Republicans are hammering out an infrastructure proposal that is aimed at serving as a counter to the $2.3 trillion plan from President Joe Biden, with an eye on unveiling it soon. “We need to find, settle on a conceptual sort of idea and hopefully we’ll do that in the next several days. And then I…
Republicans Hope to Unveil Infrastructure Counterproposal by End of Week
Trudeau Defends Canada’s Travel Restrictions, Says Quarantine Hotels to Remain Mandatory
OTTAWA—Canada is extending the use of quarantine hotels for international air travellers another month, and considering whether it needs to do more to stop COVID-19 cases from getting into the country from abroad. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that could include barring incoming flights from specific countries, such as India, even as he defended his…
Teen Tech Guru Assists Seniors
The technology we use to gather information and connect with others is more important than ever in this time of pandemic, and one Florida teenager is helping seniors in his community catch up. Sam Friedman, a 17-year-old high school student in West Palm Beach, Florida, has always been the tech-savvy member of his family, helping…
White House Supports District of Columbia Statehood Bill
The Biden administration stated on April 20 that it supports H.R. 51—the Washington, D.C. Admission Act—backing the congressional Democrats’ view of “no taxation without representation,” while Republicans see the legislation as an unconstitutional power grab to add two more Democratic senators. The administration stated that it has been too long for the more than 700,000…
White House Supports Washington D.C. Statehood Bill
The Biden administration said Tuesday it supports H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, backing the congressional Democrats’ view of “no taxation without representation,” while Republicans see the legislation as an unconstitutional power grab to add two more Democrat senators. The administration said it has been too long for the over 700,000 people of D.C….
Police: 1 Killed, 2 Wounded in Shooting at NY Grocery Store
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.—A gunman shot three workers inside a manager’s office at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday, killing one of them, police said. A manhunt was underway for the gunman, who had also worked at the store, said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. The shooting happened around 11 a.m. inside an office upstairs…
California’s Job Market is Rebounding
April 20, 2021
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Commentary California is getting to work and employers are looking to hire. The good comes from the California’s Employment Development Department’s (EDD) most recent data. California’s March unemployment rate shrank to 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent in February. Notably, this is still substantially above the 4.5 percent unemployment rate in March 2020, when the pandemic…
Biden ‘Praying’ for ‘Right Verdict’ in Chauvin Trial
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he hopes jurors in Derek Chauvin’s trial reach the “right verdict.” “I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is—I think it’s overwhelming in my view,” he said. “I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now, not hearing me say that,” he added. The jury…
Provinces Balk at Liberals’ Child Care Budget Pledge as Funding Negotiations Loom
OTTAWA—Multiple provincial governments are questioning the Liberals’ promise of a national child-care system, saying they either feel the strings on the cash are too tight, or won’t necessarily help their provinces. Yesterday’s federal budget outlined $27.2 billion over five years, starting this fiscal year, in new spending the Liberals want to send to provinces to…
United Airlines Plans to Resume Operations of Grounded 777 Planes
WASHINGTON—United Airlines said Tuesday it plans to resume operations of its grounded Boeing 777-200 planes with Pratt & Whitney engines at some point in the future. United’s 52 777 planes with the PW4000 engines were grounded in February after an engine failure on a United flight to Honolulu from Denver. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered…
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