 9:18pm — No Comments

Texas abortion ban puts spotlight on medication abortions

Texas abortion ban puts spotlight on medication abortions

Before 1973, fatal "back-alley" and "coat-hanger" procedures in places where abortion was illegal became emblematic of the impact of abortion bans.

But in modern times, those images have become obsolete with the use of medication abortion, advocates say.

This has become especially relevant in light of Texas' new abortion law that bans the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, making it inaccessible for many…

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Added by si mbah on September 19, 2021 at 3:57am — No Comments

What to expect as FDA advisory panel debates Pfizer COVID booster shots

What to expect as FDA advisory panel debates Pfizer COVID booster shots

The Food and Drug Administration's independent advisory committee will convene in open session Friday to review the latest data submitted by Pfizer and discuss whether a booster dose is safe enough for widespread use and whether it's necessary and effective at improving protection levels against COVID-19.

Their vote will be non-binding - the FDA is not required to follow the Vaccines and Related Biological…

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Added by si mbah on September 18, 2021 at 8:41am — No Comments

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