Bentz votes against $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill; Merkley hails passage
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., joined every Republican colleague Wednesday as the U.S. House approved the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
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Senate confirms Michael Regan as head of Environmental Protection Agency
The Senate voted to confirm Michael Regan as President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, where he’ll join an administration that has pledged aggressive action on tackling the climate crisis. With a bipartisan confirmation vote of 66 to 34, Regan will become the first Black man to lead the EPA
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Senate confirms Merrick Garland as attorney general
The Senate voted to confirm attorney general nominee Merrick Garland on Wednesday, sending the appellate judge on his mission to uphold the integrity of the Justice Department after its actions over the past years threatened to undermine it. Garland was confirmed in a 70-30 vote. The former chief judge of the US Court of Appeals
Continue ReadingRoblox goes public and is instantly worth more than $45 billion
Investors weren’t making the trademark “oof” Roblox death sound Wednesday. Shares of the popular video game platform debuted on Wall Street and surged nearly 55% to $69.50, valuing the company at more than $45 billion. Roblox describes itself as a “metaverse” where players can make their own avatars and environments to play in, such as
Continue ReadingUber and Lyft ban maskless Uber passenger who coughed on, assaulted driver; Woman posts videos taken before incident
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Ride-hailing service Lyft has also banned a woman caught on camera coughing on and assaulting an Uber driver who refused her and her friends service over in San Francisco over not wearing masks, the company announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, the woman in question has apparently
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MLB’s Texas Rangers could be the first team with a full house since the pandemic stopped sports
The Texas Rangers could become the first major US sports team to play before a full house since the coronavirus pandemic began shutting stadiums and arenas a year ago this week. The Major League Baseball club announced Wednesday that Globe Life Field will be “fully open” to its 40,518 capacity for the Rangers’ April 5
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One week away from Oregon primary filing deadline, still several open local seats
This year’s Oregon special election candidate filing deadline is only one week away, but many local positions still have nobody running for them.
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Biden’s border strategy faces crucial test amid dramatic surge of migrant children
Aides who traveled to the southern border at the behest of President Joe Biden have described to him a troubling surge of migrant children the administration is now racing to house as the President’s more humane approach to immigration faces a critical early test. Biden entered office vowing to reverse what he cast as cruel
Continue ReadingDramatic video shows hero good Samaritan rescue woman trapped in overturned truck
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Incredible cell phone video shows a Good Samaritan rescuing a woman trapped inside the cab of an overturned truck, using his bare hands to break through the glass windshield. The truck flipped over on Highway 160 Saturday afternoon near Arden-Arcade. The cell phone video
Continue ReadingJigsaw puzzle makers struggle to meet demand after pandemic puzzle boom
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Jigsaw puzzles have seen a boom in popularity as Canadians continue to hunker down at home. But puzzle makers have struggled to meet the explosion in demand. One of those puzzle-makers is David Manga, who is president of Cobble Hill Puzzles in Victoria,
Continue Reading‘You really don’t have to hold it in:’ Psychologist uses autism diagnosis as inspiration
Click here for updates on this story CASTLE SHANNON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Imagine navigating your way through a so far very successful life only to discover you’ve been carrying around baggage you did not know you had. “I have Autism but didn’t know it,” says Dr. Rueben Brock. A practicing clinical psychologist, a professor at
Continue ReadingTempers flare as parents, teachers & administrators clash during meeting on reopening of schools
Click here for updates on this story MERCER COUNTY, New Jersey (KYW) — Parents, teachers and administrators clashed during a heated meeting on the reopening of schools in Mercer County. As CBS3’s Kimberly Davis reports, students with special needs were caught in the middle. “Why haven’t parents, teachers and staff been included in making decisions
Continue ReadingHeat’s Meyers Leonard to be away from team indefinitely after using anti-Semitic slur
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A video posted on Twitter shows Miami Heat player Meyers Leonard using an anti-Semitic slur while playing Call of Duty on a Twitch stream. The team is aware of the video, the NBA is also looking into the matter. Tuesday evening, Leonard apologized in an
Continue ReadingMitch McConnell on Capitol security: ‘I think we’ve overdone it,’ compares Capitol to Kabul
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday acknowledged security changes need to be made at the United States Capitol but the Republican of Kentucky told CNN, “I think we’ve overdone it” when it comes to the current security measures in place. More than two months after the January 6 insurrection, National Guard troops continue to
Continue ReadingDallas Police thank firefighters for having their backs during recent crises
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Dallas Police officers recognized the bravery of those who came to their aid for a change on Tuesday, March 9. The Dallas Police Association handed out its courage awards to six Dallas firefighters credited with saving the lives of two officers who were shot last
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Senior Democratic leader calls for Graham to ‘go to church’ after reparations comment
House Majority Whip James Clyburn on Wednesday blasted Sen. Lindsey Graham over his comments that aid to Black farmers in the Covid-19 relief bill are “reparations” and called for his fellow South Carolinian to get back in touch with Christianity. “Lindsey Graham is from South Carolina. He knows South Carolina’s history. He knows what the
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Covid case and death rates were higher in GOP-led states in second half of 2020, study finds
In the second half of 2020, Republican-led states had higher Covid-19 case rates and death rates than Democrat-led states, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on Tuesday. States with Democratic governors had higher case and death rates in the early months of the pandemic, but trends reversed in the
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Oregon youth climate change activists try to revive federal lawsuit
Youth climate activists are attempting to bring back their suit against the federal government.
Continue ReadingMeghan complained to ITV about Piers Morgan’s comments
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made a formal complaint to British broadcaster ITV relating to Piers Morgan’s comments about her mental health, CNN has learned. ITV announced on Tuesday that Morgan would leave the program he hosted, “Good Morning Britain,” after he cast doubt on whether Meghan had suicidal thoughts, a major revelation from her blockbuster
Continue ReadingSkater uses Apple Watch to call 911 after crashing through ice
Click here for updates on this story SOMERSWORTH, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A skater used his Apple Watch to call 911 after crashing through the ice and into a New Hampshire river. It happened around 2 p.m. on Sunday. William Rogers plunged into the Salmon Falls River around 40 feet from shore. “It just went
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