“Many people in the states would be surprised to hear that broadband for rural areas no longer counts,” said Anita Dunn, a senior adviser to Mr. Biden in the White House. “We think that the people in Jackson, Miss., might be surprised to hear that fixing that water system doesn’t count as infrastructure. We think […]
Day: April 5, 2021
Jets GM Joe Douglas takes legacy-defining risk by dealing Sam Darnold – New York Jets Blog
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — After months of intense speculation and polarizing debate among fans and pundits, the New York Jets have arrived at The Decision — Part I, anyway. General manager Joe Douglas has decided to move on from quarterback Sam Darnold, who was traded Monday to the Carolina Panthers only three seasons into his […]
Kneeling On George Floyd’s Neck Violated Policy: Minneapolis Police Chief
Kneeling On George Floyd’s Neck Violated Policy: Minneapolis Police Chief Minneapolis: Minneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo testified on Monday that police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck violated the department’s restraint policy. Arradondo, testifying at Chauvin’s murder trial, said the use of force against Floyd during his May 25, 2020 arrest should have […]
Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds
SEATTLE — Amazon illegally retaliated against two of its most prominent internal critics when it fired them last year, the National Labor Relations Board has determined. The employees, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, had publicly pushed the company to reduce its impact on climate change and address concerns about its warehouse workers. The agency told […]
Nokia Phones May Exit Android One, Feature Custom Apps in Software Overhaul
Cameras is where the Nokia 5.4 gets a significant upgrade over the Nokia 5.3—the quad camera setup has a 48-megapixel wide camera leading the way with a 5-megapixel ultrawide camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The photos that this camera setup captures are quite acceptable with the detailing and the crispness. […]
UConn Huskies freshman Paige Bueckers caps standout season, wins John R. Wooden Award
UConn’s Paige Bueckers won the John R. Wooden Award on Monday, becoming the first freshman to win the honor, which is given annually to the top women’s college basketball player in the country. The 5-foot-11 guard had one of the greatest rookie seasons in UConn history, leading the Huskies in points (20.0), assists (5.8) and […]
Israel offers a hint of what post-pandemic life may look like.
Israel’s vaccination program has been remarkably swift and successful. In recent weeks, new coronavirus infections have dropped significantly, from a peak of 10,000 a day in January to a few hundred by late March. The economy has almost fully reopened. And just as Israel became a real-world laboratory for the efficacy of the vaccine, it […]
Minneapolis Police Chief Testifies Chauvin Violated Policy In George Floyd Arrest
MINNEAPOLIS:Derek Chauvin violated Minneapolis Police Department rules and its ethics code on respecting the “sanctity of life” during the deadly arrest of George Floyd last May, the city’s police chief testified at the former officer’s murder trial on Monday. “It’s not part of our training, and it is certainly not part of our ethics and […]
Minority business owners struggled to get Paycheck Protection Program loans.
The government’s central small business relief effort, the Paycheck Protection Program, has made $734 billion in forgivable loans to nearly seven million businesses. But minority-owned businesses were disproportionately underserved by the program, a New York Times analysis found. “The focus at the outset was on speed, and it came at the expense of equity,” said […]
Liverpool can tolerate Mo Salah transfer speculation while he continues to shine
Liverpool face Real Madrid in the Champions League in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, but the fight for a place in the semifinals might not be the only battle to be won. 2 Related Jurgen Klopp is prepared to accept the noise surrounding Mohamed Salah‘s future at Liverpool while the Egyptian forward continues to perform […]