This week, New York City officials celebrated more than 2 million Excelsior passes issued by the state. The Excelsior Pass, developed in partnership with IBM and which allows users to provide proof of vaccination, was officially launched in March and received high praise from the Democratic governor.
💰 The total cost could be as high as $17 million, far more than the $2.5 million the state initially said it would cost to develop the program.
👍 Cost overruns seem to be no problem when taxpayers foot the bill
💰 The total cost could be as high as $17 million, far more than the $2.5 million the state initially said it would cost to develop the program.
👍 Cost overruns seem to be no problem when taxpayers foot the bill
The saga regarding the disclosure of confidential tax reports continues.
📑 According to a ProPublica report, when Bloomberg was awarded the $ 1 million Genesis Prize for serving the Jewish community, he generously gave it away, mostly to charities with ties to Israel.
😄 Now, the former mayor of New York has promised to find out who leaked his personal tax information to a group of investigative journalists
📑 According to a ProPublica report, when Bloomberg was awarded the $ 1 million Genesis Prize for serving the Jewish community, he generously gave it away, mostly to charities with ties to Israel.
😄 Now, the former mayor of New York has promised to find out who leaked his personal tax information to a group of investigative journalists
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🇺🇸🇷🇺The United States must stop its hostile policy and interference in Russia's internal affairs in order to be removed from Moscow's list of unfriendly countries, but so far there are no grounds to expect that the list will be revised, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with Sputnik.
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🇺🇸❗️US consumer prices surged by 5 percent in May, the fastest pace since the Great Recession in 2008, data from the Labor Department showed.
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😏 Biden is "well-prepared" to meet with Putin, said the American leader's wife, Jill.
"He's so well-prepared," said the FLOTUS. “He’s been studying for weeks, you know, working up to today. Of course, he knows most of the leaders that will be here. And Joe loves foreign policy. This is his forte.”
"He's so well-prepared," said the FLOTUS. “He’s been studying for weeks, you know, working up to today. Of course, he knows most of the leaders that will be here. And Joe loves foreign policy. This is his forte.”
#URGENT | Two adults and child killed by shooter inside supermarket in Florida
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#URGENT | Two adults and child killed by shooter inside supermarket in Florida
According to local authorities, the incident occurred at the Publix grocery store inside the Crossroads shopping centre in Royal Palm Beach Boulevard
#BREAKING | State Dept: US expects Sullivan to return to Moscow in coming weeks
@TedCruzTX has lashed out at the Biden administration over its decision to formally abandon the ‘Remain in Mexico’ programme, suggesting the move was responsible for the record high numbers of encounters between border agents and would-be illegal immigrants.
🗣 “The Biden Border Crisis is getting worse…The border has been a catastrophe since Biden ripped up the Remain in Mexico agreement,”
🗣 “The Biden Border Crisis is getting worse…The border has been a catastrophe since Biden ripped up the Remain in Mexico agreement,”
#URGENT | Heavy police presence at Atlanta mall after reports of shooting
After an exchange between the two showed up in the Fauci email dump last week, James Comer and @jimjordanohio — the ranking Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the House Judiciary Committee, respectively — sent a letter to Zuckerberg demanding the CEO of the social media giant surrender any communications the company has had with Fauci and other federal employees involving the coronavirus.
🗣 “In light of Facebook’s subsequent censorship of certain COVID-19 content — including content about the pandemic’s origin — these communications with Dr. Fauci raise the prospect that the federal government induced Facebook to censor certain speech in violation of the First Amendment,” the letter read.
🗣 “In light of Facebook’s subsequent censorship of certain COVID-19 content — including content about the pandemic’s origin — these communications with Dr. Fauci raise the prospect that the federal government induced Facebook to censor certain speech in violation of the First Amendment,” the letter read.
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🇺🇸 Six men charged in the US Capitol Hill riots are allegedly members of the "Three Percenters" militia group, a court filing revealed.
The militia's name is based on their view that only 3% of Americans took up arms against the British during the Revolutionary War, the document said.
The militia's name is based on their view that only 3% of Americans took up arms against the British during the Revolutionary War, the document said.
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🇺🇸🇷🇺Former US President Donald Trump gave President Joe Biden some advice ahead of next week's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Good luck to Biden in dealing with President Putin - don’t fall asleep during the meeting, and please give him [Putin] my warmest regards!" Trump said in a statement.
Trump also said that he had a "great and very productive" meeting in Helsinki with Putin despite the "Fake News" portrayal suggesting otherwise.
"Good luck to Biden in dealing with President Putin - don’t fall asleep during the meeting, and please give him [Putin] my warmest regards!" Trump said in a statement.
Trump also said that he had a "great and very productive" meeting in Helsinki with Putin despite the "Fake News" portrayal suggesting otherwise.
#URGENT | Texas governor Abbot Says next week he will announce plans to build more border wall
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😏 Not So 'Special' Anymore?
Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a joint statement after a meeting in which they vowed to further strengthen bilateral defence efforts.
But is the US-UK relationship still 'special' considering the previous tensions between the two leaders?
Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a joint statement after a meeting in which they vowed to further strengthen bilateral defence efforts.
But is the US-UK relationship still 'special' considering the previous tensions between the two leaders?
US Attorney General Merrick Garland pledged to launch an investigation to determine who, or what entity, was behind the "astonishing" IRS data leak that exposed how little US billionaires contribute in income tax.
🗣 "Senator, I take this as seriously as you do. I very well remember what President [Richard] Nixon did in the Watergate period — the creation of enemies lists and the punishment of people through reviewing their tax returns," Garland told Sen. Susan Collins and other members of the US Senate Committee on Appropriations
🗣 "Senator, I take this as seriously as you do. I very well remember what President [Richard] Nixon did in the Watergate period — the creation of enemies lists and the punishment of people through reviewing their tax returns," Garland told Sen. Susan Collins and other members of the US Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America
As President, I had a great and very productive meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with President Putin of Russia. Despite the belated Fake News portrayal of the meeting, the United States won much, including the respect of President Putin and Russia. Because of the phony Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, made-up and paid for by the Democrats and Crooked Hillary Clinton, the United States was put at a disadvantage—a disadvantage that was nevertheless overcome by me. As to who do I trust, they asked, Russia or our “Intelligence” from the Obama era, meaning people like Comey, McCabe, the two lovers, Brennan, Clapper, and numerous other sleezebags, or Russia, the answer, after all that has been found out and written, should be obvious. Our government has rarely had such lowlifes as these working for it. Good luck to Biden in dealing with President Putin—don’t fall asleep during the meeting, and please give him my warmest regards!
As President, I had a great and very productive meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with President Putin of Russia. Despite the belated Fake News portrayal of the meeting, the United States won much, including the respect of President Putin and Russia. Because of the phony Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, made-up and paid for by the Democrats and Crooked Hillary Clinton, the United States was put at a disadvantage—a disadvantage that was nevertheless overcome by me. As to who do I trust, they asked, Russia or our “Intelligence” from the Obama era, meaning people like Comey, McCabe, the two lovers, Brennan, Clapper, and numerous other sleezebags, or Russia, the answer, after all that has been found out and written, should be obvious. Our government has rarely had such lowlifes as these working for it. Good luck to Biden in dealing with President Putin—don’t fall asleep during the meeting, and please give him my warmest regards!
🧐 Happy Pride Month?
The DOJ filed a motion to prevent religious liberty advocates from intervening in the Oregon case. In doing so, the DOJ held that the outside firms were unnecessary given that it shared the conservative advocates' ultimate objective.
In its filing, the department also included a line saying it would "vigorously" defend religious liberty protections in court. As a result, the DOJ received backlash from progressive groups who argued the department had abandoned the LGBTQ student plaintiffs in the case.
The DOJ filed a motion to prevent religious liberty advocates from intervening in the Oregon case. In doing so, the DOJ held that the outside firms were unnecessary given that it shared the conservative advocates' ultimate objective.
In its filing, the department also included a line saying it would "vigorously" defend religious liberty protections in court. As a result, the DOJ received backlash from progressive groups who argued the department had abandoned the LGBTQ student plaintiffs in the case.
Gavin Newsom is facing a likely recall election after more than 1.6 million Californians signed a petition first launched back in February. California counties now have until June 22 to verify the signatures.
As the signature verification deadline approaches, retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican, has launched efforts to throw her hat into the gubernatorial recall election
As the signature verification deadline approaches, retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican, has launched efforts to throw her hat into the gubernatorial recall election
Twitter users could not help but notice a possible jab directed at the ex-FLOTUS Melania Trump, whose jacket with a controversial statement once triggered a whole wave of criticism on social media. Biden's wife apparently decided to flatter Americans with a more genial motto.
Netizens have been buzzing over a jacket that US First Lady Jill Biden chose to wear for the meeting with UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson.
💔 The letters on the back of the jacket read "LOVE"
Netizens have been buzzing over a jacket that US First Lady Jill Biden chose to wear for the meeting with UK's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson.
💔 The letters on the back of the jacket read "LOVE"