President Donald Trump’s budget director sent additional guidance to federal agencies Monday on employee training programs the White House deems anti-American propaganda.
Hungry teenage tyrants help explain puzzling fact about dinosaur diversity
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Teen dinosaurs, specifically the offspring of enormous meat-eating species like Tyrannosaurus rex, would have been everywhere 100 million years ago. Their voracious and changing appetites would have deeply affected...
Lawmakers to revive proposal for federal commission tasked with examining America’s history of racism
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Two Democratic lawmakers will reintroduce legislation Thursday calling for the formation of the first federal racial justice commission tasked with examining the country's history of systemic racism against Black pe...
Chemicals in plastics damage babies’ brains and must be banned immediately, expert group says
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Synthetic chemicals called phthalates are damaging children's brain development and therefore must be immediately banned from consumer products, according to a group of scientists and health professionals from Proje...
Sanders says $15 minimum wage not ‘incidental’ to federal budget as its place in Covid relief bill questioned
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Sen. Bernie Sanders argued Saturday that raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour isn't "incidental" to the federal budget, despite skepticism from Capitol Hill and the White House of its future in the President's ...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor was targeted by gunman, federal judge tells ’60 Minutes’
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US District Court Judge Esther Salas said that a gunman who killed her son and wounded her husband in 2020 had also set his sights on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, according to a CBS News "60 Minutes" repor...
Federal judge blocks last-minute Trump rule limiting asylum claims
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A federal judge in California blocked a Trump-era rule that went into effect just a day before Joe Biden took office and sought to dramatically limit the ability of Central American migrants to claim asylum in the U...
At least 109 employees at a Colorado ski resort have tested positive for Covid-19
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A ski resort in Colorado has had a Covid-19 outbreak, with over 100 active infections among its employees. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced the outbreak at Winter Park Resort in Jan...
BBC News banned in China, one week after CGTN’s license withdrawn in UK
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Atlanta (CNN Business)In an apparent tit for tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China's National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) on Thursday. The ...
Eli Lilly CFO resigns after ‘inappropriate’ communications with employees
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New York (CNN Business)Eli Lilly announced that Josh Smiley, its chief financial officer and senior vice president, has resigned after an investigation revealed "inappropriate personal communications" with employees....
California boosts vaccination effort as part of federal pilot program
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California is opening two mass Covid-19 vaccination sites as part of a federal pilot program to quickly boost the number of available doses, as the state continues to see improving numbers in cases, deaths, positivi...
Navy has fallen short in addressing lack of diversity, task force says
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The Navy's efforts to improve equality have clearly fallen short of "addressing the societal challenges of today," a military task force created following the nation's racial reckoning found. Task Force One Navy is...