Sen. Repubblicano. Susan Collins delivered a dire message in her debate on Monday night, as she sought to remind Mainers of all that she’s done for them with her power in Washington: “Don’t buy the lies you see on TV.”
Caster Semenya appeals to European Court of Human Rights over ‘discriminatory’ testosterone limit
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Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion runner, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to end "discriminatorio" testosterone limits imposed on female athletes. Semenya is hyperandrogenous -- me...
Senate parliamentarian rules against including minimum wage in Covid relief bill
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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill, an aide familiar with the process and two sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell CNN. Th ...
Senate confirms Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee for energy secretary, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The final vote was 64-35. Questa storia è in sospeso e verrà aggiornata.
Rappresentante Democratico. Stephanie Murphy considers Senate bid against Marco Rubio
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Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting c...
Chinese court orders husband to pay wife $7,700 for housework in landmark divorce case
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A court in China has ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to his former wife for housework she shouldered during their five-year marriage, in a landmark divorce ruling that has sparked discussio...
Philippines offers to let nurses work in Britain and Germany in exchange for coronavirus vaccines
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The Philippines will let thousands of its health care workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in Britain and Germany if the two countries agree to donate coronavirus vaccines, a senior official said on Tuesday. Britain...
Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as agriculture secretary
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The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden's agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he served for the entirety of the Obama administration. Il voto è stato 92...
All eyes on Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough as she reviews minimum wage provision in Covid relief bill
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A little known but powerful Senate official is being thrust into the spotlight this week as Democrats are eager to see whether an increase to the federal minimum wage will be kept in President Joe Biden's Covid reli...
David Perdue decides against Georgia Senate run a week after filing election paperwork
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Washington Former Sen. David Perdue has decided against becoming a candidate in the 2022 Georgia US Senate race a week after filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. "After much prayer and reflection, B ...
The blind spot in the immigration debate
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The change in immigration policy that could most affect the US' long-term economic growth is at risk of falling out of the debate as the congressional maneuvering over the volatile issue intensifies. With Republica...
In one morning, the Supreme Court looked to rid itself of the Trump era
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Donald Trump took a drubbing at the Supreme Court on Monday, as the justices in a flurry of orders dealt critical blows to his efforts to shield his tax records from a New York prosecutor and his oft-repeated false ...
Biden set to honor the half million US lives lost to coronavirus
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President Joe Biden is slated to deliver remarks and participate in a candle-lighting ceremony Monday evening at the White House as the country approaches the grim milestone of 500,000 American lives lost to coronav...