The couple was covered with boards and pieces of walls afterward, but neither was seriously hurt. "We got out and my wife said, ‘We don’t have a roof.’ I walked in the hallway and said, ‘We ain’t got no walls either.’ I said, ‘We’re lucky to be alive, Patti,’" Tim Herring said. … [Read more...] about Fatal winter tornado devastates Alabama town
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McConnell says ‘basic arithmetic’ shows Dems can’t kill filibuster. How that hampers these progressive desires
Legislation on climate change, and potentially a Green New Deal, is another issue Democrats have said the filibuster is worth ending for. Vice President Kamala Harris, who signed the 2017 letter supporting the filibuster, said as much during a CNN town hall in 2019. … [Read more...] about McConnell says ‘basic arithmetic’ shows Dems can’t kill filibuster. How that hampers these progressive desires
Joe Biden: No Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices, Maybe Move Them to Another Court
At first, Biden said that voters did not deserve to know his answer about court-packing before the election, and that they would find out afterwards. Then, at an ABC News town hall earlier this month, Biden suggested that he would provide an answer by Election Day. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden: No Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices, Maybe Move Them to Another Court
Feds withheld info on virus cases following executions
For all the executions, the media witnesses were packed into a small room inside the execution building, where social distancing was nearly impossible, and seated close together. They had traveled with other journalists and prison staff members in an unmarked van to a security screening and then to witness the execution. Reporters sometimes had to wait for 30 minutes or more inside the van — sitting within a foot or two of each other — before being led into the chamber building. They were also inside a media center, where reporters were at tables spaced about 6 feet apart, for several hours. The Bureau of Prisons required media witnesses to wear masks at all times, including inside the execution chamber. … [Read more...] about Feds withheld info on virus cases following executions
Bucs fans set to cheer inside, outside Super Bowl stadium
"At the end of the day we’re all sports fans. I grew up playing all those sports as a kid. You kind of dream that you could be a professional athlete in a different sport too," Stamkos added. "I watch those guys, I admire them. It’s inspiring for us as athletes to watch what they have to go through to achieve their dreams." … [Read more...] about Bucs fans set to cheer inside, outside Super Bowl stadium
