🎃📃 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set Halloween as the new deadline for the House to vote on Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda.
In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi uses the line "It's about time!" as a refrain six times, calling on them to finally take action on the two sweeping bills.
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In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi uses the line "It's about time!" as a refrain six times, calling on them to finally take action on the two sweeping bills.
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⚡️Pandora Papers call the US a “leading tax haven”
💸 More revelations about offshore schemes used by the world's richest and most powerful people may come soon, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists says.
"We intend to publish in the next few days and months and possibly years to come. Well, it's 12 million documents, so I'm sure more stories will come," a spokesperson tells Sputnik.
"We intend to publish in the next few days and months and possibly years to come. Well, it's 12 million documents, so I'm sure more stories will come," a spokesperson tells Sputnik.
A statue in New York City honoring George Floyd was vandalized.
According to police, video shows an unidentified man on a skateboard throwing paint on the statue at approximately 10 a.m. before fleeing. Nearby statues of late Congressman John Lewis and Breonna Taylor, a Louisville, Kentucky, woman shot and killed by police last year, were reportedly not touched.
According to police, video shows an unidentified man on a skateboard throwing paint on the statue at approximately 10 a.m. before fleeing. Nearby statues of late Congressman John Lewis and Breonna Taylor, a Louisville, Kentucky, woman shot and killed by police last year, were reportedly not touched.
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A statue in New York City honoring George Floyd was vandalized. According to police, video shows an unidentified man on a skateboard throwing paint on the statue at approximately 10 a.m. before fleeing. Nearby statues of late Congressman John Lewis and…
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The organizers are now washing gray paint off the bust installed in Union Square.
⚡️North Korea to restore inter-Korean hotlines on October 4, state media reveals
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💸 More revelations about offshore schemes used by the world's richest and most powerful people may come soon, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists says. "We intend to publish in the next few days and months and possibly years to come.…
🗣Former US intelligence officer and whistleblower Edward Snowden who leaked classified information on digital surveillance programs, says offshore companies still compile secret databases, despite leaks such as the Pandora Papers.
"The humorous side of this very serious story is that even after two apocalyptic offshore finance/law firm leaks, those industries are still compiling vast databases of ruin, and still secure them with a Post-It Note marked ‘do not leak,’" Snowden said on Twitter on Saturday. "Hats off to the source!"
"The humorous side of this very serious story is that even after two apocalyptic offshore finance/law firm leaks, those industries are still compiling vast databases of ruin, and still secure them with a Post-It Note marked ‘do not leak,’" Snowden said on Twitter on Saturday. "Hats off to the source!"
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🗣Former US intelligence officer and whistleblower Edward Snowden who leaked classified information on digital surveillance programs, says offshore companies still compile secret databases, despite leaks such as the Pandora Papers. "The humorous side of this…
💵 Pandora Papers say that Baker McKenzie, the largest law firm in the US, helped create the modern offshore system and "continues to be a mainstay of this shadow economy,"
👀 "Worse than anything I'd seen before" : The Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says the company is misleading the public on its progress against hate speech, violence and misinformation.
A former Facebook employee, Frances Haugen, revealed herself as the whistleblower who filed complaints with federal law enforcement, claiming that Facebook's own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest, but that the company hides what it knows.
🗣"The thing I saw at Facebook over and over again was there were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook. And Facebook, over and over again, chose to optimize for its own interests, like making more money," she said, explaining why she went public with the information.
She worked previously for companies including Google and Pinterest, and claims that Facebook was substantially worse than anything she'd seen in the past.
A former Facebook employee, Frances Haugen, revealed herself as the whistleblower who filed complaints with federal law enforcement, claiming that Facebook's own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest, but that the company hides what it knows.
🗣"The thing I saw at Facebook over and over again was there were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook. And Facebook, over and over again, chose to optimize for its own interests, like making more money," she said, explaining why she went public with the information.
She worked previously for companies including Google and Pinterest, and claims that Facebook was substantially worse than anything she'd seen in the past.
🏈 Tom Brady sets NFL all-time passing yardage record.
Tom Brady became the NFL's all-time leader in passing yards during his Sunday night return to New England to play the Patriots.
Completing a 28-yard pass to Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate Mike Evans, Brady entered the contest with 80,291 yards, needing 68 to surpass Drew Brees' mark of 80,358 passing yards for the most in league history.
Tom Brady became the NFL's all-time leader in passing yards during his Sunday night return to New England to play the Patriots.
Completing a 28-yard pass to Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate Mike Evans, Brady entered the contest with 80,291 yards, needing 68 to surpass Drew Brees' mark of 80,358 passing yards for the most in league history.
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🛢 ⚠️ Representative Michelle Steel, a Republican who represents much of California’s Orange County, is asking US President Joe Biden to issue a major disaster declaration in response to the oil spill that occurred off the coast of Huntington Beach over the weekend.
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In the SPOTlight: a Boston Dynamics robot dog named Spot joined a group of cheerleaders for a halftime performance at a football game in Missouri.
And you know what? A $75,000 robot is seen shaking its rear and doing a Michael Jackson-style moonwalk.
However, many twitter users found the dance deeply unsettling and even creepy when the video of the performance was shared online.
And you know what? A $75,000 robot is seen shaking its rear and doing a Michael Jackson-style moonwalk.
However, many twitter users found the dance deeply unsettling and even creepy when the video of the performance was shared online.
⚡️ Pandora Papers show US is largest tax haven despite vows to fight money laundering, Kremlin says
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The secrets behind the sense of touch have been unlocked!
American researchers David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have received the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine👏👏👏
▪️ The two US-based scientists were awarded the accolade for describing the mechanics of how humans perceive temperature and pressure through nerve impulses.
▪️ The studies are being used "to develop treatments for a range of disease conditions, including chronic pain".
▪️ The award is worth 10 million Swedish kronor (£845,000) to be shared equally between the winners.
American researchers David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have received the 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine👏👏👏
▪️ The two US-based scientists were awarded the accolade for describing the mechanics of how humans perceive temperature and pressure through nerve impulses.
▪️ The studies are being used "to develop treatments for a range of disease conditions, including chronic pain".
▪️ The award is worth 10 million Swedish kronor (£845,000) to be shared equally between the winners.
⚡️ Joe Biden congratulates new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
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▪️Republican Todd Akin, a former representative from Missouri, died late Sunday at the age of 74.
▪️A US trade representative will reveal a new shift in Washington's policy towards China during a speech later today.
▪️Senator Kyrsten Sinema was followed to the bathroom by a group of protesters over the reconciliation bill.
▪️The Texas National Guard is "gearing up" at the border, Governor Greg Abbott says.
▪️Donald Trump says he would "beat" Ron DeSantis if they both run for president in 2024.
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▪️Republican Todd Akin, a former representative from Missouri, died late Sunday at the age of 74.
▪️A US trade representative will reveal a new shift in Washington's policy towards China during a speech later today.
▪️Senator Kyrsten Sinema was followed to the bathroom by a group of protesters over the reconciliation bill.
▪️The Texas National Guard is "gearing up" at the border, Governor Greg Abbott says.
▪️Donald Trump says he would "beat" Ron DeSantis if they both run for president in 2024.
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🤔 Someone put a laundry basket with a sign "Dirty Laundrie come clean" at a memorial for Gabby Petito in Florida – just outside Brian Laundrie's home.
A bottle of bleach, a detergent, and an energy drink are also there.
The energy drink can is an apparent reference to Dog the Bounty Hunter's search operation: last week he came across a can of Monster Energy Ultra Gold during his hunt for Brian Laundrie.
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A bottle of bleach, a detergent, and an energy drink are also there.
The energy drink can is an apparent reference to Dog the Bounty Hunter's search operation: last week he came across a can of Monster Energy Ultra Gold during his hunt for Brian Laundrie.
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⚡️ Senate Majority Leader Schumer says the Senate will remain in session through the weekend – and possibly into the recess if no progress is made on the debt ceiling