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Straight To It: Gwen’s Friday, July 2 recap
Gwen’s picks for Friday, July 2 include: The first hurricane of the season is here Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are feuding over a rally scheduled for this weekend A new jobs report brings good news An American track and field star tests positive for THC, knocking her out of a… -
Fair? Olympic dreams dashed after sprinter tests positive for pot
Sha’Carri Richardson will not be allowed to compete in the 100 meter dash at the Tokyo Olympics. The American track and field star is serving a one-month suspension after testing positive for THC, the main psychoactive component of marijuana. Richardson finished first in the 100 meter finals at the U.S. Olympic trials on June 20.… -
Russia denies latest US, UK hacking allegations
(Reuters) – Russia’s embassy in Washington said on Friday that Moscow categorically denied new hacking allegations levelled against it a day earlier by U.S. and British authorities. The two governments said in a joint advisory on Thursday that Russian spies accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election had spent much of the past… -
US troops withdraw from last military base in Afghanistan
Senior defense officials confirmed American and coalition forces have left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of American military operations in Afghanistan for nearly two decades. That withdrawal effectively ends American military operations in Afghanistan months before President Biden’s announced Sept. 11 departure. U.S. officials told the Associated Press last month that 650 troops will remain in… -
Straight To It: Gwen’s Thursday, July 1 recap
Gwen’s picks for Thursday, July 1 include: Charges brought against the Trump Organization and its CFO Pelosi appointing select committee members to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riots House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy responding to Liz Cheney’s appointment to the committee POTUS meeting with Florida families College athletes cashing in -
Senate to address removing Confederate statues from Capitol
Tuesday evening, the House of Representatives voted to remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol. The bill had bipartisan support, passing with a vote of 285 – 120. It will now move over to the Senate. Under the terms of the bill, a bust of Roger B. Taney, the former Supreme Court Justice who wrote the… -
Deadline day for the fight against robocalls
The Trump administration attempted to crack down on robocalls, but the Federal Communications Commission struggled with enforcement. As of June 30, 2021, major phone carriers have to adopt new technology that blocks fake or spoofed calls–or face fines if they don’t. -
Search and rescue efforts resume at Surfside as mayor considers demolition of remaining tower
U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis as he meets rescue teams and first responders on the building collapse in Surfside in Miami, Florida U.S., July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Search and rescue efforts at the collapsed Surfside tower resumed Thursday after being suspended for most of the day.… -
Pelosi appoints Republican Liz Cheney to newly approved Jan. 6 committee
The morning after the House of Representatives voted to create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appointed Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as the lone Republican on the committee. House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) will chair the committee, and the six other appointees include: Pete… -
Straight To It: Gwen’s Wednesday, June 30 recap
Gwen’s picks for Wednesday, June 30 include: Bill Cosby’s release from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction The House of Representatives voting to form a Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riots President Trump visiting the U.S.-Mexico border A deadline for phone carriers to implement technology that blocks robocalls… -
Death toll rises to 18 as crews pull 6 bodies from Surfside rubble
Despite challenges posed by inclement weather, search and rescue crews continue to comb the rubble of a collapsed condo tower in Surfside, Florida Wednesday. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava confirmed six more bodies were pulled from the wreckage, raising the death toll to 18 people following last Thursday’s tragedy. 147 individuals were still missing as… -
Straight To It: Gwen’s Tuesday, June 29 recap
Gwen’s picks for Tuesday, June 29 include: The continuing search for survivors in Florida The spread of the COVID-19 delta variant Biden stumping to build support for his new infrastructure deal The historic heat wave blanketing America FLOTUS gracing the cover of Vogue magazine -
United Airlines places largest aircraft order of last decade
United Airlines announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft Tuesday, marking the biggest order by an airline in the last decade and the largest order in United’s history. Analysts told the Associated Press the deal would be worth more than $30 billion before discounts, but United has not disclosed any purchase prices. The…
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