[aggregation-styles] Bloomberg President-elect Joe Biden plans an early blitz of executive action to reverse some of President Donald Trump’s most contentious policies and address the coronavirus pandemic, according to an outline of Biden’s first 10 days in office. The plan, spelled out in a memo Saturday by Biden Chief of...
NRA Files for Bankruptcy, Says It Will Reincorporate in Texas
[aggregation-styles] Axios The National Rifle Association said Friday it has filed for voluntary bankruptcy as part of a restructuring plan. Driving the news: The gun rights group said it would reincorporate in Texas, calling New York, where it is currently registered, a "toxic political environment." Last year, New York Attorney...
Electric Cars Are Better for the Planet – and Often Your Budget, Too
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Electric vehicles are better for the climate than gas-powered cars, but many Americans are still reluctant to buy them. One reason: The larger upfront cost. New data published Thursday shows that despite the higher sticker price, electric cars may actually save drivers money in the...
Sacramento Republican Leader Forced To Resign After Involvement in US Capitol Siege
[aggregation-styles] KCRA-Television SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento Republican leader was forced to resign on Thursday after backlash following his involvement in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6. Jorge Riley, corresponding secretary of the California Republican Assembly and president of the Sacramento Republican Assembly, resigned from...
Recall Gavin Newsom Activists Threaten Lawmakers: ‘We Didn’t Buy Guns for Nothing!’
[aggregation-styles] Newsweek Three "Recall Gavin Newsom" activists launched a threatening tirade against lawmakers during a budget review hearing in California on Thursday and harassed another official, declaring "we didn't buy guns for nothing!" The three women made the incendiary remarks at a session on the Sacramento governor's 2021-22 budget at...
J&J’s One-Shot COVID Vaccine Is Safe and Generates Promising Immune Response in Early Trial
[aggregation-styles] CNBC Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine is safe and appears to generate a promising immune response in both young and elderly volunteers, according to trial data published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. J&J scientists randomly assigned healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 55...
‘Kill Him With His Own Gun’: Police Describe Facing the Mob at the Capitol
[aggregation-styles] CNN As DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone lay on the ground at the US Capitol building, stunned and injured, he knew a group of rioters were stripping him of his gear. They grabbed spare ammunition, ripped the police radio off his chest and even stole his badge. Then,...
America’s Biggest Owner Of Farmland Is Now Bill Gates
[aggregation-styles] Forbes Bill Gates, the fourth richest person in the world and a self-described nerd who is known for his early programming skills rather than his love of the outdoors, has been quietly snatching up 242,000 acres of farmland across the U.S. — enough to make him the top private...
Four Things That Could Pop the ‘Rational Bubble’ in Equities: Mohamed El-Erian
[aggregation-styles] Yahoo! There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about the stock market rally. With major averages consistently making new records, the S&P 500 up another 1.5% after last year’s 16% gain, and the seemingly bottomless appetite for IPOs and SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Company), investors want to know: What could...
Iranian Athlete Hands Over His Gold Medal to Family of Armenian Soldier Killed in Artsakh
[aggregation-styles] Republic Radio of Armenia Iranian champion in Kyokushin karate Ahmad Bagheripoor, the gold medal winner of the 12th open championship in Armenia in 2017, has decided to hand over his gold medal to the family of Arthur Sukiasyan, an Armenian athlete who died during the 2020 Artsakh war, the...