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Read MorePro-Trump group that helped organize Jan. 6 rally is raising money for its legal defense as it faces House probe
A pro-Trump group that helped organize a rally that preceded the deadly Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill is raising money for a legal defense fund through a platform that calls itself the "#1 Free Christian Crowdfunding Site." Women for…
Read MoreBiden to attend ASEAN summit Trump skipped after 2017
U.S. President Joe Biden will take part in a virtual summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday, Washington's first time in four years. The White House said Biden would discuss the "enduring" U.S. commitment to ASEAN's central role in regional…
Read MoreScaramucci says he hopes the Trump SPAC keeps soaring so he doesn't run for president again
SkyBridge's Anthony Scaramucci told CNBC on Friday he hopes the SPAC linked to former President Donald Trump keeps soaring. "I want that thing to go up like another 10 times. The more it goes up, the less likelihood Donald Trump…
Read MoreWhite House rolls out plan to quickly immunize kids age 5 to 11 against Covid
The Biden administration said it's procured enough of Pfizer's Covid vaccine to inoculate all 28 million 5- to 11-year-olds in the U.S. The shots will be distributed in smaller dosing and with smaller needles to make it easier for pediatricians…
Read MoreCryptocurrencies could lead to financial instability, author warns
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts say the digital money will democratize finance. Economist Eswar Prasad has some more unsettling predictions. By redistributing power away from the government and Wall Street and to the people, cryptocurrency will democratize finance, enthusiasts of the digital money…
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines says staff must be vaccinated against Covid by Dec. 8 under federal rules
Southwest Airlines said its 56,000-person workforce staff must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 to continue employment. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways made similar announcements last week. In this article LUV Southwest Airlines said Monday that its 56,000-person workforce…
Read MoreChina will likely fail in its CPTPP bid — but it's a 'smart' move against the U.S., say analysts
China said it applied to join CPTPP, an 11-nation trade pact formed in 2018 after the U.S. withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership a year earlier. Beijing needs the approval from all 11 CPTPP signatories to join CPTPP, and it may…
Read MoreBiden will meet with more than a dozen key Democrats as infrastructure and budget bills hang in the balance
President Joe Biden is stepping in to personally attempt to resolve divisions that are tearing congressional Democrats apart and threatening his entire domestic agenda. Biden will meet Wednesday at the White House with key moderate and progressive Democrats from both…
Read MoreNew York City passes bills offering protections to food delivery workers
New York City passed measures to improve working conditions and set minimum pay for people who deliver for companies like Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats. The move makes New York City the first to pass sweeping legislation that regulates the…
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