On February 13th, 2021 the United States senate acquitted former President Trump on the impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection and attacks on the capitol on January 6th of this year, when a mob of pro-Trump supporters attempted to disrupt the electoral vote count formalizing Joe Biden’s election win. The majority of senators, a total …
Instacart, the grocery delivery company, is planning to fire over 1,800 workers in March as an attempt to cut labor costs, including employees who unionized. The 1,877 people are among the few Instacart workers legally classified as employees rather than contractors. They are paid hourly and are eligible for benefits and work within a single …
On January 15th, 2021 the National Rifle Association (NRA), a gun rights lobbying group filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an attempt to reincorporate in Texas. The NRA, which has been set in New York since the end of the civil war, made an announcement months after New York’s attorney general Letitia James, who …
On January 4th, 2021, workers of tech giant Google formed the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU), which will be affiliated with the larger Communication Workers of America union. The AWU says it will serve as a “structure that ensures Google workers can actively push for real changes at the company.” Its members state they want more …
On January 3rd, 2021 Nancy Pelosi was re-elected to be the Speaker of the House by a narrow margin. Pelosi, who has led the Democratic party in the House since 2003 and is the only woman to be speaker, received 216 votes while her opponent for Kevin McCarthy, who again will be the chamber’s minority …
The U.S. Capitol descended into chaos Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 as hundreds of pro-Trump rioters swarmed the building and at least one person was shot dead, forcing the Senate to evacuate, and abruptly pausing a ceremonial event affirming that President-elect Joe Biden won the November election. Thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington, DC, for …
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., who is set to chair the House Appropriations Committee, stated that the Democrats of the House plan to eliminate the Hyde Amendment following Biden’s inauguration in 2021. The Hyde Amendment, named after former Republican congressman Henry Hyde of Illinois, excludes abortion from the comprehensive health care services provided and funded by …
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Between the months of June 2019 and May 2020, an estimated 81,000 people have died due to drug overdoses, a record high. Though the time frame measured extends beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, many health officials believe that the rise of drug overdoses is directly linked to it. COVID-19 has been documented to have exacerbated substance …
On December 14th, Exxon Mobil, one of the most powerful multinational oil corporations in the world, pledged a 40-50% cut to the intensity of its emissions of gasses like methane, end routine burning of natural gas by 2030, and begin reporting on emissions from use of its products next year. This announcement comes as a …
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On December 4th federal judge Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn ordered the Trump administration to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, better known as DACA, designed to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Created in 2012 by Barack Obama, DACA has faced harsh scrutiny from Republicans …
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