At least 27 states filed lawsuits challenging the rule in several circuits.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden, key senators huddle as Democrats drive toward budget deal
The White House said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., came to Biden’s home in Wilmington, where he was spending the weekend, but did not immediately provide a statement detailing what was discussed.
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Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating its own
A team of young scientists in South Africa is assembling the equipment needed to reverse engineer Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Lorli von Trapp Campbell, of ‘Sound of Music’ family, dies
Eleonore “Lorli” von Trapp Campbell died Sunday in Northfield, Vermont.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden bill would put U.S. back on path of reducing uninsured
With the legislation, the number of uninsured people under age 65 would drop from about 28 million to less than 24 million in a decade, according to the budget office.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balance
Investments in the Build Back Better plan included expanding access to solar power in low-income communities, lead pipe replacement and cleanup of Superfund sites.
Posted inNation & World
Texas urges Supreme Court to leave abortion law in effect
The court’s intervention at this early stage, before a federal appeals court has ruled on the law, would be highly unusual but not unprecedented.
Posted inNation & World
Minneapolis officer gets nearly 5 years in killing of 911 caller
Mohamed Noor’s appeal of his murder conviction was watched closely for implications in the case of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer convicted of the same charge in George Floyd’s death.
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Forecasters predict warmer winter for two-thirds of U.S.
It will be less likely than normal for the Northeast and Texas to experience paralyzing blizzards that shut down cities last winter.
Posted inBusiness
Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems
‘Big Tech companies are eagerly expanding their empires to gain greater control and insight into our spending habits,’ the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says.