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Senate rejects Sanders' $15 minimum wage bid, braces for all-nighter on COVID-19 relief
1 month ago | By New York Post
The Senate voted 58-42 Friday night to reject Sen. Bernie Sanders' effort to add a $15 minimum wage provision to President Biden's $1.9 million COVID-19 relief bill, and is now poised to work well into Saturday in an all-night marathon of haggling over the massive measure. The so-called “vote-a-rama” - during which senators can offer...
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The $15 Minimum Wage Is Officially Dead In Democrats' COVID-19 Relief Bill
1 month ago | By The Huffington Post
Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to force a vote on the proposal, which died on procedural grounds.
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NBA draft prospect Terrence Clarke dies in car crash
Former University of Kentucky basketball player Terrence Clarke died in a car crash on Thursday in Los Angeles, according to multiple reports. The 19-year-old guard ran a red... Read more ...
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77 Iowa inmates received overdoses of COVID vaccine
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Former Pine-Richland football coach Eric Kasperowicz releases letter he...
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Loyola University Chicago requiring COVID-19 vaccines by start of fall semester
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Kentucky 'working every angle' to get shots in more arms
Hoping to reverse a slowdown in COVID-19 vaccination rates in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that officials are “working every angle" to increase the number of... Read more ...