If the Biden administration doesn’t reinstate mask and distancing guidelines, one expert warned, “we could well be on our way to another national surge—and one that was entirely foreseen and entirely preventable.” The highly transmissible Delta variant is fueling an alarming surge in new coronavirus infections across the United States, intensifying pressure on the White House […]
The Paris-based agency slammed rich governments for promising to “build back better” but refusing to “put their money where their mouth is.” The International Energy Agency warned Tuesday that global carbon dioxide emissions are on track to soar to record levels in 2023—and continue rising thereafter—as governments fail to make adequate investments in green energy and […]
“Republicans can always be counted on to help billionaires not pay taxes.” Under pressure from well-heeled conservative advocacy organizations and donors, Republican senators have removed funding for IRS enforcement from an emerging bipartisan infrastructure plan, threatening to tank a proposed crackdown on rich tax cheats. [pullquote]”Fully funding the IRS = $1.2 trillion in revenue over 10 […]
Christian Emmanuel Sanon is the third Haitian-born individual with ties to the United States to be arrested for playing a role in the killing. A Haitian-born doctor based in Florida was arrested Sunday as part of an ongoing probe into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, who was gunned down in his home in the dead of night […]