The following is a transcript of an interview with White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond that aired Sunday, November 7, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Our Mark Strassmann reporting from Atlanta. President Biden’s $1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill is finally headed to the White House for his signature. …
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While the fate of many contestants in the fictional “Squid Game” series from South Korea was a quick death, for investors in a cryptocurrency inspired by the global sensation, things didn’t pan out so well either. Last week, an unknown developer launched a crypto token inspired by the wildly popular …
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Washington — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo predicted Sunday that it could be some time before supply chain bottlenecks are alleviated, even as the Biden administration works to address the backlogs at ports on the West Coast. In an interview with “Face the Nation,” Raimondo said the supply chain issues are …
Read More »A New York State trooper has been charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of 11-year-old Monica Goods, Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday. Christopher Baldner is accused of ramming a car with four members of the Goods family inside, flipping the car and killing Monica while on duty …
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The U.S. government wants major technology companies to explain how they’re using customers’ financial data, laying the groundwork for tighter privacy rules on mobile payment systems down the road. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, PayPal and Square to reveal details of their proprietary payment …
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Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she has called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against her former coach, Alberto Salazar, and their employer, Nike. Cain accused Salazar of emotionally abusing her when she joined the team in 2012 …
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The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman by a Southern California school safety officer last month is being investigated as a possible homicide, police said Thursday. Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, who had been declared brain dead after the Sept. 27 shooting, died Tuesday after she was removed from life support, her …
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Amazon is entering the holiday season having reaped more than $600 million in state and local government tax breaks, according to a tally from a watchdog group. Even before 2021 is over, the year has been the second-highest for tax subsidies for the ecommerce giant, with a total of $669 …
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A baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks’ minor league team spends some of his time off the mound mowing lawns in northern California. Scott Randall of Rocklin, California, was drafted by the Diamondbacks family of teams in July. He plays for the Visalia Rawhide, a single-A club whose season doesn’t …
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The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, that aired on Sunday, September 19, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We’d like to now welcome the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, to …
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