October 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Former congressman and 2020 presidential hopeful John Delaney on Tuesday slammed the progressive proposals of his left-leaning fellow candidates, blasting policies such as the "Green New Deal" and "Medicare for All" as “fundamentally flawed.” Asked how he planned to stand apart from those on the Democratic field’s left flank on a debate stage, the relatively […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
A majority of parents rarely, if ever, discuss race/ethnicity, gender, class or other categories of social identity with their kids, according to a new, nationally representative survey of more than 6,000 parents conducted by Sesame Workshop and NORC at the University of Chicago. The researchers behind Sesame Street say the fact that so many families […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
The 2020 Democratic presidential field swarmed Iowa to help a Cedar Falls school board member win a state Senate special election last week. But the state Senate special election in South Carolina on Tuesday? Not so much. A few candidates have offered support to Democrat Tina Belge, but there’s been nothing like the outpouring of […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Seeing dogs all day has its perks, veterinary neurologist Carrie Jurney says. But it also has downsides, including stress, debt, long hours and facing online harassment. Dr. Carrie Jurney is on the board of an online organization that works to prevent suicides. It’s called Not One More Vet. This isn’t a mental health support group […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Joe Biden apologized Saturday for his remarks about working with segregationists during his time in the Senate but again stopped short of saying that it was wrong to work with them amid a defense of his broader civil rights record. "Now was I wrong a few weeks ago, to somehow give the impression to people […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Purdue Pharma’s headquarters in Stamford, Conn., seen earlier this month. The OxyContin manufacturer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but some want the company’s owners to face criminal charges over the opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma, facing a mountain of litigation linked to the opioid epidemic, filed for bankruptcy in New York this week. The OxyContin […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
PG&E says it will pay $11 billion to resolve insurance companies’ claims from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire. Here, destroyed homes are seen in Paradise, Calif., where the Camp Fire raged last November. Utility giant PG&E has agreed to a second large settlement over devastating Northern California wildfires, saying it […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Protesters flash their smartphone lights as they stage a rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong on Friday. This weekend marks five years since the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement formed. Hong Kong is bracing for more rallies and unrest this weekend as two important anniversaries loom, sparking fears that anti-government protests might once again boil over […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has qualified for the October Democratic presidential primary debate, making her the twelfth candidate to hit the Democratic National Committee’s thresholds. Gabbard got 2 percent support in a New Hampshire poll conducted by Monmouth University and released on Tuesday. The Hawaii congresswoman had previously gotten 2 percent in three other DNC-approved polls, […]
View ArticleOctober 22, 2019 / By mobanmarket
Rescuers work near the site of a collapsed bridge in northeastern Taiwan. On Tuesday, the towering Nanfangao Bridge collapsed, sending an oil tanker falling onto boats in the water below. Dramatic video shot in Taiwan captures the moment an arch bridge collapsed on Tuesday, causing a section of the bridge and a passing oil tanker […]
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