Tag: USA
Goldman Sachs predicts U.S. economy will grow 8% this year
If correct, this would mark the largest economic expansion for the U.S….
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Drug Possession Law Unconstitutional In 5-4 Decision
The court’s decision potentially upends years’ worth of convictions, imprisonment and related…
The U.S. Is Sitting on Tens of Millions of Vaccine Doses the World Needs
Those tens of millions of doses from AstraZeneca are waiting for trial…
The Saudi Test Case
How to put values into Biden’s foreign policy Source: The Saudi Test…
Forget $15 an Hour — the Minimum Wage Should Be $24
The minimum wage once went up hand in hand with the productivity…
China Is Not Ten Feet Tall
Policymakers in Washington must be able to distinguish between the image Beijing…
Trudeau says China invented charges for Canadian detainees after Meng’s arrest | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that China concocted national security charges to…
Stockton’s Basic Income Experiment Has Spectacular Outcome for Progressivism, Covid Relief Package
Source: Stockton’s Basic Income Experiment Has Spectacular Outcome for Progressivism, Covid Relief…
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Blames Constituents for Giant Electric Bills: “Read the Fine Print”
According to Patrick, people who were hit with $17,000 electric bills last…
Cut the Military Budget and Give Us $2,000 Checks With the Money
Average Americans want to cut the military budget, but a constant stream…
As coronavirus variants spread, the US struggles to keep up
Without federal strategy or enough funding, US sequencing superpowers don’t work. Source:…
An Ordinance, Declaring the Ordinance of Secession Null and Void March 15, 1866 | TSLAC
An Ordinance, Declaring the Ordinance of Secession Null and Void March 15,…
Microsoft says it found 1,000-plus developers’ fingerprints on the SolarWinds attack
As FireEye reveals how suspicious second phone signed up for 2FA gave…
Can’t Find an N95 Mask? This Company Has 30 Million That It Can’t Sell.
Health workers are still being forced to ration protective masks, but small…
Biden plans to replace government fleet with electric vehicles
The government is a major purchaser of vehicles. However, replacing such a…
First U.S. case of highly transmissible Brazil coronavirus variant identified in Minnesota
State health authorities said it involved a ‘resident with recent travel history…
Canada working with the US to close travel ‘loophole’
Canadian officials say they are working with the Biden administration to close…
US concerned after 13 Chinese warplanes fly over Taiwan airspace | News | DW | 24.01.2021
Taiwan and the US have warned China after it flew nuclear-capable bombers…
“The President Threw Us Under the Bus”: Embedding With Pentagon Leadership in Trump’s Chaotic Last Week
Throughout the final, frenzied days of the Trump administration, a reporter rode…
The Hill We Climb: the Amanda Gorman poem that stole the inauguration show
The 22-year-old poet wowed the crowd with her reading during Joe Biden’s…
‘Countries will hold Iran to account’ over downed airliner
Ukraine demands full reparations for the families of the victims, countries affected…
Fired Trump Official’s Ominous Warning: ‘There Will Be More Bloodshed’ Before Inauguration
Trump “has to declare that this was a free and fair election,”…
Canadian snowbirds chartering private jets to fly south for faster COVID-19 vaccine access
Some Canadian snowbirds are chartering private planes to head to Florida during…
Feds may cut Moderna vaccine doses in half so more people get shots, Warp Speed adviser says
Federal officials have said the U.S. will need to vaccinate roughly 80…
Opinion | It’s time to consider delaying the second dose of coronavirus vaccine
In a perfect world, everyone would get two shots. But our situation…
Josh Hawley to delay affirming Biden victory by forcing votes on Electoral College results – CNNPolitics
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said Wednesday he will object when Congress…
50 years of tax cut data shows trickle-down economics has never worked
Tax cuts for the rich increase inequality and don’t grow the economy…
Immigrants and the Economy
“Is it true that immigrants take jobs away from Americans and are…
Top federal cybersecurity experts explain why the SolarWinds cyberattack is such a big deal — and why it’s too soon to declare cyberwar
Cybersecurity experts including former CISA director Chris Krebs explain what happened, why…
Hacked networks will need to be burned ‘down to the ground’
It’s going to take months to kick elite hackers widely believed to…
Mystery Structure Appears in Kim Il Sung Square | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
Commercial satellite imagery reveals that a small building surrounded by a high…
‘The Winners Are the Cartels’: Mexico Slaps Cuffs on the DEA
“The DEA miscalculated just how militarized this country has become … maybe…
The Mystery of the Coca Plant That Wouldn’t Die
The war on Colombia’s drug lords is losing ground to an herbicide-resistant…
The 2020 Election Shows How Organized Money Devoured American Democracy
This year’s election cycle was the most expensive in history — and,…
Report Points to Microwave ‘Attack’ as Likely Source of Mystery Illnesses That Hit Diplomats and Spies
A government-commissioned report provides the most definitive explanation yet for “Havana syndrome,”…
Government quietly made ‘back door’ agreement with U.S. that could undermine treaty on plastic waste | CBC News
The Trudeau government quietly signed a protocol with the U.S. on October…
$1,500 payment proposed for people who get COVID-19 vaccine
A Congressman wants to pay people who get the coronavirus vaccine. Source:…
Why should the US be afforded the ‘power of assassination’?
The US government’s argument it has the right to assassinate anyone, anywhere…
Bill decriminalizing marijuana ‘great step’ but ‘largely symbolic,’ says cannabis COO
The House passed the MORE Act, which would decriminalize cannabis and marks…
China-US trade war: Beijing escalates tit-for-tat with Washington
Source: China-US trade war: Beijing escalates tit-for-tat with Washington
How One of the Reddest States Became the Nation’s Hottest Weed Market
Source: How One of the Reddest States Became the Nation’s Hottest Weed…
EXCLUSIVE: Saudi crown prince was reluctant to back US attack on Iran
Israel’s Netanyahu called for strikes on uranium facilities during Neom meeting with…
Iran vows revenge after assassination of top nuclear scientist
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh gunned down near Tehran; Iran blames Israel; UN, Germany urge…
1,000 U.S. hospitals are ‘critically’ short on staff — and more expect to be soon
As COVID-19 hospitalizations surge, new data released by the federal government show…
Fauci says U.S. has ‘independent spirit,’ but now is the time to ‘do what you’re told’
Fauci is hoping that Americans will follow guidelines and stresses that simple…
U.S. nurse says dying COVID-19 patients spent last minutes insisting virus isn’t real | CTV News
An emergency room nurse in South Dakota is speaking out in frustration…
Utah Valley hospital dealing with ill-fated attempts of conspiracy theorists
During a presentation to the Provo Municipal Council on Tuesday, Intermountain Utah…
Almost Every U.S. State Is Now Officially a Coronavirus Hot Spot
This is what an utter pandemic catastrophe looks like. Source: Almost Every…
Congress Will Vote On Federal Marijuana Legalization Next Month, House Leadership Announces
Less than a week after an Election Day in which voters in…
There was a clear winner on election night: Marijuana
Their voices were unmistakable and emphatic. Majorities of Americans decided in favor…
