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75% of the $454 Billion CARES Act Money Never Went to the Fed; It Was Invested by a Mnuchin Slush Fund Called the ESF
The CARES Act was signed into law on March 27. Congress earmarked $454 billion of that stimulus money to be distributed by the Treasury to the Federal Reserve to be used for emergency lending programs to save businesses and jobs during the pandemic and keep credit flowing to the U.S. economy.
How One of the Reddest States Became the Nation’s Hottest Weed Market
Oklahoma entered the world of legal cannabis late, but its hands-off approach launched a boom and a new nickname: ‘Toke-lahoma.’ Paul Demko is the cannabis editor at POLITICO Pro.
The Rotting of the Republican Mind
In a recent Monmouth University survey, 77 percent of Trump backers said Joe Biden had won the presidential election because of fraud. Many of these same people think climate change is not real.
Two Rural States With GOP Governors And Very Different COVID-19 Results
One of America's governors most skeptical about COVID-19 has been South Dakota's Kristi Noem. She's loudly refused to impose any shutdowns or a statewide mask mandate. Noem's devotion to keeping her state open has made her a celebrity in the Republican Party.
Leading House Dems Demand 'Full Accounting' on Trump Order Allowing Purge of Federal Workforce
The chairs of 23 House committee and subcommittee on Wednesday demanded information from dozens of federal agencies on the impacts of an executive order from President Donald Trump that critics warned could lead to a purge of career federal employees and let the outgoing administration "replace tale
8 Big Lies History Books Tell About Natives
Do history books written by white folks tell the truth about Natives? We think not. Here are just some of the lies they tell.
6 Thanksgiving Myths and the Wampanoag Side of the Story
Vincent Schilling The Thanksgiving Day Celebration Originated From a Massacre.
The Next Decade Could Be Even Worse
A historian believes he has discovered iron laws that predict the rise and fall of societies. He has bad news.
The Wampanoag Side of the First Thanksgiving Story
Too often the story of the 1621 Thanksgiving is told from the Pilgrims’ point of view, and when the Wampanoag, who partook in this feast too, are included, it is usually in a brief or distorted way.
Riskiest Spot for Rising Seas Is 50 Miles from the Ocean
The county most at risk for coastal flooding is not in Florida, North Carolina or New Jersey, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It’s not even on a coast.
Trump Pardons Michael Flynn, Ending Case His Justice Dept. Sought to Shut Down
The president’s former national security adviser twice pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador. WASHINGTON — President Trump pardoned on Wednesday his former national security adviser Michael T.
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Scott Peterson, thousands of California inmates carried out 'staggering' Covid fraud, officials say
Tens of thousands of prison and jail inmates, including convicted serial killers and notorious inmates like Scott Peterson, have carried out what prosecutors described Tuesday as possibly the largest fraud scheme in California history.
Sweden Sees No Signs So Far Herd Immunity Is Stopping Virus
There’s little evidence that herd immunity is helping Sweden combat the coronavirus, according to the country’s top epidemiologist.
Guys, We Have A Problem: How American Masculinity Creates Lonely Men
When Paul Kugelman was a kid, he had no shortage of friends. But as he grew older and entered middle age, his social world narrowed. Kugelman's story isn't unusual: researchers say it can be difficult for men to hold on to friendships as they age. And the problem may begin in adolescence.
Ohio logs record 11,885 daily case increase, as backlog of reports inflate numbers, Gov. Mike DeWine says: Monday update
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio reported an increase of 11,885 coronavirus cases on Monday, setting another record for the state, but that number is because of a flood of tests coming in from labs, Gov. Mike DeWine said.
Here's the Truth: The Oligarchy Loves This Democratic Decay and Politics of Lies
Joe Biden’s victory instantly obliterated the Democratic Party’s longstanding charge that Russia was hijacking and compromising US elections.
Research shows conversation quickly spreads droplets more than six feet inside buildings
With implications for the transmission of diseases like COVID-19, researchers have found that ordinary conversation creates a conical, "jet-like" airflow that quickly carries a spray of tiny droplets from a speaker’s mouth across meters of an interior space.
Extinction Rebellion launch campaign of financial disobedience
Extinction Rebellion is launching a campaign of financial civil disobedience aimed at exposing the “political economy’s complicity” in the unfolding ecological crisis.
Taxpayers Face $435 Billion in Student-Loan Losses, Already Baked in: Department of Education Study
In 2009, the US government entered the business of reckless, no-matter-what lending to students, even to older students with subprime credit ratings and to students at iffy for-profit colleges with dubious degree programs.
Largest COVID-19 contact tracing study to date finds children key to spread, evidence of superspreaders
A study of more than a half-million people in India who were exposed to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 suggests that the virus’ continued spread is driven by only a small percentage of those who become infected.
The US recorded 195,000 new Covid-19 cases in a day. An expert says spread is now 'faster' and 'broader' than ever
November has been a month full of devastating Covid-19 records in the US. CNN's Michael Nedelman, Andy Rose, Jen Christensen, Jacqueline Howard, Maggie Fox and Hollie Silverman contributed to this report.
‘This is simply not how the Constitution works’: Federal judge eviscerates Trump lawsuit
The judge issued a withering opinion in his dismissal of the suit that Rudy Giuliani turned up to argue in a small Pennsylvania city this week.
Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up
In August 2019, Iceland held a funeral for the Okjökull Glacier, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change. The community commemorated the event with a plaque in recognition of this irreversible change and the grave impacts it represents.
The climate crisis is looming large on Wall Street
For all their environmental overtures, banks are still pumping billions of dollars into fossil fuel companies. That could become a high-priced habit, as regulators move to tighten rules around how lenders reflect climate-related risks in their accounts.
Greenland Is Melting, And a New Model Suggests We've Greatly Underestimated Its Impact
Greenland is the largest island in the world and on it rests the largest ice mass in the Northern Hemisphere. If all that ice melted, the sea would rise by more than 7 metres.
Inheritance, not work, has become the main route to middle-class home ownership
In many of the world’s largest and most expensive cities, young people find themselves in a strange predicament. Although their educational credentials and employment prospects put them in the “middle-class” category, many have virtually no chance of ever making it on to the property ladder.
‘Call his bluff’: Edward Norton lays out poker-style Trump analysis we never expected
Actor Edward Norton knows a thing or two about playing poker and is using that knowledge to call what he sees as Donald Trump’s bluff.
How Profits From Slavery Changed the Landscape of the Scottish Highlands
Money earned through enslavement played a key role in the eviction of Highlanders in the 18th and 19th centuries, study finds Between roughly 1750 and 1860, wealthy landowners forcibly evicted thousands of Scottish Highlanders in order to create large-scale sheep farms.
12 million Americans could lose crucial unemployment benefits just after Christmas
With special pandemic unemployment benefits set to expire in the next few weeks, opera singer Brian Montgomery is making plans to leave the country.
Utah Lawmakers Accused of Seeking to Legalize Drivers Running Over Street Protesters
Utah lawmakers are being condemned this week for advancing a bill with provisions penalizing demonstrators who obstruct traffic during a "riot" while absolving any driver who injures or kills a protester, as long as the motorist was fleeing in fear of their life, which critics denounced as an attemp
Pandemic adds to hunger crisis, pushing more people into poverty and unable to afford food
The twin baby boys lay on a bed of woven palm leaves in a remote camp for displaced people in Yemen's north, their collarbones and ribs visible. They cried loudly, twisting as if in pain, not from disease but from the hunger gnawing away at them.
Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel that links two of the Great Lakes.
Once Out Of Office, Trump Faces Significant Legal Jeopardy
Updated at 4:23 p.m. ET Of all the perks of being president, Donald Trump may soon miss most the legal protection that it affords.
Cannabis firm with Toledo connection growing like a weed
An Illinois company that opened the Toledo area’s first medical cannabis dispensary and owns a cannabis production plant in North Toledo is expanding its ...
Trump Judges Block Laws Banning LGBTQ “Conversion Therapy” for Minors
A federal appeals court blocked bans on LGBTQ “conversion therapy” for minors on Friday, finding that two Florida cities violate the First Amendment with laws that seek to protect children from the harmful and discredited practice.
'Monstrous Behavior': Mnuchin Slammed for Biden 'Snub' That Could Sabotage US Economic Recovery
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was accused Friday of taking "exactly the wrong policy move right now" and sabotaging the economy for the incoming Biden administration after announcing an end-of-year cutoff to several key coronavirus relief lending programs at the Federal Reserve.
Ohio lawmakers pass bill stripping Gov. Mike DeWine of his power to issue statewide coronavirus orders
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Mike DeWine a bill that would strip his administration of the authority to issue statewide coronavirus orders, even though the governor said the measure would be “a disaster” and vowed to veto it.
Trump administration overrules Jerome Powell and cuts off Fed emergency lending programs
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has pulled the plug on emergency Federal Reserve lending programs, drawing a rare rebuke from the central bank, which said they are needed to support the economy as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage.
How police handled a DC stabbing is yet another sign of how law enforcement favors extremist group Proud Boys
As protests over police brutality and racial justice broke out this summer, often resulting in harsh responses from law enforcement, police officers across the country have been accused of favoring a violent extremist group that took to the streets to oppose those demonstrators.
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The Legacy Of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
What to make of the tenure of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos depends, like Beauty itself, on the eye of the beholder.
12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts
Updated at 8:48 a.m. ET The day after Christmas, millions of Americans will lose their jobless benefits, according to a new study. And that could spell financial ruin for many people, like 44-year-old Todd Anderson in the small town of Mackinaw City, Mich.
Why Charges Against Protesters Are Being Dismissed by the Thousands
Prosecutors declined to pursue many of the cases because they concluded the protesters were exercising their basic civil rights. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Matt Kaufmann loved bringing real-world issues into his classroom, but he never expected he would become a lesson himself.
Trump Has Abdicated in the Face of Disaster
The nation faces an unprecedented crisis, and the president has left a void. Almost a quarter million Americans have died from COVID-19. Some 77,000 are now hospitalized, about a fifth of those in the ICU.
Trump targets vote certification in late bid to block Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting nowhere in the courts, President Donald Trump’s scattershot effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory is shifting toward obscure election boards that certify the vote as Trump and his allies seek to upend the electoral process, sow chaos and perpetuate un
'Absolutely Sickening': US Military Buys Location Data Harvested From Apps, Including One for Muslim Prayers
"Holy hell... This is absolutely unacceptable." "Quite wild." "Grotesque." "Absolutely sickening." "This should be illegal." Those were just some of the alarmed reactions to reporting by Joseph Cox for Motherboard on Monday that "the U.S.
Kristi Noem rigidly follows Trump strategy of denial as Covid ravages South Dakota
Kristi Noem, the Republican governor of South Dakota, tells a story about the first time she met Donald Trump. He welcomed her to the Oval Office, and after they shook hands she returned the compliment by inviting him to visit her back in her home state.
Canada Opens World’s Longest Hiking Trail From Coast to Coast
The Great Trail of Canada is now open for hikers, bikers, kayakers and skiers. The nearly 15,000-mile-long national treasure took a quarter century to build and has been called the largest volunteer effort in Canadian history.
How Can We Trust This G.O.P. in Power Again?
So how do I feel two weeks after our election? Awed and terrified. I am in awe at the expression of democracy that took place in America. It was our most impressive election since 1864 and maybe our most important since 1800.
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