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Morgan Stanley names 14 stocks to buy now that are set to pop from Biden 'going big on green energy'

Summary List Placement President Joe Biden is making good on his campaign promise to combat climate change, issuing a suite of executive actions Wednesday including directing...
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‘Sloppy' hockey is the name of the game early in NHL season

1 hour ago | NBC Sports

After no exhibition games - and no action at all for seven teams in the past 10 months - there have been plenty of odd-man rushes and mistakes, with six goals a game being...
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Democrats introduce bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state

1 hour ago | NBC News

While the Democratic-controlled House could pass the bill again, its chances of clearing the Senate are nil.
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Biden pick for transportation, Buttigieg, advances in Senate

1 hour ago | My Sanantonio

WASHINGTON - A Senate panel on Wednesday easily advanced President Joe Biden's nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, setting up a final confirmation vote...
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Dr. Amy Acton among names mentioned as potential U.S. Senate candidates

1 hour ago | WLWT

Dr. Amy Acton, the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, is among the names in the rumor mill for the U.S. Senate seat of Republican Rob Portman.
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How Trump could mount a presidential campaign even if he's banned from office

2 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Here's a longshot but still plausible scenario: US senators from both parties gang up to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting a fatal...
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Rewriting history? Newsweek edits 2015 story to align with disputed claim that GOP Sen. Tom Cotton lied about his military record

2 hours ago | RT

Newsweek has been accused of tinkering with its past reporting in order to lend weight to controversial accusations that Senator Tom Cotton misrepresented his military service...
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Josh Hawley Says He Won't Run For President In 2024 As His Political Future Fades

2 hours ago | Politicus USA

Missouri GOP Sen. Josh Hawley thought it would be good politics to spread Donald Trump's big lie about election fraud.
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New Biden/Harris Administration Has Some Cannabis Professionals Feeling Hopeful But Cautious

2 hours ago | Forbes

The shift in political leadership in the executive branch and the Senate is making some legal cannabis professionals and pundits feel optimistic about the future. Yet, there is...
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Your 2020-21 NHL on NBC TV schedule

2 hours ago | NBC Sports

The season opens with a Jan. 13 tripleheader on NBCSN.
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January has been the deadliest month for COVID-19 with nearly 80,000 lives...

The grim milestone underpins the growing demand from state officials for more vaccines so that Americans can be inoculated more quickly. Read more ...

Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change

President Joe Biden is undertaking the most ambitious effort ever to cut America's oil, gas and coal emissions and stave off the worst effects of climate change. Read more ...

Walgreens stock spikes after tapping Starbucks exec Roz Brewer as new CEO

Walgreens' stock price got a boost Wednesday with Starbucks honcho Roz Brewer poised to take over as the pharmacy chain's new CEO. Shares in the Illinois-based drugstore giant... Read more ...

Biden To 'Pause' Oil And Gas Leasing On Public Lands And Waters

The move is one of his more controversial campaign promises, and industry groups say they will sue. But it won't have much immediate impact on driving down climate-warming... Read more ...

Sen. Patrick Leahy taken to hospital hours after being sworn in to preside...

Summary List Placement Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, has checked into a local hospital hours after being sworn in to preside over former president Trump's... Read more ...

A crocheted Bernie Sanders doll raised more than $40K for charity in an...

A handmade crocheted doll inspired by the viral inauguration meme of Sen. Bernie Sanders raised more than $40,000 for Meals on Wheels America when it was sold in an online... Read more ...

Democrats prep President Biden's COVID-19 aid package with or without GOP

Senate Democrats are preparing to push ahead quickly on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package - even if it means using procedural tools to pass the... Read more ...

WATCH: Biden's White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing

WASHINGTON - For nearly a year it was the Trump show. Now President Joe Biden is calling up the nation's top scientists and public health experts to regularly brief the... Read more ...

Boeing's 737 Max Cleared To Return To European Skies, Regulator Says

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced a modified version of the 737 Max will be allowed to fly once again. The Max jetliner was grounded worldwide after two... Read more ...

UFC 257 on social media: Poirier gains 520,000 new followers, but McGregor...

UFC 257 proved to be a big hit, with fans flocking to their devices to talk about Conor McGregor , Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov during a huge week of social media... Read more ...