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President Biden Pitching His Infrastructure Plan
Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road.
J&J Agrees to Pay $230M to Settle New York Opioid Claim
The New York attorney general says Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Televangelist to Pay $156,000 Settlement for Selling Fake COVID-19 ‘Cure’
Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the TV pastor of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure COVID-19.
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium a Month, Says It’s Last Time
The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic but says this is expected to be the last time it does so.
Biden Anti-Crime Effort Takes on Law-Breaking Gun Dealers
Officials say Biden plans to announce in a speech later Wednesday a “zero tolerance” policy that gives no leeway to gun dealers who fail to comply with federal law, meaning that their license to sell will be revoked on the first offense.
12 Dead in Alabama Due to Claudette, Including 10 Children
Tropical Depression Claudette has claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and spurring tornadoes that destroyed dozens of homes.
Biden Objects to Raising Gas Tax to Pay for Infrastructure
The White House is making clear that President Joe Biden is opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate of inflation to help pay for an infrastructure package that a bipartisan group of 21 senators is trying to craft.
Will Higher Gas Tax Help Pay for Infrastructure Plan?
Biden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructure
US Catholic Bishops OK Steps Toward Possible Rebuke of Biden
U.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, for receiving Communion despite their support for abortion rights.
Tension on the Rise Between U.S. and North Korea
North Korea's Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US.