Unlike the House, Senators must be present in order to cast their vote.
Lynley Price
Posted inNation & World
Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact
Instead of dividing pandemic relief equally among zip codes, one Kansas city distributed more funds to marginalized communities hit disproportionately hard.
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Posted inBusiness
Service sector grows for the 4th consecutive month
September reflected big gains, but numbers should sharply dip again if the restaurant industry takes another hit from the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness
Exxon’s plan for surging carbon emissions revealed in leaked documents
Internal projections from one of world’s largest oil producers show an increase in its enormous contribution to global warming.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than ever
However, with such high unemployment rates, economists predict Americans will be buying fewer gifts.
Posted inNation & World
New Jersey officials contact 206 people at Trump event at Bedminster
The club hosted a campaign fundraiser hours before the president announced he has COVID-19.
Posted inNation & World
Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres
The scorched area is larger than the state of Connecticut.
Posted inElection 2020, Politics
Delays in verifying mail-in ballots will slow election tally
Potential problems are looming most acutely in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
In new encyclical, Pope Francis says market capitalism has failed in pandemic
He says the loss of millions of jobs is evidence of the need for politicians to listen to unions and marginalized groups and to craft more just social and economic policies.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Saturday Night Live’ recreates debate in 46th season opener
Chris Rock hosted and Megan Thee Stallion was the musical guest.