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Biden, Iraqi Prime Minister Discuss Recent Rocket Attacks: White HouseFebruary 23, 2021 at 10:10 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on Tuesday discussed in a phone call the recent rocket...Tags: Washington, White House, Joe Biden, Biden, Reuters, Mustafa al Kadhimi 32 people like this. Like Mitt Romney criticizes Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan as a 'clunker' with a 'troublesome' amount of aid to statesFebruary 23, 2021 at 9:00 PM Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, pauses to answer questions from reporters as senators arrive to vote on President Joe Biden's nominee for United Nation's ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
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Sen. Mitt Romney criticized Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan at a New York Times DealBook event.
Romney said the bill designates too much aid to states with budget surpluses.
The senator also criticized the bill as a "cl...Tags: Utah, Politics, Congress, California, Washington, Senate, White House, China, West Virginia, Trends, Joe Biden, United States, New York Times, Arizona, The Times, Mitt Romney 85 people like this. Like How the White House botched the Neera nominationFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:11 PM They believed they could hold the party and that a bit of contrition and some outside validators would suffice. It’s not looking good.Tags: White House 26 people like this. Like SolarWinds Hackers Also Went After NASA and the FAAFebruary 23, 2021 at 8:30 PM Apparently not content with having penetrated the networks of such piddling federal agencies as the U.S. State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and that agency that maintains our nuclear stockpile, the hackers of the “SolarWinds” affair also went after NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration,…Read more...Tags: Politics, Science, Nasa, Cybercrime, Information Technology, Computing, Fireeye, Faa, Cyberwarfare, Crowdstrike, Federal Aviation Administration, Cyberattacks, Computer Security, Solarwinds, Cozy Bear, Cross Platform Software 63 people like this. Like After social-media sites booted Trump, Mexican leaders want to put 'clear limits' on what those companies can doFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:01 PM SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump no longer has a social-media platform after several sites banned him in the wake of the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill.
Those bans are cause for dismay in Mexico, where the president and other leaders want to exert more control over social-media sites' ability to restrict users.
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MEXICO - The removal of President Donald Trump's accounts by top social-media sites has sparked fear am...Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Politics, Mexico, Senate, Trends, Social Media, Snapchat, Mexico City, Party, Donald Trump, Latin America, Trump, Facebook Instagram, Monreal, Russia China 104 people like this. Like Failure to enact public duty law 'has worsened England inequality in pandemic'February 23, 2021 at 7:01 PM Exclusive: government urged to activate part of Equality Act that would impose duty on public bodies to tackle inequalityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe failure of successive governments to enact part of the Equality Act, which would have imposed a duty to address socio-economic disadvantage, has exacerbated inequalities in England during the coronavirus pandemic, a thinktank has claimed.The Runnymede Trust’s report, Facts Don’t Lie, says that the public sector du...Tags: Politics, England, Society, UK News, Poverty, Social exclusion, Local Government, Inequality, Equality Act 2010, School meals, Runnymede Trust, Coronavirus 22 people like this. Like Biden and Trudeau stress US-Canadian bonds in virtual meetingFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:00 PM When President Joe Biden welcomed his Canadian counterpart to the White House on Tuesday to "reinvigorate" a cross-border relationship strained under his predecessor, he did so by addressing a large television monitor.Tags: White House, US, Joe Biden, Cnn, Biden, Trudeau 38 people like this. Like Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama Talk Racism, Clarence Clemons, Protest Songs and ‘Get Out’ for Spotify PodcastFebruary 23, 2021 at 6:51 PM Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama talk extensively about issues of race in the first two episodes of their joint Spotify podcast, “Renegades: Born in the USA,” both released this week. The two discuss the racism the former president experienced growing up in Hawaii, Springsteen’s on- and off-stage relationships with Clarence Clemons, and how little has […]Tags: Spotify, Usa, Bruce Springsteen, News, Barack Obama, Clarence Clemons, Hawaii Springsteen 2 people like this. Like WH Says It’s ‘Working The Phones’ Like Tanden As Chances Of Confirmation DwindleFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:10 PM White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday said that the Biden administration is standing by Neera Tanden, the President's nominee for Office of Management and Budget director, and is focused on working toward Tanden's confirmation even after more Republican senators have come out against the nominee. [Author: Summer Concepcion]Tags: News, White House, Biden, Office of Management and Budget, Jen Psaki, Neera Tanden, Tanden, Summer Concepcion, Phones Like Tanden 62 people like this. Like Trump's pardon of Lil' Wayne said to be the breaking point for QAnon Shaman in new court documents filled with bizarre anecdotesFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:42 PM Jacob Chansley screams "Freedom" inside the Senate chamber after the U.S. Capitol was breached by a mob during a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump.
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The QAnon Shaman is requesting pretrial release after weeks in solitary confinement, court records say.
Counsel for Jacob Chansley says he's had "signific...Tags: Amazon, Politics, Congress, Washington, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, Fbi, Washington Dc, Lil Wayne, Oklahoma, Donald Trump, Trump, Phoenix, Mike Pence, Capitol 87 people like this. Like Trump submitted an appeal directly to Facebook's Oversight Board, which will rule whether he's allowed back on the platform, according to a new reportFebruary 23, 2021 at 4:08 PM Donald Trump Mark Zuckerberg
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Former President Donald Trump appealed to the Facebook Oversight Board, Channel 4 News reported.
The Oversight Board will decide whether Facebook should reinstate Trump's account.
An Oversight Board spokesperson confirmed it received a "user statement" regarding Trump's case.
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Former president Donald Trump appealed directly to Facebook's Oversight Bo...Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Politics, News, Trends, Denmark, Donald Trump, New Yorker, Zuckerberg, Trump, Board, US Capitol, Stanford Law, Helle Thorning Schmidt, Tech Insider, Oversight Board 110 people like this. Like Vaccine could be available to all this summer; many Americans want trips more than sex, poll says: Live COVID-19 updatesFebruary 23, 2021 at 4:04 PM The White House said this weekend that despite the drop in cases this month, life won't return to normal for quite some time. Latest virus updates.
[Author: USA TODAY]Tags: Usa, News, White House, Usa Today 137 people like this. Like LA County’s legal costs jump, fueled by settlements and feesFebruary 23, 2021 at 4:09 PM Los Angeles County’s legal bills ticked upward last fiscal year, jumping from $148.5 million to $151.9 million, fueled by an increase in the amount paid out to settle lawsuits. Costs and fees to outside law firms working on the county’s litigation helped drive up the number, officials said on Tuesday, Feb. 23.
All told, attorneys fees and costs totaled $64.3 million, while the county paid out $87.6 million in judgments and settlements, according to County Counsel Rodrigo A. Castrol-Silva’s repor...Tags: News, White House, Sport, Soccer, Parks and Recreation, States, Disneyland, Garcia, Los Angeles County, LA County, Public Works, Palmdale, Boyle Heights, Disney Vacation Club, Armando Garcia, Child and Family Services 146 people like this. Like Republicans cite lack of outreach for split on stimulus, but Biden made his plans clear weeks agoFebruary 23, 2021 at 4:48 PM President Joe Biden.
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Republicans are citing Biden's lack of outreach as a reason for not supporting his $1.9 trillion stimulus.
But Biden met with 10 GOP senators weeks ago, and he made clear he would prioritize speedy relief over bipartisanship.
The plan just passed the House Budget Committee, and Democrats plan to get it on Biden's desk by mid-March.
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When President Joe Biden met wi...Tags: Washington Post, Senate, White House, West Virginia, Trends, Joe Biden, Gop, Maine, South Dakota, Biden, The Washington Post, Vermont, Collins, Sen Bernie Sanders, Oval Office, Schumer 121 people like this. Like Biden and Trudeau begin virtual visit with climate focusFebruary 23, 2021 at 5:37 PM When President Joe Biden welcomed his Canadian counterpart to the White House on Tuesday to "reinvigorate" a cross-border relationship strained under his predecessor, he did so by addressing a large television monitor.Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Cnn, Biden, Trudeau 2 people like this. Like On the Senate floor Ron Johson makes the bizarre claim that Capitol rioters were "fake Trump supporters"February 23, 2021 at 3:41 PM Ron Johnson is using his questioning time during the Capitol security hearing to promote a conspiracy theory that the January 6 insurrectionists weren't actually Trump supporters, but were "provocateurs" and "fake Trump protesters" pic.twitter.com/t72QkHDbaG— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 23, 2021
During today's Capitol security hearing, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) said the violent insurrectionists who breached the Capitol to kill Vice President Pence and any members of Congress...Tags: Post, Politics, News, Congress, Senate, Ron Johnson, Trump, Capitol, Pence, Ron Johnson R WI, Trumpanzees, Pandering To The Base, Ron Johson 122 people like this. Like Tanden's nomination hangs by a thread as Democrats have yet to abandon herFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:46 PM Senate Democrats and the White House are not yet abandoning the nomination of Neera Tanden to serve as President Joe Biden's budget director -- even though her confirmation hinges on the backing of two moderate senators who have yet to declare their intentions.Tags: Senate, White House, Joe Biden, Cnn, Neera Tanden, Tanden 20 people like this. Like The US Senate just grilled Microsoft and SolarWinds over last year's historic cyberattack. Here's what happened.February 23, 2021 at 2:32 PM SolarWinds Corp. banner hangs at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the IPO day of the company in New York.
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US senators questioned the tech firms involved in last year's sweeping cyberattack.
SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye, and CrowdStrike all testified, while Amazon declined to attend.
Microsoft's president said evidence points to Russia, where officials suspect the attack originated.
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The US Senate questio...Tags: Amazon, Technology, Enterprise, Microsoft, Senate, White House, Ipo, Russia, US, Trends, Cybersecurity, Hack, US Senate, SEC, Silicon Valley, US Treasury 91 people like this. Like The US Senate is grilling Microsoft and SolarWinds over last year's historic cyberattackFebruary 23, 2021 at 2:32 PM SolarWinds Corp. banner hangs at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the IPO day of the company in New York.
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US Senators are questioning the tech firms involved in last year's sweeping cyberattack.
SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye, and CrowdStrike are all testifying in the Tuesday hearing, which you can livestream below.
Hackers installed malware into SolarWinds' software, which was then distributed to the firm's clients.
Visit the Business section of Insider for m...Tags: Amazon, Technology, Enterprise, Microsoft, Senate, White House, Ipo, Russia, US, Trends, Cybersecurity, Hack, US Senate, SEC, US Treasury, Nyse 51 people like this. Like Below The Radar – HR 880 amend the Consumer Product Safety ActFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM Joe Biden signing one Executive Order after another, despite during the Presidential campaign calling rule by Executive Order that of a dictatorship.
United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- As we noted with the re-introduction of the Sabika Sheikh Firearms Licensing and Registration Act as HR 127, bad bills often turn up in Congress after Congress. But Sheila Jackson Lee is not the only member of the House of Representatives bringing back a bad bill. Chicago’s Robin Kelly is, too, and her terrible i...Tags: Guns, Congress, White House, Reagan, Joe Biden, Chicago, United States, House Of Representatives, Nra, House Senate, Harold, CPSC, Institute for Legislative Action, Sheila Jackson Lee, Gun Rights News, Harold Hutchison 113 people like this. Like Biden says administration will 'probably' mail out millions of masks soonFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:39 PM President Joe Biden said Tuesday the White House will "probably" move to send face masks directly to Americans as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. It's a plan originally proposed by health officials during the Trump administration but was blocked by the former President.Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Cnn, Biden, Trump 46 people like this. Like High school football can begin in L.A. schools as COVID-19 threshold is metFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:17 PM Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now.
Better late than never, high school football is back.
The California Department of Public Health released its updated COVID-19 numbers Tuesday, Feb. 23, which revealed the adjusted case rate per 100,000 was 12.3 for Los Angeles County. The guidance given by state officials on Friday permits outdoor youth competition if a county’s rate reaches 14 or lower.
Orange County’s case rate is 11.9.
All that’s left ...Tags: News, California, White House, Sports, Sport, Soccer, States, Orange County, Ventura County, High School Sports, Los Angeles County, Westlake, LA County, Calabasas, California Department of Public Health, Bellflower 37 people like this. Like Pandemic first job for HHS pick but health agenda is broaderFebruary 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra told senators Tuesday that confronting the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to expand health insurance, rein in prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
“To meet this moment, we need strong federal leadership,” Becerra said at the first of two hearings on his nomination. “I understand the enormous challenges before us and o...Tags: Health, Business, Obama, California, Washington, Oregon, Senate, White House, Uncategorized, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Indiana, Soccer, Gop 9 people like this. Like SolarWinds hackers targeted NASA, Federal Aviation Administration networksFebruary 23, 2021 at 2:28 PM Hackers are said to have broken into the networks of U.S. space agency NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration as part of a wider espionage campaign targeting U.S. government agencies and private companies.
The two agencies were named by the Washington Post on Tuesday, hours ahead of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing tasked with investigating the widespread cyberattack, which the previous Trump administration said was “likely Russian in origin.”
Spokespeople for the agencies did not i...Tags: Security, Post, Microsoft, Washington Post, Government, Nsa, White House, Russia, US, Tech, Nasa, Cybercrime, Information Technology, Software, United States, Computing 16 people like this. Like COVID: Vaccine makers say the supply surge is comingFebruary 23, 2021 at 2:27 PM By Michael Erman and Manojna Maddipatla | Reuters
NEW YORK – COVID-19 vaccine makers told Congress on Tuesday that U.S. supplies should surge in the coming weeks due to manufacturing expansions and new vaccine authorizations.
Executives from Pfizer Inc, Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson – speaking at a hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives – said they would be able to supply enough vaccine to fully inoculate 130 million people in the United States by the end of March.
The drugmakers also ...Tags: Business, Politics, News, Congress, Sport, Soccer, United States, Astrazeneca, Pfizer, Young, Reuters, U S Food and Drug Administration, Johnson Johnson, U S House of Representatives, Novavax Inc, AstraZeneca PLC 15 people like this. Like CPAC cancels speaker over anti-Semitic social media commentsFebruary 23, 2021 at 2:15 PM The upcoming annual Conservative Political Action Conference -- where former President Donald Trump will make his first speech since leaving the White House on Sunday -- booted a hip-hop artist and right-wing social media figure who was scheduled to appear over anti-Semitic tweets.Tags: White House, Cnn, Donald Trump, CPAC 40 people like this. Like Trump's enablers: Meet the 125 people and institutions most responsible for his rise to powerFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:32 PM Al Drago/Getty; Brendan Smialowski/Getty; Yana Paskova/Getty; Tom Williams/Getty; Dominique Faget/Getty; Olivier Douliery; Mikhail Klimentyev/Getty; Skye Gould/Insider
Insider compiled a database of the 125 people and institutions essential to Donald Trump's rise to power and his norm-busting presidential behavior.
Names include friends, family, lawyers, business partners, donors, staff, media executives, and social-media influencers.
You can read the full database here.
Donald Trump's u...Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Politics, New York, Vladimir Putin, White House, US, Trends, United States, Rupert Murdoch, Jack Dorsey, Donald Trump, Teaser, Rudy Giuliani, Trump, Mike Pence, Melania Trump 86 people like this. Like White House Promises Vaccine Help as States Rush to Catch UpFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:59 PM States are scrambling to catch up on coronavirus vaccinations after bad weather last week led to clinic closures and shipment backlogs.Tags: White House 2 people like this. Like President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden to travel to Houston on FridayFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:33 PM The White House announced the trip on Tuesday with no additional details.Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Houston, Jill Biden 2 people like this. Like Black Lives Matter opens up about its financesFebruary 23, 2021 at 1:31 PM By AARON MORRISON | The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took in just over $90 million last year, according to a financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is now building infrastructure to catch up to the speed of its funding and plans to use its endowment to become known for more than protests after Black Americans die at the hands of police or v...Tags: Florida, Politics, New York, News, Minneapolis, California News, Los Angeles, Sport, Ap, Chicago, Soccer, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Associated Press, Prince, Black Lives Matter 46 people like this. Like |
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