Crypto crackdown to help finance bipartisan infrastructure bill
The infrastructure deal agreed upon by lawmakers and President Biden on Wednesday includes a crackdown on cryptocurrencies as one way to raise revenue to support spending.
Vietnam vet with stage 4 cancer gets VIP seats at Minnesota Twins game
A Vietnam veteran’s daughter surprised him with VIP tickets to a Minnesota Twins game a day before his next round of chemotherapy.
Democratic congressman calls on Biden to put a ‘pause’ on border crisis, as COVID spikes in Texas
Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar sounded off Wednesday to Fox News amid dueling illegal immigration and pandemic crises in his border-county district.
Elizabeth Warren backs Newsom in recall fight, accuses ‘Trump Republicans’ of ‘coming to grab power’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom received the backing of Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a fiery ad released Wednesday by the top progressive who accused “Trump Republicans” of “coming to…
AOC, Tlaib blast Sinema’s refusal to support Dems’ $3.5T spending package
Progressive congresswomen Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Rashida Tlaib slammed Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema after the senator announced she will not support a $3.5 trillion infrastructure plan.
Brewers’ Christian Yelich tests positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated
Christian Yelich was placed on the COVID-19 injured list on Tuesday after he tested positive for coronavirus, according to Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns.
Buffalo Bills’ Cole Beasley pushes back on NFL COVID-19 policy, says ‘information being withheld from players’
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley has been one of the most outspoken players to criticize the NFL’s new policy for vaccinated and unvaccinated players and on Wednesday…
Facebook requiring vaccines for US workers returning to office
Facebook announced Wednesday that all its employees returning to the office will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19
Fed’s Powell touches on timeline, details for central bank’s return-to-work plans
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the agency’s staff would be resuming in-person work in a few weeks, though he did not mention any specific mandates as…
Lions-Vikings? Naw, Tigers top Twins by NFL-like 17-14 final
Jeimer Candelario and Eric Haase each drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers, despite giving up seven homers and not hitting any, outlasted the Minnesota Twins 17-14…