Capitol Hill has picked Shalanda Young to lead OMB — but Biden hasn’t yet
Congressional Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to nominate Shalanda Young to lead the Office of Management and Budget after Neera Tanden…
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Wild Mike’s Ultimate Pizza plans move to Redmond: 114 jobs, $40 million investment
The Redmond City Council will hear plans next week for Wild Mike’s Ultimate Pizza to relocate all of its operations, including its corporate…
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Senate Democrats look to trim weekly unemployment benefits boost but add a month of payments in stimulus bill
Jobless Americans would get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but receive those payments for an additional month under a last-minute…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Detroit mayor’s misleading statements on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
As the demand for coronavirus vaccines continues to outpace the supply, the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine came as encouraging and much…
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Leaders and businesses say masks are essential as Texas and Mississippi lift Covid-19 restrictions
Leaders and businesses across the United States are pushing back against states lifting mask mandates by doubling down on their commitment to…
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Armed guards, volunteers join police to patrol streets
Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — The community in Oakland’s Chinatown is fighting…
Continue Reading Flight diverted after passenger dies on plane
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A flight was diverted to Sacramento International…
Continue Reading Wayward cat wanders from New Jersey to Pittsburgh while missing for over 4 years
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Who says black cats are bad luck? One just found…
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Firefighters save bride’s wedding dress after fire breaks out at hotel
Click here for updates on this story BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Firefighters in Montgomery County saved a…
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Actor Hugh Jackman delivers homemade sourdough bread to pregnant ER nurse
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Actor Hugh Jackman came through for a local nurse on the front…
Continue Reading Best friends die days apart from COVID
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Two fathers and grandfathers connected to one Minnesota…
Continue Reading Man sees four endangered Florida panthers at same time
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — What a stroke of luck to get a glimpse of a Florida Panther in the…
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Reddit names its first-ever CFO as it mulls IPO
Reddit has hired its first-ever chief financial officer. The company announced Friday it appointed Drew Vollero to the position — weeks after the…
Continue Reading FDA warns against using anti-parasitic drug for Covid-19 after reports of hospitalizations
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday said that people should not use ivermectin to attempt to treat or prevent Covid-19. The drug is…
Continue Reading United Airlines engine failed after pilots throttled up to minimize turbulence, NTSB report says
The Pratt & Whitney engine part that failed with a fiery bang on United Airlines Flight 328 last month in the skies above Denver had most…
Continue Reading Great apes at the San Diego Zoo receive a Covid-19 vaccine for animals
Several great apes at the San Diego Zoo have been vaccinated against Covid-19 a few weeks after the zoo’s gorillas tested positive for the…
Continue Reading 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine worth $112 million seized
Click here for updates on this story PARAMOUNT, California (KCAL/KCBS) — The FBI says a joint investigation with the…
Continue Reading Movement starts to stop hate crimes towards Asians as incidents surge
Click here for updates on this story VALLEY PARK, California (KCAL/KCBS) — People from Los Angeles to Orange County are…
Continue Reading White House and Detroit officials seek to limit fallout after mayor initially declines Johnson & Johnson vaccine
White House and Detroit officials tried to limit fallout after Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan initially declined to accept an allocation of Johnson &…
Continue Reading 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine worth $11M seized
Click here for updates on this story PARAMOUNT, California (KCAL/KCBS) — The FBI says a joint investigation with the…
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