Supreme Court nomination team reveal
The White House is formally tapping three outside advisers who are veterans of politics and communications to help shepherd US President Joe Biden’s upcoming Supreme Court pick through the Senate confirmation process.
Former US Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), former Clinton-era political director Minyon Moore, and Ben LaBolt, who once served as a spokesperson for the Obama White House, have been chosen to help boost enthusiasm among Democratic voters going into the November midterm elections.
How Biden handles his first Supreme Court nomination—which he’s called one of a president’s “most serious constitutional responsibilities”—could prove crucial to his and to the nation’s future.
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The White House is formally tapping three outside advisers who are veterans of politics and communications to help shepherd US President Joe Biden’s upcoming Supreme Court pick through the Senate confirmation process.
Former US Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), former Clinton-era political director Minyon Moore, and Ben LaBolt, who once served as a spokesperson for the Obama White House, have been chosen to help boost enthusiasm among Democratic voters going into the November midterm elections.
How Biden handles his first Supreme Court nomination—which he’s called one of a president’s “most serious constitutional responsibilities”—could prove crucial to his and to the nation’s future.
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📉 Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ business lost over $10 billion in 2021, and the losses keep growing
The losses for 2021 are in line with what Zuckerberg said last year as he expected to invest in Reality Labs. Meta’s CFO said on a Wednesday company earnings call that he expects operating losses to “increase meaningfully” in 2022.
The losses also put a drag on Meta’s profitability for the year. The company would have had more than $56 billion in profit for all of last year had it not been for Reality Labs.
Reality Labs’ financials also show Meta’s advantage in building the metaverse. It effectively has unlimited amounts of money to spend on these projects, unlike smaller metaverse rivals such as Roblox or Epic Games.
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The losses for 2021 are in line with what Zuckerberg said last year as he expected to invest in Reality Labs. Meta’s CFO said on a Wednesday company earnings call that he expects operating losses to “increase meaningfully” in 2022.
The losses also put a drag on Meta’s profitability for the year. The company would have had more than $56 billion in profit for all of last year had it not been for Reality Labs.
Reality Labs’ financials also show Meta’s advantage in building the metaverse. It effectively has unlimited amounts of money to spend on these projects, unlike smaller metaverse rivals such as Roblox or Epic Games.
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⚡️ Multiple casualties reported as US conducts 'counterterrorism' raid in Syria
One killed, several injured by shooting in US city of Oroville, police say
⚡️US 'removed' Daesh leader al-Qurashi 'from battlefield' in overnight raid in Syria, Biden says
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⚡️US 'removed' Daesh leader al-Qurashi 'from battlefield' in overnight raid in Syria, Biden says
❗️ U.S. administration official says civilian casualties were result of explosive device set off by militants during raid
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❗️ U.S. administration official says civilian casualties were result of explosive device set off by militants during raid
Biden says will address raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi in remarks at 9:30 a.m. (14:30 GMT)
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Biden says will address raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi in remarks at 9:30 a.m. (14:30 GMT)
Reuters: Daesh leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurashi set off a bomb that killed himself and members of his family, including women and children, a senior U.S. administration official said
🎥LIVE: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attend the National Prayer Breakfast
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⭐️📚 The Clive Davis Institute of New York University has launched its first-ever course on Taylor Swift, American newspaper Variety says.
The course is going to be taught by Rolling Stone staff writer, Brittany Spanos, who said that the programme already had a long waitlist.
Photo credit: Swift’s Instagram
The course is going to be taught by Rolling Stone staff writer, Brittany Spanos, who said that the programme already had a long waitlist.
Photo credit: Swift’s Instagram
LIVE | White House Press Secretary Psaki holds briefing aboard Air Force One en route to NYC
❗️WaPo claims US to accuse Russia of plotting a false flag attack to justify invasion of Ukraine
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🇺🇸🇸🇾 The Pentagon releases images of the compound housing IS leader Al-Qurayshi in northwest Syria before and after the US raid on February 2.
The military says the terrorist caused the explosion killing himself and family members.
The military says the terrorist caused the explosion killing himself and family members.
❗️Moscow: Civilian deaths caused by US raid in Syria should be 'thoroughly investigated' if confirmed
❗️The Pentagon claims that the US has information about "Russia's plans to fabricate a pretext for the invasion of Ukraine" using a fake video
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🏥 Strained US hospitals seek foreign nurses amid visa windfall
With American hospitals facing a dire shortage of nurses amid a slogging pandemic, many are looking abroad for health care workers. There’s an unusually high number of green cards available this year for foreign professionals, including nurses, who want to move to the United States.
Hospitals are struggling with a shortage of nurses that worsened as pandemic burnout led many to retire or leave their jobs in California. There’s an estimated gap of 40,000 nurses, or 14% of the workforce, according to a recent report by the University of California.
US typically offers at least 140,000 green cards each year. This year, 280,000 of these green cards are available. Also, the government will speed up the renewal of work permits for health care workers, which could help keep some foreign citizens already in the United States on the job.
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With American hospitals facing a dire shortage of nurses amid a slogging pandemic, many are looking abroad for health care workers. There’s an unusually high number of green cards available this year for foreign professionals, including nurses, who want to move to the United States.
Hospitals are struggling with a shortage of nurses that worsened as pandemic burnout led many to retire or leave their jobs in California. There’s an estimated gap of 40,000 nurses, or 14% of the workforce, according to a recent report by the University of California.
US typically offers at least 140,000 green cards each year. This year, 280,000 of these green cards are available. Also, the government will speed up the renewal of work permits for health care workers, which could help keep some foreign citizens already in the United States on the job.
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💧 Race is on to save the Great Salt Lake
The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi is shrinking past its lowest levels in recorded history, raising fears about ecological collapse and economic consequences. But the Great Salt Lake may have some new allies: conservative Republican lawmakers.
This year could see big investment in the lake that’s long been an afterthought, with Utah Governor Spencer Cox proposing spending $46 million, and the powerful Utah House Speaker, Brad Wilson, throwing his weight behind the issue.
He’s sponsoring legislation that would let farmers get paid for water they let flow to the Great Salt Lake and other bodies. About 65% of the water on the Great Salt Lake watershed goes to agriculture. Under his plan, which has advanced at the state legislature, it would be up to each farm to decide whether to sell water in a given year.
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The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi is shrinking past its lowest levels in recorded history, raising fears about ecological collapse and economic consequences. But the Great Salt Lake may have some new allies: conservative Republican lawmakers.
This year could see big investment in the lake that’s long been an afterthought, with Utah Governor Spencer Cox proposing spending $46 million, and the powerful Utah House Speaker, Brad Wilson, throwing his weight behind the issue.
He’s sponsoring legislation that would let farmers get paid for water they let flow to the Great Salt Lake and other bodies. About 65% of the water on the Great Salt Lake watershed goes to agriculture. Under his plan, which has advanced at the state legislature, it would be up to each farm to decide whether to sell water in a given year.
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Amazon Prime’s price is going up to $139 per year
The price hike is meant to address higher costs Amazon is facing across the board, from shipping to labor to construction, according to analysts.
The price change will go into effect for new members on February 18th and for current members after March 25th. The price for a monthly membership to Prime is also going up to $14.99 per month from $12.99 per month. Prime passed 200 million subscribers last year.
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The price hike is meant to address higher costs Amazon is facing across the board, from shipping to labor to construction, according to analysts.
The price change will go into effect for new members on February 18th and for current members after March 25th. The price for a monthly membership to Prime is also going up to $14.99 per month from $12.99 per month. Prime passed 200 million subscribers last year.
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