A top House Republican said that if the GOP cannot elect a House speaker in the near future then a “deal will have to be done” with Democrats in the lower chamber, coming after the Democrats’ minority leader made a similar claim. In an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” …
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Updated data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that hospitalizations for COVID-19 have fallen for a fourth consecutive week, suggesting that a so-called “surge” over the summer has faltered. For the week ending Oct. 7, hospitalizations are down by 8.2 percent, emergency department visits …
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Suzanne Somers is dead at 76, according to her longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay. Somers, the “Three’s Company” actor, died in her home surrounded by her family early Sunday, the eve of her 77th birthday. “Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on October 16th. Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary …
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A potential terrorist attack against the United States is more likely now than at any time since Sept. 11, 2001, according to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “In my judgment, the risk of a serious terrorist attack in the United States is right now greater than it has been any time …
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer slashed its profit and revenue estimates for a full year as it said that demand for COVID-19 vaccines and other products has dropped. The firm now expects 2023 sales of $58 billion to $61 billion, down from previous forecasts of $67 billion to $70 billion, according to …
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The Biden administration has issued a warning to U.S. banks and other financial institutions that they can’t reject illegal immigrants’ credit applications based solely or predominantly on their immigration status. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in a recent announcement that rejecting illegal immigrants for …
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Louisiana’s Trump-endorsed Attorney General Jeff Landry will be the first Republican in eight years to move into the governor’s mansion after a dominant walk-off primary win on Oct. 14. With 95 percent of the tally counted, Mr. Landry won 51.6 percent of more than 1 million ballots cast in the …
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The D.C. District Court is holding a hearing on Oct. 16 over the Biden administration’s request for a gag order on former President Donald Trump. Special Counsel Jack Smith had requested on Sept. 15 that Judge Tanya Chutkan prohibit President Trump from making certain types of statements about witnesses and …
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A man charged in the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the “The Wizard of Oz” pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that could keep him out of prison due to his failing health, but only cleared up some of the mystery that dates back 18 years. …
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Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world, has died at 80. Glück’s death was confirmed Friday by Jonathan Galassi, her editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. She …
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