Democratic and Republican congressional leaders late Sunday reached an agreement on a roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief package that would send … [Read more...] about ‘$600 Is Not Enough,’ Say Progressives as Congressional Leaders Reach Covid Relief Deal
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California Governor Gavin Newsom in Quarantine After COVID Exposure
California Governor Gavin Newsom has re-entered quarantine after a staffer tested positive for COVID-10. The L.A. Times reports: "Newsom tested … [Read more...] about California Governor Gavin Newsom in Quarantine After COVID Exposure
UK COVID Mutation Sparks Vaccine Concern, Travel Bans from Several Nations: ‘Right Now This Variant is on a Plane and Flying to JFK’
Travel has been halted from the United Kingdom from several countries after a mutant variation of the coronavirus that is highly transmissible sparked … [Read more...] about UK COVID Mutation Sparks Vaccine Concern, Travel Bans from Several Nations: ‘Right Now This Variant is on a Plane and Flying to JFK’
Mark Meadows Threatened to Fire White House Doctors if They Revealed Trump Staffers Had Contracted COVID
Amid a lengthy portrait of Donald Trump's dismal failure to respond adequately to the coronavirus pandemic are several paragraphs about how White … [Read more...] about Mark Meadows Threatened to Fire White House Doctors if They Revealed Trump Staffers Had Contracted COVID
‘COVID-Spreader’ Mike Pence Jabbed with Vaccine on SNL: WATCH
SNL's cold open delivered some of the first vaccines on live television, to Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and his mute wife Karen (Lauren … [Read more...] about ‘COVID-Spreader’ Mike Pence Jabbed with Vaccine on SNL: WATCH
‘Atlanta Eagle’ Gay Bar to Be Designated Historic Landmark, Saving it from Demolition
The Atlanta Eagle gay bar, open since 1987, is to be designated a historic landmark, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced this week. Said Bottoms: … [Read more...] about ‘Atlanta Eagle’ Gay Bar to Be Designated Historic Landmark, Saving it from Demolition
Russell T. Davies’ ’80s Drama ‘It’s a Sin’, About Young Gay Men Coping with the AIDS Crisis, Rolls Out First Trailer: WATCH
Back in October 2019 (which seems like an eon ago), we reported that Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander, Neil Patrick Harris and actress … [Read more...] about Russell T. Davies’ ’80s Drama ‘It’s a Sin’, About Young Gay Men Coping with the AIDS Crisis, Rolls Out First Trailer: WATCH
Mitch McConnell Trying to Block Extension of Paid Sick and Family Leave: ‘A Catastrophe for Millions of Workers’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is reportedly standing in the way of a Democratic effort to extend federal paid sick and family leave benefits … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell Trying to Block Extension of Paid Sick and Family Leave: ‘A Catastrophe for Millions of Workers’
Mike Pence Receives COVID Vaccine: LIVE VIDEO
Vice President Mike Pence publicly received the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday morning as the U.S. death toll topped 317,000. Karen Pence, and Surgeon … [Read more...] about Mike Pence Receives COVID Vaccine: LIVE VIDEO
Ellen DeGeneres Says COVID Gave Her ‘Excruciating’ Back Pain: WATCH
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who announced she was positive for COVID-19 a week ago, gave followers an update on her condition Wednesday, and … [Read more...] about Ellen DeGeneres Says COVID Gave Her ‘Excruciating’ Back Pain: WATCH