But the statement also indicates that Trump is not allowing for a second day of talks with Kim in Singapore
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- State relief plans take shape at New Mexico LegislatureSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - An economic relief package is taking shape at the New Mexico Legislature as a Senate panel endorsed a $600 rebate to low-income workers and a separate bill that would waive licensing fees on liquor stores. Residents of New Mexico who earned up to $31,200 during ...
- Work to begin on Route 66 visitor center in New MexicoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A construction contract worth nearly $10 million has been awarded to an Albuquerque-based company to build the Route 66 Visitors Center on the western edge of the city along the historic roadway. Bernalillo County commissioners approved the contract with Enterprise Builders on Tuesday. “The ...
- Chandler man accused of shooting child, ex-girlfriendCHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - A man has been arrested and accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and a child in Chandler and firing shots at Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers, authorities said. Chandler police said 33-year-old Christopher West was booked into jail Monday on suspicion of aggravated assault with a ...
- Co-founder of Make-A-Wish, ex-Arizona trooper diesPHOENIX (AP) - Frank Shankwitz, a co-founder of the Make-A-Wish charity and a former Arizona state trooper, has died. The Make-A-Wish organization confirmed Shankwitz's death on Monday. Details including the cause of death were not immediately given. He was 77. Make-A-Wish is known for granting the wishes of children dealing ...
- Killer winter tornado stuns storm-savvy Alabama townFULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) - James Scott has never lived anywhere other than a two-story house on hilly Darlene Drive north of Birmingham. Home will never be the same after a tornado smashed the structure into pieces, killed another teen and left the community devastated in the middle of the night. ...
- Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruptionYOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) down its slopes. It was the Mount Merapi’s longest lava flow since authorities raised the volatile volcano's danger level in November, said Hanik Humaida, the head ...
- California storm raises risk of debris flows in burn areasSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A potent atmospheric river barreled ashore in Northern California, bringing downpours that threaten to unleash destructive debris flows from wildfire burn scars as well as heavy snow from blizzard conditions in the Sierra Nevada. Evacuation orders were in effect Wednesday in Santa Cruz and San ...
- No Mardi Gras parades, so thousands make 'house floats'NEW ORLEANS (AP) - You just can’t keep a good city down, especially when Mardi Gras is coming. All around New Orleans, thousands of houses are being decorated as floats because the coronavirus outbreak canceled the elaborate parades mobbed by crowds during the Carnival season leading to Fat Tuesday. Some ...
- UN panel: Yemen's war being fueled by economic profiteeringUNITED NATIONS (AP) - Economic profiteering is fueling the catastrophe in Yemen, where a six-year war has involved attacks on civilians, forced disappearances and other violations of human rights and international law, U.N. experts said in a new report. The experts estimate Houthi rebels diverted at least $1.8 billion in ...
- Missing all coaches, Vegas loses to Blues 5-4 in shootoutLAS VEGAS (AP) - David Perron and Brayden Schenn scored in a shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Tuesday night. Max Pacioretty got his seventh career hat trick for the Golden Knights, who were missing their entire coaching staff because of COVID-19 ...
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- Walmart bets bigger on online grocery as it ramps up automated fulfillment at local storesThe big-box retailer has seen online grocery orders spike during the pandemic and it's trying to fend off competitors while keeping costs low.
- Ant Group IPO could get back on track if it resolves issues, China's central bank governor suggestsAnt Group's IPO, which would have been record setting, was pulled by regulators days before it was due to begin trading in Shanghai and Hong Kong in November.
- Sen. Patrick Leahy, set to preside over Trump impeachment, returns home after brief hospitalizationThe impeachment of Donald Trump relates to his inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by a mob of supporters who opposed the election of Joe Biden.
- Alphabet and Facebook rise after Microsoft reports surprisingly strong advertising revenueLinkedIn and search advertising revenue were higher than Microsoft had called for in October.
- GameStop jumps after hours as Elon Musk tweets out Reddit board that's hyping stockShares of GameStop, which jumped 92.7% in trading, were up more than 60% in after-hours trading.
- Walgreens taps Starbucks operating chief Roz Brewer as its next CEOStarbucks Chief Operating Officer Rosalind Brewer will replace Stefano Pessina as CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, the drugstore chain confirmed Tuesday.
- What is Section 230 and why do some lawmakers want to revoke it?Ad tech expert Mark Douglas explains what Section 230 is and why he’s expecting to see it on the 2021 legislative agenda.
- Starbucks tops earnings estimates even as U.S. recovery hurt by Covid resurgenceShares of Starbucks have risen 13% over the last year, giving the company a market value of $123 billion.
- It’s ‘show me’ time for industrials as earnings season picks up, trader saysEarnings for industrial companies are picking up speed this week. Mark Tepper of Strategic Wealth Partners says it's "show me" time for the biggest companies.
- Fed will need to reassure the market it's not thinking about dialing back its supportMarkets figure that as long as the Fed keeps pumping, then it's safe to keep buying.
The Fact Checker
- Ted Cruz pumps up Keystone job numbersWe have been fact-checking these numbers for nearly a decade! Politicians keep getting them wrong.
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- Portman's Exit Underscores Republican Identity CrisisThe surprise retirement of Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a high-profile moderate who is close to the Bush family and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), is the latest sign of turmoil in the Republican Party as it wrestles with its identity in the post-Trump era.
- Fettering Biden's Administrative StateThe administrative state will get a new lease on life under President Joe Biden, but America's administrative state is far more constrained than that of many other countries. Britain, for exampl
- Biden Aims To Tackle Another American Crisis: RaceIf there was any doubt about the urgency of President Joe Biden's mission to tackle racial inequality, it was erased in the searing moment an insurrectionist rioter brazenly paraded the Confederate flag through the US Capitol.
- Manchin of the MomentJoe Manchin will be able to decide the fate of legislation. He may even be able to determine the course of the Biden administration
- Biden's Vaccine ChallengeIn confronting the COVID-19 crisis, US President Joe Biden will avoid many of his predecessor's mistakes, not least by heeding the advice of scientific experts. But, unless Biden also enlists adequate management, operations, and logistics expertise, even his best-laid plans may go awry.
- Ignore McConnell and Nuke the FilibusterThere is nothing unifying about telling the majority who backed Biden that they'll get nothing for all their effort
- The Senate's Impeachment Trial Is Illegal and a ShamDemocrats claim to want to unify the country but impeaching a former president, a private citizen, is the antithesis of unity. This impeachment is nothing more than a partisan exercise designed to further divide the country.
- Racial Equity, Equality and the Bureaucrats' CharterCommentary Reading one of the first new presidential executive orders-titled Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support ...
- Netflix to Spread Racist Indoctrination with 3 New ProjectsBy catching kids early, and with catchy tunes, kids won't know there are other ways of interacting in a society where race isn't the primary factor.
- How Biden Can Fix Trump's 1776 DisasterAmericans could use a commission that studies our founding-as long as it's thorough, historian-led and nonpartisan.
The Hill
- Blinken holds first calls as Biden's secretary of StateSecretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Canadian, Korean, Japanese and Mexican counterparts over the phone Tuesday, his first conversations with foreign dignitaries since he was confirmed to his office Tuesday....
- Curt Schilling defends legacy, knocks 'cowards' after missing baseball Hall of FameFormer Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said he was "at peace" after failing to receive the required votes to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.Schilling received 285 of the 401 votes, 71 ...
- Top Biden aide says schools should get money before they reopenRon Klain, President Biden's chief of staff, said schools should get more federal aid before they reopen amid a debate over starting in-class learning.When asked on CNN what schools would need to reopen safely, Kla...
- Colorado governor says state, local officials key to federal COVID responseColorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said Tuesday that politicians staying in tune with the needs of their constituents' communities is a key to effectively tackling issues like the COVID-19 pandemic."While t...
- Lawmakers highlight need for financial literacy to improve creditLawmakers on both sides of the aisle said Tuesday that improved financial literacy would help bridge some of the gaps in access to obtaining credit."Rural communities are being left behind, urban...
Daily Beast
- Jimmy Kimmel Drags Nikki Haley Over Lame Trump Impeachment DefenseABCOn Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel dedicated a chunk of his late-night monologue to the upcoming Trump Impeachment Part II.“Only five Republicans today voted in favor of the trial, which means there’s no chance Trump will be convicted,” explained Kimmel of Tuesday’s Senate vote on whether to dismiss it before it even begins. “Even Mitch McConnell, […]
- MyPillow Guy Peddles Crazy Twitter Conspiracies in Tucker Carlson InterviewFox NewsA day after getting thrown off Twitter for repeatedly sharing election disinformation, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell appeared on Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s program on Tuesday night for an extremely sympathetic interview—and proceeded to fire off bizarre conspiracies left and right.Lindell has been one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest boosters, financially backing many […]
- Russian Media Loves Protests—as Long as They Are Pro-TrumpAlexander Nemenov/GettyHaving broadly endorsed the insurrection at the Capitol as a “peaceful protest,” Kremlin-controlled propagandists found themselves in quite a predicament trying to condemn massive demonstrations that rocked Russia last weekend to protest the jailing of opposition activist Alexei Navalny. After being poisoned with a nerve agent by Russian intelligence operatives, Navalny was treated in […]
- Teen Killed 6 Family Members After Dad Scolded Him for Leaving the House: ReportsDarren Hauck/GettyAn Indianapolis teenager accused of killing six family members over the weekend reportedly began the grisly attack after his father yelled at him for leaving the house without permission, according to police and people close to the family.The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Monday announced the arrest of a 17-year-old boy in connection with […]
- Feds Charge D.C. Rioter Who Smoked Joint Inside the CapitolCriminal ComplaintA New York man caught on camera smoking a joint inside the Capitol building amid the Jan. 6 insurrection has been arrested after several of his co-workers ratted him out to federal authorities.James Bonet, of Glens Falls, New York, has been charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without […]
- Dr. Fauci Shoots Down Fox News Host Bill Hemmer’s Trump QuestionsFox NewsAfter getting under Donald Trump’s skin one last time over the weekend with a brutally honest interview in The New York Times (and accompanying episode of The Daily podcast) Dr. Anthony Fauci seemed genuinely ready to move on Monday when he appeared as a guest on Fox News’ revamped America’s Newsroom hour.Towards the end […]
- Justice Department to End Federal Contracts With Private PrisonsgettyIn the 1990s, Joe Biden bragged that his work in the U.S. Senate helped America win the “War on Crime.” Decades later, one of his first acts as president will be to undo one of the most potent symbols of that record.Included in a raft of executive orders designed to address systemic racism in the […]
- Kayleigh McEnany Likely to Join Fox News—Because of CourseTasos KatopodisFormer White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is apparently in talks to sign with Fox News, according to reports.McEnany’s public financial disclosure report filed this month after she left the Trump administration shows she entered an “employment agreement with Fox News, starting work in January,” Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington first reported […]
- These Are the Most Stylish (and Comfortable) Slippers EverPhoto Illustration by The Daily Beast/Scouted/HuckberryThese days, I’m not spending very much time outside. Instead, I’m focusing on making my inside as comfortable as possible. That means revamping my work from home setup and, most importantly, figuring out what is proper work from home attire. I want something warm and cozy for my feet — […]
- King of Thailand Reportedly Accused of Breaking Sister’s Ankles After She Questions Plan to Name Second QueenJACK TAYLOR / Getty ImagesThe unpredictable King of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is suffering mass protests in Bangkok, has now been accused of breaking his sister’s ankles.The shocking allegation was reported by Andrew MacGregor Marshall, the former Reuters bureau chief in Bangkok, in his subscription-only newsletter, Secret Siam.Marshall, who is free to quote his Thai […]