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Ken Paxton

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Texans sue AG Ken Paxton for blocking them on Twitter

AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI) -- A group of Texans have filed a lawsuit against the state's attorney general, Ken Paxton, accusing him of violating their First Amendment rights by blocking them on Twitter. Filed Thursday on behalf of nine Texans by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the lawsuit accuses Paxton of unconstitutionally blocking the plaintiffs who criticized him on the social media platform. The Knight Institute is also a plaintiff […]

todayApril 9, 2021 21

New York solitary confinement

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New York law limits solitary confinement to 15 days

ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday signed a law banning long-term solitary confinement in the state's prisons. The HALT Solitary Confinement Act limits the amount of time a person can spend in solitary confinement to 15 days, reduces the number of disciplinary infractions that can cause someone to be placed in solitary confinement, and creates an exemption for certain vulnerable populations. "Generations of incarcerated men and women have been subjected to inhumane punishment in segregated […]

todayApril 1, 2021 5

tax

Business & Lifestyle

IRS extends deadline for tax returns to May 17

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday pushed back the date by which Americans must file their federal tax returns to give people more time to pay what they owe during the pandemic-related economic downturn. The new filing and payment deadline is May 17, more than a month later than the traditional April 15 date.   "This continues to be a tough time for many people, and the IRS wants to continue to do everything possible to help taxpayers […]

todayMarch 18, 2021 16

COVID-19

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Smithsonian acquires vial from first U.S. COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Smithsonian National Museum of American History announced Tuesday it's acquired the vial of the first-known COVID-19 vaccine doses in the United States along with other paraphernalia from the first inoculation. The acquisition is part of the museum's effort to document and preserve key milestones of the novel coronavirus, which has killed some 524,000 people in the United States as of Tuesday midday. Northwell Health administered the first Pfizer vaccine to one of its Long Island Jewish […]

todayMarch 9, 2021 3

Andrew Yang

Business & Lifestyle

NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang plans to make city a Bitcoin hub

Yang promises to turn NYC into a Bitcoin and crypto hub as mayor

NEW YORK (Bitcoin.com) -- Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is running for mayor of New York City. The Democratic primary is on June 22. He ran for U.S. president in the 2020 election before dropping out early last year. Yang tweeted Thursday: “As mayor of NYC – the world’s financial capital – I could invest in making the city a hub for BTC and other cryptocurrencies.” “I am running for mayor because I see a crisis – and I believe […]

todayFebruary 14, 2021 11

snow

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Early-week storm to threaten more snow for Midwest, Northeast

STATE COLLEGE, Penn. (UPI) -- Following an expansive swath of snow stretching from the central Plains to the Great Lakes and Eastern Seaboard this weekend, another round of snow is forecast to target some of the same areas early this week. Behind the weekend snow will be an Arctic blast of cold, thanks to the polar vortex. This will be a big contrast from the "feeling" so far this winter, which has been, on average, milder than usual. Many cities […]

todayFebruary 7, 2021 17

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stripped of positions on House committees

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The House on Thursday voted to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee positions over past comments she made promoting executing Democratic lawmakers and conspiracy theories. In a 230-199 vote, Greene's House colleagues voted to oust the newly elected Georgia Republican from the education and budget committees. The vote was largely divided along party lines with 11 Republicans joining Democrats in their vote to remove Greene from the committees. Lawmakers took issue with her past comments […]

todayFebruary 4, 2021 25

Illinois nuclear

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Illinois peace advocates raise U.S. nuclear weapons policy concerns

CHICAGO -- With a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons now in effect, Illinois advocates for peace are renewing conversations about U.S. disarmament policy. A panel discussion with experts took place last week, with a car caravan for peace over the weekend. Not a single nation with nuclear weapons ratified the international agreement, although more than 50 non-nuclear states did. Frustration with lack in nuclear disarmament progress Laura Grego, a senior Global Security Program scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said […]

todayJanuary 25, 2021 51

U.S. Census Bureau Steve Dillingham

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U.S. Census director Dillingham quits early

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The head of the U.S. Census would announce his resignation Monday, almost a year before he was to retire. This is amid a showdown over the Trump administration's orders about the counting of undocumented U.S. residents. In a resignation letter on his agency blog, Census Bureau Director Steve Dillingham praises U.S. Census employees who "made great sacrifices to continue our work" during the global pandemic. Dillingham to end his term as Census director Wednesday Dillingham said he […]

todayJanuary 18, 2021 15

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