Now that the Supreme Court has struck down eviction protections for most of the U.S., as many as 3.5 million households are at risk of losing their homes, including hundreds of thousands of tenants this year alone, according to a Wall Street analysis. That’s because federal rent assistance has been agonizingly …
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September, 2021
August, 2021
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25 August
Millions of households are behind on rent as federal aid trickles out
Millions of Americans behind on rent are still not getting the assistance they need fast enough, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. Another $1.68 billion in federal rental assistance went out in July, only a small fraction of the funds made available by Congress. Just $5.1 billion of the first $25 …
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10 August
Ancient sculptures reveal their true colors
The Greek and Roman Galleries at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art are a wonder of white marble, an astonishing acre of it – world-famous, flooded with light, statues clean and gleaming. So, what’s wrong with this picture? “They would have all been painted,” said Marco Leona, the Met’s …
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July, 2021
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31 July
Willie Neslon helps close out march for voting rights in Texas
Country music legend Willie Nelson helped close out a four-day march in support of voting rights that ended at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Saturday. The march was led in part by former Representative Beto O’Rourke, CBS affiliate KEYE-TV reports. The march began Wednesday in Georgetown and concluded …
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26 July
U.S. intensifies efforts to address “Havana Syndrome,” but answers remain elusive
Washington — The U.S. government is intensifying its efforts to address the effects of “Havana Syndrome” as reported cases proliferate and worries mount that its cause remains poorly understood and unidentified publicly, current and former U.S. officials say. The steady drumbeat of incidents — dozens of which have been reported …
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15 July
Schumer says Senate will act on bipartisan infrastructure bill next week
Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday to finalize their infrastructure proposal, saying that the Senate will begin procedural votes for the bill next week. Schumer announced that he will file cloture on a bill that will serve as a “vehicle” for …
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9 July
Biden signs executive order cracking down on anticompetitive economic practices
President Biden signed an executive order on Friday cracking down on what the White House says are anticompetitive practices among technology companies, labor and several other economic sectors. “The heart of American capitalism is a simple idea: open and fair competition,” Mr. Biden said in remarks on Friday afternoon. “Capitalism …
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April, 2021
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13 April
Disney will let its workers sport tattoos and gender
Cast members at Disney’s theme parks can now show up to work with visible tattoos in whatever gender costume they wish thanks to a major shift in the company’s dress code. “We want our guests to see their own backgrounds and traditions reflected in the stories, experiences and products they …
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March, 2021
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8 March
Kyle Larson gets first win since suspension by NASCAR for using racial slur
Las Vegas — Kyle Larson wasn’t sure he’d ever race again in NASCAR, and if he could, he didn’t know who would even hire him. It was Rick Hendrick who took the chance on a driver many believed was radioactive for sponsors. Larson’s use of a racial slur while participating …
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February, 2021
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21 February
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To the many sounds you’d expect to be produced by a forest, consider including this: the sound of the piano. The majestic “red spruce” growing in the Val di Fiemme of Italy’s Dolomites has been prized by instrument makers for centuries. To see why, “CBS Sunday Morning’s” Seth Doane followed …
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