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Stamp prices are rising while some Postal Service delivery times will slow
The United States Postal Service has started implementing a new 10-year plan in the name of controlling costs. Parts of that plan will make it slightly more expensive to mail birthday cards and packages, and mailers can expect slower delivery for select mail types come October 1. -
Flag on the play: Favre urges kids to avoid tackle football
As 2021 football seasons kick off, retired NFL legend Brett Favre is urging athletes under 14 (and their families) to choose flag football over tackle football to limit their risk of developing the degenerative brain disease CTE. -
The US economy will likely grow, but the impact of the Delta variant will be significant
Despite the emergence of the Delta variant, the U.S. economy will likely grow in the months ahead. But the impact on businesses both at home and abroad will be significant. -
US will erase student debt for those with severe disabilities
(AP) The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes. The move will wipe out more than $5.8 billion in debt, according to the Education Department, and it marks the start of a broader overhaul of… -
Cleveland name change from Indians to Guardians becomes official
Update (11/19/21): About four months after the original announcement, the Cleveland Indians officially switch their name over to the Guardians Friday. Following changes to some of the digital elements of the team Thursday, the Cleveland Guardians Team Store opened at Progressive field Friday morning. “Today marks a major step in our transition to the Cleveland Guardians,… -
The world’s most popular motorsport is shifting into high gear in America
Formula 1 broadcasts–unfolding on city streets and historic tracks across five continents–are achieving stronger ratings than ever before, while this season’s title races are more competitive than they’ve been in nearly a decade. -
Biden appeals to governors, mayors in bipartisan infrastructure lunch
President Joe Biden hosted a bipartisan group of governors and mayors at the White House Wednesday to push for public support of his infrastructure proposal. “There are no Democratic roads or Republican bridges, but there are families in need of shorter commute times, safer commutes, kids need to be able to drink clean drinking water,… -
Commentator Tomi Lahren claps back at Caitlyn Jenner haters
It’s a story of unlikely allies: Republican Caitlyn Jenner is getting support from Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren. The former Olympian and reality television personality spoke at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference in Dallas over the weekend. While there, a heckler targeted Jenner, calling her by her birth name. Lahren then took to Twitter,… -
Biden, mayors discuss how to deal with rising crime rates, gun violence
President Joe Biden met with Attorney General Merrick Garland, local elected officials and police chiefs at the White House Monday to address rising crime and gun violence rates. The video above shows some of those officials talking to reporters after the meeting. The New York Times, citing unofficial data from criminologists, reported homicides in major… -
OPINION: Republican calls to investigate Dr. Fauci are a misguided mess
Dr. Rashad Richey argues that the case for investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci isn’t as strong or clear as Republicans would like you to believe. Dr. Richey adds that there’s hypocrisy in clamoring to investigate Dr. Fauci when many of those same Republicans don’t support investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. -
Delta variant surges in US as studies prove vaccines’ efficacy
The delta variant, first identified in India in December 2020, has become the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S., according to CDC data. “We know that the delta variant has increased transmissibility and it is currently surging in pockets of the country with low vaccination rates,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during… -
Straight To It: Gwen’s Wednesday, July 7 recap
Gwen’s picks for Wednesday, July 7 include: Haiti’s president was assassinated in a “hateful, inhumane and barbaric act”. Former President Donald Trump sued Facebook, Twitter and Google over wrongful censorship. Florida was spared the worst of Elsa, which downgraded to a Tropical Storm before landfall. June 2021 was the hottest June of all time in… -
The billionaire space race is cleared for liftoff
Bezos. Branson. Musk. Three billionaires have been racing to reach outer space for years. Following years of testing and dozens of launches, they’re getting ready to launch themselves to the edge of orbit.
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