Tag: Government and politics
No change here: London to retain masks on public transport
LONDON — Mask-wearing will be required on London's transport network even after the legal obligation to wear them in England is lifted on July...
House Republicans post record fundraising ahead of 2022 race
WASHINGTON — The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House in 2022 raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a...
US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghans who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war during...
US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly...
20 states support South Carolina in abortion lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Twenty states are supporting South Carolina's defense of a new abortion law, arguing in an amicus brief that a federal judge...
1st elected Alabama Black Republican: GOP ‘open to everyone’
PELHAM, Ala. — The first Black Republican elected to the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction said Wednesday that his election to represent a heavily white...
As COVID rises, a vexing hunt for nursing home vaccine stats
WASHINGTON — With COVID-19 on the rise again and many nursing home staffers unvaccinated, families still lack easy access to crucial Medicare immunization data...
Edinburgh Courier (July 14, 2021)
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Cuba, Haiti stir fresh political pressures for US president
WASHINGTON — They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are suddenly posing...
US invites UN’s racism and human rights envoys to visit
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is formally inviting United Nations racism and human rights envoys to visit the United States amid a contentious ongoing...