The US has got first-world Covid problems
(CNN) The US has got first-world problems. The US hotel and restaurant industry is expecting a bumper summer as Americans indulge pent-up wanderlust. The industry is also missing thousands of seasonal guest workers who can't travel owing to pandemic restrictions. The hotel trade has its own staffing issues and is also being hammered by the shutdown in business travel. It warns that without a government bailout, it will be down another half million jobs by the end of the year — after losing 8 million jobs since the pandemic began.
Source:CNN
May 07, 2021 23:15 UTC
Donald Trump Jr. Miffed That Twitter Called His Jimmy Carter Tweet Confusing
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 7, 2021However, it just prompted many Twitter users to point out the ways Donald Trump Sr. differs from Carter. Nobel Peace Prizes:Jimmy Carter - 1The Trump Family - 0 https://t.co/Yk0SgNnkCH — Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) May 7, 2021Trump isn't the next Jimmy Carter he's the next Idi Amin in exile. https://t.co/f0yDBS83pH — Lisa Braun Dubbels (@lisadubbels) May 7, 2021Trump Jr. not only got dunked on, but turned “Jimmy Carter” into a trending term. https://t.co/ZJ6142EJIE pic.twitter.com/77bqHP2ubh — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 7, 2021He doubled down. — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 7, 2021But his aim of controlling the message pretty much failed, as people kept mocking his attempts to own the libs.
Source:Huffington Post
May 07, 2021 23:15 UTC
What to expect from the star-studded Vax Live fundraiser
The pre-taped event brought together celebrities and political leaders at “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World,” which was recorded May 2. Global Citizen said $53.8 million in philanthropic and corporate commitments have already helped procure nearly 10.3 million doses, exceeding the goal for the Vax Live campaign. AFFLECK AND KIMMEL SUIT UPBen Affleck and Jimmy Kimmel lightened the mood after a series of serious speeches. “I said ‘Wear a suit,’” Affleck said. “Yeah, I wore my suit, and you’re not wearing your suit,” Kimmel said.
Source:ABC News
May 07, 2021 23:15 UTC
Tentative bipartisan agreement reached on some key issues in policing overhaul
The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the details of the tentative agreement. While progress has been made on what's known as the 1033 program, which allows for the transfer of military equipment from the Department of Defense to state and local police departments, two major issues remain. Scott has proposed shifting the responsibility to police departments as opposed to individual officers. Democrats have said both the officers and departments should be held accountable. Another key sticking point includes Section 242, a part of federal law which sets the standard for criminally prosecuting police officers.
Source:CNN
May 07, 2021 23:14 UTC
Former Police Officers Indicted on Civil Rights Charges in George Floyd’s Death
Mr. Thao, Mr. Kueng and Mr. Lane face state charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder, and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Mr. Kueng and Mr. Lane, both new on the force, arrived first. Mr. Lane approached Mr. Floyd’s car with his gun raised and turned sideways, pointed at Mr. Floyd through his car window. Mr. Thao stood guard nearby as Mr. Floyd gasped for air and ordered bystanders — who expressed worries about his deteriorating health — to stay on the curb. After the bystanders shouted at the officers to attend to Mr. Floyd, Mr. Kueng checked his pulse and said he could not find it.
Source:New York Times
May 07, 2021 23:12 UTC
Palestinians, Israel police clash at Al-Aqsa mosque; dozens hurt
Tensions have soared in recent weeks in east Jerusalem, which is claimed by both Israel and the Palestinians. At the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Israel blocked off a popular gathering spot where Palestinians traditionally socialize at the end of their daylong fast. ISRAEL STAMPEDE: AT LEAST 44 KILLED AT RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL IN ISRAELThe Al-Aqsa mosque compound is the third holiest site in Islam. Sunday night is "Laylat al-Qadr" or the "Night of Destiny," the most sacred in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israel captured east Jerusalem, along with the West Bank and Gaza — territories the Palestinians want for their future state — in the 1967 Mideast war.
Source:Fox News
May 07, 2021 23:03 UTC
Brazilian Payments Unicorn Ebanx Reshuffles Top Leadership, Eyes IPO
Announced today (7), the changes see João Del Valle, a co-founder and previous chief operation officer, become the firm's new chief executive. The former incumbent, co-founder Alphonse Voigt, has taken up the executive chairman role, with a specific focus on leading the firm's strategic initiatives. Alexandre Dinkelmann, formerly a CFO at Totvs, a publicly-listed Brazilian software giant, has been hired to take up Ruiz's previous role. These deals, he said, could be linked to the future investments the startup will be seeking. “Our merchants appreciate that and know that we ensure their money and consumers are looked after: the competition will have to work hard to get anywhere near us."
Source:Forbes
May 07, 2021 22:52 UTC
'Ghost gun' crackdown proposal issued by Department of Justice
The proposed rule targets 3D gun printing. "This is just one more pathetic gun control ploy from Joe Biden as he bows down to the Gun Control Lobby and their unlawful schemes to destroy the Second Amendment." DOJ EXPECTED TO ISSUE ORDER RULE ON 'GHOST GUNS' FRIDAY: SOURCESThe ATF is accepting public comment on the proposed rule for 90 days. "The ATF Director would be given an incredible amount of power under the proposed rule. "By regulating ghost guns as what they are -- firearms, President Biden is reducing a driver of gun violence in our communities and building on his historic funding for community violence prevention.
Source:Fox News
May 07, 2021 22:41 UTC
What Elise Stefanik’s Rise Means for the G.O.P.
But Ms. Stefanik has increasingly played along to his tune, at least rhetorically, and lately she’s become a major defender of his unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen. The House Republican Conference is expected to hold a vote next week on replacing Ms. Cheney with Ms. Stefanik. Our Washington reporters Catie Edmondson and Luke Broadwater published an article yesterday on Ms. Stefanik’s recent drift into Trump loyalism. I spoke to Catie to get her perspective on what this means for the future of G.O.P. Trump’s first impeachment trial was the moment when Stefanik was seen as fully casting her lot with Trump.
Source:New York Times
May 07, 2021 22:41 UTC
Utah Supreme Court upholds rights of trans persons to change name and sex on state records
(CNN) In a 4-1 decision announced on Thursday, Utah's Supreme Court expanded transgender rights in the state by siding with two trans petitioners seeking court orders to change their names and sex on birth certificates. In supporting its ruling , the court emphasized the importance of its decision affirming the right of the appellants, Sean Childers-Gray and Angie Rice, to have the ability to change their names and legal sex designations. "We address appellants by their appropriate pronouns," one footnote reads. The court's decision went beyond just granting the appellants their sex-change petitions. The court also ordered that going forward, "sex-change petitions should generally be granted unless sought for a wrongful or fraudulent purpose" and articulated a test and framework to grant them in the state.
Source:CNN
May 07, 2021 22:41 UTC
The White House releases its first visitor logs since the Obama administration.
The Biden administration released its first batch of White House visitor logs on Friday as part of an effort to restore transparency to government. The list included 400 names of individuals who had been in and out of the West Wing from Jan. 20-31. Mr. Biden committed during the transition to making White House visitor logs public, after President Donald J. Trump refused for four years to release the names of people coming and going from the White House complex. The Trump administration faced legal challenges to that stance and, in 2018, reached a settlement that allowed the monthly publication of visitor logs for some White House offices, including the Office of Management and Budget. But that never extended to the entirety of the West Wing.
Source:New York Times
May 07, 2021 22:30 UTC
Former Dance School Comptroller Pleads Guilty in $1.5 Million Fraud
Ms. Kim joined Unification Church as a teenager in South Korea, immigrated to the United States and married a church lawyer. They settled in Northern Virginia, and after raising three children, Ms. Kim was hired as a bookkeeper at the Kirov. Upon her release, Ms. Kim was hired as the academy’s comptroller, a decision the school has not discussed. Now a music school as well as a dance academy, the Kirov is headquartered at a former monastery near Catholic University in Washington.A Maryland woman who gambled away nearly $1.5 million from the elite dance school where she served as comptroller pled guilty to fraud in U.S. District Court in Washington on Thursday. Ms. Kim, 60, was hired in 2017 to serve as comptroller of Washington’s Kirov Academy, a school founded in 1990 by Rev.
Source:New York Times
May 07, 2021 22:30 UTC
Kim Kardashian shows off figure, platinum blonde hair while working out in revealing swimsuit
On Thursday, Kardashian posted a steamy photo of herself working out while wearing a barely-there black swimsuit. The unique swimsuit wasn’t the only striking part of the photo, however, as she was also sporting platinum blonde hair. KIM KARDASHIAN DENIES PURCHASING 'SMUGGLED' ROMAN STATUE SOUGHT BY FEDSIn the caption of her post, Kardashian simply placed a puzzle piece emoji. KIM KARDASHIAN REFLECTS ON 'CHALLENGING YEAR': 'I ALWAYS TRY TO LOOK AT THINGS IN A POSITIVE WAY'A third compared her hair to Donatella Versace. Kardashian has found herself at the center of a bizarre scandal recently after she was accused of purchasing a "smuggled" Roman statue sought by the feds.
Source:Fox News
May 07, 2021 22:30 UTC
Biden and Republicans Spar Over Unemployment as Job Gains Disappoint
States and cities are awaiting guidance on exactly how the money can be spent and what strings are attached. Mr. Biden said at the White House that the administration would begin releasing the first batch of money to state and local governments this month. Officials said they expected increased vaccination rates to ease some lingering fears about returning to jobs in the pandemic. Some White House officials said the administration’s push to further increase the ranks of the vaccinated could be the most important policy variable for the economy this summer. “I don’t think that the addition to unemployment compensation is really the factor that’s making the difference,” Ms. Yellen said.
Source:New York Times
May 07, 2021 22:18 UTC
Stefanik signals to colleagues she will only serve in leadership through 2022
(CNN) Rep. Elise Stefanik, who's poised to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican, has signaled to some of her colleagues that she plans to stay in leadership and as chair of the House GOP Conference only through 2022, wanting to pursue the top GOP job on the House Education and Labor Committee next Congress, according to a source with direct knowledge of the talks. That assurance could help assuage concerns on the right over her more moderate voting record, though she's widely viewed as a virtual lock for the No. The New York congresswoman has been locking up support for the position this week, moving swiftly to clear the field. But even skeptics of Stefanik's conservative credentials say she's preferable to Cheney on the most important factor: her loyalty to former President Donald Trump.
Source:CNN
May 07, 2021 22:17 UTC