Appointments to get kids 5 to 11 vaccinated are filling up quickly in Montgomery County.… Continue Reading
Rivera, Washington shift into future evaluation mode at 2-6
At 2-6 with the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers up next and the Dallas Cowboys in control of the NFC East, Washington’s hopes of a long-shot playoff bid seem out of reach… Continue Reading
Santos confirmed as next Census Bureau leader
Robert Santos was confirmed Thursday as the next U.S. Census Bureau director, becoming the first person of color to lead the nation’s largest statistical agency on a permanent basis.… Continue Reading
No arm-twisting: Kerry says corporates back plan to cut CO2
A new project trumpeted by U.S. President Joe Biden in which companies underpin development of low-carbon technologies through their buying power amounts to a “big transformation,” U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said Thursday… Continue Reading
Jury selection starts for Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend
The weekslong process of selecting a jury for the federal sex trafficking trial of financier Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, a British socialite, began Thursday with a video introduction from the judge in which she called jury trials the “bedrock of American democracy”… Continue Reading
SpaceX crew launch bumped to next week; astronaut on mend
SpaceX’s next crew flight is off until at least next week, as NASA debates whether to bring astronauts back from the International Space Station before launching their replacements… Continue Reading
American Girl Dolls, Risk, sand make it to Toy Hall of Fame
American Girl dolls and the strategy board game Risk were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday in recognition of their influence on the toy industry… Continue Reading
Youngkin, Northam pledge smooth power transition in Virginia
Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin met with outgoing Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday for a lunch with their wives at the executive mansion in Richmond, and in cordial remarks afterward both pledged a smooth transition of power… Continue Reading
Rittenhouse juror dismissed after joke about Blake shooting
A juror in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial was dismissed Thursday after a court security officer reported that the man told a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which set off protests in the Wisconsin city where Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three people.… Continue Reading
US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.… Continue Reading
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