Flexible plastics, such as plastic sheets, bags, and packaging, can cause gut blockage and were responsible for the greatest number of deaths over all animal groups. These film plastics caused…
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — State legislative leaders Friday released contrasting COVID-19 protocols for upcoming committee meetings, with the Senate setting up an off-site area where the public can view and participate…
Continue ReadingDemocratic and Republican lawmakers in Washington were working through the weekend to complete a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill for American individuals and businesses struggling from the economic fallout of…
Continue ReadingEmployers could require that employees get the COVID-19 vaccine. So could legislation. Yet neither option is simple, says Alison Braley-Rattai of Brock University. See source
Continue ReadingA Google executive said on Friday that a proposed Australian law to make digital platforms pay for news was unworkable and that its proposed arbitration model was biased toward media…
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of cooperation they’re getting from political appointees at the Department of Defense, saying there has…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S.-funded international broadcasting is pressing ahead with his shakeup of the Voice of America and sister outlets by naming new leaders for two of…
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference following the weekly meeting with the Senate Republican caucus at the US Capitol on December 15, 2020. | Rod…
Continue ReadingRachel Thorlund, manager at The Den Cafe, walks past a closed table following reimposed restrictions on indoor dining in Orange County due to Covid-19 in Santa Ana on November 17,…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Congress looked increasingly unlikely on Friday to meet a deadline to agree on $900 billion in fresh COVID-19 aid and instead may pass a third stopgap spending bill…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers have sent bills to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine that would increase abortion restrictions, expand gun rights and ban the execution of the severely mentally…
Continue ReadingThe House passed a two-day stopgap spending bill Friday night to avert a partial government shutdown, trying to buy time for frustratingly slow endgame negotiations on an almost $1 trillion…
Continue ReadingA last-minute attempt by US lawmakers to push through legislation that would give Hongkongers special refugee status was thwarted on Friday, following an objection by Republican Senator Ted Cruz.Taking to…
Continue ReadingThe President signed the legislation just before the end of the 19th Amendment’s centennial. See source
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Robert DeLeo filed an ethics disclosure with the House clerk on Friday indicating that he intended to begin negotiating “prospective employment opportunities” with Northeastern University, confirming what had…
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