Jun 15 WATCH: Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellen announce small business aid program By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the Biden administration is distributing $1.25 billion to hundreds of community lenders. Continue reading
Jun 15 5 charts that show where we are in the pandemic By Laura Santhanam, Megan McGrew Here’s a look at five different series of data that offer a snapshot about how the nation is recovering from COVID-19 and what work is left to be done. Continue reading
Jun 14 Minnesota court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press More than 1,000 tribal and environmental activists gathered at construction sites near the headwaters of the Mississippi River last week to try to block the project. Continue reading
Jun 14 UK’s Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks By Pan Pylas, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, as a result of the spread of the delta variant. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 4:14 COVID-19, climate change, China: Biden reaffirms America’s global role at the G7 By PBS NewsHour President Joe Biden made his first foreign trip as president to the U.K. for the G-7 summit where he was welcomed by world leaders amid talk of “shared values.” In a bid to move past the Trump-era, President Biden reaffirmed… Continue watching
Jun 11 Jobless claims in U.S. fall to 376,000, marking a sixth straight drop By Associated Press The number of people signing up for benefits exceeded 900,000 in early January and has fallen more or less steadily ever since. Still, claims are high by historic standards. Continue reading
Jun 10 COVID-19 changed public transportation. Here’s how. By Justin Stabley, Vignesh Ramachandran As more Americans get vaccinated and many start returning to workplaces, transit agencies see this transition to a post-pandemic society as an opportunity to fundamentally change how public transit works. Continue reading
Jun 09 Keystone pipeline nixed after Biden stands firm on permit By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it's pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company's permit. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 7:58 Mastercard Foundation gives $1.3 billion to boost vaccinations in Africa In one of the largest private sector donations of its kind, the Mastercard Foundation announced it will give $1.3 billion over the next three years to vaccinate 50 million people in Africa. Fewer than 2 percent of the people there… Continue watching
Jun 09 El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender By Marcos Aleman, Associated Press The digital currency will be able to be used in any transaction and any business will have to accept payment in Bitcoin, with the exception of those lacking the technology to do so. Continue reading