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Biden administration weighing preemptive pardons for those on Trump’s political radar: Report

Senior aides to President Joe Biden are engaged in an intense internal debate over whether to issue preemptive pardons to a group of current and former public officials who could be targeted if President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, according to a report Senior aides to President Joe Biden are engaged in an intense internal debate over whether …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to break his word and pardon his son Hunter has spurred a broader discussion about what else he should be doing with the broad clemency powers of the presidency before he leaves office in January, including whether he should be pardoning Donald Trump. He dismissed shouted questions about the matter with a laugh during …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.S. lawmaker accuses Azerbaijan in near 'assault' at COP29

Raw Story

A U.S. lawmaker critical of COP29 host Azerbaijan said he was nearly assaulted when he attended the climate talks in what he called an orchestrated attack by the government. Pallone said around 50 "thugs" then waited for him outside his hotel, with the local police refusing to take him through a back entrance but the US embassy-provided security shielding him. …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

National push to remove millions of tonnes of asbestos from homes to save thousands of lives

ABC

Kerry Wynn-Taylor is on borrowed time, living with a "ticking time-bomb". "I just wish that people would take asbestos dangers really seriously," she said. Average removal $10k Ms Markey's father Robert Vojakovic worked at the infamous Wittenoom blue asbestos mine in Western Australia and fought for workers struck down by disease. "It's not that jurisdictions aren't doing it and aren't …

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4 months ago

Markey and Warren condemn Steward’s CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena

Associated Press

BOSTON — Several political leaders, including Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Lawyers for Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre said Wednesday that he won’t testify before a committee investigating the Dallas-based hospital company’s bankruptcy because a federal court order prohibits him from discussing anything during an ongoing reorganization and settlement effort. “He wants to hide from the accountability of what …

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4 months ago

Markey and Warren condemn Steward's CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lawyers for Steward Health Care …

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4 months ago

Steward CEO says he won’t comply with Senate subpoena on hospital closings

Associated Press

BOSTON — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre won’t comply with a subpoena to appear before a U.S. Senate committee that is investigating the hospital company’s bankruptcy, his lawyers said Wednesday. De la Torre needs to remain silent to respect an ongoing hospital reorganization and settlement effort, his lawyers said in a letter to Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie …

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4 months ago

A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction

Politico

But the proposal faces opposition from the health care providers with the most intimate knowledge of methadone treatment: methadone clinic directors. “The idea that a physician in private practice without support staff … that they’re going to be able to treat a complex medical problem like the use of fentanyl, is just not substantiated,” said Mark Parrino, president of the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Swifties for Kamala' think Harris is the 1 to beat Trump. And they want to help

NPR

'Swifties for Kamala' think Harris is the 1 to beat Trump. And they want to help toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Decked out in their friendship bracelets and ready with a long list of song-related puns, Taylor Swift fans came together Tuesday night. Sponsor Message Swifties for Harris held its first organizing call on Zoom Tuesday night and featured appearances …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

I went to the Gen Z events at the DNC. I was met with a Hall of Hotties and Wall of Weirdos

The Independent

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Democrats are running away from ‘packing’ the Supreme Court

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Republicans continue lambasting Democrats for wanting to “pack” the Supreme Court with additional justices. “We’re commencing on an important discussion, and of course we've heard the president's proposal,” Baldwin — who’s facing Republican businessman Eric Hovde this fall — told Raw Story. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith arrives for a vote at the Capitol on July 8, 2024 in …

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5 months ago

Sea turtles strandings have increased dramatically. Congress might create a fund to bail them out

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water. Congress is nearing passage of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, which would create a new $33 million federal grant program to fund …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Man accused of beheading father in their home is competent to stand trial, judge rules

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Man accused of beheading father in their home is competent to stand trial, judge rules

Associated Press

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — The man accused of beheading his father in their suburban Philadelphia home early this year and posting a video of the severed head online is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Judge Stephen Corr ruled from the bench after a nearly five-hour proceeding that unfolded with Justin Mohn, wearing a yellow jumpsuit with “inmate” printed …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Steward Health Care announces closure of 2 Massachusetts hospitals

Associated Press

BOSTON — Steward Health Care announced Friday that is it closing two hospitals in Massachusetts because it received no qualified bids for the facilities after declaring bankruptcy earlier this year. Maura Healey blamed the closures on what she called the greed and mismanagement of Steward Health Care and company CEO Ralph de la Torre. “We want to assure the people …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy and subpoena its CEO

The Independent

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy and subpoena its CEO

Associated Press

BOSTON — A Senate committee voted Thursday to authorize an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care and to subpoena the company’s CEO, Dr. Ralph de la Torre. “Perhaps more than anyone else in America, a dubious distinction no doubt, Ralph de la Torre, CEO of Steward Health Care, epitomizes the type of outrageous corporate greed that is permeating …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawmakers seek health care and retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers

Associated Press

BOSTON — A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, is seeking reassurances that workers at hospitals owned by Steward Health Care will have their health care and retirement benefits protected. In a letter to acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Monday, Markey said Steward’s bankruptcy “poses concerns for the nearly 30,000 workers including …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Steward Health Care strikes deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum

Associated Press

BOSTON — Financially embattled hospital operator Steward Health Care has struck a deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, as it works to stabilize its finances. Maura Healey has said state monitors are keeping eye on the nine health care facilities operated by Steward Health Care in Massachusetts, including hospitals in some of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. Democrats and environmental advocacy groups never gave up on the plan and pushed Biden in recent weeks to issue an executive order authorizing what the White House …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Expand the Supreme Court? Senate Democrats are holding out, and activists are livid

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Support for expanding the size of the Supreme Court continues growing at all levels of the Democratic Party. “As advocates, our role is going to be continuing to make sure that we're pushing the conversation forward.” In a sea change, the majority of Democratic voters, dozens of grassroots organizations and many House Democrats, including constitutional lawyer Rep. Jamie …

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1 year, 6 months ago

How an untested, cash-strapped TV show about books became an American classic

LA Times

Jet-lagged and exhausted, LeVar Burton rallied his youthful energy as he exited customs at New York’s JFK airport and climbed into a waiting limo. If “Reading Rainbow” delivered on its promise that a children’s show focused on the joy and value of reading could be set in the real America rather than on Sesame Street or in Mister Rogers’ neighborhood, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023

Associated Press

DETROIT — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., one of the bill’s sponsors, has said eight of 20 major automakers including Ford, BMW and Tesla have pulled the band from new vehicles. “Ford’s reversal reflects an overdue realization about the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Will dashboard AM radio be saved? Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep it in new cars

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation’s cars. A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act.” The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars at no additional cost. “Carmakers shouldn’t tune out AM radio …

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Biden administration weighing preemptive pardons for those on Trump’s political radar: Report

Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter spurs broader discussion on who else should be granted clemency

U.S. lawmaker accuses Azerbaijan in near 'assault' at COP29

National push to remove millions of tonnes of asbestos from homes to save thousands of lives

Markey and Warren condemn Steward’s CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena

Markey and Warren condemn Steward's CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena

Steward CEO says he won’t comply with Senate subpoena on hospital closings

A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction

'Swifties for Kamala' think Harris is the 1 to beat Trump. And they want to help

I went to the Gen Z events at the DNC. I was met with a Hall of Hotties and Wall of Weirdos

Democrats are running away from ‘packing’ the Supreme Court

Sea turtles strandings have increased dramatically. Congress might create a fund to bail them out

Man accused of beheading father in their home is competent to stand trial, judge rules

Man accused of beheading father in their home is competent to stand trial, judge rules

Steward Health Care announces closure of 2 Massachusetts hospitals

Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy and subpoena its CEO

Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy and subpoena its CEO

Lawmakers seek health care and retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers

Steward Health Care strikes deal to sell its nationwide physician network to Optum

Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps

Expand the Supreme Court? Senate Democrats are holding out, and activists are livid

How an untested, cash-strapped TV show about books became an American classic

Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023

Will dashboard AM radio be saved? Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep it in new cars