by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 15, 2020 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON- The federal government’s grant programs are failing coastal communities of color that are the most hurt by climate change, like Native Americans or Puerto Ricans, witnesses at a House oceans subcommittee hearing said Thursday. “The communities who are...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 13, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON- Andrew Wang, Pete Buttigieg and Stacey Abrams are pushing supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to live long and donate. The Democratic politicians teamed up with 19 former and current “Star Trek” actors, including Patrick Stewart and...
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by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 7, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON- Leaders of several regional Federal Reserve banks were challenged Wednesday to do more to help low-income and minority communities survive the COVID-19 recession, especially considering the recent breakdown of congressional financial relief talks. “The...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 7, 2020 | Coronavirus, Politics
Washington- U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin believes it would be “totally irresponsible” for a senator who had recently tested positive for COVID-19 to vote in person on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, her office said Tuesday. The comment came a...
by Nicholas Portuondo | Sep 29, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The mother of a 25-year-old man who was shot and killed by U.S Park Police during a traffic stop urged a House committee Tuesday to require all federal law enforcement officers to wear cameras. “Body cameras and dash cameras do an important...
