Month: August 2022
Gustavo Petro Taking Oath as Colombia President in Historic Shift
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s first leftist president will be sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long war between the government and guerrilla groups. Sen.
Read MoreFourth set of human remains found at Lake Mead – Los Angeles Times
Fourth set of human remains found at Lake Mead Los Angeles Times More human remains discovered in Lake Mead’s receding waters CNN More human remains discovered at Lake Mead as waters levels drop Fox News Human remains discovered at Lake Mead Saturday morning Fox
Read MoreAmnesty regrets ‘distress’ after report claiming Ukraine violated international law
Rights group refuses to retract claim that Kyiv exposed civilians to danger by establishing bases in schools and hospitals, but stresses that it did not justify Russian aggression
Read MoreActress Amber Heard spotted vacationing in Tel Aviv
Weeks after her messy and explosive trial against Johnny Depp, actress keeps low profile on trip to Israel with daughter and friends
Read MoreGOP seeks control over how elections are run in Wisconsin, Minnesota
Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.
Read MoreGOP seeks control over how elections are run in Wisconsin, Minnesota
Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.
Read MoreBiden Is Now an Uneasy Champion on Abortion. Activists Are Still Wary.
A practicing Catholic, President Biden has long sought a middle ground on abortion. But activists see the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as a sign that Democrats have tiptoed too carefully around the issue.
Read MoreSenate Democrats Pass Biden’s Health and Climate Bill
WASHINGTON — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and
Read MoreRepublicans block cap on insulin costs for millions of patients – The Washington Post
Republicans block cap on insulin costs for millions of patients The Washington Post Schumer may force Senate Republicans into a vote over the controversial $35 insulin copay cap Yahoo Finance Democrats fail to overrule parliamentarian on insulin price cap as GOP votes
Read MoreWhat’s in the climate, tax and health care package.
The bill includes billions in tax credits for the production of renewable energy, drug-pricing reforms and a boost for the I.R.S.
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