Month: August 2021
Why the evictions ban was allowed to expire and what’s next for vulnerable renters
The U.S. is on the verge of massive housing instability after a federal ban on evictions expired last weekend. Congress failed to extend the ban and President Joe Biden declined to use emergency order. Gene Sperling, the White House coordinator
Read MorePM to opposition: We okayed budget in 36 hours, you couldn’t do it in 36 months
Finance minister confident spending plan will win Knesset approval by November, says coalition will recruit Joint List MKs if needed; Arab party retorts: We can’t be bought
Read MoreInfrastructure bill sees momentum but could still face hurdles ahead
The long-awaited Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was officially introduced in the Senate Sunday night. The $1.2 trillion bill — over 2,700 pages long — is the product of weeks of negotiations among a bipartisan group of 10 senators and
Read MorePoland grants visa to Belarus Olympian who fears for safety
Poland has granted a visa to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who said she feared for her safety and that her team’s officials tried to force her to fly home.
Read MoreNews Wrap: Firefighters contain 80% of Oregon Bootleg Fire; lift evacuations in California
In our news wrap Monday, firefighters in Oregon finally have the upper hand against the giant Bootleg Fire after they made major progress over the weekend. More than 80% of the fire has been contained. Federal health officials in the
Read MoreAfghans fear Taliban retribution as group expands control, executes critics
The Taliban’s surge is threatening major urban centers across Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the sense of panic is growing as more Afghans were granted permission to resettle in the United States. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson joins John Yang with updates on this
Read MoreCalifornia may spend billions on permanent relief shelters as sweltering heat blankets the state
As millions of Americans across the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast are under heat advisories, extreme weather and its sometimes fatal implications are raising questions about whether infrastructure could help provide some relief.
Read MoreIn a pandemic Olympics without all the crowds, what gets lost?
Looking at the Games without fans is an opportunity to examine what spectators add to a public entertainment event, and what their absence takes away.
Read MoreDaily Crunch: Zoom will pay $85M to settle lawsuit over ‘Zoombombing,’ user privacy
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Monday, August 2, 2021. What a day. Square kicked off
Read MoreFlattery and subservience: Israel raps EU plan to attend Iran pres. inauguration
Jerusalem urges EU to reverse ‘shameful’ decision to send diplomat to ceremony for ‘butcher of Tehran’; cites deadly attack on oil tanker, Ebrahim Raisi’s human rights violations
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