CBS News,
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Just as retailers are starting to gear up for the holiday season, there are warnings of a possible nationwide shipping logjam. A shortage of rail workers, not enough rail cars and importers failing to pick up their goods are causing cargo to pile up once again at the Port of Los Angeles — a key link in the U.S. supply chain. Port director Gene Seroka said containers are already piling up and clogging the docks. "There are about 35,000 containers that are designated for rail on our docks right now," he said. "A normal day looks more like 9,000 units."
Associated Press,
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Staff
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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden's “loose cough” has returned as he faces a rebound case of COVID-19, his doctor said Tuesday, though he “continues to feel well." White House physician Kevin O’Connor provided the update on the president's condition as he continues to test positive for the virus. He said Biden “remains fever-free," and that his temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation “remain entirely normal.” Still, Biden is required to remain in isolation through at least Thursday under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines — and perhaps longer under tougher White House protocols if he continues
Bloomberg News,
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Erik Wasson
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Laura Davison
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Dawn Lim
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Now that Senator Joe Manchin is on board with a $433 billion tax and climate bill, Democrats, Republicans and the private equity industry all are trying to suss out where Senator Kyrsten Sinema stands. The Arizona Democrat was left out of the negotiations between Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, which resulted in legislation that, among other things, would eliminate a tax break for fund managers known as carried interest. Sinema, whose attention-grabbing style in the staid Senate belies her tight-lipped negotiating tactics, has given no clue about whether she might provide the 50th vote needed to pass the
Sacramento Bee [CA],
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Randy Diamond
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GEICO has closed all of its 38 California agent offices that sell auto and homeowners policies and other lines and has also ended the practice of selling insurance through telephone agents in the state. Three offices in Sacramento, one in Roseville, three in Fresno and one in Modesto were among offices that have closed in the last few days. The closures are resulting in more than 35 layoffs in the Sacramento area and hundreds statewide.The GEICO office in Roseville only opened in July 2021. GEICO put out a press release at the time saying it would meet the insurance needs
Associated Press,
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Staff
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In one of this year's most competitive Senate races, the biggest moments aren't playing out on the campaign trail. They're unfolding on social media. For one stunt, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, rolled out an online petition to get his Republican rival, celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, enshrined in New Jersey's Hall of Fame — a nod to Oz moving from his longtime home in New Jersey to run in neighboring Pennsylvania. For another, Fetterman paid $2,000 for an airplane to haul a banner over weekend beachgoers on the Jersey Shore welcoming Oz back home to the Garden
The Hill [Washington DC],
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Joseph Choi
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7/30/2022 1:07:34 PM
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Local health authorities and lawmakers have repeatedly called on the Biden administration to take more action in response to the monkeypox outbreak. Now, the White House appears to be pushing back by attempting to spread the blame to include state and local governments. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said during a Thursday press briefing on monkeypox that state and local governments “ultimately are the ones that determine how health care is administered in their jurisdictions.” “We believe that we’ve done what helps our state and local health care partners stay ahead of this, and we’ll continue to
Business Insider,
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Juliana Kaplan
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7/30/2022 9:29:28 AM
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Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia stunned many by striking an agreement for a $790 billion climate, healthcare, and tax package. The legislation is much bigger than most Democrats thought possible only two weeks ago when Manchin appeared to take climate programs and tax hikes off the table, citing growing fears about fueling inflation. But the most carefully negotiated deals can still be upended in an environment where no margin of error exists. Manchin is on a collision course with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona over a small part of the bill. The pair disagree on carried interest, a loophole
Golf Week,
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Adam Woodard
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7/29/2022 10:21:40 PM
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BEDMINSTER, N.J. — An already lively crowd erupted with applause and chants of “Four more years!” and “Let’s go Brandon!” when former President of the United States Donald Trump made an appearance at the first tee before Friday’s shotgun start of the LIV Golf Invitational Series event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. “What’s (PGA Tour commissioner) Jay Monahan doing right now? Crying!” yelled another fan. The former president has faced a great deal of criticism for hosting the Greg Norman-led and Saudi Arabia-backed series, especially from a group of 9/11 families, who held an emotional protest Friday morning before
Newsweek,
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Gerrard Kaonga
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7/28/2022 9:53:28 PM
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Social media users have started spreading conspiracy theories about President Joe Biden following a video where he keeps his eyes open noticeably wide. A video posted to Biden's Twitter page earlier this week has sparked a series of conspiracy theories about the president online. In the video posted on Tuesday, Biden, who has just recovered from COVID, condemns former President Donald Trump and his role in the January 6 Capitol Riots. (Tweet) However, viewers were drawn to Biden's appearance, most notably how wide he kept his eyes open in the 17-second clip. Some Twitter users have claimed the White House
Minnesota Public Radio,
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Cathy Wurzer
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Gretchen Brown
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Sam Stroozas
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The Minneapolis Police Department’s “buyback” program allows organizations, sports teams or neighborhoods to buy extra overtime police patrols. But the program has been criticized as inequitable and further stretching the department’s resources at a time when some less wealthy neighborhoods say police are totally unresponsive. Host Cathy Wurzer talked to Michelle Phelps, an associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Minnesota who is working on a book about policing in Minneapolis. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Click the audio player above to listen to their conversation. I'm curious what got us
Fox Business,
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Brooke Singman
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Megan Henney
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7/28/2022 2:02:18 PM
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President Biden said the United States "is not in a recession," despite Thursday's GDP report, saying it is "no surprise that the economy is slowing down" amid inflation. The U.S. economy shrank in the spring for the second consecutive quarter, meeting the criteria for a recession as record-high inflation and higher interest rates forced consumers and businesses to pull back on spending. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced across the economy, shrank by 0.9% on an annualized basis in the three-month period from April through June, the Commerce Department said in its first reading of
Associated Press,
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Stefanie Dazio
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7/27/2022 10:14:54 PM
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LOS ANGELES — The newest bridge in Los Angeles, a $588-million architectural marvel with views of the downtown skyline, opened to great fanfare on July 10. It has already been closed, to great dismay, several times since then amid chaos and collisions. The 6th Street Viaduct — which soars over the concrete-lined Los Angeles River to connect downtown to the historic Eastside — quickly became a hotspot for street racing, graffiti and illegal takeovers that draw hundreds of spectators to watch drivers perform dangerous stunts in their vehicles. Social media stunts have abounded as well — in one case, a man sat in a
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She's letting the other Dems stew a bit. Hopefully she'll stay strong are torpedo the monstrosity.