US debt is expected to pass 100% of GDP. Investors don’t seem to mind
For the first time since just after World War II, US debt is projected to exceed the size of the country’s economy next year as the government approves huge amounts of spending during the coronavirus pandemic.
Officials turn pizzerias into polling places as retirement homes, schools bow out
The pandemic has created yet another hurdle for officials trying to plan November’s election: Places that typically serve as reliable polling stations are now off the table because of Covid-19.
Trump appears to encourage North Carolinians to vote twice to test the system
President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to encourage people in North Carolina to vote twice — once by mail and once in person — during the November general election to purportedly double check that their initial vote was counted, which is alread…
Dijon Kizzee was running from deputies when he was shot, lawyers say
Dijon Kizzee, the 29-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies two days ago, was running away from deputies when he was killed, attorneys for Kizzee’s family alleged Wednesday.
Pakistan blocks Tinder, Grindr and other dating apps
Pakistan has blocked five dating apps, including Tinder and Grindr, on the grounds of “immoral and indecent content.”
Vikings QB on Covid-19: ‘If I die, I die’
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins is taking a controversial approach to Covid-19 for a man of his stature.
Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says
The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter registration, when in fact they never moved, according to a ne…
Evictions are halted: What you need to know
A temporary halt on evictions covering most renters across the US has been introduced as a public health measure.
Nancy Pelosi just handed Trump a campaign gift
Nancy Pelosi is one of the — if not the — smartest political strategists in the Democratic Party. As such, she knows that appearances matter in politics. A lot. Which is why her decision to have her hair done indoors at a shop in San Francisco makes …
Gen Z conservatives build new groups for anti-Trump Republicans
Elle Kalisz watched both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions over the past two weeks as a person without a party.
Breonna Taylor’s case puts Kentucky’s first Black attorney general in the spotlight
With Kentucky set to make a highly anticipated decision this week in the state’s investigation into the police shooting of Breonna Taylor, all eyes are on the state’s trailblazing Republican attorney general, whose office is overseeing the controversia…
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